Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 243
June 11, 2015
Germany is demographically doomed
The “baby bust” in Germany is so severe that the country is unlikely to retain its current economic dominance. The population is expected to drop from 81 million to 67 million by 2060. That big of a drop in both the job market and in the consumer market will be devastating to the German economy. [Read More...]
June 10, 2015
Imaginary Yelp reviews from famous theologians
What might Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, Charles Spurgeon, Charles Finney, Billy Graham, John Chrysostom, Tim Keller, and the Apostle Paul say about Joel Osteen’s church, with its Prosperity Gospel and Power of Positive Thinking? Anthony Sacramone has the spiritual gift of being able to give spot-on madcap imitations of famous preachers and theologians. [Read More...]
Eliminating cash?
Discussions at the big summit of world financial leaders in Bilderburg, Austria, this week will include proposals to limit cash transactions as a way to fight illegal activity and to give banking systems greater control of monetary fluctuations. This at a time when a number of economists, bankers, and government officials have called for the [Read More...]
Transgenderism vs. Feminism
The arguments for transgenderism contradict the arguments for feminism. So claims Joseph Backholm, who concludes that the real issue is “declaring independence from a fixed reality.” From Joseph Backholm, The Self-Defeating Logic of Transgenderism: The argument in support of transgenderism is that sex and gender are different. While proponents are forced to acknowledge that DNA determines [Read More...]
Appeals court upholds abortion restrictions
Pro-lifers have been battling abortion on the state level by pushing legislation requiring that abortion clinics meet the same standards as hospitals and other surgical centers. This has been putting abortion clinics out of business. Pro-abortion activists have challenged those laws. But a federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Texas, which enacted [Read More...]
June 9, 2015
Get your “Little Luther”
As we blogged about earlier, Playmobil’s biggest selling toy figure of all time is their new rendition of Martin Luther. Now it is going on sale in the United States. See how to get one after the jump. Concordia Publishing House is selling them! Order a “Little Luther” here: Playmobil Martin Luther. He’s faithful. He’s [Read More...]
How to be happy?
Happiness is not all it’s cracked up to be. And happiness is not the test of faith or a sign of being right with God. Having said that, it’s interesting that the Mayo Clinic has completed a big study of human happiness. See some details after the jump. From Researchers Say They’ve Cracked The Code [Read More...]
Why Marco Rubio worries Democrats
Democratic politicos are reportedly worried about a Rubio-Clinton matchup. See why after the jump. From A Hillary Clinton Match-Up With Marco Rubio Is a Scary Thought for Democrats – NYTimes.com: They use words like “historic” and “charismatic,” phrases like “great potential” and “million-dollar smile.” They notice audience members moved to tears by an American-dream-come-true success [Read More...]
June 8, 2015
Russia’s mission to restore traditional values?
Russia reportedly sees its mission as restoring traditional values to the world, over against the “libertine West.” This is involving a new alliance between Vladimir Putin’s government and the Russian Orthodox Church. The immediate goal is to spread the ideal of “holy Russia” throughout Eurasia. So says Forbes contributor Paul Coyer, excerpted after the jump. [Read More...]
Postage rates are actually going down
Prices for a first-class stamp will drop from 49 cents back down to 46 cents after a federal court ruled that the latest postage increase could not be permanent. The cost of the switch will be minimal, due to the US Postal Service reliance on “forever stamps” (though woe to the speculators who bough them [Read More...]
