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a Christian approach to the election
As I mentioned below, Adrian Warnock linked to a blog post by Justin Taylor on a Christian approach to this election. Justin’s post is just outstanding. Go read the whole thing. His post is mainly a response to this John … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, campaign 2008, election 2008, freedom of choice act, justin taylor, kingdom of heaven, pro-life
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outsider's view of american politics
Here is Adrian Warnock’s point of view of American politics from over in Great Britain. He has some helpful links including one from Justin Taylor that I will look at more carefully in a minute. First two quotes from Adrian … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, adrian warnock, campaign 2008, election 2008, voting
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a useful reminder
here is a useful reminder from Stephen Nichols. He is returning to the same theme that I pointed out here. Stephen says in part: Now back to the Red and Blue divide. What will it take? It will take a … Continue reading
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Tagged engaging political issues, kingdom of heaven, politics, stephen nichols
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politicians
Here is Charles Spurgeon on politicians courtesy of the Pulpit Magazine. In particular, we must keep ourselves unspotted from the lepers of the world. There is a certain number of leprous men in the world. You can tell them by … Continue reading
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Tagged charles spurgeon, cheese, lepers, leprousy, maggots, politicians, spots
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you don't replace something with nothing
As I have said before several times and as I will keep saying as long as I am allowed, you don’t replace something with nothing. A post-christian, post-modern culture is not one of rational empirical scientific harmony. It is one … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign 2008, election 2008, maggie mertens, obama as jesus, obamamessiah, politics, religion, smith college, superstition
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intriguing possible theoretical framework
Mark Steyn has quoted William Gibson’s phrase “a cold civil war” positing a possible framework for looking at the U.S. society currently and into the future. Here is how Hyacinth Girl puts it: This country is now, as Steyn has … Continue reading
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Tagged cold civil war, david warren, hyacinth girl, mark steyn, nanny state, political solitudes
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a bit of good news
here: SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to an 8-month low below $90 a barrel on speculation that the spreading financial crisis will exacerbate a global economic slowdown and cut demand for crude oil. Light, sweet crude for November delivery was … Continue reading
we did WHAT to Hezbollah?
ok, this strikes me as the most inexcusably foolish thing to come out of Joe Biden’s mouth last night: BIDEN: Gwen, no one in the United States Senate has been a better friend to Israel than Joe Biden. I would … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign 2008, election 2008, hezbollah, joe biden, lebanon, michael totten, vice presidential debate
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letter to the editor
maybe this is why Sarah Palin drives some people right over the edge. When federal judges in San Francisco ruled in 2002 that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was unconstitutional because it included the phrase “under God,” … Continue reading
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Tagged god bless america, pledge of allegiance, sarah palin, under god
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Naomi Wolf has come undone
there is something weird about Sarah Palin that causes people to lose their minds. Here is the latest example. the piece is entitled in a classically understated modest and unassuming way as, “The Battle Plan II: Sarah “Evita” Palin, the … Continue reading
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Tagged dehumanizing, demonizing, dick cheney, fair mindedness, karl rove, naomi wolf, sarah palin, tolerance
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A polemicist at the top of her game
this is a fine example of the combination of passion and prose that is a masterful polemicist in action. Caroline Glick of Israel is first rate. here is an excerpt, but you have to go read the whole thing in … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, campaign 2008, caroline glick, election 2008, environmentalism, Iran, israel, jennifer rubin, jihad, nuclear weapons
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more hate
I have to say that I really am not understanding this phenomenon. Aren’t these people who are filled with such nasty bile the ones who claim to be more loving and tolerant than the rest of us? What is … Continue reading
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Tagged anne lamott, compassion, hate, jesuit, leftist, salon, sarah palin, tolerance, virtue
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why the hate
why does Sarah Palin evoke such a visceral reaction of hatred by other women? Two data points. First we have a personal story from Jay Nordlinger: I myself have a tale to relate. An episode left me kind of shaken, … Continue reading
C-Span interview
here is a place with three you-tubes of Sarah Palin’s interview on CSpan in February 2008. Just heard the first one so far. It was impressive. hat tip to Dirty Harry.
of Palin and Pipelines
The editors of the Washington Post have noticed that Sarah Palin proved palpable political prowess with her work on the natural gas pipeline project. (the Wall Street Journal had already noticed this project.) their conclusion: But it is also a … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, competition, election 2008, natural gas pipeline, politics, sarah palin
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