There has been a long discussion happening at Gideon’s blog about pacificism, just war theory, the current action in Iraq, and faith. While I find myself pulled toward the pacificist position, I’ve yet to read enough to formulate an informed position on the matter. Currently in the reading hopper are essays by Stanley Hauerwas and […]

Posted on June 6th, 2005 by admin
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Hat tip: Eli Coffeeshop Turns off Wi-Fi on Weekends. [Owner Jen] Strongin said that the five-year-old cafe added free Wi-Fi when it seemed their customers wanted it a couple of years ago. It initially brought in more people, she said, but over the past year ?we noticed a significant change in the environment of the […]

Posted on June 1st, 2005 by admin
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There has been an interesting news story flying under the national radar: recently divorced parents in Indiana cannot teach their Wiccan beliefs to their son, according to a local judge. Apparently, Wiccan is not a “mainstream” religion, and because the child is enrolled in a local parochial school, the judge has decided that the disparity […]

Posted on June 1st, 2005 by admin
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