Exploring evangelical attitudes toward unwed pregnancy

This in-depth article by Margaret Talbot of the New Yorker explores Bristol's pregnancy and yet another aspect of America's major cultural rift: Social liberals in the country’s “blue states” tend to support sex education and are not particularly troubled by the idea that many teen-agers have sex before marriage, but…

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Macro Oregon: one final walk through Washington Park

My conference wrapped up today. Tomorrow, they would have had to drag me onto a plane back to St. Louis, except that I miss my family so much. I'll leave willingly, but with some sadness. I've also fallen hopelessly in love with Oregon. Lots of bicycle commuters. Lots of free…

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