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Seems to be the opposite problem in the U.S. The Covenant School shooter was a female who identified as a man named Aiden Hale. Google Aiden Hale, and up comes a picture of a woman named Audrey Hale. Same person, of course, but instead of insisting on the transgender identification, they've...

Yeah, one of the news networks used a filter to doll him up, make him look more feminine. Because that's the important part.

But now he's asking if Christians worship a Jew (insinuation: Jesus isn't actually a Jew). Jesus wasn't an Israeli claiming to be a Jew.

Nothing needs clearing up. "And Jesse [was] the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah... And Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ" (Matt. 1:6-16). Both Luke and Matthew affirm that Jesus was...

Jesus wasn't denying it, you imbecile.

The same. Although that famous St. Crispin's Day "band of brothers" speech is fictitious. Henry did give a speech before the battle, of which no firm record remains. Basically, he encouraged his men to confess their sins and trust that God was on their side, and to be courageous, because their...

I didn't even know this existed until just now, and my primary browser is Chrome. Apparently my Internet is pretty solid. First score: 3,270. At last, all those wasted hours playing Donkey Kong have paid off.

While we're talking about women in sport, Elizabeth I inherited an enthusiasm for tennis, both as a spectator and player, from her father. In the 16th century, though, it was an indoor game--today called "real tennis" to distinguish the original form from its modern outdoor successor, "lawn...

In the golf sense, yes, apparently Mary was the originator. But your etymology is correct. Caddie comes from the French cadet, which had the same meaning as today: a student military officer. It came to be used of odd-jobbers. I assume that lugging golfers' clubs (though probably not the Queen's...

Yeah, that's a myth. Modern golf was invented in Scotland in the 15th century, derived from a Dutch street game named colf (Dutch for "club"), where players used a stick to move a ball as close as possible to a target. Interestingly, in Scotland colf evolved into a game played in wide-open...

This is a thread about church discipline. The New Testament lays out minimal norms for what a church is "supposed to look like." Practicing church discipline is one of those norms. Having elders that take discipline seriously is another one of those norms. Otherwise, you don't have an authentic...

A bit more authoritative source than PJ Media, perhaps: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/active-shooter-alert-tumbler-ridge-secondary-school-bc-live-updates-9.7083740 [RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne] McDonald said [Jessica] Van Rootselaar identified as a female, but...

At my church, by the book: allegations must be submitted to the elders in writing; the member is promptly informed; the member is given sufficient notice to attend a meeting of the elders; at this meeting he may hear evidence presented, present his own, and speak (either in person or through a...

That's why I keep sermon notes.

*shrug* I don't enjoy watching either golf or curling. I wouldn't mind curling as a pastime, if I were still in any shape for it, but I've got no interest in golf either way.

Well knock me over with a feather. (I saw someone on Twitter claiming he or she knew who the shooter was, being a nearby neighbour. I took it for what it was worth at the time, but I believe this is the same name.)

Yep. Kyle is the editor-in-chief. Seth is the CEO.

Called a "gunperson" by the police spokesman. That may just be awkward phrasing by someone who can't figure out what to call a female shooter, or it might be a none-too-subtle way of avoiding saying what we're probably all going to find out about the shooter anyway.

Yeah, it looks a whole lot easier than it actually is. I curled a couple of times for fun when I was in my 20s. Now in my 50s, I wouldn't even try it. Probably couldn't get up off the ice. By the end of that first match I was doing passably, but it took quite a few ends just to figure out how to...

Curling is kind of the winter equivalent of golf. It's a competitive sport where you don't necessarily have to be in the prime of life to be competitive. It prioritizes strategy and precision over raw muscle. On average, curlers are probably about 10 years older than other winter Olympians...