Well, Hello. Forgive the relatively lengthy absence, but I assume (and hope) you’ve not been hanging around here too much yourself. Hope you had a pleasant Christmas. We did – made our way down to Knoxville, to spend a few days with my dad and Hilary, my son Christopher who lives in K-Town, and my…

“Silence” as it was lived In contrast to the stereotype of the samurai dying for his beliefs — an image popularized by the current Hollywood movie “The Last Samurai” — records show that most samurai and noblemen renounced their Christian faith under pressure. It was mostly peasants, artisans and merchants who died for their new…

791 Inmates, 26 religions A little more than a month ago, inmates in this northern Florida prison were told that it was going to be converted to a faith-based institution and were given the option to transfer out. At the same time, prisoners elsewhere were told they could transfer in and take part in more…

Where we are, for Christmas. First, Charlotte Hays and Charlotte Allen have started blogging at the Independent Women’s Forum. It’s called Inkwell, it’s very good, although it seems it should have been called “Charlottes’ Web” or something. Mark Steyn on Europe’s barrenness By contrast, if Christianity is merely a “myth”, it’s a perfectly constructed one,…

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