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2010-01-04T05:45:39-05:00

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Brit Hume evangelizes Tiger Wood

Last updated on: January 4, 2010 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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On Fox News Sunday, Brit Hume had a message for Tiger Woods: Whether he can recover as a person depends on "his faith. He's said to be a Buddhist. I don't think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redeption that is offered by the Christian faith. So my message to Tiger would be, "Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world." Hume, of course, is... Read more

2010-01-04T05:30:25-05:00

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Incoherent terrorism policy

Last updated on: January 4, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Charles Krauthammer says that President Obama and his administration are confused and inconsistent when it comes to dealing with terrorism: The reason the country is uneasy about the Obama administration's response to this attack is a distinct sense of not just incompetence but incomprehension. From the very beginning, President Obama has relentlessly tried to play down and deny the nature of the terrorist threat we continue to face. Napolitano renames terrorism "man-caused disasters." Obama goes abroad and pledges to cleanse... Read more

2010-01-04T05:15:11-05:00

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One tenet of sexual morality that has come back

Last updated on: January 4, 2010 at 5:15 am By Gene Veith

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Don’t miss Mary Eberstadt’s article in First Things: How Pedophilia Lost Its Cool. She shows that in the 1970’s through the 1990’s sex with children was being presented by many in the cultural elite as not so bad–something to joke about–or even as something to advocate. Now, there is a consensus across ideological lines that adults having sex with children is a great evil. This is evident in the case of Roman Polanski, in which liberals joined conservatives in condemning... Read more

2010-01-01T09:38:39-05:00

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Happy New Year! Happy Thresholds!

Last updated on: January 1, 2010 at 9:38 am By Gene Veith

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And Happy January! This month is named after Janus, the Roman god of thresholds, and thus, of transitions. He had two faces, one that could see the past and the other that could see the future. So in going from one year to another, as we celebrate the New Year, it has been customary to both look back and look ahead. In the buildup to New Year’s Day on this blog, we have been looking back. Now let’s look ahead. Read more

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2010-01-01T06:00:11-05:00

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Predictions for 2010?

Last updated on: January 1, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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What do you think will happen in this new year of 2010? We’ve been doing this for a few years and checking the results (see below). The more specific you are, you more amazed we will be if you turn out to have been right. Read more

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2010-01-01T05:58:21-05:00

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Checking the predictions for 2009

Last updated on: January 1, 2010 at 5:58 am By Gene Veith

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Last year CNN assembled some journalists and politicos to make predictions about what would happen in the year 2009. As promised in my blog post back then, we’ll check their predictions. Actually, they didn’t do too bad. Of greater interest, I asked YOU to make your predictions. See how you did. My former student Cindy Ramos was prescient (I taught her so well): In college football, Texas will once again defeat Oklahoma. They will also beat Texas Tech and everyone... Read more

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2010-01-01T05:48:45-05:00

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Predictions for the next decade?

Last updated on: January 1, 2010 at 5:48 am By Gene Veith

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So what do you think will happen in the decade ahead? Make your predictions here. As an example, here is what Anne Applebaum is predicting: If I had to read the tea leaves and make a grand prediction, I would say that in the closing days of the 2000s, the future does not look good for authoritarian regimes in general. The signs, however, are very positive for one in particular: China. The signs also lead me to wonder whether competition... Read more

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2010-01-01T05:15:47-05:00

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The Name of Jesus

Last updated on: January 1, 2010 at 5:15 am By Gene Veith

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A re-run from last year at this time: Today is. . . the ancient feast celebrating The Circumcision and Name of Jesus. The week after Christmas, the Christchild was circumcised, thus taking upon Himself the fulfillment of the Law, a rite in which He was also officially given His name. “Jesus” means “God saves” (literally, to put it even stronger, “YHWH saves”). Notice how the very name of Jesus attests to His divinity and to the Gospel. Several years ago,... Read more

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2009-12-31T06:00:28-05:00

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The decade in review

Last updated on: December 31, 2009 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Time Magazine calls it “the decade from hell.” The Washington Post calls it “the decade we didn't see coming.” How would you characterize the first decade of the 21st century that is now passing into history? (Note: I know that 2010 completes the first decade, but let’s just talk about the years with a zero in the last two digits.) It seems to me that the defining event of the decade happened on September 11, 2001. Those monstrous acts of... Read more

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2009-12-31T05:45:48-05:00

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New Year’s Eve celebrations

Last updated on: December 31, 2009 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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I don’t think it’s because I’m getting old that the thought of celebrating New Year’s Eve by going out to a party–much less standing outside as in being in Times Square with masses of other people–has zero appeal. I have always, even when I was young, preferred to stay up until midnight, yes, but to do it at home. My custom has been to snack on appetizer-like junk food and sip appropriate beverages while playing games with members of my... Read more

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