Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 215
October 5, 2015
How about Al Gore?
As Hilary Clinton’s poll numbers dive, some Democrats are wanting Al Gore to run, and the former Democratic candidate, while downplaying his interest, will not rule it out. So, if Republicans nominate someone unelectable, who would you rather have as president, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, or Al Gore? From Al Gore’s Friends and Former Aides [Read More...]
Online news and views
Here is an online site you might not know about: The Stream. It features news and opinions from mostly conservative and Christian perspectives, sorted into these categories: US Globe Family Opinion A&E God Sci-tech Education Browse the site. Did you find anything good? Anything you’d like to comment on?
Anti-Christian violence?
Most of the media discussions about the shootings in Oregon, in which nine people were killed and ten more wounded, are about the availability of fire-arms. But another theme may be more to the point: The killer reportedly was targeting Christians. Some are disputing or downplaying that now, so we may know more as the [Read More...]
October 3, 2015
Report from Denmark
Hej. That’s a Danish word pronounced “hi.” It means “hi.” We’re really enjoying Denmark. Yesterday I gave two lectures sponsored by the conservative theological faculty at the University of Aarhus. My topic went something like this: In our increasingly secularist postmodern times, the objective world has been drained of God and thus drained of meaning. [Read More...]
Russia attacks ISIS
Russia is doing what many people hoped the United States would do. It has gone into Syria and is bombing ISIS, reportedly wiping out its command center. True, Vladimir Putin is supporting the Syrian government, which we don’t approve of, against its various factions of rebels. He is also presenting Russia as the defender of [Read More...]
October 2, 2015
Niebuhr on racism
More from Barton Swaim’s review of the Library of America’s new edition of the works of Reinhold Niebuhr, giving the theologian’s analysis of racism. From Barton Swaim, Sifting the Wheat From the Chaff – WSJ: The shorter pieces in “Major Works on Religion and Politics” are to my mind more consistently insightful than the book-length [Read More...]
Babies are now living before they are legally “viable”
Legally, a fetus is not considered “viable” until 24 weeks, at which time certain protections may kick in. But now, according to a new study, a baby may very well be viable–that is, able to survive outside the womb–at 22 weeks, and possibly earlier, especially as medical technology keeps getting better. From Courtney Crandell, Evidence [Read More...]
Religion news
A good source for news and commentary on the world of religion is RealClearReligion. Posts are put up twice a day, in both the morning and the afternoon. Check out the site. What stories did you click, and why? Are there any stories you found interesting, edifying, or that you took issue with? Tell us [Read More...]
October 1, 2015
The New Testament on the Slave Trade
Have you ever come across something in a passage of Scripture that you’ve read countless times and yet never noticed it before until someone points it out? Steve at Triablogue discusses this passage: We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the [Read More...]
Quantum teleportation
Scientists have teleported photons to a distance of 63 miles, a new record. This “quantum teleportation” is not quite what happens on Star Trek, but it is another example of the strangeness of the universe as disclosed by quantum physics. From Shades of ‘Star Trek’? Quantum Teleportation Sets Record – NBC News: A record-breaking distance [Read More...]
