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2011-04-20T06:00:31-04:00

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Maundy Wednesday?

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

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This would harmonize an alleged inconsistency in the inerrant Bible: Colin Humphreys of Cambridge University says discrepancies in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke as compared with John arose because they used an older calendar than the official Jewish one. He concluded the date was 1 April AD33. This could also mean Jesus’ arrest, interrogation and separate trials did not all take place on one night only. Prof Humphreys believes his findings could present a case for finally fixing... Read more

2011-04-20T05:30:08-04:00

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Pro-abortion theology

Last updated on: April 20, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Katherine Jean Lopez quotes from “O, Beautiful,” a play by Theresa Rebeck, which is getting praise in the New York Times: ‘This is a loving, caring Jesus,” is how the director of a play involving abortion described a leading man to the New York Times. The play, written by a Notre Dame grad, recently took to stage at the University of Delaware. The dialogue includes a gal asking Christ: “Did you ever say, ‘I’m Jesus, and I say that stupid... Read more

Pro-abortion activists

2011-04-20T05:26:54-04:00

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Who pays taxes?

Last updated on: April 20, 2011 at 5:26 am By Gene Veith

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A news story in the Washington Post follows the Democratic party line in complaining that the rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes. But notice how the facts get in the way of the thesis! As millions of procrastinators scramble to meet Monday’s tax-filing deadline, ponder this: The super-rich pay a lot less in taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all. The Internal Revenue Service... Read more

2011-04-20T05:00:33-04:00

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Protestant as one who confesses

Last updated on: April 20, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Fred Sanders sheds some light on what “Protestant” means on the anniversary of the Protestation of Speyer, which was yesterday: Today (April 19) is the anniversary of the 1529 Protestation of Speyer, which is generally regarded as the first time that the word “Protestant” was used to refer to a religious position distinct from Roman Catholicism. A coalition of German princes and leaders refused to abide by the imperial ban on Luther’s teachings, and called instead for the free spread... Read more

2011-04-19T06:00:43-04:00

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Full faith and credit

Last updated on: April 19, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Remember how government bonds have been considered a sure investment because they are backed by “the full faith and credit” of the United States of America? Well, the Standard & Poor bond rating agency is having its doubts about what our government’s “full faith and credit” is worth: S&P changed its outlook on the United States from “stable” to “negative” and said the federal government could lose its AAA rating if officials fail to bring spending in line with revenues.... Read more

2011-04-19T05:45:43-04:00

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Tiger Mothers vs. Vocation

Last updated on: April 19, 2011 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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One of the best things I’ve read on the Tiger Mother controversy is this column by Pam Nielsen in the Lutheran Witness: If you are a parent, your children are your vocation and your most important calling. God sets the standard for you: “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4). To raise your children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord is to raise... Read more

2011-04-19T05:30:39-04:00

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Democracy rules, except when my guy doesn’t win

Last updated on: April 19, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Nigeria elected a president, the incumbent, who received twice the votes of the other candidate. But the president is a Christian, so Nigerian Muslims are rioting, setting fires, and protesting the election: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has won a presidential election with results being reported in all 36 states, as riots broke out in the mainly Muslim north to protest the outcome. Election officials announced Monday that Mr. Jonathan received million 22,495,187 votes in Saturday’s polls, nearly twice the number... Read more

2011-04-18T06:00:21-04:00

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The Bible readings for Holy Week

Last updated on: April 18, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Pastor William Weedon explains about the appointed readings for Holy Week: Why did we read about BOTH the triumphal entry and the Passion and death of our Lord in the Palm Sunday liturgy. First, remember that the observance of “this happening” on “the same day” is a rather late convention in the Church’s liturgical life. The foundational mystery is celebrated each and every Lord’s Day: Christ crucified is raised from the dead. Even on Palm Sunday that remains the focus.... Read more

2011-04-18T05:25:32-04:00

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Liberals are just too darn virtuous

Last updated on: April 18, 2011 at 5:25 am By Gene Veith

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If there is a Pulitzer Prize for most sanctimonious piece of journalism, this piece by Sally Kohn in the Washington Post should win and the prize should thereafter be retired. She starts off with how liberals–actually, President Obama–have been pushed around by conservatives lately. She concludes that the problem is that liberals are just basically good tolerant people, while conservatives are mean. Liberals, she argues, need to stop being tolerant of conservatives. The real problem isn’t a liberal weakness. It’s... Read more

2011-04-18T05:00:06-04:00

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The health benefits of fidgeting

Last updated on: April 18, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Some good new words here: Inactivity Studies; Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (a.k.a. NEAT). Also, I daresay, some good advice: James Levine, a researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has an intense interest in how much people move — and how much they don’t. He is a leader of an emerging field that some call inactivity studies, which has challenged long-held beliefs about human health and obesity. . . . His initial question — which he first posed in a... Read more

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