MGB:_Thank you to Winright for highlighting the belief that Francis may increase the power of national Churches, which of course would, if true, make us more like the Orthodox. The only evidence on these lines is the Group of 8 cardinals from each continent, who might also be good candidates for Patriarchs in Orthodoxy. His second piece shows that Francis was right for the times, or maybe has helped shape them a bit.
Baumann shows
quite well how attitudes on divorce are as much about cultural identity (what Trump
would call Branding) and gives a good summary of the doctrine involved, as well
as the record of discontinuity in the Church. I made similar points in blog post
on some of these issues yesterday, giving mentio to the Syllabi on Errors and Veritas
Slendor, which I am currentlyY annotating.
Both the underground
and Abolitionism marked the District, which post-Reconstruction Southern Senators
used to get even later on and for almost a century.
Republicans are
afraid of Trump-loving reactionary voters at primary time, since they value their
jobs more than the nation. At some point, after primary season, they will realize
that they will either have to shoot their rabid dog or go down in flames. Whether
they push him to resign, rule him disabled or impeach him is a detail.
MSW’s snark about
the Clintons is why many in Black Lives Matter felt no urgency in supporting her,
never dreaming that Trump would win. Some deliberately sent a signal by staying
home and Clinton did not go out of her way to get them, say by picking a different
VP. That Clinton thinks it was about misogyny rather than race (and Bill) speaks
volumes.
Brugger is a
big wig in the pro-life movement, showing its partisan color rather well. It is
about coalition, not justice for the unborn. His argument is not far from Douthat’s
and is everything that Baumann criticizes.
I agree that bringing up any right-winger is a waste of time if they never
wish to be convinced. Indeed, his analysis shows he is a stranger to what has gone
on in parishes for the last 30 years. As
a pro-life bigwig, of course the othter NCR will give him bandwidth. The question
is, why do it too? Probably because it is easy to criticize the other side or note
their whining rather than uplifting other ”obscure” colleagues who more than make
up for their lack of credentails with provocative argument. There is a difference
between replying to casual comments and bringing up and addressing longer, more
complete reposts.
Crown Prince
Mohammed surely notes that the United States, with Canada, is reaching oil independence
if the price is right, which makes it harder not to justify going after Wahabi extremists
who fund and justify al Queda and Daesh. Their invulerability to our cruise missles
goes away should their be another attack on America. It is smart of him to stop
that from happening. Palaces are obvious targets.
The reason other
countries have beautiful facilities, infrastructure and good health care is that
they raise lots of money with value added taxes and socialize these things, which
are privatized in the United States (both healthcare and airline terminals in our
libertarian paradise). If you want what they have, Feel the Bern!
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