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2011-07-18T05:45:38-04:00

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Bachmann is no longer a Lutheran

Last updated on: July 18, 2011 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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It is now official, I guess. Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann left the Wisconsin Synod shortly before running for president. This, as the press started portraying the conservative Lutheran denomination as a weird cult for believing that the Pope is the antichrist and that homosexuality is a sin. From the Washington Post story: The conservative church that Michele Bachmann officially left days before launching her presidential campaign said Friday that the Minnesota congresswoman’s decision came at their request. “The impetus came... Read more

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2011-07-15T06:00:15-04:00

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And now the Marriage Pledge for politicians

Last updated on: July 15, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Republican presidential candidates keep getting asked to sign pledges–not to raise taxes, to oppose abortion, etc.–in order to get the support of key voters. The latest is a pledge about marriage that goes on to include stances on various issues of sexual morality. Signers must promise not only to oppose gay marriage, but also to oppose divorce, extra-marital sex, pornography, women in combat, and to believe that homosexuality is a choice. Michelle Bachman and Rick Santorum have signed it. Mitt... Read more

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2011-07-15T05:46:21-04:00

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Legalizing polygamy

Last updated on: July 15, 2011 at 5:46 am By Gene Veith

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The revolution in the institution of marriage continues, as the legalization of polygamy is now being taken up by the courts. Tomorrow [July 13] in Salt Lake City, legal scholar and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley will file suit to challenge Utah statutes criminalizing cohabitation and bigamy. The plaintiffs in the suit? Kody Brown and his four wives, stars of the reality show Sister Wives. Turley is expected to argue for the decriminalization of polygamy by citing Lawrence... Read more

2011-07-15T05:30:08-04:00

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Spelling and the internet

Last updated on: July 15, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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The BBC reports that Great Britain’s online economy is harmed by bad spelling: An online entrepreneur says that poor spelling is costing the UK millions of pounds in lost revenue for internet businesses. Charles Duncombe says an analysis of website figures shows a single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half. Mr Duncombe says when recruiting staff he has been “shocked at the poor quality of written English”. He says the big problem for online firms isn’t technology but... Read more

2011-07-14T06:00:31-04:00

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“Not guilty” verdicts

Last updated on: July 14, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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I think I was the only person in America who did not follow the Casey Anthony story at all. The prospect of a mother murdering her own little girl was too horrible for me to contemplate. But now that the mother has been acquitted of the crime I am hearing about it a lot, to the effect that a monstrous killer has gotten off. Feel free to venture your opinion, but also read Uwe Siemon-Netto’s Blog: MEDIA MATTERS: The Casey... Read more

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2011-07-14T05:23:51-04:00

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The McConnell plan

Last updated on: July 14, 2011 at 5:23 am By Gene Veith

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It’s hard to decipher what Mitch McConnell’s plan to deal with the debt ceiling even is, if you just go by the vague news reports and the wildly opposed or enthusiastic descriptions of it by both advocates and foes, both of whom exist among both Republicans and Democrats. Essentially, as I understand it, McConnell’s plan is for Congress to pass a resolution that will put the onus of requesting debt hikes, which must be accompanied by spending cuts, onto the... Read more

2011-07-14T05:00:07-04:00

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American words sneaking into the Queen’s English

Last updated on: July 14, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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British journalist Matthew Engel complains about how American words–“Americanisms”– are contaminating British English: Lengthy. Reliable. Talented. Influential. Tremendous. All of these words we use without a second thought were never part of the English language until the establishment of the United States. The Americans imported English wholesale, forged it to meet their own needs, then exported their own words back across the Atlantic to be incorporated in the way we speak over here. Those seemingly innocuous words caused fury at... Read more

2011-07-13T06:00:17-04:00

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Apps

Last updated on: July 13, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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OK, I realize that I am late to this particular party, but I finally have an iPhone. I’ve used it for awhile and liked it, but recently my sister has introduced me to the world of applications. That is to say, “apps.” I now have apps to let me know the news, the weather, and sports scores. I can listen to my favorite kinds of music. Best of all, I have apps that use GPS data to locate everything from... Read more

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2011-07-13T05:48:18-04:00

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Sexual moralism vs. the gospel?

Last updated on: July 13, 2011 at 5:48 am By Gene Veith

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John at Redeemed Rambling, a Reformed Baptist, maintains that many conservative Christians are talking so much about sexual immorality that they are obscuring the Gospel: To my brothers, I have this plea: please stop with the sexual moralism. True Christianity finds its all in the gospel – God’s grace to take us in when we are wretched. We all come to God laden with sexual sin. The purest among us is an adulterer, for without the Holy Spirit our hearts... Read more

2011-07-13T05:00:23-04:00

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Digging up the Philistines

Last updated on: July 13, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Archaeologists have been excavating the city of Gath and learning details about the Israelite’s arch-enemy the Philistines: The Philistines arrived by sea from the area of modern-day Greece around 1200 B.C. They went on to rule major ports at Ashkelon and Ashdod, now cities in Israel, and at Gaza, now part of the Palestinian territory known as the Gaza Strip. At Gath, they settled on a site that had been inhabited since prehistoric times. Digs like this one have shown... Read more

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