A majority of Americans (51%) want to revise the Bill of Right’s guarantee of Freedom of Speech to allow for the prohibition of “hate speech.” Other polls show that Americans are disenchanted with other of their Constitutional rights. What happens in a Democracy when the people themselves repudiate their rights and liberties? Read more
October 25, 2019
We Have No Common Frame of Reference
October 25, 2019 By Gene Veith
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Our problem is not just that we have disagreements, but that we no longer have a common frame of reference that could allow us to resolve our disagreements. Read more
October 24, 2019
The Religious Affiliations of the Democratic Presidential Candidates
October 24, 2019 By Gene Veith
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The major Democratic presidential candidates may sound like secularists, but they all have specific church or religious affiliations: five belong to mainline liberal Protestant denominations; two are members of Black Baptist churches; three are Catholics; one is Jewish; and one is Hindu. Read more
October 23, 2019
Nature Rights vs. Natural Rights
October 23, 2019 By Gene Veith
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There is a movement to ascribe “rights” to nature–rivers, trees, mountains, etc.–to provide legal grounds to protect them. But both side of the environmental debates often forget that human beings are part of nature too. Which is the basis of “natural rights” and “natural law.” Read more
October 22, 2019
Multiple Congregations with One Video Pastor
October 22, 2019 By Gene Veith
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In “multi-site” churches, a congregation has multiple “campuses,” sometimes spread across the country, all of which are under one pastor, who preaches to all of the locations via video. But how does this model accord with the vocation of ministry and the theology of preaching? Read more
October 21, 2019
The Strange Campaign: Democratic Edition
October 21, 2019 By Gene Veith
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In this strange presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton has accused candidate Tulsi Gabbard of being a Russian asset, Elizabeth Warren’s message misfires, Democrats are ignoring conservative and moderates who disapprove of Trump, and Joe Biden is still leading after all. Read more
October 18, 2019
Art of the Deal in Syria
October 18, 2019 By Gene Veith
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President Trump has brokered a ceasefire in Turkey’s incursion into Syria against the Kurds. According to the terms, Turkey will halt, Kurds will withdraw 20 miles from the border, whereupon Turkish operations will cease. Read more
October 18, 2019
The Totalitarian Impulse
October 18, 2019 By Gene Veith
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Totalitarianism is the belief that the government should control the totality of human life. Communists and Nazis, for all their differences, both embraced totalitarianism. The totalitarian impulse can also exist in a Democracy, and is increasingly evident in the United States. Read more
October 17, 2019
The Christology of the Pope’s Now-Denied Quotation
October 17, 2019 By Gene Veith
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The Vatican has denied that the Pope said what journalist Eugenio Scalifari ascribed to him, that Jesus was not God during His incarnation, but became God after His death. This view would violate orthodox Christology, but it does have affinity with the distinction in liberal theology between the “Jesus of History” and the “Christ of Faith.” Read more
October 16, 2019
Importing Tyranny
October 16, 2019 By Gene Veith
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As companies from the NBA to Apple Computer do whatever it takes to placate China, Americans are being subjected to Chinese censorship, restrictions, and state control. Read more
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