http://www.intheagora.com/ 2008-05-11T23:05:52-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/05/a_brief_history_1.html Around the 16th century in Britain, Christians visited their mother church each year. Over time, and through gradual alterations, it was dedicated toward giving thanks to mothers. What I find particularly interesting is that Julia Ward Howe is widely credited... Joshua Claybourn 2008-05-11T23:05:52-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/05/when_old_lawyer.html Concerned about predators on Myspace and Facebook, those sites will now restrict users who are older than 18 from looking for users under 18. The geniuses behind this plan believe it will work because, you know, no one ever lies... Joshua Claybourn 2008-05-09T17:43:12-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/05/lcms_the_tale_o.html Although I am not officially a member of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), my interest in the denomination is quite high. It is, of course, the Scriptural and Sacramental aspects of the denomination that I find compelling, and... Joshua Claybourn 2008-05-09T16:32:36-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/05/storm_on_the_ho.html The long Democratic (that's the adjectival form, folks) bloodletting in the presidential primaries took a big step to resolution last night as Barack Obama won a blowout win in North Carolina and fought Hillary Clinton to a near draw in... Politics David Darlington 2008-05-07T08:44:25-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/05/identity_politi.html Today Indiana goes to the polls in what may turn out to be a decisive primary for the Democratic nomination. I live in a largely Democratic precinct and overheard this exchange while walking into the polling booth this morning:Middle-aged white... Joshua Claybourn 2008-05-06T10:00:56-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/05/bookish_economi.html The Jill Long Thompson / John McCain / Hillary Clinton plan for a gas-tax holiday has run into a stumbling block, of sorts, namely, that every "economists, environmentalists, everyone who's thought about the issue for ten minutes, etc." has concluded... Economics Zach Wendling 2008-05-04T21:45:29-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/05/quick_hits_a_vi.html Here are some pieces so interesting I'm at a loss for further commentary:A happy elephant.Såo Paulo bans advertisements (ht)Reverse graffitiIrises (scroll right)Images of female portraits in Western art over 500 years in three minutes... Appropriate of Nothing Zach Wendling 2008-05-04T16:08:02-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/05/todays_politics.html As seen in the comments at Balloon Juice, this commercial might explain the idea of a gas tax holiday--panned by economists of all political persuasions--now being advocated by John McCain and Hillary Clinton as a way to lower gas prices.... Politics David Darlington 2008-05-02T08:27:06-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/04/heres_hope_for.html Here's hope for the future: 53 percent of 12-graders in America failed the Department of Education's NAEP assessment tests in U.S. history conducted in 2006. And this is actually an improvement over the results from the 2001 edition of NAEP,... David Darlington 2008-04-30T21:50:03-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/04/happy_pascha.html Today our brothers and sisters in the Eastern Churches celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord, a quirk of the Julian/Gregorian calendrical split, but more closely following the Jewish calendar. Christ is risen from the dead, Trampling down death by death,... Faith Zach Wendling 2008-04-27T22:00:16-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/04/treason_in_defe.html Being a Yankee, it has escaped my attention that some governments have been designating April as 'Confederate History Month.' One could hope that these people might be history buffs who also want to see something like 'House of Tudor Month'... Zach Wendling 2008-04-26T17:23:33-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/04/quote_of_the_da_5.html "Do you think America wants hope right now? Because fear seems to be winning." -- Stephen Colbert, April 24, 2008... Joshua Claybourn 2008-04-24T20:54:48-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/04/book_review_sex.html The good folks at Moody Publishers recently sent me a copy of Sex, Sushi, and Salvation, a new book by Christian George. We've done book reviews before here at ITA, but I've never been been solicited to do one. I... David Darlington 2008-04-23T22:08:07-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/04/political_short.html 1. A blogger for the liberal magazine Mother Jones calls Hillary Clinton "the undead" candidate. She doesn't have a shot at winning outright, but she has enough support to justify, to her at least, staying in the race. 2. In... David Darlington 2008-04-23T07:54:44-05:00 http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2008/04/trapped.html Nicholas White was trapped in an elevator in New York City's McGraw-Hill building for forty-one hours. Click here to watch a condensed look at White's ordeal, as captured by the building's security cameras.... Joshua Claybourn 2008-04-22T00:05:14-05:00