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2016-09-08T08:52:03-04:00

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If Jesus didn’t say it, it must be true

Last updated on: September 8, 2016 at 8:52 am By Dave Griffey

One reason I frequently go to The American Catholic is here. In addition to reminding me that loathing of the United States is not a Catholic virtue, he also has wonderful pieces that don’t mind rolling up their sleeves and exposing arguments that are accepted by our best and brightest and yet contain serious flaws. In this case taking out the silly, yet popular, idea that if Jesus didn’t say it, it must not be important (you know, like protecting the... Read more

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The Catholic Church and the Left

2016-09-08T12:42:12-04:00

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Epic fail

Last updated on: September 8, 2016 at 12:42 pm By Dave Griffey

I’m not a fan of reporters who ask ‘gotcha’ questions by throwing some obscure name out there, or some ancient reference to see if a candidate can be tripped up. I also understand that everyone makes mistakes and has the occasional misstep. I know that all too well. But asking what Aleppo is today is a bit like asking what Normandy is in 1944. And it wasn’t even a gotcha question. Read more

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2016-09-08T08:30:35-04:00

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How to do Imperialism in the post-modern world

Last updated on: September 8, 2016 at 8:30 am By Dave Griffey

And do it right. Bill Maher called the Left’s unwillingness to admit that there could be a problem with violence in the Islamic world ‘Soft Bigotry.’ Along with that is our ‘Soft Imperialism‘, in which we dangle life and death over a culture unless they conform to our modern, Western, liberal values. That’s not me. That is time and again the witness and perspective of those in the countries where the choice is being demanded. Add to that our... Read more

Post Modern Values

2016-09-08T08:30:01-04:00

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If Powell was wrong

Last updated on: September 8, 2016 at 8:30 am By Dave Griffey

Then he should be held accountable as well. I’m OK with that. Right now, the media is covering it in the classic Clinton Fashion: Look, Powell told her to dodge the rules! I forgot to add a fourth tactic in the Clinton defense plans. Another favorite of the Clinton years was that time honored approach of insisting ‘everyone else does it.’ I’m sure we remember the post-dress era of the Lewinsky scandal where we learned that all presidents probably had affairs,... Read more

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2016-09-08T06:43:56-04:00

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Is Science why young Catholics are leaving the Church?

Last updated on: September 8, 2016 at 6:43 am By Dave Griffey

This article tackles the ‘faith in science’ angle. We do live in a secularized age where science is elevated to the top of the platform. The idea that science and religion are at odds, that science is all about what is real and true, and that science is what can save us (and give us extra muscle in arguments), is the default belief system endorsed by our culture and taught in our schools. STEM after all. That’s Science, Technology, Engineering... Read more

Christianity in the Post-Modern World

2016-09-07T07:28:51-04:00

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I’m glad we’re seeing serious coverage about the health of our candidates

Last updated on: September 7, 2016 at 7:28 am By Dave Griffey

When we’re dealing with the leader of our country, we need scrutiny like this fine piece of journalism that looks candidly at the health of our candidates. Oh, I’m sorry. That was so ‘2008’s reality.’ Looks like today it’s this. No, that’s not right. I watched CNN do a special on Donald Trump’s doctor. They even asked about the Doctor’s wife. I mean, not just Trump’s health, but his Doctor made the scrutiny. Someone please help. Half the time it... Read more

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2016-09-07T07:42:48-04:00

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New study questions Born This Way narrative

Last updated on: September 7, 2016 at 7:42 am By Dave Griffey

This might be tough to accept, but the popular idea that everyone is ‘born this way’ relative to our sexual orientation might not be as scientifically sound as we would like to think. It’s never been ‘proven’ by science. If you go to a respectable site, such as the American Psychiatric Association, for information about sexual orientation and look for an answer to the question ‘why do people have certain sexual orientations’, you end up with some variation... Read more

Promoting LGBT

2016-09-07T06:47:53-04:00

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That’s odd

Last updated on: September 7, 2016 at 6:47 am By Dave Griffey

I missed the 24/7 news coverage of this. I can’t recall where I was, since I’m sure the national media giving it top billing as a case of clear, anti-Christian bigotry and hate. Read more

Christianity in the Post-Modern World

2016-09-05T17:56:17-04:00

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Sportsmanship is still alive

Last updated on: September 5, 2016 at 5:56 pm By Dave Griffey

“To honor their punter who was killed in a car crash in late July, for the first punt of the game Nebraska lined up with 10 men, with no punter. They waited and let the play clock expire, drawing a delay of game penalty which San Jose chose to decline in respect of the moment.” It can be a hard world for little things, but sometimes a little ray of light punches through the darkness and reminds us of the divine... Read more

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2016-09-05T19:01:27-04:00

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The most qualified presidential candidate in US history

Last updated on: September 5, 2016 at 7:01 pm By Dave Griffey

Adds to her resume by explaining that she had no way of knowing that ‘C’ meant Classified. After all, she was only in charge, why should she know something like that? In our happy world today, after all, being in charge means power without responsibility. So once again we have to accept the stock filed Clinton alibi that either it’s never their fault (the Buck never got here), how were they supposed to know (what Buck?), or of course it’s... Read more

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