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Pundits Are Generally Wrong

Byhenry July 10, 2012

I always thought so, but now it’s official. (HT: Allan R. Bevere.)

Disaster Relief | Politics

Disaster Relief, Rich and Poor
Byhenry October 25, 2007
A couple days ago I was getting my hair cut and the TV was showing scenes from the [tag]California fires[/tag]. People were commenting on the apparently high value of the houses they were seeing. One man was noting that he hadn’t seen any houses worth less than a million dollars. (We should nominate him for…
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Reflection before the Election
Byhenry November 3, 2008
I have been fascinated by politics for as long as I can remember. The first presidential campaign I recall thinking and talking about was in 1968 when I was 11 years old, though I had certainly read and talked about many. There was never any doubt that I would register to vote as soon as…
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Blaming and Sympathizing with Groups
Byhenry June 14, 2016
I didn’t want to comment on the murder of 49 people in Orlando, not because I don’t sympathize with the victims or condemn the killing, but because I dislike getting tangled up in politics on this blog. If a Christian commits an illegal act, we often separate him (or her) from “our” Christianity, or even…
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Politics | Religion

Ignorant of Church Domes
Byhenry November 19, 2010
I think the combination of ignorance and bigotry expressed by opponents of this church is both said and somewhat frightening. (HT: Dispatches)
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Fear and Human-Animal Hybrids
Byhenry July 26, 2006
In an article titled Raising Beast People, subtitled “Science is blurring the line between humans and animals, Lee Silver has pointed to some of the aspects of science that raise our greatest fears. All of the science fiction stories of humans turning into monsters, all the stories of alien interventions, and all of our nightmares…
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Vocabulary Word of the Day: Probability
Byhenry November 9, 2016
I know headline writers need their splashy headlines, but as the media is filled with word of a stunning upset, we should remember the number of times that one candidate or the other was “destroyed” or “finished,” or the election was declared “over.” A poll takes a snapshot of part of the electorate which is…
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