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6 Christian churches were bombed in Baghdad<\/a> in the space of 24 hours.\u00a0 One hopes that the Iraqi forces are able to maintain the peace now that we have withdrawn\u2013and we should pray for that part of the Body of Christ that today is suffering because of the loss of loved ones.<\/p>\n

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Cleaning up the debris in a Christian church in Baghdad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sarah Palin bashing continues<\/a> apace, even amongst conservatives<\/a>.\u00a0 Of course, there will always be internal dissensions over particular candidates, since political parties in a two-party system are inevitably coalitions of numerous sub-groups with competing interests and preferences.\u00a0 Palin will no more drive a wedge into the heart of the Republican party than Obama did for Democrats.\u00a0 Yet the tensions exposed by Palin are largely cultural; Palin is largely opposed by the business elites who are economic conservatives, and large supported by that portion of the base that is culturally conservative.\u00a0 Her policies are pro-growth for the private sector, but the literati inside the beltway fear that she would not attract enough independents to win (remember independents first loved Palin, then swung against her), and business conservatives would rather have a Mitt Romney, someone who speaks their language and understands their needs.<\/p>\n

A great example today of how major media organs, especially when motivated by the interest of self-defense, can cherry-pick findings to give a false impression of a government report.\u00a0 Read this story<\/a> from the New York Times about the \u201climited\u201d effectiveness of the Bush-era program that listened to phone conversations between those with suspected terrorist ties inside and outside of the United States.\u00a0 Not that it is reported by the same two authors who first revealed its existence\u2013and who therefore have a vested interest in saying that the program they exposed (and thus rendered ineffective) was not effective in the first place.\u00a0 Then read this response <\/a>and this response<\/a> (the second in particular is devastating) from lawyers who have observed the unfolding story.<\/p>\n

Another program is under attack<\/a> for having been concealed from Congress.\u00a0 If indeed the Bush administration concealed what it should have revealed, then there is indeed a legitimate issue here.\u00a0 The story is more complex, however, than it first appears.\u00a0 Apparently the program, which sought to capture and kill al-Qaeda leaders (and who would be against that?), had <\/em>been approved by Congress when in the conceptual stage, and never really went beyond the conceptual stage.\u00a0 At least, that\u2019s the case if people are telling the truth.\u00a0 Still it\u2019s a convenient story if you\u2019re looking to keep people inflamed against the Bush administration.<\/p>\n

Though hardly a disinterested source, Keith Hennesey, formerly a part of the Bush economic team, has an intersting response<\/a> to President Obama\u2019s op-ed<\/a> in the Washington Post.<\/p>\n

Yet another person deceived in a Sascha Baron Cohen movie threatens to sue.<\/a> I find some of his comedy hilarious, but I wonder how Cohen justifies what he does?\u00a0 He invites people to interviews under completely false pretenses, then exploits them for money.\u00a0 And he makes an awful lot of money.\u00a0 This is no radical subverter of the status quo.\u00a0 This is someone engaged in illegal and immoral practices, who makes many millions off of his deceptions\u2013and we celebrate him?<\/p>\n

An enjoyable conversation<\/a> with Francis Collins, a devout believer, the former head of the Human Genome Project and now (assuming he is confirmed) the head of the National Institutes of Health.<\/p>\n

And finally, a very interesting reflection<\/a> on theology, biblical interpretation and the intellectual underpinnings of modern science.\u00a0 An excellent new book, \u201cThe Word and the World,\u201d makes the claim that Protesantism\u2019s focus on individual and rigorous biblical interpretation provided at least a part of \u201cthe heremeneutical mode conducive to the development of science.\u201d\u00a0 In any case, the article is well worth the read for its summary of the challenges to the caricature of science and religion as implacable enemies.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

6 Christian churches were bombed in Baghdad in the space of 24 hours.\u00a0 One hopes that the Iraqi forces are able to maintain the peace now that we have withdrawn\u2013and we should pray for that part of the Body of Christ that today is suffering because of the loss of loved ones. 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