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4/12/13

Older Tom Perrotta Novel Rings True for Reviewer

--> The Abstinence Teacher (2007) Tom Perrotta St. Martin’s Books ISBN # 0312358334 * * * I discovered Tom Perrotta ...

4/10/13

Margaret Thatcher's Death Nothing to Mourn

Thanks to Lloyd Cellus for this appropriate comment from filmmaker Ken Loach. In 1997, Scotland voted in favor of “de...

4/8/13

Balkan Reggae Works Pretty Well

--> MAHALA RAI BANDA Balkan Reggae Asphalt Tango Records 3713 * * * Occasionally things come across my desk that are...

4/5/13

Freedom of Religion: Your Choice--All or None

Roger Williams: Listen to the Man! The First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution opens with: “ Congress shall mak...

4/3/13

Churches Being Sued is a Good Thing

Churches evoking him in politics will need a lawyer--and Jesus probably wouldn't sympathize! Earlier this year, t...

4/1/13

Why are Christians Such Pharisees?

It’s the week after Passover and Easter—that, and the political debate over gay marriage, makes it prime time to devote...

3/29/13

The East May Be Least

This is the year the Yankees crash and burn. Remember when MLB’s best teams were in the East? The times they are a’ changin’. Don...

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