Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 144
July 26, 2016
Evangelical Catholics
Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence describes himself as an “evangelical Catholic.” By which he means that he is a Catholic who attends an evangelical megachurch. There are quite a few of those, including another presidential candidate, Marco Rubio. (Megachurches don’t make such a big deal about “membership,” unlike other Protestant churches, so it would be [Read More...]
Are the Russians manipulating the U.S. election?
Researchers are concluding that it was the Russians–indeed, a Russian intelligence agency–that hacked into the Democratic National Committee’s e-mails and gave them to Wikileaks. Which raises the question: Is Vladimir Putin working to get Donald Trump elected? Not only have the two expressed admiration for each other. A Trump presidency would clearly be in Russia’s self-interest. [Read More...]
Sanders supporters boo calls for party unity
The first day of the Democratic National Convention was marked by boos, shout downs, and loud protests on the part of Bernie Sanders supporters whenever a speaker called for the party to unite behind Hillary Clinton. They even booed Sanders when he said that! From Sanders delegates revolt on convention floor – POLITICO: The Democratic National [Read More...]
July 25, 2016
“Conscientious objection against the state”
Hillsdale professor and LCMS member Korey Maas has an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal about the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod convention action to allow women facing combat and registering for the draft to claim conscientious objector status. He goes into the legal implications of this decision, as well as the larger phenomenon of how the state [Read More...]
What to watch for at the Democrats’ convention this week
Now it’s the Democrats’ turn to have a convention, beginning today and lasting through Thursday. Here are some things to watch for: (1) Both the Republicans and the Democratic contests featured an insurgent arrayed against the party establishment. In the Republican case, the insurgent won. In the Democratic case, the party establishment beat down the [Read More...]
The Democrats’ embarrassing e-mail leaks
Someone hacked into some 20,000 e-mails from members of the Democratic National Committee, and they have been posted on Wikileaks. They reveal embarrassing details about how the party officials were trying to rig the primaries for Hillary Clinton. This included a plan to use Bernie Sander’s religion–he is a Jewish agnostic–against him. (See the article [Read More...]
July 23, 2016
Terrorist attack in Germany
A terrorist shouting “Allahu Akbar” began shooting children in a McDonald’s at Munich. He then went on a rampage through a shopping mall, killing at least 9 and wounding more than 20. From Munich shopping centre shooting leaves several dead and injured as police hunt gunmen | Daily Mail Online: A gunman shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ opened [Read More...]
July 22, 2016
Clinton picks Tim Kaine for vice president
Hillary Clinton picked former Virginia governor Tim Kaine as her running-mate. She could have picked someone from the left wing of the Democratic party, so as to placate Bernie Sanders supporters, but instead she chose a widely-experienced government official with the reputation as a moderate. Perhaps her strategy is to reach out to those, including Republicans, who [Read More...]
A theology of writing/a theology of fiction
My daughter Mary Moerbe, over at her blog Meet, Write, & Salutary, is trying to think through a theology of writing and a theology of fiction. She is seeking input and possible contributors. See where she is with this after the jump. From Mary Moerbe, Theology of Writing – Meet, Write, & Salutary: Conversation & [Read More...]
Trump may not defend NATO allies
Donald Trump said that he may or may not come to the defense of a NATO ally if it were attacked. Never mind the treaty commitment that an attack upon one is an attack upon all. He said that the US action would depend on whether or not the country “fulfilled their obligations to us.” [Read More...]
