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Will Barack Obama’s stand on abortion split Catholics? The New York Times ponders that very possibility: Sixteen years ago, the Democratic Party refused to allow Robert P. Casey Sr., then the governor of Pennsylvania, to speak at its national convention because his anti-abortion views, stemming from his Roman Catholic faith, clashed with the party’s platform…

With the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in the background, hundreds of paper lanterns float on the Motoyasu River at a memorial service for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. The western Japanese city marked the 63rd anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing on Wednesday. Photo: by Katsumi Kasahara /…

Or, actually, a little better than that. One in 837,617. “The Deacon’s Bench” is the 837,617th most visited website in the world. Or so says Alexa.com. I have no idea if that’s good or not. Drop by the site and see who the really big movers and shakers are. (Hint: YouPorn is ranked 35th.) H/T…

Last week, it seems, a certain television anchorwoman misidentified the location of next month’s GOP convention. And the other day, she issued an on-air apology — which is notable for (among other things) making a reference to the Apostle of the Gentiles: Katie Couric says “sorry,” St. Paul. On July 29, the CBS Evening News…
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