Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law, Act 18, might seem like a solution in search of a problem. The problem the law was designed to solve, however...

In my post “ An Election Proposal ,” I made a statement that has attracted some criticism. I wrote in an aside that I will vote for the De...

The day after the second presidential debate, I posted the graphic at the right on Facebook. (Actually, my Facebook graphic included a mis...

Last week, a joint statement was announced by the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh and Shepherd's Heart Fellowship, a ministry to the ho...

About a month ago, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek news report of how a bird died in my bird feeder. (See “ Bird Feeder Claims First Victim .”) Th...

In 2010, the General Synod of the Church of England referred the question of adopting the Anglican Covenant to the church’s dioceses. Adopti...

I was watching the playoff game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers last night, and I saw something in the Oakland logo—s...

Photo by Pete Souza The Obama-Biden Transition Project The consensus is that Mitt Romney “won” (whatever that means) Wednesday’s first...

The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh’s provisional bishop, the Rt. Rev. Kenneth L. Price, Jr., will soon enter retirement with his wife Maria...

It seems to be the consensus that the Crown Nominations Commission, which just completed what was supposed to be its final meeting to select...

Evangelical Christians claim that Americans should countenance only marriage on the model of “biblical marriage”—“one man and one woman,” ...

I had trouble paying my water bill yesterday. As is the case with most bills, I don’t write a check to Pennsylvania American Water anymore. ...

Before now, I have had a hard time figuring out why a business background like that of Mitt Romney would be useful in the White House. It ...

I notice interesting aspects of how people use language and often fail to comment on them, since doing so would make a very small essay. I ...

When I began writing this blog in 2002, I did not provide for comments. I didn’t know much about blogs back then, so I doubt I thought much...

The road to allowing women bishops in the Church of England has been long and painful. Approval of women bishops—not the last step before wo...

The United States of America has a completely secular Constitution, but the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cannot say the same. I only just be...

I’ve been listening to Weekend Edition Saturday this afternoon. One announcement on this show, like many similar announcements one hears on...

Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. A backyard bird feeder claimed its first victim today. Owner of the feeder, Lionel Deimel, reported Monday that ...

St. David’s, Peters Township, which is working at rebuilding itself as a viable Episcopal church—see “ Pentecost at St. David’s ”—held a kin...