So the World's Most Selfish Quarterback is Retiring…

By Byron Harvey / August 3, 2010 /

Yawn. Who knows?  He loves pulling this nonsense, dragging along people silly enough to give a rip.  Notable points from the ESPN piece: “Favre has waffled on retiring every summer since 2002.” Here’s a man who seriously needs to get over himself.  More importantly, “The Vikings didn’t pursue a trade for Donovan McNabb and declined…

The Rise of Interfaith Marriage

By Byron Harvey / August 2, 2010 /

So Chelsea Clinton, ostensibly a Methodist, wed Mark Mezvinsky, described as a Conservative Jew, over the weekend.  I wish ’em all the best; goodness knows Chelsea’s been through a lot in her short life. The wedding gave rise to this article in USA Today on the increase of interfaith marriages in America.  The article describes…

How to Talk to a Liberal (And You Must!)

By Byron Harvey / August 2, 2010 /

Ann Coulter, with whom I often agree philosophically and disagree tactically (it’s not hard to catalogue her plethora of over-the-top, even ugly, comments), wrote a book (which I haven’t read) entitled, “How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must).   I write today to suggest that, at least for Christians, the word “if” doesn’t apply;…

Osteen on Pork

By Byron Harvey / August 2, 2010 /

This is…well…I guess it’s to be expected: One wonders if this man who “preaches” to millions a week has any sort of coherent theological stance other than whatever he happens to ascertain when he plops open the Bible and sticks his pointer finger into the text.