Tumbleweed Invasion Afflicts California Town

As the winds intensified, a California desert town 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles was held hostage by its zombie foliage.

An invasive species of ground ...

Angry Badger Shuts Down Castle Tunnel

A prominent feature in a historical Scottish castle was closed to the public due to the presence of an angry badger.

Craignethan Castle, located near the ...

Man in Tank Invades Storefront to Nab Bottle of Wine

Onlookers were stunned when a man drove an armored personnel carrier down a street and into a convenience store window display, stumbled about, and then ...

British Atheist Loves the Concept of Original Sin

In a recent interview, Alain de Botton, a famous British atheist, said, "I love the concept of original sin, the idea that we're all fundamentally broken ...

This is the Age of the Narcissist

In "The Era of the Narcissist," Aaron Kheriaty points out the self-absorption of our era:

Of all the amazing features of the medieval cathedrals, one feature ...

'National Geographic' on Why We Lie

In the fall of 1989 Princeton University welcomed into its freshman class a young man named Alexi Santana, whose life story the admissions committee had ...

Sin Nature Is like a Weed Filled Garden

Author Rosaria Butterfield says that being born with a sin nature is a little bit like inheriting a garden. In a radio interview Butterfield put it this ...

'People' Magazine Tries to Make a 'Sindex'

People magazine once undertook a part-serious, part-tongue-in-cheek survey of its readers on the subject of sin. The results were published as a "Sindex," ...

Psychologists Say Self-Justification Chokes Love Out Of Relationship

In their book Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me), social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson describe how a fixation on our own righteousness ...

Film 'Fences' Shows Rationalization for Sin

In the movie Fences (originally a play written by August Wilson), Denzel Washington plays Troy Maxson, a fifty-three year-old man who works for the sanitation ...