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2010-12-22T06:00:15-05:00

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Social capital

Last updated on: December 22, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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We’re in Oklahoma for the Christmas holidays, traveling around visiting relatives and revisiting the places of our past. Part of it has me feeling melancholy, as I see beloved locations rich with memory falling into neglect, disrepair, and decay. My wife, who has been studying the social sciences, introduced me to a term that helps me understand what I am seeing: Social capital. This refers to what builds up a sense of community, relationships with neighbors, and social networks. The... Read more

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2010-12-22T05:17:04-05:00

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Reapportionment Favors Republicans

Last updated on: December 22, 2010 at 5:17 am By Gene Veith

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The constitutionally-mandated reappportionment of congressional delegates (and thus electoral votes) according to the latest census is looking good for Republicans. States gaining Congressional seats: Arizona (1), Florida (2), Georgia (1), Nevada (1), South Carolina (1), Texas (4), Utah (1), Washington (1). States losing Congressional seats: Illinois (1), Iowa (1), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (1), Michigan (1), Missouri (1), New Jersey (1), New York (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (1). via Pajamas Media » Reapportionment Favors the Red States. Of those gaining representatives,... Read more

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2010-12-21T06:00:48-05:00

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Someone I know has been martyred!

Last updated on: December 21, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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That American tourist who was murdered in Israel–I knew her! Kristine Luken. She worked for Patrick Henry College for awhile, helping us with accreditation issues. (She had previously worked for the Department of Education as a liason with colleges.) She became friends with my wife. A Jewish convert to Christianity, Kristine began to feel a strong calling to go to England to work with a ministry there involved with evangelizing Jews. That was surely a calling to her martyrdom. Kristine... Read more

2010-12-21T05:34:50-05:00

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Brits to take on internet porn

Last updated on: December 21, 2010 at 5:34 am By Gene Veith

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Great Britain’s new get-serious coalition government is concerned with the sexualization of children and may have found a way to thwart internet pornography. Instead of setting up systems to “opt out” of certain kinds of content, adult users would have to “opt in” before getting access to pornography. THE UK Government is to combat the early sexualization of children by blocking internet pornography unless parents request it, it was revealed today. The move is intended to ensure that children are... Read more

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2010-12-20T06:00:43-05:00

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Handel’s Messiah as (Lutheran) Apologetics

Last updated on: December 20, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Crossway editor Justin Taylor interviews Calvin Stappert on his new book about Handel’s Messiah. Did you know Handel was a Lutheran? Did you know he intended his oratorio to be a work of Christian apologetics? Can you give us a thumbnail sketch of who George Handel was? George Frideric Handel was born in 1685 in Halle, Germany. Like J. S. Bach, born the same year, Handel was born into a Lutheran family and his earliest musical training came from a... Read more

2010-12-20T05:35:03-05:00

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Gays in the military, in history

Last updated on: December 20, 2010 at 5:35 am By Gene Veith

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The Senate struck down the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, allowing gays to serve openly in the military. Unlike gay marriage, this is not unprecedented. In fact, the Greeks sometimes purposefully cultivated homosexual attachments in military units in order to build unit cohesion. This happened among the Spartans. The most famous example, though, was the elite fighting force known as the Theban Band, a.k.a., the Sacred Band of Thebes: Plutarch records that the Sacred Band was made up of... Read more

2010-12-17T06:00:47-05:00

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Americans have gotten pessimistic

Last updated on: December 17, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Engrained in the American character, it seemed, was optimism. Liberals believe in progress and Conservatives believe in Ronald Reagan’s “morning in America.” Now, though, we are seeing something very different: Americans are deeply pessimistic about the state of the country and its future, according to a series of new national polls, a negativity that puts politicians in a difficult place as they try to woo voters and keep hold on office. In the new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, 63 percent... Read more

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2010-12-17T05:43:17-05:00

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The nativity in online terms

Last updated on: December 17, 2010 at 5:43 am By Gene Veith

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Have you seen this? (If the video doesn’t show up, hit “comments” so that you can see the post separately. You should be able to see it then.) {httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHNNPM7pJA&feature=player_embedded} HT: Mary Read more

2010-12-17T05:30:24-05:00

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Medieval England was better off than many countries today

Last updated on: December 17, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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More stereotype-busting about the Middle Ages. From Science Daily: New research led by economists at the University of Warwick reveals that medieval England was not only far more prosperous than previously believed, it also actually boasted an average income that would be more than double the average per capita income of the world’s poorest nations today. In a paper entitled British Economic Growth 1270-1870 published by the University of Warwick’s Centre on Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) the... Read more

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2010-12-16T06:00:20-05:00

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Man of the Year

Last updated on: December 16, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Time Magazine has announced that its Person of the Year for 2010 is Mark Zuckerberg , the founder of Facebook. And why not? He had a good year, as his online nation reached 500 million members and he had an movie made about him that is getting Oscar buzz. Do you think he deserves the honor? Who would you nominate for Person of the Year? Read more

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