There were only two Presbyterians in the 7th grade at St. Margaret School in Bel Air in 1952 and I was one of them. The other was Johnny Clark, who, following ‘graduation’ in 1953 went on to some school for the delinquent rich in southern Maryland. Me…I went to public school in my hometown of […]
Chasing Science Out of Town: Creationist Talks In Whiteford This Weekend
There’s a man headed to Harford County this weekend with a singular purpose: to drive Charles Darwin out of Whiteford. Mike Riddle, a member of the creationist society Answers in Genesis, is scheduled to appear March 8 through 10 at Evangelical Methodist Church on Route 136. He’ll be offering his take (presumably with PowerPoint slides) […]
A Guilty Catholic’s Hope For How The Pope Can Change The World
When I was a kid I remember going to church. I think Christians, despite their current commitment or denomination, remember how impossible it was to sit still in church. It got easier through repetition and maturity. Once you got to be about eight or nine, we all started to pay attention and things got easier. […]