Benedict XVI, the Great Augustinian
By: Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) | February 24th at 08:06 AM |
Not long ago, Pope Benedict XVI made a personal donation to the restoration of the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, the site of the ancient town of Hippo Regius, where the greatest theologian of the ancient church served as bishop from 395 to 430. It was here on September 26, 426, that Augustine met with his flock to name his successor as the | Read More »
Blitzer blindness, organized religion and pre-Medicaid American exceptionalism
By: Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) | September 17th at 04:32 PM |
“But Congressman, are you saying that society should just let them die?” - Wolf Blitzer, CNN While Mitt Romney and Rick Perry indulged in strained Social Security/Ponzi scheme analogies at least week’s Republican debate, Blitzer’s loaded question and Ron Paul’s actual answer revealed much about what divides so many Americans and prevents policy solutions in health care and other areas: PAUL: No. I practiced medicine before we | Read More »
Warren did not need Land’s saddle on his back [re-updated]
By: Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) | August 14th at 09:41 PM |
Originally published in and introducing Gamecock’s DeVine Law [2nd update] Rick Warren pulled off a masterfully revealing “cone of silence” debate with identical, well-crafted questions to Obama and McCain tonight. All fears that Warren was in the tank for Obama were unfounded. His low key approach allowed Obama to hang himself with his halting non-answers vs. McCain’s honest, direct unflinching answers. Obama never identified that | Read More »