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2009-08-12T05:30:21-04:00

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230 miles per gallon

Last updated on: August 12, 2009 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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GM says that the Volt, its new electric car, will get 230 mpg in city driving. General Motors said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car could get 230 mpg in city driving, making it the first American vehicle to achieve triple-digit fuel economy if that figure is confirmed by federal regulators. But when the four-door family sedan hits showrooms late next year, its efficiency will come with a steep sticker price: $40,000. Still, the Volt’s fuel efficiency would be four... Read more

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2009-08-12T05:15:57-04:00

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Section 1233 of the Health Care Bill

Last updated on: August 12, 2009 at 5:15 am By Gene Veith

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Washington Post editorial page staffer is not right-winger and he himself has a Living Will, but he has qualms about Section 1233 of the Health Care Bill that pays doctors to offer “end of life” counseling to seniors. He is afraid that the physician-as-authority-figure will unduly influence the elderly to request “pulling the plug” as an effort to save money. From House Health-Care Reform Bill Oversteps on End-of-Life Issues – washingtonpost.com; Section 1233. . . addresses compassionate goals in disconcerting... Read more

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2009-08-12T05:00:43-04:00

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Mass trials in Iran

Last updated on: August 12, 2009 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Iran is putting the election protesters on trial 100 at a time. The government admits torturing some of them. Employees of foreign embassies are also being tried. Never take your constitutional rights for granted, as if they were the norm everywhere. Read more

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2009-08-11T05:30:38-04:00

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Churches investing in real estate

Last updated on: August 11, 2009 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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The Washington Post published an article on big churches that are getting into the real estate market. I can see churches doing this for ministry purposes, such as providing affordable housing for the aged and the poor. That is part of what the article talks about. But it also gives as a reason the need for these megachurches to make money: For years, the faith community has been a driving force in building affordable housing such as the unit where... Read more

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2009-08-11T05:30:09-04:00

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Psychologists may now help gays resist their attractions

Last updated on: August 11, 2009 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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The American Psychological Association has had a bad reputation among conservatives, among other reasons for changing its guidelines classifying homosexuality as a mental disorder. But now the APA has issued new guidelines that allow counselors to help gays who want to battle their inclinations–particularly those with religious issues. From A New Therapy on Faith and Sexual Identity – WSJ.com: In a striking departure, the American Psychological Association said Wednesday that it is ethical — and can be beneficial — for... Read more

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2009-08-10T07:04:55-04:00

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Internet scammers are people too

Last updated on: August 10, 2009 at 7:04 am By Gene Veith

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You know those e-mail scams you get from Nigeria? Well, it turns out that the promises of untold wealth if you help with a financial transfer and other scams, including romantic connections, have become a major industry in that nation. The Washington Post has published a fascinating portrait of the so-called yahoo-yahoo boys who are in this particular line of work. From Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria’s Online Scammers Work That Much Harder: Banjo is a polite young man in a... Read more

2009-08-10T05:30:48-04:00

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Health-care debate

Last updated on: August 10, 2009 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Let’s look at a range of opinions about the proposed health-care reform bill. First, columnist Steven Pearlstein defends the proposal, accusing Republican critics of “lying” about the program: There is no credible way to look at what has been proposed by the president or any congressional committee and conclude that these will result in a government takeover of the health-care system. That is a flat-out lie whose only purpose is to scare the public and stop political conversation. Under any... Read more

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2009-08-07T09:24:50-04:00

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An early marriage

Last updated on: August 7, 2009 at 9:24 am By Gene Veith

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On the heels of our most excellent discussion yesterday about early marriage, I should bring up an example: We got married just after our sophomore year of college. 19 years old. That was 38 years ago TODAY. We did have to support ourselves. When we were first married, we both worked part time as we were going to school. We made $250 a month, and that was what we had to live on. We lived in a one-room efficiency apartment... Read more

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2009-08-07T05:54:14-04:00

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Post-Target irony

Last updated on: August 7, 2009 at 5:54 am By Gene Veith

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An amusing article in the Washington Post tells about a Target and other icons of suburbia moving into a cool, hipster neighborhood. At first the cool people would go to these places in order to be ironic. Then they start liking them, which makes them feel guilty. They, as is the danger with other drugs, they get addicted. Excerpts from Columbia Heights Hipsters Stumble Into Target Territory : “I’m 30,” says Ana Marin, a bartender with a nose piercing and... Read more

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2009-08-07T05:30:23-04:00

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Rheticus on TV

Last updated on: August 7, 2009 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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If Luther is the definitive Lutheran theologian, and Melanchthon is the definitive Lutheran scholar, and Cranach is the definitive Lutheran artist, and Bach is the definitive Lutheran musician, then Rheticus is the definitive Lutheran scientist. A colleague of Luther and Melanchthon at the University of Wittenberg, Rheticus was the only pupil of Copernicus. He was the one who published Copernicus’s papers that promoted the revolutionary notion that the earth was not the center of the universe. Rheticus defended this position,... Read more

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