Christian Carnival #248 is Posted
. . . at Fish and Cans.
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Value of Basic Research (even in France)
In the middle of a speech on commitment to special needs children, Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin chose to take a pot shot at some pork–research into fruit flies. It was a particularly good political shot, because the research is taking place in Paris, France, and obviously, “real” Americans don’t want to pay for anything that…
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Next Christian Carnival (#248)
. . . will be at Fish and Cans. You have a couple of hours yet to submit your best work!
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To Stimulate or Not to Stimulate
The more I read Robert Rech’s comments on the current economic crisis, the better I like what I read. He’s been calling for stimulus that involves rebuilding the infrastructure. He’s calling for the same, but also suggesting that the lame duck congress will not be the ones to create a well-crafted stimulus package. He says:…
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Quote of the Day
This one makes me think (it’s from Brian McLaren): The early church is not homogenized, new believers are not mimics when converted, they remain unique people. Whoever loves God is known by God. Knowledge can destroy the weak Christian; therefore, how do we deal with people with different knowledge?An Epistemology of Love | Everyday Liturgy,…
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2008 U. S. Presidential Election | Author Related | Campaign Finance Reform | Energion.com | Freedom of Speech | Politics
Suspending Free Speech in Politics
Though I have decided to support Barack Obama for president this year, one of the great negatives on my checklist for him and for the Democratic party is campaign finance laws. When I put the candidates side-by-side, however, McCain isn’t a significant improvement on that point. This is illustrated by this story on CQPolitics, informing…
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Somebody Should Hire Her Quick
An intern with the San Diego Police Department, Gabrielle Wimer, solved a cold case from 1971.
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Abortion as a Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card
Recently I had a conversation with someone who claimed that Republicans had much more integrity than Democrats. He was, of course, a Republican. I maintained, in turn, that all politicians were tempted, and that many would, inevitably, lose their integrity, irrespective of party. After we had exchanged names and scandals for a period of time,…
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Religion and God Mocked in Campaign
In an article titled Palin breaks with McCain on gay marriage amendment, I found the following: Palin also claimed religion and God had been “mocked” during the campaign, although she offered no evidence to support that. “Faith in God in general has been mocked through this campaign, and that breaks my heart and that is…
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Sacrifice then and Now
What meaning is evoked in people’s minds by the word “sacrifice?” One of the things I like to do when teaching is to simply write a word on the board that is commonly used in Biblical and/or Christian discourse and get people to give me various things that this word means to them. I try…