Confirmation Bias?
Allan Bevere writes about the way we tend to see much more corruption in the opposing party than in our own.
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Astonishingly Stupid
ByhenryFrom the New York Times editorial today: But many of Mr. DeLay’s actions remain legal only because lawmakers have chosen not to criminalize them. Such wisdom! This is obviously why we need the mainstream media to keep us all straight. (HT: Volokh and Pursuing Holiness)
Politicians Working Together
ByhenryDo we really want our politicians to work together? I caught a few minutes of an interview with former Senator Danforth of Missouri, who commented that “the people” want their government to work, they don’t think it is working, and that they would like their politicians to work together. Now I like Senator Danforth, which…
Life of a Rumor
ByhenryOne of the nastiest sins you can have break out in your church is gossip. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most common–more common than the common cold. I have seen church congregations broken apart by gossip, and nobody involved thought they were doing anyone any harm. Excuses for spreading rumor and innuendo vary. Sometimes…
Kudos to Telic Thoughts
ByhenryTelic Thoughts has issued a very forthright statement and retraction regarding certain comments they made about Dr. Eric Pianka. Since I had linked to them as one of my sources in my entry Christians and Defamation, I think it is important that I take note of this retraction and the very good intentions (and may…
Politicians, Adultery, and Integrity
ByhenryDespite the broad and pretentious title, this is going to be short and simple. James Poulos wrote today about politicians who commit adultery (HT: evangelical outpost), and said: …What Im angling for here is simple: a basic public consensus that if you sleep around on your spouse you are a bad person, and to hell…
Health Care: My Visit to the Emergency Room
ByhenryI take this detour from discussing the church and medical care to talk a bit about why it is so difficult even to discuss medical care in this country, based on a recent personal experience. I’m 50 years old, and a few weeks ago I made my first visit to the emergency room. (Just for…