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By last week, most Christians in Mosul had already taken a fourth option—evacuation. Their departure marks the end of a continuous Christian tradition in Mosul. For thousands of years, Mosul has been a center for Christians, particularly for Assyrians, an ethnic group that predates the Arab conquest of Mesopotamia. Indeed,…
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“Children with exposure to religion — via church attendance, parochial schooling, or both — judged [characters in religious stories] to be real,” the authors wrote. “By contrast, children with no such exposure judged them to be pretend,” just as they had the characters in fairy tales. But children with exposure…
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On-Air This Week: Words
Susan Schaller who wrote A Man Without Words on Radio Lab. From the book’s description on Amazon: “For more than a quarter of a century, Ildefonso, a Mexican Indian, lived in total isolation, set apart from the rest of the world. He wasn’t a political prisoner or a social recluse,…
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adventuremonkey1: After work #gravelgrinder. Pushed it hard tonight. My legs are fried. Great night. #cycling #bicycle #kansas #flinthills
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Tony Gallopin’s brief ride in yellow came to an end, as he finished 4:46 down to drop to fifth overall at 3:12. “It was my worst day on a bike,” Gallopin said. “Four hours of suffering … Every climb was an ordeal. I really did everything I could but I…
Backward Mutters 