Thanksgiving Din-ner
I have no idea why First Things would be offering up a list of stuff to argue about over dinner! I mean, my family never argues about politics and religion at the dinner table… (wink)
Maybe I’m not a political mutt afterall
In the aftermath of the Republican meltdown this week, I was even more sure that I’m a political mutt, but I think that I’ve found a category that suits me better: Christian Democracy. The wikipedia article outlines the “typical” Chrisian Democrat viewpoints: * In common with liberalism, an emphasis on human rights and individual initiative. [...]
Talent concedes in Missouri, still hope for killing Amendment 2
Well, it’s 1:30am, and I’m going to bed. Talent just conceded to McCaskill in the MO Senate race, but there seems to be good news in the Amendment 2 cloning bill – the measure is passing by fewer than 4k votes. There’s still a chance that that could swing in our favor, and absentee ballots [...]
Trouble voting in Boone County, Missouri
Well, I went to vote in Boone County, Missouri this morning at the Hawthorne Suites in Columbia, MO, and had some trouble. I called Boone County yesterday and changed my address, and I was told that Jennifer and I’s names would be in the “black book” instead of the “blue book”. All of that went [...]
On arbitrary definitions of human life
The definition of human life is not without controversy, and especially with the arguments surrounding the proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 in Missouri, it’s important to examine. Definitions of human life or personhood proposed in this debate can be categorized into particular deadlines (e.g. implantation, a certain fetal age, fetal viability outside the womb), collectively Time, [...]
Michael J. Fox and stem cells
Why is Michael J. Fox going on TV in Missouri supporting Missouri’s Constitutional Amendment 2 when he hasn’t even read it? Well, I don’t think that’s true. You know, I campaigned for Claire McCaskill. And so I have to qualify it by saying I’m not qualified to speak on the page-to-page content of the initiative. [...]