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Due to some spamming and stuff, I decided to move, at least temporarily, into the backup WordPress space . Several new posts have come up si...

Pope Francis went into a juvenile detention center and washed some feet. Scandal of scandals! No, seriously. The idea that the Holy Fathe...

This movie should disturb Christian consciences. Mike Kosper, writing for The Gospel Coalition , is right. Zero Dark Thirty , a gritty, co...

Geeking out big, freaking time! GQ : What else can you tell me about the show? The entire Internet wants to know.  Jason Batema...

"We're stabilizing our district so we can build the academic performance"   - Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Benne...

I know unions are often vilified as the unjust protector of the lazy, incompetent, shiftless worker. Especially when it comes to public sect...

Thinking about a certain megachurch pastor in the area and how he connected himself with other megachurch pastors - one of whom is both un...

As a new parent with some of my upbringing stuck deep inside me, I found the idea of an incredulous toddler maddening. I had to learn to bre...

I can't get this story out of my head. For another rundown of the White Guy Yells at Black Guy Questioning Why There Aren't Any Bl...

A few things seem obvious to me as I sink my teeth into trying to understand the behavior of the official City of Chicago (the politicians)...

It was kinda odd to read about this trendy little cocktail spot in (one of) my neighborhood(s) named after Billy Sunday, the famous prohibit...

Yesterday was Backwards Day . It must have been. During Rand Paul's filibuster related to Obama administration drone policies to extraju...

Let us clarify what we mean when we talk about equality. Because conservatism is based on the idea that some deserve and others don't, t...

When I was a teenager, I found out that my mother had bipolar disorder. Found out the hard way. And it was devastating. I'll spare you m...