Stanford gets a chaplain for atheists
Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle
Figdor, 28, is one of a growing number of faith-free chaplains at universities, in the military and in the community who believe that nonbelievers can benefit from just about everything religion offers except God
A ‘dad’ is tenth most popular Christmas list request for children
Hannah Furness, The Telegraph
A ‘dad’ is tenth most popular Christmas list request for children with youngsters happy to forgo the latest iPad, toy or new pet, a survey has found.
Pope Pardons Gabriele, Appoints American as Promoter of Justice
Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Pope Benedict XVI has today granted a Christmas pardon to Paolo Gabriele, his former valet who has been serving an eighteen month jail sentence for leaking confidential papal documents.
British politician: ‘consider compulsory abortion’ for Downs babies
Hillary White, LifeSiteNews
The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has suspended a candidate after an uproar when he wrote that it should be mandatory to kill all disabled unborn children.
It gets lost in the ‘feel good’ sentiment of the season, but if it is true that a single mom raising children is not deficient in any way, then why would children ask Santa for a dad? It is interesting that they don’t have a father in their life, yet they know they need one. This makes clear that we ought to refuse adoption to homosexual couples. It is a tragedy that children are the ones who lose no matter who wins the argument.