Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 161

The vocation of Duke Ellington

Jazz great Duke Ellington knew where his talent and opportunities came from.  King’s College president Gregory Alan Thornbury has a great story about Duke Ellington and vocation.   From Gregory Alan Thornbury, Faith at Work: Education and vocation: A comeback story – Washington Times: Everyone loves a comeback story. And for people of faith who sometimes [Read More...]

Trump thinks we can always just print more money

Donald Trump thinks we don’t have to worry about defaulting on the national debt because we can always just print more money. From Donald Trump: U.S. will never default ‘because you print the money’ – CNNPolitics.com Donald Trump declared Monday the U.S. never has to default on debt “because you print the money,” while trying to [Read More...]

Obamacare funding ruled unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled that the mechanism for subsidizing insurance companies under Obamacare violates the Constitution.  That document reads, “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” (Article 1.  Section 9).  The Obama administration has been paying that money without Congress having passed an appropriation to [Read More...]

Human embryo grown outside the womb for 13 days

Scientists have set a new record in keeping a human embryo–that is to say, a developing baby–alive outside the womb for 13 days.  Then they let it–rather, him or her–die. The law in England, where the experiment took place, sets a limit of 14 days, the time of “individuation” after which identical twins cannot split [Read More...]

Deleting “He descended into Hell” from the Apostles’ Creed

I have learned that there is a movement to delete the line about Christ descending into Hell from the Apostles’ Creed.  Those who wish to do this are called “deletionists,” or “neo-deletionists.” The phrase in question can be interpreted in a number of different ways, but it is certainly part of the Apostle’s Creed.  I remember [Read More...]

Removing a judge for not following the LGBT agenda?

The Wyoming Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics is recommending that Judge Ruth Neely be removed from office because she has said that, due to her religious beliefs, she will not preside over gay weddings. UPDATE:  Judge Neely is a Missouri Synod Lutheran.  Go here for a petition from Wyoming pastors to support her.  (HT:  Mary [Read More...]

The “Open Letter” on Trump from Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse–Lutheran, Senator from Nebraska, someone I know–has become the catalyst for and the leader of the “Never Trump” movement among conservatives.  In case you haven’t read his “Open Letter” on the subject that he posted on Facebook, I excerpt and link to it after the jump. From Ben Sasse – AN OPEN LETTER TO MAJORITY [Read More...]

America, the beer

Budweiser beer will be calling itself “America” this summer, with patriotic slogans plastered all over its cans. Read about it after the jump. What does this say about Budweiser, America, patriotism, etc.? From Budweiser seeks approval to be called ‘America’ this summer – The Washington Post: American currency has long held claim to being the only [Read More...]

The Republican party has joined the other side

The Washington Post has an article about the dilemma conservative Christians are facing in having to choose between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.  (Only about a third of evangelicals say they support the Republican nominee.)  The piece has two memorable quotes: “This year the Republican Party has not just surrendered on the culture wars, they’ve joined [Read More...]

Plato on the course of democracy

As Andrew Sullivan reminds us, Plato predicted Donald Trump, down to his personality and lifestyle.  Plato also predicted multiculturalism, feminism, adults imitating children, tolerance for everything, morality giving way to pleasure above all, opposition to all authority, resentment against the rich, teachers controlled by students, and the rise of tyranny.  All of these grow out of democracy, [Read More...]