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2015-03-02T23:31:08-05:00

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“Wizard of Oz” and the Indians

Last updated on: March 2, 2015 at 11:31 pm By Gene Veith

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The Oneida tribe has been leading the charge against the Washington Redskins’ name. But now that tribe is itself caught in a controversy over its plans to open a casino in Chittenango, N.Y. That was the home of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Plans for the casino, to be named “Yellow Brick Road,” would honor the local author. But it turns out, Baum, as a newspaper writer in 1890, advocated the extermination of all... Read more

2015-03-02T23:05:31-05:00

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Parents who let kids walk home lose their child neglect case

Last updated on: March 2, 2015 at 11:05 pm By Gene Veith

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We’ve blogged about the Maryland parents who let their 10 year-old son and 6-year-old daughter walk home from a park by themselves, whereupon they were charged with child neglect. (See this and this.) Well, the Child Protective Services ruled against them, saying that they were responsible for “unsubstantiated child neglect,” meaning that they are on notice for five years. The parents say they will continue to practice “free range parenting” despite the ruling. (more…) Read more

2015-03-01T09:38:58-05:00

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Cancelling church

Last updated on: March 1, 2015 at 9:38 am By Gene Veith

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Yet more weekend snow storms. . . .Local news where we are, on the road for our “Spring Break” (!), showed lots of churches cancelling services. I don’t remember that happening until a few years ago. All kinds of churches were scrolling the news on the screen. (Do Catholic churches have to get some kind of special dispensation from a bishop or somebody to do that?) Some relatives got the news via an e-mail blast, which tells us that now... Read more

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2015-03-01T07:51:25-05:00

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The conservatives’ choice?

Last updated on: March 1, 2015 at 7:51 am By Gene Veith

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Three thousand conservative activists held a convention known as CPAC and were wooed by prospective Republican presidential candidates. In the final straw poll, Rand Paul won, for the third year in a row, with Wisconsin governor Scott Walker coming in a close second. Jeb Bush came in fifth, despite busing in supporters to drown out the boos. For all of his big money, he is doing poorly in the polls. Walker, though, seems to be surging in popularity. But CPAC... Read more

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2016 Presidential Election

2015-03-01T09:42:10-05:00

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Why we have eyelashes

Last updated on: March 1, 2015 at 9:42 am By Gene Veith

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Scientists have discovered why we, as well as all mammals, have eyelashes. (more…) Read more

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2015-02-25T21:35:51-05:00

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Note on the “justifying” series

Last updated on: February 25, 2015 at 9:35 pm By Gene Veith

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I’ve been doing a series of posts about what I am getting from a book I am reading: Living by Faith by Oswald Bayer. (For earlier posts on the subject, see this and this. and this.) He makes the point that the term “justification” is not just a theological term. Rather, it is a word and a concept that we use all the time, and that, in fact, is a major preoccupation, going deep into the human psychology: We keep... Read more

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Oswald Bayer

2015-02-26T17:30:26-05:00

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Net neutrality or Obamanet?

Last updated on: February 26, 2015 at 5:30 pm By Gene Veith

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The FCC voted to regulate the internet so that service providers cannot charge different kinds of users or content providers (e.g., streaming a Netflix movie) more than any others. Some are hailing this ruling as “net neutrality,” making it possible for the internet to remain free and open. Others are condemning these rules as government regulation of internet that will quench innovation and create a cumbersome, poor-running “Obamanet.” What do you think? (more…) Read more

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2015-02-25T20:30:52-05:00

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ISIS plans to sack Rome

Last updated on: February 25, 2015 at 8:30 pm By Gene Veith

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ISIS has put out an e-book detailing its plans to sack Rome. In doing so, it explains how it will ally with leftists. It also gives the ISIS geo-political analysis, including the role of American weakness in its rise, its plans to temporarily take advantage of Russia’s antagonism with the West, and how Muslims can take control of Europe. Bridget Johnson quotes from the book, which shows us how these folks think. (more…) Read more

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2015-02-25T21:01:43-05:00

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The comfort of Baptism

Last updated on: February 25, 2015 at 9:01 pm By Gene Veith

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Dr. Benjamin Mayes is working with Concordia Publishing House on the new translations of Luther’s Works. He was researching what Luther wrote about where Christians can find comfort. Dr. Mayes writes, “Baptism is one of the comforting things, alongside various Bible passages, that console us regarding God’s particular love for us, giving peace of conscience and certainty of salvation. See LW 51:166 for an example: “Then, in this Christian church, you have ‘the forgiveness of sins.’ This term includes baptism,... Read more

2015-02-25T20:58:59-05:00

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D. C. legalizes marijuana, sort of

Last updated on: February 25, 2015 at 8:58 pm By Gene Veith

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As of 12:01 a.m. today, the possession of marijuana is legal in our nation’s capital. But it’s still illegal to sell it. So you can have it, but you can’t buy it. The tangled new law, with its bureaucratic twists and turns, illustrates the dilemma of a state legalizing a substance (though the District of Columbia is not a state), while federal law (which D. C. is mostly under) still outlaws it. It seems to me that making the possession... Read more

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