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Miscellany, January 29

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Walter Olson

Ross Douthat doesn’t like Bertrand Russell’s “orbiting teacup” analogy and its modern Flying Spaghetti Monster descendant; Andrew Sullivan and readers then proceed to go ’round and ’round with the question [first, second, third, fourth posts] In the Roman Catholic Church’s … Continue reading →

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Piety and Foreign Aid

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Bradlaugh

President Obama’s implication that the Bush Administration stinted on foreign aid was the most disingenuous part of his inaugural speech. It may also have been the most depressing. It signals that he is likely to replace one kind of faith-based … Continue reading →

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Obama’s foreign faith

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, … Continue reading →

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Are you a “great American”?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

What does a “great American” who disagrees with President Obama do?  Pray for him.  Peggy Noonan, who has already informed Obama about her own prayer-activities on his behalf, says that the Right to Life march prayed for the president during … Continue reading →

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Obama’s science

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Obama says he will “restore science to its rightful place.”  All very nice and anti-oogedy-boogedy.  I’ll believe Obama’s self-congratulatory rhetoric, however, when he stands up to the radical green lobby and considers the case for nuclear energy, a power source … Continue reading →

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What is the message here?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Jesus never sent anyone to a doctor or a hospital. Jesus offered healing by one means only! Healing was by faith. (Pastor Bob on the Unleavened Bread Ministries website.  The daughter of two followers of that group died last March … Continue reading →

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Neither a borrower nor a lender be

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

It all comes from you, it all belongs to you. (Pastor Rick Warren’s inaugural prayer.) The Christian world-view holds that all human virtues are a loan from God.  The secularist responds: “Quite the opposite.”  Compassion, love, and mercy are human … Continue reading →

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Miscellany, January 21

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Walter Olson

* Obama’s mention of “non-believers” draws wide discussion, including Steve Chapman (who also lets Rick Warren have it), Katherine Mangu-Ward, and a New York Times blog thread with 275 comments; * The right to criticize religion: “Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders … Continue reading →

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Oleaginousness Watch

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Andrew Stuttaford

Heather, if I may say so, I think that you are being too harsh. Without knowing (I think) any of the individuals concerned, the conservative pundit appeared to have done nothing more than signal to (then) president-elect Obama that he, … Continue reading →

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Inauguration

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Walter Olson

* “From the ridiculous to the sublime” — Virginia Postrel on the transition from Rick Warren to Aretha Franklin. * President Obama has mentioned non-believers in his address: “We are a nation of Christians and Jews, Hindus and Muslims and … Continue reading →

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