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2011-04-07T06:00:25-04:00

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Shall we shut down the government? Again?

Last updated on: April 7, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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As of this moment, Republicans and Democrats in Congress are at an impasse over the 2011 budget. Budget hawks in the Republican party have insisted on cutting President Obama’s spending plan. Democrats have agreed to some $30 billion in cuts, but that is not enough for a key segment of Republicans. If a budget doesn’t pass, the government shuts down on Friday. (Well, “essential services” won’t, but still. . . .) You may recall another time when Republicans scored a... Read more

2011-04-07T05:30:09-04:00

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Fox News drops Glenn Beck

Last updated on: April 7, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Glenn Beck and his controversial pronouncements and conspiracy theories remain popular, but Fox News is cancelling his show. Glenn Beck and Fox News Channel formally agreed to end Beck’s daily program Wednesday, bringing a marriage beset by outside pressures and internal tensions to an end after just 27 months. Fox News Channel said it was dropping Glenn Beck’s afternoon talk show, which has sunk in the ratings and suffered financially due to an advertiser boycott. The conservative host and the... Read more

2011-04-07T05:01:45-04:00

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Happy belated Cranach day!

Last updated on: April 7, 2011 at 5:01 am By Gene Veith

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I can’t believe I missed blogging about this yesterday, April 6 being the Commemoration of Lucas Cranach and Albrecht Dürer: Christian Artists | CyberBrethren-A Lutheran Blog. Go to that link to celebrate by looking at some of their paintings and what they mean. Read more

2011-04-06T06:00:58-04:00

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Obama starts his reelection campaign

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

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President Obama formally threw his hat back into the ring, announcing that he will run for re-election. He’s got a lot of weaknesses and vulnerabilities, what with the economy, his new war in Libya, a reputation as indecisive, and a number of unpopular policies. And yet, say Democrats, who can the Republicans put against him who would not be even less popular? He at least, they say, comes across as presidential, unlike most of his Republican rivals. The power of... Read more

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President Barack Obama

2011-04-06T05:30:51-04:00

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Why We Need Jane Austen

Last updated on: April 6, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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My colleague Mark Mitchell on why Jane Austen still resonates with young people today and what they can learn from her: Reading Pride and Prejudice with a group of bright and interested students has been a delight. Austen can charm students in 2011 and, given the multitude of voices and volumes competing for their attention, this is no small feat. But what, exactly, is it that makes Austen such a good teacher today? The question, itself, suggests that Austen is... Read more

Literature

Jane Austen

2011-04-06T05:00:49-04:00

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Banning abortion after 20 weeks

Last updated on: April 6, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Fifteen states are considering banning abortions after five months of pregnancy. Nebraska and Kansas have passed it, and Iowa may be next: The Iowa Senate will consider a bill that bans abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, following approval of the measure by the state House Thursday night, lawmakers said Friday. State Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa, a Republican, said the bill is a priority because a Nebraska doctor has said he plans to open a clinic in Council Bluffs,... Read more

Life Issues

abortion

late-term abortion

2011-04-05T06:00:21-04:00

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Protocol for disposing of old Bibles

Last updated on: April 5, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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This is apparently the traditional way: You don’t burn them. You never, ever burn them. An unwanted holy book, be it Jewish, Christian, Muslim, or any other scripture, can be disposed of humanely and appropriately, but not burned. A holy book is afforded the same respect as a human being in every religious tradition in the world — except, apparently, the one practiced by one pastor in Florida. You bury them. via Jon M. Sweeney: How to Properly Dispose of... Read more

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Bibles

2011-04-05T05:33:27-04:00

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The bad theology of a pro-Christian decision

Last updated on: April 5, 2011 at 5:33 am By Gene Veith

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Earlier we blogged about the European Court of Human Rights ruling that Italian public schools could have crucifixes on their walls. Stanley Fish looks more closely at the decision and finds, as often happens in the United States too, that rulings that are seemingly in favor of Christianity actually end up eviscerating religion. The question at issue was whether an Italian law requiring the placing of crucifixes in public classrooms violates a clause of the European Convention On Human Rights... Read more

Law

Theology

2011-04-05T05:00:38-04:00

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The erosion of limited government & individual sovereignty

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

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George Wills reports on a free speech case in St. Louis: [Jim] Roos responded [to repeated efforts by the local government to seize his property] by painting on the side of one of his buildings a large mural — a slash through a red circle containing the words “End Eminent Domain Abuse.” The government that had provoked him declared his sign “illegal” and demanded that he seek a permit for it. He did. Then the government denied the permit. The... Read more

2011-04-04T05:45:58-04:00

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Koran burning leads to murders

Last updated on: April 4, 2011 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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Terry Jones, that Florida preacher, went ahead and burned a copy of the Koran, even though he had said that he wouldn’t. So a mob in Afghanistan killed seven UN workers. Many more foreigners were injured and there are reports of other deaths in other incidents. See this vivid account. These killings are not by the Taliban but by the ordinary Afghanis we have been trying to liberate. I am enraged by them and also by the preacher whose... Read more

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