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Do Catholics Really Worship the Virgin Mary?Editor’s Note: It is my pleasure to reintroduce my great-grandfather Hugo Klapproth and his “new” book, Letters to a Protestant Friend (Available Here). Full disclosure: The book is new only to English-speaking readers living 130 years after it was published in the original German here in St. Paul, Minnesota. Apart from being a thoughtful historical sketch, this little book also makes a considerable contribution to Catholic apologetics. As a convert from Lutheranism and a professional newspaper editor, Hugo Klapproth’s apologetical arguments to his Lutheran friend are some of the most effective I have ever...

Since the IRS scam has become the most momentous topic of the day, we now know, thanks to my father, that Obama’s brother, Malik Obama, is deeply associated with Omar al-Bashir, the one who was behind the attack on the US embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, which occurred at around the same time as the Benghazi attack ... Malik is the Executive Secretary for the Islamic Da’wa Organization (IDO), which is stationed in Khartoum, Sudan, and which has its primary focus in expanding Wahhabist Islam in the African subcontinent. It was also in Khartoum, as I have written on before, where...

Rush spent about an hour talking about his wedding on his show Tuesday. Here's all the juicy stuff. Rush Limbaugh Reveals All About his Wedding Part 1Rush Limbaugh Reveals All About his Wedding Part 2The Wedding CeremonyElton John Part 1Elton John Part 2Final Thoughts

Weekend Today co-anchor Campbell Brown, 37, and Dan Senor, 34, a FOX News analyst, were married on Sunday in Colorado. The bride wore a Vera Wang gown at the afternoon ceremony, which took place at the Beaver Creek Chapel in Beaver Creek, Colo. After the "I do's," guests headed to Beaver Creek Mountain for a reception at the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch resort. Brown, who is also a correspondent for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and the Today show, had interviewed Senor numerous times when he worked as a Bush foreign policy advisor. They were first reported to be dating...

Decades of radio counseling, personal experience, and public and private discussions about marriage prompt me to write this list of questions for anyone contemplating marriage. 1. Is the person your best friend or at least becoming so? It is easy to find a lover. It is easy to get excited about a new person. But if you cannot say that the person you are considering marrying has become or is becoming your best friend, you need to figure out why before you decide to marry. This is probably the single most overlooked question among couples, especially young ones. And for...

John Kerry twice married for money, was homeless between Heiresses.

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole! Special Edition...No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business! It is with joy that HairOfTheDog and ecurbh Invite you to share in a celebration of loveAs they exchange marriage vowsOn Saturday June 19At 12 o'clock noon, Pacific Time Via the live Webcam The Hobbit Hole will be Represented in person by 2Jedismom, Bear in Rosebear, Rose in RoseBear, Overtaxed, Penny1, RMDupree, Scott from the Left Coast, Wneighbor and Ramius (brother of the bride) Thank you all for coming! And for everyone watching and participating from home via that camera, we hope you can enjoy the day...

<p>PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) --  A mortar shell meant to be fired in celebration of a wedding in a Pakistani tribal area exploded prematurely Saturday, killing at least 25 people, including the bridegroom and many of his relatives, officials said.</p> <p>The blast occurred in the village of Korez, 180 miles southwest of the northeast Pakistan frontier city of Peshawar, in the tribal area of Orakzai.</p>