Tonight, do not give candy out of trick-or-treat coercion or obligation, but as a free gift. When you see people in masks, contemplate the masks of God; that is, the doctrine of vocation. When you see our culture’s strange celebrations of death–all the gore, corpses,
“I just hate what the Republican Party has done to Christianity.” So said tODD, who had stopped posting for awhile, fed up with the harsh tone of our political discussions. I’m glad he’s back. (And despite his defense of democrats and what some of you
So, did you see the Barack Obama commercial, when he commandeered a half-hour of prime time on seven of the major networks? I didn’t. If you did, please report. He sure has a lot of money to burn, unlike John McCain, the father of campaign
The Phillies won the World Series in a twice rain-delayed, Obama-pre-empted, three-inning make-up game. This is not a good augury.
Commenter Paul gets the virtual prize for his suggestion on the “What shall we call it?” post that the emerging intellectual and cultural movement be called “Reconstructionism.” Here is what I see is happening. Notice that on university campuses and in the current products of
The Kenyan reggae artist Makadem has recorded this song, “Obama Be Thy Name.” At least it is a good song, catchy and memorable, easily the best of the political works of art to come out of this campaign. I offer it here to offset what
Fifty years ago, a Norwegian man named Bernt Aune received a cornea transplant from a man born in 1885. Today, Mr. Aune is 80. His cornea works works fine. It is 123 years old. For details, see this. Somehow those cells did not degrade with
Obama supporters think it wrong–an example of “negative campaigning”–to draw attention to this 2001 radio interview, in which the future presidential candidate contemplates how to redistribute wealth. But a candidate’s beliefs and political philosophy are surely far more important than isolated policy prescriptions. I would
The conservative movement has come apart, with all sides blaming each other for Obama’s ascendancy and trying to claim the title as true conservative. So chronicles this conservative site: American Thinker Blog: Conservative Civil War well underway. One problem, I think, is that conservatism for
From First Things : “They agree on little else, but the heads of Northern Ireland’s four main parties are united in their determination to deny their countrywomen access to free abortion at home.” So says an outraged correspondent for The Economist , reporting on the
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