The (other party) in Your Head
The (other party) in your head may not be like the one in reality.
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We’re Supporting What?
ByhenryOver on the evangelical outpost Joe Carter is blogging about the situation in Afghanistan, where Abdul Rahman is awaiting sentencing for converting to Christianity. Read the full story from Cybercast News Service here. You can review the Afghan constitution and see just why this is possible. This story is bringing to people’s attention just what…
Larry Craig, Family Values, and Hypocrisy
ByhenryI generally try to avoid scandal stories about celebrities, though I’m much more often tempted to read, listen, and comment when they involve political figures. Listening to the arrest interview tape of Senator Larry Craig was an interesting experience. I was immediately struck by how naive I am at age 50. None of the conversation…
A Conservative Christian Republican for Obama
ByhenryI found this post via if i were a bell, i’d ring, and find the arguments used interesting. Not being as conservative as the the post author, I have less policy concerns with Obama than he does, but I find his arguments very interesting.
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Another Good Post about the War on Christmas
Byhenry… from Allan Bevere. This relates to my earlier post, The Real War on Christmas.
Correction on GPS Devices and Warrants
ByhenryJeremy Pierce corrected an error in my original post on this topic via a comment. I’m linking here to a clarification at The Volokh conspiracy, which I think makes the difference clearer. The original argument that this wasn’t a search was, in fact, quite ridiculous in my view, but I incorrectly reported that a warrant…
Real vs. Hypothetical Evil
ByhenryIn an article on the Huffington Post, Aaron Taylor suggests a variant of the famous saying, All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. His variant? “Sometimes evil triumphs not when good people do nothing, but when good people fail to distinguish between hypothetical evil and real evil,…
It’s true that our imaginations (through should’s or “should have’s” and oughts – anxiety (barring realistic concern leading to action) – and a “conscience” that’s based on subjectivity can lead us inward and away from reality. We need people we trust to whom we are accountable. We need a faith community that allows for diverse opinions. We must read Scripture and inspirational books that are “vetted” in important ways.