Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 173
March 24, 2016
Unthinkable experiments
Theologians have long talked about the limits of our finite human reason when it comes to comprehending the infinite God. Now scientists are up against the limits of our finite human reason when it comes to comprehending finite nature. Scientific American has a fascinating survey of facts that are “unthinkable” in quantum physics: particles that are [Read More...]
Latest primary results
Ted Cruz won all 40 of the Utah delegates, taking a majority of the votes (69%) and kicking in the winner-take-all provision. Donald Trump only took 14%. (Mormons do not like Trump.) Bernie Sanders (80%) also took all of the delegates in that hot-bed of socialism. (Mormons do not like Hillary Clinton [20%].) But Trump [Read More...]
March 23, 2016
Supreme Court to rule on sinning vs. causing others to sin
Tomorrow the short-handed Supreme Court will hear arguments on the case brought by the Little Sisters of the Poor on whether they should be forced to go through the paperwork so that their employees can get free contraception and abortifacients under Obamacare. The government says that the Roman Catholic nuns aren’t being forced to provide contraception. Rather, they just [Read More...]
Millennials are moving to the suburbs
Contrary to the free-floating urbanite stereotype of millennials, that under-35-year-old generation is now preoccupied with buying houses in the suburbs. Could it be that rather than over-generalizing about generational characteristics, what we have been seeing is far simpler? Single people like living in cities, where possible mates are more plentiful and there is much more to [Read More...]
Terrorists attack Brussels
Terrorists attacked Brussels, Belgium, bombing a metro station and the check-in area at the airport. Over 30 people are dead, with more than 200 injured. ISIS claims responsibility. Brussels is the headquarters of the European Union, which has been supporting Muslim immigration and peace and tolerance for all. Such kindness, though, means nothing to the terrorist mind. [Read More...]
March 22, 2016
Trump’s pastor was Norman Vincent Peale
When Donald Trump was growing up, his parents would take him to the church pastored by Norman Vincent Peale. The minister who developed “the power of positive thinking” conducted the weddings for Trump and his sisters. And today the preachers of the “prosperity gospel,” which was largely launched by Peale, are the “evangelicals” who are [Read More...]
A medical statement about gender confusion in children
The American College of Pediatricians, a conservative medical organization, has issued a statement entitled Gender Ideology Harms Children, exposing the fallacy that children can be “born the wrong sex” and detailing the medical harm that can be done by “treatments” such as puberty-blocking and cross-sex hormones. The report says that 98% of gender-confused boys and 88% of girls accept [Read More...]
ISIS charged with genocide
Secretary of State John Kerry concurred with a unanimous House of Representatives resolution in formally charging ISIS with committing genocide against the Yazidis, Shi’ites, and Christians. From CNN: Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that the United States has determined that ISIS’ action against the Yazidis and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria [Read More...]
March 21, 2016
The myth of Easter’s pagan origins
As Holy Week gets underway, we once again need to remind the world that Easter did NOT derive from a pagan holiday or from pagan practices. Read this and this and follow the links.
Trump as champion of the working class?
Michael Goodwin, a Democrat, on why he is supporting Donald Trump: He is the only one speaking for the white working class. Goodwin makes as good a case for Trump as I’ve heard. What is he leaving out, if anything? From Michael Goodwin, Why it’s time for a Trump revolution | New York Post: If he [Read More...]
