Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 232
July 27, 2015
A teachable moment on abortion
Peter Wehner’s commentary on that first Planned Parenthood video shows how it constitutes a “teachable moment” on the nature of abortion. It also gives us an “ironic moment,” as we see how progressives–who keep talking about their concerns for the powerless, vulnerable, and marginalized–are so callous when it comes to the most powerless, vulnerable, and [Read More...]
Women are giving Trump the lead
Donald Trump’s habit of shooting off his mouth and provoking outrage isn’t slowing him down at all. The public must find his lack of politically-correct inhibition refreshing. The new Zogby poll shows him leading the Republican pack among likely primary voters. Overall, he leads 20%, with Jeb Bush coming in at 16%. He leads among [Read More...]
July 24, 2015
Why governments cannot make utopias
The Library of America, known for its excellent editions of American literary classics, has added a theologian to its list, Reinhold Niebuhr, whose “Christian realism” taught his fellow mainline Protestants about the reality of sin, which must temper the promises of every “social gospel.” After the jump, an excerpt from Barton Swaim’s Wall Street Journal [Read More...]
Abortionist on the video is a government consultant on healthy babies
The Planned Parenthood doctor on the video who casually talked about crushing infants in just the right spot to sell their organs is a long-time consultant for government health agencies, including one dedicated to ensuring that babies are “born healthy.” And she is not the only abortionist hired by the administration for lucrative consulting gigs. [Read More...]
Hacking your car
As we move into the “internet of things”–objects and devices connected to the internet–we are learning that those things can be hacked. This is especially true of late-model automobiles, which are packed with computers and online connections. Hackers can access your car via OnStar, navigation systems, diagnostic programs, bluetooth connections, etc., etc., whereupon they can [Read More...]
July 23, 2015
Removing a heterodox pastor
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod is getting criticized for expelling a pastor and professor for publicly rejecting what the church believes. But Aaron D. Wolf of Chronicles Magazine praises the LCMS for being willing to take this kind of action. From Aaron D. Wolf, The LCMS Calls a Post a Post | Chronicles Magazine: If the [Read More...]
Texas goes for the gold
The state of Texas is striking a blow for the gold standard, starting a gold-backed bank. From Alex Newman, Texas Launches Gold-backed Bank, Challenging Federal Reserve: The State of Texas is setting up a gold-backed bank that will allow depositors to bypass the controversial Federal Reserve System and its fiat currency in banking and commerce, [Read More...]
The companies that give money to Planned Parenthood
The cultural left has made a practice of shaming and pressuring companies that give money to conservative and pro-traditional-family causes. So, in light of the recent revelations about the abortion industry, perhaps it is fitting to identify companies that give money to Planned Parenthood. After the jump is a list of corporate Planned Parenthood contributors. [Read More...]
July 22, 2015
Offering our body and blood to our neighbor
Thanks to Steve Bauer, who, in commenting on our earlier post on the connection Luther saw between receiving Holy Communion and loving our neighbor, quoted this remarkable passage from A Sermon on Confession and the Lord’s Supper, in which Luther says that after we hear Christ’s words, “Take, eat, this is my body. . ..this [Read More...]
Yet another incriminating video of Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is insisting that they do not violate the law by selling fetal tissue from the abortions they commit, that the video of an official talking about harvesting organs for money referred to shipping and handling costs only for legitimate scientific research. But now yet another video has turned up, showing another Planned Parenthood [Read More...]
