Cue the abstinence-birth control debate: teen birth rates are at their lowest levels in almost 70 years. Greater use of contraceptives and lower incidence of sexual activity are cited.
The groves of Academe are getting sacred, or are at least studying the sacred a good deal more.
But there’s sacred and then there’s sacred – and the Falwells’ Liberty University is apparently wavering on inviting megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll to come hawk his rather explicit book on Christian sex.
Those gay Brigham Young University students who came out in a video are “not in obvious violation of the honor code,” BYU officials say.
Rutgers University is investigating a satirical student newspaper that published a column in praise of Adolf Hitler and attributing it to a Jewish student activist. Not so funny, really.
An Ohio high school student will be allowed to wear a t-shirt saying “Jesus Is Not a Homophobe” – for now. And this is a problem why?
Mitt Romney will win the nomination but can he win over Christian conservatives to beat Obama?
Evangelicals gather in Washington today to try to figure out how to debate the nation’s future in a constructive way.
Bono is in Israel. No one sure why. Cue the kabbalah convert stories.
Dr. Schnoz has dropped plans for another video poking fun at Jewish noses.
The new Masters champion is fresh competition for Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin in the burgeoning Christian sports icon department.
Kudos to the first reader who can coin a memorable, marketable neologism using “Bubba Watson.”
Meanwhile, the Mets’ magic number is 158.
On the other hand, the NFL says the Saints ain’t – still.
And the “Baptist Notre Dame,” Baylor University, has some explaining to do now that the NCAA has cited them for a ton of recruiting violations in their men’s and newly-crowned women’s basketball programs.
As the NY Times reports, men’s basketball coach Scott Drew “attempts to maintain an innocent image. He has had a rule of not swearing, taken a reporter to church and given another peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches to prove he is down to earth.”
Maybe that’s not enough.
— David Gibson
Photo: Bubba Watson by AP via ABC News
