It is sad that it has come to this. Millions of dollars were raised earlier this decade from the congregation of the Falls Church Episcopal Church in Falls Church, Virginia, toward an $18 million goal to build a new “parish life center” for education and fellowship on property acquired by […]
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Church Defectors Seek to Divert Building Funds to Legal Defense
Facing an appeal filed this week to the Virginia Supreme Court of decisions made in their favor at the circuit court level last year, defectors from the Episcopal Church, USA, occupying the historic Falls Church property downtown in the City of Falls Church, are asking parishioners for permission to loot […]
Dowd On Drinks: The Latest From The Absinthe Front
The MSNBC.com headline: “Absinthe’s mind-altering mystery solved” The reality: Probably not.
Dowd On Drinks: The Latest From The Absinthe Front
The MSNBC.com headline: “Absinthe’s mind-altering mystery solved” The reality: Probably not.
Helen Thomas: Bush Admits He Approved Of Torture Of Prisoners
WASHINGTON — The American people have heard President Bush and his spokespersons say many times that the U.S. government does not engage in torture.
Helen Thomas: Bush Legacy Already Established
WASHINGTON — President Bush should stop worrying about his legacy. It’s already established. By his deeds you shall know him; preemptive war, torture and wiretapping, for starters.
Helen Thomas: Mukasey Mimics Gonzales
WASHINGTON — How strange is this? The nation’s chief law enforcement officer cannot say whether “waterboarding” is illegal.
‘Green Fairy’ Flits Back to Legal U.S. Status
When the first legal absinthe in a century went on sale in the U.S. a few weeks ago, it kicked off a demand for the controversial liquor all across the country.
Nicholas F. Benton: Immigration & Racism
It was the perceptive Aldous Huxley who wrote that the greatest discovery in life is to learn that you’ve always been exactly where you are supposed to be.
Helen Thomas: U.S. Torture Tactics Shame All Americans
WASHINGTON — Thank goodness for whistle blowers, those public servants who think Americans should know the harm that is being inflicted in our name.
