Mourning a Good Friend, and Trying to Make Sense of the Wal-Mart Stampede

Jdimytai Damour was a big man — 270 pounds, by one account — but he was a gentle giant to his friends, who said he loved to chat about movies, Japanese anime and politics. 

Getting the Whole Story Out on Christians and Homosexuality

For many Americans, all they’ve heard is that Christians are “anti-gay.” The recent passage of amendments in California, Florida and Arizona defining marriage between a man and a woman and the large support those measures drew from churches haven’t changed that perception, and perhaps made it worse.

Kofi Annan Speaks on Obama’s Election and Challenges Ahead for Africa (Video)

Cardinal Criticizes Obama as ‘Aggressive, Disruptive and Apocalyptic’

Cardinal James Francis Stafford, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See, delivered a lecture on Thursday saying that the future under President-elect Obama will echo Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane.

Hamas Says ‘We’re Prepared to End Cease-Fire and Confront Israel’

Hamas’ military wing announced Tuesday it was
“prepared for a confrontation with Israel” and for the end of the
cease-fire with Israel. But political sources said the cease-fire was
expected to go on.

Al-Qaeda Scorns President-Elect Obama with Racial Slur and Urges Attacks

Al Qaeda’s deputy leader accused Barack Obama of betraying his race and his father’s Muslim heritage on Wednesday and urged more attacks, as the group tried to counter the incoming U.S. president’s global popularity.

Free the GOP by Christine Todd Whitman and Robert M. Bostock of The Washington Post

Four years ago, in the week after the 2004 presidential election, we were working furiously to put the finishing touches on the book we co-authored, “It’s My Party Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America.”