So, does the cultural left have a leader who might play the role that the Rev. Pat Robertson plays for the mainstream press when it is covering life on the religious right? I mean, is there a person on the religious or anti-religious left whose views are so predictable and, often, so predictably extreme that one can always count on him for that symbolic action or quote that you need to stereotype all of the other people on that side of the cultural aisle?
Forgetting the kippah or crucifix (and the second why)
All-nighters and Domino’s Pizza at the student newspaper. X-acto knives and 2-point tape. The smell of chemicals processing the film. The five Ws and the H.
What do different churches teach about mental illness?
Could Prince George's baptism rekindle rite among British?
It would be impossible to compare coverage among major news outlets, so plentiful have been the stories this week hailing His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge’s baptism into the Church of England.
Moore of the same, but still a worthy effort
I had a sense of deja vu this week as I clicked on a 2,000-word Wall Street Journal profile of Russell Moore:
No chat about afterlife inside death cafés?
We’ve been doing death, so to speak, at my house the last few weeks â working through the aftermath, talking about grief, that sort of thing. So I immediately was drawn to an Associated Press piece highlighting end-of-life discussions taking place in informal settings throughout the U.S. and in major cities worldwide.
AP highlights Obama's eisegesis -- perhaps unwittingly
Without doubt, the job of president of the United States can easily drive someone one to drink — or to his knees in prayer.
The return of Baylor football, minus all that Baptist and Christian stuff
Way back when I was in college, soon after the cooling of the earth’s crust, the always confident folks at the University of Texas (rivals in the region would use a different adjective) fired an interesting salvo at a key rival.
Yes, that Virginia gubernatorial candidate has layers
In one of my favorite scenes in the original  âShrekâ movie, the title character explains to Donkey that âthereâs a lot more to ogres than people think.â

