Apr 9, 2015 – about the substance of the deal in communications to Congress and the American people (see, for instance, here|here|here). … that were at variance with the Iranian view of the agreement showed “devilish” US intentions. … “Everything is in the details; it may be that the deceptive other side wants to restrict us in the details.”…

Apr 9, 2015 – When one looks at the Marriage Rite in the 1559 Anglican Book of Common Prayer one finds a much more mature view of marriage than we … Then shall they again louse theyr handes, and the man shal geve unto the woman a ring, laying the same upon the booke, with the accustomed … And the Priest taking the ryng, shal delyver it unto the man, to put it upon the fourth finger of the womans left hand.…

Apr 8, 2015 – Lee, Commanding C.S.A.: Your note of last evening in reply to mine of the same date, asking the conditions on which I will accept the … for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upon which the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia will be received. … I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia; but as far as your proposal may affect the Confederate…

Apr 8, 2015 – The most prominent, of course, being the now-withdrawn and discredited UVA hoax, the second being this story about “Billy Doe” in Philadelphia … While substantial questions exist about the actual sexual assaults that anchor each of the three stories, the main place where the … As the indispensible Richard Bradley noted with respect to the UVA story: 5) The one true thing about Jackie’s story…is that it disproves…

Apr 8, 2015 – A longer version of the video is available at the New York Times, who apparently were the original recipients of the video. … above), I think Jazz undersells the extent of the problem: In the majority of cases, such as the Michael Brown shooting, the cameras … The suggestion further is that the race of the victim often plays an important role in the way people (white people) perceive the behavior…

Apr 6, 2015 – were not even in the legislation itself, the fear of targeting the gay community with acts such as this came from elsewhere. … The knowledge that others hold dreadful little thoughts in their heads that conclude your view/opinions/personal beliefs are wrong … at the right time.…

Apr 6, 2015 – I outlined how Obama lied to the nation about the deal and how the Iranians, themselves, accused Obama of lying about the deal. … The critical issue, in my view, is the lifting of sanctions. … With the finalization of the text, the Comprehensive Plan of Joint Action will be adopted as a resolution by the UN Security Council…

Apr 2, 2015 – If you are Catholic this is the first day of the Easter or Paschal Tiduum. … In Christian theology, tonight is the memorial of the Last Supper. … Again I have to confess I am surprised the “good person” number is essentially the same as the Universalist position.…

Apr 1, 2015 – Just pay no attention to the guy in the Bible who spoke the most about hell fire. Oh wait, that would be the very same Jesus. … The costs of sharing the gospel will go up. … not be on the side of the church as the equal protection arguments against it grow.…

Apr 20, 2015 – 2014, placed the subject back into the national dialogue. … in the midst of the darkest moments of life anyone might ever experience. … We understand the pain, at least from an observer’s point-of-view, and should not be quick to throw support behind ending someone’s…

Apr 20, 2015 – He focused on the idea of the two kingdoms — there is God’s kingdom in Heaven over which here on the earth the church presides and … I think we can agree that pastors should not be political in the pulpit. But this view has allowed pastors to become cowards. … Pastors should not shy away from why the concept of the imago dei affects the Christian view of life and abortion.…

Apr 18, 2015 – The people who have the most need to save money: the poor. … Further they more than anyone have the need to use the Internet to save money and to seek opportunity. … The libertarian view of cybersecurity reminds me of the libertarian view of foreign policy: it calls for a neutered government too…

Apr 17, 2015 – Massachusetts: it is dying now, partially because the turbines would have gotten in the way of rich people’s view of the water and … Par for the course, these days: Democrats get to do the fiscal polluting, Republicans get to do the cleaning up. … Ach, well, that’s what you have to when you’re the party that has all the grown-ups. Moe Lane (crosspost)…

Apr 16, 2015 – The Washington Post ran a profile the other day of my friend Ryan Anderson. … So Matt Micciche, the head of the school, had to take down the post and apologize. … view is held by a large percentage of the American public.…

Apr 14, 2015 – old “Newtonian” vision – fixed rules enshrined in the Constitution and laws – had to give way to the “Darwinian” view of “living constitutions … ” and the like. … the steps of the library.…

Apr 14, 2015 – Rubio is the candidate who most meets the perceived needs of the voting base – he is young and Hispanic with charisma that laps the … rest of the field. … the best record of any of the GOP hopefuls.…

Apr 12, 2015 – Bob Schieffer is retiring from CBS’s Face the Nation and with him the closing of the Sunday Show mind is complete. … NBC’s “Meet the Press” is now presided over by Chuck Todd, objectively the most balanced of the three, worked on the 1992 Presidential … The long and the short of it is that we can expect the Sunday Shows on ABC, CBS, and NBC to be further and further removed from the…

Apr 11, 2015 – That is only the first segment of an editorial column in the New York Times, which means it is the official position of the newspaper … Look at the next damn paragraph in the editorial: Perhaps the most outrageous example of the attack on the president’s legitimacy … That’s what the Constitution of the United States of America tells us is the case.…

Apr 29, 2015 – Click to view full size. … Shamelessly, but predictably, they now use the Baltimore riots as their excuse to indoctrinate children in full view of the public, … Already the usual suspects are writing articles about the economic injustice that is really behind the rioting.…

Apr 25, 2015 – The LGBT-Gestapo adapts rather quickly.  … A GoFundMe account was established for the Kleins, and raised over $6,000, until the website took it down. … The website GoFundMe said in a statement Saturday that it took down the page because the campaign violated the policy against raising…

Apr 24, 2015 – For example, in the NCAA basketball tournament this year, Kentucky was a roughly even bet to win the tournament against the entire … So with the caveat that it’s way, super early, and we have a ton of time to go before the first votes are cast, it’s time to view the … But if the game right now is Rubio vs. the Field, I’d call the odds even toss right now.  …

Apr 22, 2015 – very obviously committed during the war has a “masochistic view of history”.* Why is this an issue? … conduct in a highly anticipated statement to mark the anniversary of the end of the Pacific war.” … He was the monarch who saw the country through World War II, and setting the date of Abe’s speech on his birthday disrespects both…

May 10, 2015 – [Franklin] Graham reflects the Christian point of view that you don’t demean other people unnecessarily. … And then there is the nonsense of the Golden Calf. … Jesus clearly says that  “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”…

May 8, 2015 – The real issue is whether the exposition was the right thing to do.” See the problem here? … [Franklin] Graham represents the Christian point of view that you don’t demean other people unnecessarily. … “The goal of every decent person in the world should be to defeat the jihad.…

May 8, 2015 – But the facts don’t entirely line up with the view Mann has. … He goes back twelve years to find the most recent example, and he glosses over the fact that, while there was a crowded field, the … The total Republican vote was under 40% in the primary. Jindal got 32% of it then, and he got just over 48% in the run-off.…