Thursday digest

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New today from the Century:

• Debra Bendis on aging and the promises of God: "It's hard for me to watch as places become a blur for my elderly parents. It's as if each home they've had has merged into one great longing." (subscription required)

• Jason Byassee on Modern Family: "I don't like family sitcoms, so I long avoided Modern Family. But the show catches the way family can be both loathsome and life-giving." (subscription required)

• David Heim on the word "entitlement"

• Steve Thorngate on why he loves the tumblr WTF, Evolution?

In the news:

• How the Antichrist reflects an era's anxieties
• DuBois leaving White House faith-based post
• Did gun control prevent Jews from stopping the Holocaust?
• Fasting like an Old Testament prophet gains followers during Lent
• Chicago is ground zero in U.S. Muslim renaissance