So Hilary Clinton’s camp is spreading rumors that they know of some scandal about Barack Obama. But they are saying that out of their magnanimity they will not say what it is. Now just dissect that. The Clintonistas are managing to spread a rumor designed
In the United States, evangelicals who get politically involved tend to be on the right. In Latin America, evangelicals who get politically involved tend to be on the left. That’s because evangelicals in Latin America are often poor, and left wing politicians present themselves as
My son-in-law from Australia led the Bible Study at church. He is studying for his doctorate at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and he wants to write a dissertation on kingship in the Old Testament and how that speaks of Christ. He is doing some
Well, we finally bought a house and, after a year of upheaval, are settling into our new location in Virginia. Our pastor offered to do a house blessing for us, so we had that this weekend. We had some people over, and the rite had
I hope some of you see the Beowulf movie this weekend and post a comment about how it was. A critic I really like, Stephen Hunter, has a good take on how the animation/real-life combo prevents any real acting or human emotions from happening. The
In my continuing series, we turn to the Democrats. Barack Obama, it seems to me, has conducted himself very well in this campaign, which is free of the vitriol of pretty much every one else. Alone of all the Democrats, he is not demonizing conservatives.
Some great composers create music so aesthetically complex that hardly anyone can play them. For example, hardly any pianist has hands big enough to reach some of Rachmaninoff’s chords. But where there is a will, there is a way. HT: C. R. Biggs
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a Mormon, has been reaching out to conservative Christians. In doing so, some conservative Mormons think he is compromising his faith. From an article in The New Republic: specially irksome to some Mormons are Romney’s efforts to minimize the differences between
One of our Patrick Henry College students scored an internship at Slate, the big and influential online magazine. Recently, he actually wrote the lead, front-page story. I’ll link it to his byline: David Sessions. First of all, how good does an openly conservative Christian have
David Brooks argues that John McCain has the best character of all the candidates. Indeed, he is a war hero, a POW who was never broken, a man of integrity who stands by his principles even when they go against the grain in Washington. He
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