The ignorance of the mainstream media and the educated elites from which they are drawn when it comes to religion is astounding and by now unsurprising But when it is wedded to historical ignorance it is time to lodge a protest This morning s Washington Post has an op-ed by Kathleen Parke

The confiscation nbsp of more than 300 Bibles from four American evangelicals arriving in China on Monday did not happen because Christianity is illegal there Bibles are not banned in China indeed 10 000 bilingual copies of the Bible are being distributed for free in the Olympic Village reported

In the Improbable Comparisons Department check out this lighthearted--but entirely accurate--look in TimeOut New York a local arts and events magazine at the upcoming seminar on Dorothy Day at the Museum of the City of New York next week nbsp Next up How is Thomas Merton like the Hulk nbsp

Cindy Wooden of CNS has the story nbsp Pope Benedict XVI has approved the beatification of Louis and Marie Zelie Guerin Martin the parents of St Therese of Lisieux nbsp The couple will be beatified Oct 19 World Mission Sunday during a Mass in the Basilica of St Therese in Lisieux France

This morning rsquo s Washington Post leads with a front page above the fold story that focuses not only on whom Barack Obama will select as his running mate but the manner in which the announcement will be made It is a fascinating look at how much campaigns have changed in their tactics in only fo

Sometimes the deepest of revolutions can take place with just a few gestures the choice of language you use to address your people How you dress Who you appoint The shoes on your feet These can point to a profound shift in power much more than crowds of angry sans-culottes or fire-breathing pol