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2011-10-25T05:30:32-04:00

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Covering the massacres of Coptic Christians

Last updated on: October 25, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Raymond Ibrahim details what is happening to Christians in Egypt and how the atrocities are covered–jargon for “reporting” but containing the metaphor of “hiding’– in our media: Sunday [October 9], the Egyptian military opened fire on thousands of Christians protesting in Maspero, Cairo. In the words of one Christian eyewitness, armored vehicles “came at great speed and drove into the crowds, going backwards and forwards, mowing people under their wheels. The most horrible scene was when one of the vehicles... Read more

2011-10-24T06:00:11-04:00

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The most relaxing–and most boring–music ever

Last updated on: October 24, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Scientists measuring brain waves have discovered the most relaxing piece of music ever, an artificially composed tune called “Weightless.” It’s so relaxing that they are warning people not to drive while listening to it. To say it’s relaxing is another way of saying that it’s the most boring tune ever. You can listen to it, below, if you dare. British band and a group of scientists have made the most relaxing tune in the history of man, an Mp3 of... Read more

2011-10-24T05:46:06-04:00

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Declaring victory and going home

Last updated on: October 24, 2011 at 5:46 am By Gene Veith

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We’ll be out of Iraq by Christmas. So says the president. The earlier plan was to withdraw nearly all of the troops but to leave behind a contingent to help keep the peace. But the Iraqi government did not agree to that. So the only American troops to remain in Iraq will be couple hundred Marines to guard the embassy and some trainers, something lots of countries have. It sounds like, after nine years, the war will really be over.... Read more

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2011-10-24T05:30:54-04:00

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A key royal in Saudi Arabia dies

Last updated on: October 24, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Yet another Arab strongman has died, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. He was the heir to the throne, but a powerful ruler in his own right. The current king is 87 and sick. Expect another chapter in the Arab Spring: Saudi Arabia’s ruling monarchy moved into a critical period of realignment Saturday after the death of the heir to the throne opened the way for a new crown prince: most likely a tough-talking interior minister who has led crackdowns... Read more

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2011-10-21T06:01:28-04:00

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God’s likeness and inscription

Last updated on: October 21, 2011 at 6:01 am By Gene Veith

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Last Sunday Pastor Douthwaite preached on Matthew 22:15-22, about the coin with Jesus asking whose likeness and inscription is on it. But then Pastor Douthwaite took the text in a direction I had never thought of before. What is God’s likeness and inscription, and how do we render to God? Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, okay, got that. But what are the things of God? What are we to render to Him? What does He expect from... Read more

Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms

Rev. James Douthwaite

2011-10-21T05:45:40-04:00

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Why is Wall Street supporting Obama?

Last updated on: October 21, 2011 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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Democrats are attacking Republicans as lackeys for Wall Street. President Obama has thrown his support behind the Occupy Wall Street protesters. He wants to pour on more regulations and restrictions to big investors and banks and to take advantage of the public backlash against big corporations. And yet the denizens of Wall Street are giving Barack Obama much more money than they are giving Republicans. In fact, Mitt Romney’s old company is contributing more money to Obama than to their... Read more

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2011-10-21T05:30:00-04:00

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Closed communion, Catholic style

Last updated on: October 21, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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From an advice column in the U. S. Catholic: Should you pass on communion at a Lutheran church or participate fully? You are at the wedding of a beloved family member or friend, which is taking place at a Lutheran church. You gladly accepted the invitation to celebrate this happy day with the bride and groom. But then there is a call to come to the table of the Lord’s Supper, to receive communion. This is the awkward moment you... Read more

2011-10-21T05:08:56-04:00

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Qaddafi is killed

Last updated on: October 21, 2011 at 5:08 am By Gene Veith

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Saddam Hussein, Osama bin-Laden, and now Muammar Qaddafi: Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the former Libyan strongman who fled into hiding after an armed uprising toppled his regime two months ago, met a violent and vengeful death Thursday in the hands of rebel fighters who stormed his final stronghold in his Mediterranean hometown Surt. At least one of his sons was also killed. Al Jazeera television showed footage of Colonel Qaddafi, alive but bloody, as he was dragged around by armed men... Read more

2011-10-20T06:00:44-04:00

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Fleeing from a victory already achieved

Last updated on: October 20, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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“Who am I?” By Dietrich Bonhoeffer (March 4, 1945) Who am I? They often tell me I would step from my cell’s confinement calmly, cheerfully, firmly, like a squire from his country-house. Who am I? They often tell me I would talk to my warders freely and friendly and clearly, as though it were mine to command. Who am I? They also tell me I would bear the days of misfortune equably, smilingly, proudly, like one accustomed to win. Am... Read more

2011-10-20T05:45:35-04:00

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OK, what about Newt?

Last updated on: October 20, 2011 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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The consensus of yesterday’s discussion here on the last Republican presidential debate is that Newt Gingrich had the best performance. He is certainly conservative, experienced, creative in his problem solving, and very, very smart. (It is said of him that the only preparation for a debate that he needs is a Diet Coke.) So why not rally around him as the alternative to Romney? Social conservatives and the Christian right turned against him because of his multiple marriages and his... Read more

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