Willie, Mickey and the Duke

In the 1950s glory days of New York City baseball, three giants, now all Hall-of-Famers, patrolled center field.  Mickey Mantle for the Yankees, Willie Mays for the Giants, and Duke Snider for the Dodgers.  For a boy growing up in that era, if you paid any attention at all to baseball, you knew Willie, Mickey and the Duke.

Duke died on Sunday at age 84.  Only Willie is left.

Creating terrorists

Ever wonder how the U.S, can create more people who hate us?  This is a good start -

Gathering Firewood, 9 Afghan Boys Killed by NATO Helicopters

Guns or food?

A survey of Salvation Army offices shows they can’t keep up with growing hunger. Demands for food are increasing while donations are level or decreasing.  Not surprisingly, the heaviest demand for food came in areas with high unemployment and home foreclosures.  Meanwhile, we are now spending $3 billion a week on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Save the mountains

The EPA revoked the permit for one of the largest mountaintop coal mining operations in West Virginia yesterday, citing the environmental damage.  It's what Christians for the Mountains has been advocating.  

More pastor than politician

Religion New Service writes that Obama's Tucson speech was a sermon "drawing on Scripture, theology, and the rising rhythms of black preaching."

A time of soul searching

An impressive list of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders call on Congress to engage ideological adversaries as fellow Americans, not as enemies.

Values and moral choices

E.J. Dionne wonders when will liberals learn?