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2010-04-14T05:00:12-04:00

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Doctor shortage

Last updated on: April 14, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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The complicated Rube-Goldberg chain of unintended consequences with our new health care system may be starting: The new federal health-care law has raised the stakes for hospitals and schools already scrambling to train more doctors. Experts warn there won’t be enough doctors to treat the millions of people newly insured under the law. At current graduation and training rates, the nation could face a shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according to the Association... Read more

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doctor shortage

2010-04-13T05:45:42-04:00

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Religion of the tribe

Last updated on: April 13, 2010 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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Michael Gerson, in a column arguing that Cardinal Ratzinger who later became Pope Benedict actually was the one who (finally, eventually) cracked down on pedophile priests, tossed off an interesting category: It is the consistent temptation of faith leaders — Catholic, Protestant, Muslim or Hindu — to practice the religion of the tribe. The goal is to seek public recognition of their own theological convictions and the health of their own religious institutions. For many centuries of Western history, the... Read more

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religion of the tribe

2010-04-13T05:30:33-04:00

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Goldwater’s pro-abortion conservatism

Last updated on: April 13, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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David Mills, at the First Things blog, found a quote from Barry Goldwater arguing that being pro-abortion is actually being conservative: While searching the web for something, I came across the Planned Parenthood site and followed a link to a group of theirs called “Republicans for Choice.” It included as a pull-out quote these words from Barry Goldwater: A lot of so-called conservatives today don’t know what the word means. They think I’ve turned liberal because I believe a woman... Read more

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2010-04-13T05:00:29-04:00

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The ad man as one of the writers

Last updated on: April 13, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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We have commercials. Then came product placement, in which commercials enter the storyline. Now we have advertisers working with writers to make the product an intrinsic part of the plot. From Harold Meyerson, <a href=”http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/06/AR2010040602662.html”>Moviemaking becomes commercial art</a>: <blockquote>As the cost of filmmaking continues to rise, “product placement” has become a serious source of production funding. The more a product is shown or used in a movie, the Times reports, “the more a brand pays for the appearance, offering fees... Read more

2010-04-13T05:00:13-04:00

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The last Protestant justice leaves

Last updated on: April 13, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Justice John Paul Stevens, 90 years old, has announced his retirement. He is probably the most liberal justice, to the point that whoever President Obama nominates will probably be more conservative than he is. Even if he or she is as liberal as he was, it won’t change the balance of the court. But once Justice Stevens leaves, there will be no more Protestants on the Supreme Court. So much for WASP dominance in America. Of course, being a mainline... Read more

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Justice John Paul Stevens

2010-04-12T06:00:43-04:00

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God’s alien work and His proper work

Last updated on: April 12, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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In our Sunday morning Bible class, we are studying Luther’s Commentary on Genesis. That work is an example of Luther at his best. His expositions of Scripture are stunning in their depth and insight. And here we find explanations of some of his key theological ideas, including the three estates (household, church, and state) and his doctrine of vocation. Sunday we learned about God’s blessing of Noah after the flood and this distinction: God’s “proper work,” because it best expresses... Read more

Luther's Commentary on Genesis

Martin Luther

2010-04-12T05:45:59-04:00

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Caravaggio’s “Doubting Thomas”

Last updated on: April 12, 2010 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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From a sermon by Rev. William Gleason: Like many biblical stories, there are many pictures, icons and statues depicting Doubting Thomas; but the one I find most remarkable is the one painted by the 16th century artist Caravaggio. In it, Thomas is portrayed in a most animated, almost humorous, pose of skepticism: he is bent over so he can peer closely into the side of Jesus, his left hand perched doggedly on his hip, and his eyes are opened wide... Read more

2010-04-12T05:28:35-04:00

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Two parallel tragedies at Katyn Forest

Last updated on: April 12, 2010 at 5:28 am By Gene Veith

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April 7 was the 70th anniversary of the Katyn Forest massacre. Here is the story, in brief, a chilling example of Stalin’s tactics, knowing that he was about to take over Poland: In March 1940, Joseph Stalin signed an order for the mass execution of more than 22,000 Polish officers being held as prisoners of war. The April 1940 executions were systematic: Each office’s hands were tied behind his back, and each was shot with a single bullet through the... Read more

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2010-04-09T06:00:25-04:00

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Men at Work stories

Last updated on: April 9, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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One of my students is doing an internship with William Bennet and has asked for my help. I thought I’d tap into you readers of this blog, who always manage to come up with some really good ideas on just about every subject. I’ll let the student explain what he needs: I am working on a research project for Mr. William Bennett on Manliness and I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction. The book is... Read more

2010-04-09T05:45:20-04:00

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The Statue of Responsibility

Last updated on: April 9, 2010 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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There is a foundation trying to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to build a Statue of Responsibility. It would be on the West Coast to balance out the Statue of Liberty, with the two being the same height of 300 feet. It would portray one arm coming out of the ground grasping an arm coming down from the sky and would look like this: Here is the website of the foundation. I mean, I know what they are saying,... Read more

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Statue of Responsibility

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