Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 153
June 17, 2016
Are Christians responsible for the Orlando shooting?
The left is blaming Christians for the Orlando attack on gays and lesbians, while defending Islam. Even though the attacker himself said that he acted in the name of Islam. David French explores this odd pattern of accusation and defense. From David French, Orlando Shooting: Jihadist Terror Blamed on Innocent Christians | National Review: We are [Read More...]
Gays are buying guns for self-defense
Commenters on the Orlando shooting have been calling for more gun control. But now, in the aftermath of the attack, many gays are arming themselves for self-defense. From Gun sales spike with gays, lesbians after Orlando massacre | New York Post: In the aftermath of the Orlando massacre, gun retailers say business is booming, particularly with gay and [Read More...]
June 16, 2016
Pope gives Mary Magdalene same status as Apostles in church year
Pope Francis has elevated Mary Magdalene’s saint’s day to a “major feast,” putting her on the same level liturgically as Christ’s apostles. The pope wants Christians to consider Mary, who first told the apostles about Christ’s resurrection, as “a paradigm of the ministry of women in the church.” Should non-Catholic Christians follow this promotion and make [Read More...]
Data on conservatives being psychotic actually referred to liberals!
Remember the study, still cited by liberals, that found that a correlation between “psychoticism” and conservative political beliefs? It said qualities such as “dogmatism,” “intolerance of ambiguity,” the “fear of threat or loss” manifest themselves in conservatives, who “are more uncooperative, hostile, troublesome, and socially withdrawn,” as well as less conscientious, less agreeable, and more “manipulative.” [Read More...]
We now have User Blocking on Disqus
Since we left the World Table comment system and went back to Disqus, the discussions have gotten bigger and more vigorous, with wider participation. Of course, with that has come the problem of trolls, bad language, and obnoxious behavior. I’ve tried to do a better job of moderating, so I don’t think the problems are [Read More...]
June 15, 2016
Matt Harrison re-elected President of LCMS
Rev. Matthew Harrison was re-elected today for his third term as president of the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod. This means the leadership of the LCMS remains in confessional, conservative, orthodox, culturally-engaging hands. From Harrison re-elected to third term as LCMS president | LCMS News & Information The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, having received 56.96 percent of [Read More...]
New study of Americans’ moral beliefs
Gallup has released a new study of Americans’ moral beliefs, and it’s full of surprises and good-news/bad-news. Acceptance of abortion (43%) , same sex relations (60%), stem-cell research on human embryos (60%), and physician assisted suicide (53%) is actually down from last year. Though a majority still narrowly support suicide by doctor, only 18% consider suicide in [Read More...]
Importing illiberalism
David Harsanyi asks, referring to the technical word for free societies, “Why is it that so many of the same people who are skeptical about exporting liberalism (count me as one) are perfectly content with the idea of importing illiberalism?” From David Harsanyi, The Crisis Is Islam, The Federalist: Even as the terrorist attacks in [Read More...]
A call to repeal the Second Amendment
In a piece for Rolling Stone, Drexel constitutional law professor David S. Cohen calls for repealing the Second Amendment. He argues that the right to keep and bear arms “is outdated, a threat to liberty and a suicide pact.” From David S. Cohen, Why It’s Time to Repeal the Second Amendment | Rolling Stone: I [Read More...]
June 14, 2016
Orthodox Church will have its “Vatican II”
The “Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church” will be held in Crete, June 16-27. The Council, which will be attended by the leaders of all of the world’s 14 Orthodox bodies (though two are threatening boycott), is being described as the Orthodox equivalent of “Vatican II.” The issues to be taken up will [Read More...]
