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2010-09-28T05:30:32-04:00

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Wiretapping the internet

Last updated on: September 28, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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The Obama administration is seeking the authority to wiretap the internet–including Facebook, Skype, smart phone e-mails, and every other kind of online communication–and to force sites to provide unencrypted access to law enforcement agencies. From the New York Times: Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone. Essentially, officials... Read more

2010-09-28T05:00:42-04:00

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Murders in Afghanistan

Last updated on: September 28, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Five U.S. soldiers have been charged with killing Afghan civilians for sport. Shame, dishonor, and depravity rear their ugly heads: In videotaped and written statements to Army investigators, Spec. Jeremy N. Morlock, 22, a member of the 5th Stryker Combat Brigade, admitted his involvement in the killings, which took place in Kandahar province between January and May. Morlock sought to shift blame for the plot to his squad’s staff sergeant, Calvin R. Gibbs, who he said planted the idea with... Read more

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2010-09-27T06:00:28-04:00

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Church buildings

Last updated on: September 27, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Here are pictures of 50 “extraordinary” church buildings from around the world. Some are ancient; some are contemporary. They come from a whole range of denominations (with quite a few being Lutheran). This is an ancient one in Ethiopia, the Church of St. George, carved out of solid rock, a building shaped like a cross (hit “comments” to see it): See more images here.. HT: Joe Carter Read more

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2010-09-27T05:30:09-04:00

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Today’s moral blind spots

Last updated on: September 27, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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The Washington Post printed an interesting moral exercise written by Kwame Anthony Appiah: Once, pretty much everywhere, beating your wife and children was regarded as a father’s duty, homosexuality was a hanging offense, and waterboarding was approved — in fact, invented — by the Catholic Church. Through the middle of the 19th century, the United States and other nations in the Americas condoned plantation slavery. Many of our grandparents were born in states where women were forbidden to vote. And... Read more

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2010-09-27T05:00:22-04:00

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Democrats and the working class

Last updated on: September 27, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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I posted about this phenomenon recently, though hardly anyone of you commentators understood my point. Maybe Joan C. Williams, a liberal Democrat, can state it more clearly than I did: For two generations, the Democrats have failed to relate to white working-class voters. Black working-class voters never abandoned the party, but the percentage of working-class whites who identified as Democrats fell from 60 percent in the mid-1970s to 40 percent in the mid-1990s. George W. Bush won his two presidential... Read more

2010-09-24T17:16:46-04:00

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More on introverts in the church

Last updated on: September 24, 2010 at 5:16 pm By Gene Veith

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We blogged about this topic before, but here are some more thoughts from Adam McHugh, the pastor who wrote the book Introverts in Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture: The scowling old man nearly bumped into me as he fled the sanctuary. As I turned to watch him stomp out to the parking lot, I asked a friend if she knew why he’d left before the service started. She replied, “You know how in your sermon last week... Read more

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2010-09-24T05:45:51-04:00

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What is the Democrats’ pledge to America?

Last updated on: September 24, 2010 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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OK, we parsed and considered and criticized the Republican “Pledge to America” yesterday. The Democrats don’t seem to have something similar, but perhaps we can reconstruct their working ideology. Is it, the government can make things better? Or, moral liberation plus big government? Anti-big business but pro-big government? Or, Or what? I’m not trying to be critical; I’m just trying to figure it out. I hope some Democratic readers can explain what their party is trying to do and what... Read more

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2010-09-24T05:30:06-04:00

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Kiddie profanity

Last updated on: September 24, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Their parents must think it cute: Children as young as two are now dropping f-bombs, with researchers reporting that more kids are using profanity — and at earlier ages — than has been recorded in at least three decades. So finds data presented at this month’s Sociolinguistics Symposium in the U.K., at which swearing scholar Timothy Jay revealed that the rise in vulgarity within adult culture dovetails with similar spikes in the number of youths using offensive language. “By the... Read more

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Timothy Jay

2010-09-23T06:00:48-04:00

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“In faith in You, and in fervent love toward one another”

Last updated on: September 23, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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We conclude our series on The Narrative Commentary to the Divine Service by John Pless with what he says about the conclusion of the service: POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE, PRAYER Having received the Lord’s Body and Blood for our salvation, like Simeon who held in his arms the Savior of the world, we go in peace and joy singing Simeon’s Song from St. Luke, Chapter 2. Another song of thanksgiving based on 1 Chronicles 16:8-10 may be used instead. Before we leave... Read more

2010-09-23T05:30:39-04:00

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The Republican “Pledge to America”

Last updated on: September 23, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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The last big Republican midterm election gain featured a “Contract with America” that summed up the party’s agreed-upon policies. Now Republicans, looking for a similar victory, have put together a “Pledge to America.” The link below will give you access to the full 21-page document, but here are some highlights: Jobs: – Stop job-killing tax hikes – Allow small businesses to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percent of their income – Require congressional approval for any new federal... Read more

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