David Brooks writes in the New York Times (via Greg Brothers):
There used to be four common life phases: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Now, there are at least six: childhood, adolescence, odyssey, adulthood, active retirement and old age. Of the new ones, the least understood is odyssey, the decade of wandering that frequently occurs [...]
Politicians are debating the drinking age once more, and “Safety” groups are madd (as it were). The oft-mentioned problem is that young men can fight and die for the country at 18, but can’t have a drink until they’re 21. I think this is getting at the right question, which is, “What is an adult?” [...]
Jim Herrington writes of his father’s decision to continue to send his kids to public school in Louisiana after a white exodus prompted by a segregation order.
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from someone who claims he was illegally detained by the CIA, on the grounds that hearing the case might reveal “state secrets.” This is new in our history–the theory that governmental power and secrecy trumps individual rights to due process. The Bush administration has used this claim [...]
Proposed UK law would criminalize “inciting hatred” of homosexuals; Christians fear it could be used to target those who defend Biblical teaching.
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is promoting “Lucy” as a human ancestor. Meanwhile, the latest research blows that theory out of the water.
Chapter from Julius Nam’s dissertation on the Questions on Doctrine controversy, focusing on the reaction of M. L. Andreasen. He’s lost his footnotes, but you can see them here. Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine was published 50 years ago, in response to questions asked of some GC leaders by Walter Martin and Donald Barnhouse. [...]
The San Diego Diocese is asking the laity to cough up the money to pay for the failures of priests and bishops. The priests are standing with their bishop–the laity are balking.
