Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 294
October 29, 2014
A 19th Century doctor who may have saved your life
Abortion, far from being a modern medical procedure, was rampant in the past, including in the 19th century. After the jump is an interview with Frederick Dyer, the author of a biography of Dr. Horatio Robinson Storer, the physician responsible for passing anti-abortion laws. He stopped so many abortions that, statistically, he may have saved [Read More...]
Only one Ebola case left in U.S.
The second nurse who contracted Ebola from the late Thomas Duncan in Dallas has been cured of the disease. She too was a recipient of Dr. Kent Brantly’s blood. That leaves only one case of Ebola in the United States, Doctors without Borders physician Craig Spencer in New York. From Amber Vinson’s discharge leaves one [Read More...]
October 28, 2014
Blood transfusion
The nurse who recovered from Ebola had received a blood transfusion from Dr. Kent Brantly, that first American missionary doctor who contracted the disease but survived. So far, he has given about a gallon of his blood to others with the disease, and it seems to be helping. The recipients and the donor must have [Read More...]
Flying cars
As someone who grew up on the Jetsons, I have been disillusioned that the we did not get a lot of the things Walt Disney’s Tomorrowland promised us “by the year 2000.” Yes, we have moving sidewalks, but they are humdrum people movers at the airport, rather than soaring avenues in the sky. Yes, we [Read More...]
I’m interviewed for Reformation Week at Issues, Etc.
It’s Reformation Week at Issues, Etc., the syndicated radio program that you can hear online both live and on demand. I’ll be interviewed today 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET on the Reformation on the Visual Arts. Other topics this week will be the Reformation and Education, the Reformation and Government, the Reformation and Music, and the Reformation [Read More...]
October 27, 2014
Lars Walker’s new novel
Imagine a time in not-too-distant America when only religions that pass government tolerance criteria are allowed, relegating Christianity to rebellious teenagers, graffiti-spraying street gangs, and mysterious hideouts in Minnesota. (Islam, however, is grandfathered in, having established the Islamic state of Europe and threatening to invade Michigan.) Everyone is happy, though, because if you are not, [Read More...]
October 24, 2014
Gradualism and the two senses of Grace
Roman Catholic theologian David Cloutier gives a lucid explanation of “gradualism,” that take on moral theology that allows for greater acceptance of same-sex and cohabiting couples without, supposedly, compromising traditional morality. (This is the view that gave us the first report from the Vatican’s synod on the family, though not the final report.) What do [Read More...]
The University of North Carolina’s “shadow curriculum”
For eighteen years, the University of North Carolina has had a “shadow curriculum” in which students didn’t have to attend classes or do any work, and yet received A’s. Over three thousand students took advantage of this program, only half of them athletes. From Chuck Culpepper, Wainstein probe implicates over 3,000 students in University of [Read More...]
Fixing the Senate
In a column on Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell, who–IF he gets re-elected to the Senate and IF Republicans win a majority on that body–could be the next Senate Majority Leader, George Will offers an explanation of why the Senate is paralyzed and how a Republican victory could fix things. From George Will: Restoration of Senate’s dignity [Read More...]
October 23, 2014
Two solutions for the terminally ill
Here are two heart-breaking stories of women with terminal brain cancer. The first is moving to Oregon so she can avail herself of physician-assisted suicide, searching for control of her life and “death with dignity.” The second says why she is rejecting that option and how she is putting her faith in Jesus Christ. Read [Read More...]
