Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 149
July 6, 2016
Hillary Clinton let off the hook
The FBI director scolded Hillary Clinton for her illegal e-mail set-up and her careless handling of classified information. But then he said that no charges would be filed against her. “Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information,” he said, “our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor [Read More...]
Free catechism flash cards
Concordia Publishing House is offering free flash cards and memory cards to help in learning Luther’s Small Catechism. You can download them here. Thanks, CPH, for making available such a helpful resource! HT: Mary Moerbe
July 5, 2016
Confessions of an ex-liberal theologian
Thomas C. Oden is a prominent theologian who formerly was a major practitioner of liberal, modernist theology. But then, after reading the Church Fathers, he did an about face, turning to orthodox, historical Christianity. He tells his story in A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir. This is the most stimulating and illuminating [Read More...]
Trump vs. Clinton on religious liberty
At Donald Trump’s conclave with evangelical leaders, he notably dodged the religious liberty questions. That’s understandable, since Trump supports the LGTB cause , the source of the current efforts to punish Christians and Christian organizations for holding to their religious beliefs about sexual morality. But surely Hillary Clinton would be worse than Trump on religious liberty issues, [Read More...]
Kevin Durant breaks Oklahoma’s heart
A pall was cast over the state of Oklahoma as everyone was celebrating the 4th of July. I myself was at our small town’s Independence Day Parade when we got the news. Kevin Durant was leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder. Not just leaving but going to the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors, with the super-record [Read More...]
July 4, 2016
Celebrating our liberties, including those at risk
On this Independence Day, we celebrate our freedoms as Americans. It’s a good exercise to read The Declaration of Independence, and it’s also a good exercise to read the Bill of Rights, the first Ten Amendments to our Constitution, spelling out what those freedoms are. Read the list of our civil liberties after the jump. As you [Read More...]
The magnitude of human sin
One of my most formative memories is when I was ten years old and the Holocaust administrator Adolf Eichmann was on trial. The four TV channels covered his trial, as he sat smirking behind a screen of bullet proof glass, and showed a number of documentaries about the Nazi genocide. Those black and white television [Read More...]
The FBI’s interrogation of Hillary Clinton
The FBI questioned Hillary Clinton for over three hours on Saturday about her private e-mail system and whether or not it put government secrets in jeopardy. That means the FBI’s investigation is drawing to a close, and we should know soon whether or not the former Secretary of State will be indicted. Chris Cilizza, who discusses [Read More...]
July 1, 2016
Christian pharmacists must stock abortifacients
A Christian-owned pharmacy chain refuses to stock “emergency contraception” drugs on the grounds that they cause abortion. The state of Washington wants to compel the chain to carry the drugs, even though that would violate the owner’s religious beliefs. The case would seem to be similar to that of Hobby Lobby, which won a ruling [Read More...]
Donald Trump’s “personal Vietnam”
Donald Trump dodged the Vietnam War, but he has said that he feels “like a great and very brave soldier” who endured “my personal Vietnam”: risking sexually transmitted diseases! From George Will, Republicans: Save your party, don’t give to Trump – The Washington Post: Yes, as Republicans should remember when their convention opens in less than [Read More...]
