I receceived an email today that was a forward of an article by Aryeh Arnie Gotfryd, who views science and religion as being not only compatible but part of the same great picture. He earned Canada's first PhD in the field of applied ecology. His career spans the field of science and religion. He achieves interesting results when he looks for (and seems to find) a common denominator between the two. Consider the following quote, which is part of a larger article in which he discusses the "cli... Read Full Story

There is much to admire about Oprah Winfrey. She has championed the victims of abuse and discrimination during her long career in broadcasting. She has been extremely generous to fans and friends alike, even going so far as to have given brand new cars to each audience member of one of her shows.But since the 2008 election campaign, she has been an unabashed cheerleader for Barack Obama. There have been Hollywood personalities who championed controversial causes. But when Bill Cosby or Barbr... Read Full Story

The Israeli embassy and the Jewish community of Senegal have donated 99 sheep to poor families in that country in honour of Eid al Kebir, a holiday that recalls the Koranic narrative in which Ibrahim was said to have sacrificed a sheep in the stead of his son Ishmael. A sheep for the festival can often cost $150.00 to $600.00, a sum far beyond the reach of a poor family in Senegal, an African nation with a population that is about 95% Muslim. Voice of America reports as follows about the gest... Read Full Story

There is a case in New York that has doctors absolutely thunderstruck. Joe Tiralosi went to Columbia Presbyterian hospital in New York. He suffered cardiac arrest and his heart stopped beating for a full 47 minutes, as doctors used state of the art science and technology to revive him. Not only did they restore his heartbeat. Not only did they restore his heartbeat, but his ability to express his wonder, astonishment and gratitude, which he is doing tonight on a CBS TV, which reports as... Read Full Story

A Christian coalition is vowing civil disobedience and even vowed to face jail if forced by law to officiate at homosexual "marriages".The Washington Times reports as follows on the "Manhattan Declaration", a document signed by a broad spectrum of Christian clergy. "More than 150 leaders across a spectrum of conservative Christianity on Friday released a 4,700-word document vowing civil disobedience if they are forced to take part in "anti-life acts" or bless gay marriages. Called the "Manhat... Read Full Story

A ten year old Arkansas girl is in a youth shelter and a cop is suspended The Sydney Morning Herald reported as follows on the unusual case."Police were called to the home on November 11 after the girl's mother couldn't get her to take a shower. Bradshaw's police report said the girl was "violently kicking and verbally combative" when Bradshaw tried to take her into custody, and she kicked him in the groin. He said he delivered "a very brief drive stun to her back". "Her mother told me to ... Read Full Story

There are stray thoughts that entertain me and seem to do little more. One such thought is that the human voice is on a certain level a musical instrument. It occurred to me after spending hours in an environment where I did not share any common language with those around me. Communicating the simplest thought was laborious. It was at that time that I experienced true exhaustion. I had not been performing heavy physical labour. I realised that it was solely mental fatigue that left me tired ... Read Full Story

There is a saying I use with my kids when I tell them to do something. "Just be glad you live in America, where you're free to do whatever I want." I used to think it was my private family joke. Apparently, the Hartford , Connecticut Fire Department takes it all too seriously.Mike DiGiacomo is a Hartford fire fighter. He doesn't think too highly of President Obama, and has a few bumper stickers on his SUV to remove any doubt.Some of the bumper stickers read as follows.Somewhere in Kenya, a vi... Read Full Story

There are times that I am reminded that true faith attempts to reach out to one G-d and to explain all of creation. There are times when I speak with those of other nations and faiths and feel a similarity like that of French to Italian or of arithmetic equations performed with different signs. The common world we all inhabit is refracted yet recognisable in our attempts to describe and understand it. There is an Iranian artist named Freydoon Rassouli who was born in Isfahan in 1943. He ... Read Full Story

Someone needs to sit and have a talk with this guy. This picture was not photoshopped. Barack Obama bowing to the Emperor of Japan. Someone needs to tell him, "Dude ! You're the President of the US. True the dollar may be going down the toilet, but you're still President of a country with 300 million people. Lichtenstein has a prince. Are you going to bow down to him? Elvis was the King. Do you bow down to Nashville? What about Burger King? Please!This is the second time you did that. Rem... Read Full Story