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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: (and politics, unfortunately) Never mind homosexual couples who want to marry. Patheos suggests 10 other situations where a Christian baker should refuse to participate in wedding arrangements.
A blogger at Relevant asks: "since when was worship about making me feel good?"
National Public Radio tells us some things I'm not sure I wanted to know about Easter.
Health: According to the History Channel, researchers have discovered that a 10th century remedy is effective in treating MRSA.
The New York Times says that women in the U.S. are getting too much medication, and it's not good for them, or for the rest of us.
Science: A video, about two minutes long, of rays (the large fish with "wings") jumping out of the water. One of the most amazing videos I've ever seen.

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Sunspots 279

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:

 

Science: Wired has photos of galaxies eating other galaxies.

Karl Zimmer on how our brains, and those of worms, develop in similar ways.

Wired also reports that extracts from the brains of cockroaches and other insects contain substances that may protect humans against dangerous infections, such as MRSA.

Christianity:
Peter Kreeft's web page "12 Ways to Know God."




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