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2010-06-30T05:30:34-04:00

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“Freedom of Religion” vs. “Freedom of Worship”?

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

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Some human rights and religious freedom activists have noted that President Obama and the State Department are referring to the “freedom of worship” rather than the “freedom of religion.” They worry that this is toning down our country’s traditional stand for human rights. “Freedom of religion” includes beliefs and practices, whereas “freedom of worship” can refer to just the right to meet together to pray. Under this construction, still-Communist China and Muslim countries could permit Christians to gather together for... Read more

2010-06-30T05:00:52-04:00

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Keep and bear arms

Last updated on: June 30, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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The Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment gives individuals–not militias–the personal right to keep and bear arms, a right that state and local governments may not abridge: The Second Amendment provides Americans a fundamental right to bear arms that cannot be violated by state and local governments, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a long-sought victory for gun rights advocates. The 5 to 4 decision does not strike down any gun-control laws, nor does it elaborate on what kind... Read more

2010-06-29T08:17:10-04:00

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Vacation tips

Last updated on: June 29, 2010 at 8:17 am By Gene Veith

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Well, we just got back from another grueling road trip, whereupon I have to get ready for an even more grueling trip abroad next week. (You will note that despite the grueling nature of said road trip, I managed to keep up my blogging pretty well, missing only one day, by my reckoning.) So, as the summer unfolds and many of us hit the road, let’s talk about vacation tips. I like to patronize the independent businesses and roadside joints... Read more

2010-06-29T08:05:26-04:00

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Evil as proof of God’s existence?

Last updated on: June 29, 2010 at 8:05 am By Gene Veith

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Christopher Benson draws attention to a statement by literary critic Terry Eagleton, a Marxist who has recently started attacking the “new atheists,” who has written a book on the reality of evil: Evil is a form of transcendence, even if from the point of view of good it is a transcendence gone awry. Perhaps it is the only form of transcendence left in a postreligious world. We know nothing any more of choirs of heavenly hosts, but we know about... Read more

2010-06-29T08:04:08-04:00

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The pope as sportswriter

Last updated on: June 29, 2010 at 8:04 am By Gene Veith

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Mary Ellen Kelly reports on some remarks of then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, nee Pope Benedict XVI, on the 1985 World Cup: “The fascination with soccer,” he wrote, “lies essentially in that it forces man to discipline himself, such that, through training, he acquires dominion over himself. Through dominion, he achieves superiority. And through superiority, freedom.” Soccer, he continued, teaches the person the value of “disciplined cooperation” and demands an ordering of the individual within the group. “It unites through a common... Read more

2010-06-28T09:03:08-04:00

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Christian fundamentalist narco-gang

Last updated on: June 28, 2010 at 9:03 am By Gene Veith

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Time Magazine reports on one of those ultra-violent drug gangs in Mexico: Mexico’s newest drug cartel, and certainly the most bizarre, is La Familia Michoacana, a violent but Christian fundamentalist narco-gang based in the torrid Tierra Caliente region of western Michoacan state. The group is infamous for methamphetamine smuggling, lopping off enemies’ heads and limbs, and massacring police and soldiers. (Most recently, on June 14, a band of Familia gunmen ambushed a federal police convoy in Michoacan, killing 12.) Yet... Read more

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2010-06-28T09:02:23-04:00

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The world of teen fiction

Last updated on: June 28, 2010 at 9:02 am By Gene Veith

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Christian journalist David Mills, editor of First Things, breaks down the version of reality reflected in the books teenagers read: “Real life” young adult fiction—I am summarizing a huge and diverse set of books, but I think accurately, the bad books far outweighing the good—conveys several destructive assumptions to the kids who read it. • Kids have horribly difficult lives, even if they have every comfort and pleasure in the world. Their families are dysfunctional, their parents self-absorbed or distant,... Read more

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2010-06-28T09:00:56-04:00

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The world of teenagers

Last updated on: June 28, 2010 at 9:00 am By Gene Veith

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More from David Mills on what he has learned from studying today’s teen fiction: That [see the previous post] describes in outline what these books teach about the teenage life, but they also teach a lot about the world in which teenagers live. • The good life requires having the things you want, whether you want straighter hair or a boyfriend or a car of your own or just a higher opinion of yourself. The books assume that the wealthier... Read more

2010-06-24T06:00:54-04:00

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Christian right vs. tea partiers

Last updated on: June 24, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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E. J. Dionne sees conservatism reverting back to its old anti-government, extremism, and conspiracy theory days while abandoning its more recent Christian versions: Barack Obama’s campaign promise of change did not include a pledge to transform American conservatism. But one of his presidency’s major legacies may be a revolution on the American right in which older, more secular forms of politics displace religious activism. The reaction to Obama has also radicalized parts of the conservative movement, giving life to conspiracy... Read more

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2010-06-24T05:48:37-04:00

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Earliest portrait of St. Paul

Last updated on: June 24, 2010 at 5:48 am By Gene Veith

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Archaeologists using lasers to clear away centuries of mineral accretions have uncovered in a 4th century Roman catacomb the earliest paintings of Sts. Peter, Paul, Andrew, and John. Here is the Apostle Paul: Pictured: The ‘sensational’ 1,600-year-old icon of St Paul found in a Roman tomb | Mail Online. Read more

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