Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 171
April 1, 2016
Clinton wants to reveal Area 51 secrets
[NOT AN APRIL FOOL’S JOKE!] Hillary Clinton announces her policy on undocumented aliens. From Hillary Wants To Reveal Area 51 Secrets | The Daily Caller: Hillary Clinton says barring any national security risk, she would like to open up the government files on Area 51 to the public if she is elected president. “I would like us to [Read More...]
March 31, 2016
Sample from my new book on vocation
The Acton Institute has put together a sample from my new book Working for Our Neighbor: A Lutheran Primer on Vocation, Economics, and Ordinary Life. It doesn’t include the new things I get into in this particular publication–much of what is excerpted here is developed in more detail in God at Work–but this gives a summary of [Read More...]
Inside story from a Trump defector
Donald Trump’s former Communications Director gives a fascinating inside story about his campaign. She says that Trump’s original goal was to be a protest candidate who polled in double digits and came in second. He never intended to win and never dreamed of having the success he has had. She tells why she got on board–like [Read More...]
Maybe no one will get enough electoral votes
Republicans hoping to stop Donald Trump are hoping for a deadlocked convention. But what about a deadlocked electoral college? A third party effort in today’s climate could make that happen. Whereupon the choice for president is up to the House of Representatives. Which Republicans control. Maybe they would pick someone good. Eoin Higgins puts this [Read More...]
March 30, 2016
Moral relativism gives way to a new moralism
Moral relativism is over. Moral absolutes are back. The problem is, these are new moral absolutes, with little connection to traditional objective morality. And yet because the new moralism is concerned only with tolerance and inclusion, it lacks principles such as justice, temperance, and mercy that can temper its harshness. As a result, it is just as [Read More...]
Hillary Clinton’s litmus tests for Supreme Court nominees
Conservatives have had to be careful to say they would apply no “litmus test” for Supreme Court nominees, when it comes to abortion or other controversial issues. But Hillary Clinton is saying that she WILL have a litmus test for her nominees. They must be pro-abortion, believing that Roe v. Wade is settled law. They [Read More...]
Easter attack on Pakistani Christians worse than Brussels
Terrorists in Pakistan attacked a park where Christians were celebrating Easter, killing 70 and wounding 300. Though most of the victims of the suicide bombers were Muslims, Islamic radicals said they were specifically targeting Christians on their holiest day. Details about Pakistani Christians and what they have been going through after the jump. From AP [Read More...]
March 29, 2016
More on my new book on vocation
Again, I have just published a third book on vocation: Working for Our Neighbor: A Lutheran Primer on Vocation, Economics, and Ordinary Life. I thought I should give you the publisher’s description and some of the blurbs to give you a better idea of what it goes into. From Amazon.com: The Protestant Reformation was a [Read More...]
How ISIS observed Good Friday
ISIS observed Good Friday by crucifying a priest. After attacking a nursing home in Yemen, shooting four nuns and killing seven others, ISIS kidnapped an Indian Catholic priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil. ISIS promised to crucify him on the day that his Savior was crucified. After torturing him for several weeks, ISIS reportedly carried out their [Read More...]
Government to Apple: Never mind
The federal government dropped its lawsuit to force Apple to break into its iPhone security system, so as to investigate the San Bernadino terrorists. The FBI was able to hack into the phone without Apple’s help. Which was arguably the way it should be! From Justice Department cracks iPhone; withdraws legal action: The FBI said Monday [Read More...]
