Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Major Anglican Meeting Likely Cancelled

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An every ten year gathering of all or most of the bishops of the worldwide Anglican Communion is likely to be cancelled or at least postpone...

The Secret Service Under Fire

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It's been a tough year for the Secret Service. One after another the hits just keep coming for one of the most legendary law enforcem...

Sacrificing Property Rights on the Altar of Gun Rights

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...As a matter of personal preference, I would certainly encourage private companies to allow their employees to bring their firearms to wor...
Monday, September 29, 2014

Consecration of St. Clement's

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The consecration of the church dedicated to the Great Martyr St. Clement Pope of Rome September 27, 2014
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Saturday, September 27, 2014

We Broke Iraq

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Colin Powell famously told President George W. Bush before the Iraq invasion, "If you break it, you own it." Well, it's safe t...

Worst Op-Ed of the Month

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OK, there are still a few days left in September. But I am calling it game over and handing this month's prize to Dan Emmett for this pi...
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Friday, September 26, 2014

North Korean Dictator Suffering from "Discomfort"

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He hasn't been seen in weeks and his most recent previous appearances showed him limping. All of which has gotten the rumor mill running...
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10% of Americans Drink Half of All Booze Consumed Annually

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Do you drink a glass of wine with dinner every night? That puts you in the top 30 percent of American adults in terms of per-capita alcoho...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014

A Hollywood Ending for Captain Clutch

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Derek Jeter, the longtime captain of the New York Yankees, hit a walk off single in the bottom of the ninth, driving in the tie breaking r...
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Flight to Israel Delayed as Ultra-Orthodox Jews Demand Gender Segregation

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An El-Al flight from New York to Tel Aviv was turned into an “11-hour nightmare” after hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish passengers refused ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

The California Dream: A second bedroom

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IRVINE, Calif. — This was the state that embodied the middle-class American dream: Move west, acquire a small slice of property, perhaps wit...
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The Resurgence of European Anti-Semitism

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SARCELLES, France — From the immigrant enclaves of the Parisian suburbs to the drizzly bureaucratic city of Brussels to the industrial heart...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

ISIS Destroys Memorial & Church of Armenian Genocide in Der Zor, Syria

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Fighters from the Islamic State (ISIS) reportedly desecrated and blew up the Armenian Genocide memorial complex in the eastern Syrian city o...

US and allies launch heavy air strikes on ISIS

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The United States and several Middle East partners pounded Islamic State targets in Syria Tuesday with waves of warplanes and Tomahawk cruis...
Monday, September 22, 2014

When Israel is the Subject, Rabbis Tread Carefully

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...Forty-seven years after Israel’s victory in the 1967 Middle East war — celebrated by Jews worldwide — Israel’s occupation of Arab lands w...

US Ramping Up Nuclear Weapons at Huge Expense

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A sprawling new plant here in a former soybean field makes the mechanical guts of America’s atomic warheads. Bigger th...
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OCA Holy Synod issues Preliminary Response to canonical restructuring proposals

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A Preliminary Response of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America to proposals with regard to canonical restructuring, a...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

Crying Rape

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In the emotionally charged conversation about rape, few topics are more fraught than that of false allegations. Consider some responses to t...

After the Vote: Cameron Suggests a Federal System for Great Britain (Updated)

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So Scotland is staying with the promise of what will effectively be Home Rule, with Westminster (Parliament) exercising authority over only ...
Friday, September 19, 2014

Scotland Says "No" to Secession

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Scotland has decisively rejected secession from Great Britain. If the current figures hold, the margin of defeat for the nationalists will...
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