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2010-03-09T05:16:19-05:00

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Do we need a Protestant on the Supreme Court?

Last updated on: March 9, 2010 at 5:16 am By Gene Veith

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John Paul Stevens is the only Supreme Court Justice who is a Protestant. He will soon turn 90. There are six Catholics, some liberal and some conservative, and two Jews. And yet 51% of Americans are Protestant. Lately, there has been an effort to diversify the court, so that now women, African-Americans, and Latinos are represented. Once Justice Stevens dies or resigns, should he be replaced with a token Protestant? High Court: Does religion still matter? – washingtonpost.com. UPDATE: Daniel... Read more

2010-03-09T05:00:00-05:00

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Wanting it both ways

Last updated on: March 9, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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From Victor Davis Hanson: We want all the dividends of industrial society, but an 18th century wilderness at the same time. . . .The redwood deck is beloved, not the falling coast redwood tree; kitchen granite counters are de rigueur, not the blasting at the top of the granite mountain; the Prius is a badge of honor, not the chemical plant that makes its batteries; we now like stainless steel frigs, but hate steel’s coke, and iron ore, and electricity... Read more

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2010-03-08T11:23:00-05:00

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“Hurt Locker” beats “Avatar”

Last updated on: March 8, 2010 at 11:23 am By Gene Veith

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“Hurt Locker,” the intense thriller about an American bomb squad in Iraq–a low budget film with a tiny audience–beat the 3-D anti-military environmentalist blockbuster “Avatar” in the Academy Awards. “Avatar” won the cinematography and art direction, as was proper, but “Hurt Locker” won best picture and best director (to Kathy Bigelow, ex-wife of “Avatar’s” James Cameron), among others. Sandra Bullock won best actress for the pro-Christian “The Blind Side.” “Precious,” the heart-rending depiction of an abused, neglected, overweight African-American child... Read more

2010-03-08T05:45:58-05:00

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Analogies

Last updated on: March 8, 2010 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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I love analogies. Here is one from Charles Krauthammer on a conundrum in the health care reform bill: Obama was reduced to suggesting that his health-care reform was indeed popular because when you ask people about individual items (for example, eliminating exclusions for preexisting conditions or capping individual out-of-pocket payments), they are in favor. Yet mystifyingly they oppose the whole package. How can that be? Allow me to demystify. Imagine a bill granting every American a free federally delivered ice... Read more

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2010-03-08T05:25:02-05:00

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Perceptions of the Pentagon shooter

Last updated on: March 8, 2010 at 5:25 am By Gene Veith

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The Washington Post on Saturday carried two front page stories, side by side, on John Patrick Bedell, the man who shot and wounded two guards at the Pentagon before he was killed. The one story, Pentagon shooter, others strike symbols of ‘power for the powerless’, framed the attack in terms of anti-government groups, such as the Tea Party movement and right-wing militias. “Researchers who track violent groups see Bedell’s rampage as a distorted manifestation of the anti-Washington view that has... Read more

2010-03-08T05:00:04-05:00

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Abstract art and Nature

Last updated on: March 8, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Here is another way to look at abstract or non-representational art. . . .Most of us appreciate the beauty of nature. Most of us appreciate art that makes us aware. perhaps in a heightened way, the beauty of nature, as the best realistic landscape art does. But why is NATURE beautiful? Well, among other things, it has to do with the colors and textures and forms and details and all the little details coming together into a majestic whole. Look... Read more

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2010-03-05T11:00:39-05:00

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Abstract art and the Bible

Last updated on: March 5, 2010 at 11:00 am By Gene Veith

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Thanks to Tickletext for this great quotation from the Christian abstract artist Makoto Fujimura: I’ve heard many people say of contemporary art: “my kids can do that.” I encourage them, then to try it themselves, don’t let kids have all the fun! Try to make drip paintings like Jackson Pollock. Or paint an object with encaustic, layering color upon color, like Johns. Try silk screening images like Warhol. You soon find out that in the ordinary gestures and materials, there... Read more

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2010-03-05T06:00:33-05:00

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Online family businesses

Last updated on: March 5, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Bruce Gee is a long-time friend, baseball comrade, and commenter on this blog. He makes and repairs furniture for a living. He just put together this website for his business, Heartland Furniture. I thought I’d give him a plug. He’s done work for us–fixing up an old cedar chest that had been in the family for years but was all banged up, refinishing some furniture that badly needed it–and he’s really good. I realize that you might not live in... Read more

2010-03-05T05:25:51-05:00

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Democrat pro-lifers taking a stand

Last updated on: March 5, 2010 at 5:25 am By Gene Veith

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Not all pro-lifers are Republicans and not all pro-lifers are conservatives. Twelve pro-life DEMOCRATS in Congress are stepping up. They say they are willing to kill the health care bill if it would fund abortions. A dozen House of Representatives Democrats opposed to abortion are willing to kill President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plan unless it satisfies their demand for language barring the procedure, Representative Bart Stupak said on Thursday. “Yes. We’re prepared to take responsibility,” Stupak said on ABC’s... Read more

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2010-03-05T05:00:51-05:00

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Current events quiz

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

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How informed about current events are you? Try this to find out: Test Your News IQ Q1 – Pew Research Center. HT: Bruce Gee Read more

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