With a single question, the newly minted Pope set off a worldwide media reaction – and raised some important questions about the state of the papacy in the 21st century. …
Month: July 2013
Aslan and Jesus
If you started reading this post thinking that it was going to be a comparison between Aslan, the unsafe but good hero of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series, and …
International Tiger Day
Today is International Tiger Day, which is aimed at creating awareness of the dangers facing the world’s dwindling tiger population and promoting measures to help preserve one of the world’s …
We’ve Arrived!
While your host was on the road yesterday, Church & State passed a major website milestone. For the first time, we received spam in the comments section! This must mean …
Sochi Blues
What was meant to be an example of international cooperation is once again a cause for international bickering. Since the Russian city of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Winter Olympic …
Ten Pressing Issues for Egypt
If you have been watching the news at all over the past few weeks, you’ve probably noticed that things aren’t going too well in Egypt. President Mohamed Morsi, an Islamist …
Progress Makes Perfect
As the days go by, construction continues on Church & State. There is a lot of work still to be done, but the posts will keep coming in the meantime. …
Ironic Prophets
Sometimes the wrong person says the right thing – and humanity is better for it. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they …
Jay-Z vs. British History
An article by Bloomberg caught my eye this morning which compares Jay-Z’s new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, to the original Magna Carta. For those who need a quick brush …
To Be a Royal Baby
The international media is buzzing about the imminent arrival of Britain’s newest royal baby, the son or daughter of Prince William and Princess Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. A …