thoughts in and out of season
So, up here in Canada, our Conservative-In-Name-Only Party had its policy convention. The Tories voted to maintain the current definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, but IMO, this is a meaningless gesture, as the issue will be decided by vote in Parliament long before the next election – it’s going through … More ...
Like the French, who’ve [url=http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3619988.stm]banned wearing of “large Christian crosses” in addition to banning Islamic headscarfs in public schools[/url], now Cambridge has banned any wearing of any kind of national dress, [url=http://news.sympatico.msn.ca/Bell.Sympatico.CMS/Print.aspx?type=feed&lang=en&contentid=6d1a8e9583d24bb594b4e4f749e70095&show=False&number=0&showbyline=False&subtitle=]including the kilt[/url], at grad ceremonies… Never mind that the kilt has been worn for ages at their grad ceremonies…
However, note that religious … More ...
[url=http://vdare.com/pb/050326_easter.htm]VDARE reports[/url]:
“Fans of our ever-popular annual competition to determine the most egregious attempt to [url=http://vdare.com/pb/2004_christmas_p20.htm]abolish Christmas[/url] will not be surprised that Easter is being abolished too, even in its most inoffensive furry form. ([url=http://www.nbc5i.com/family/4307679/detail.html]‘Easter’ Bunny Gives Way To ‘Spring’ Bunny: Local Mall Goes P.C. For Religious Holiday,[/url] Dallas-Fort Worth nbc5i.com)
Needless to say, this … More ...
I lived in spiritual darkness 4, 4 decades. Depression sat heavy on my shoulders. A product of family abusiveness, I was abandoned on city streets at age 13. Since becoming a Christian pastor, I’ve started a non-profit organization called, “Operation Outreach: H.O.P.E.”, which gives street-people a helping hand. Book proceeds from my TRUE life story … More ...
A finding of interest to Catholics and others who believe that open borders are good because immigrants are mostly Hispanic Catholics and “family values don’t stop at the Rio Grande”: increased English use by immigrants leads to teen sexual activity. The numbers are impressive. Among Hispanic teenagers in Arizona, 13.6% of Spanish speakers, 24.4% … More ...
Just recently I learned the term “astroturf,” an operative’s expression for a fake grass-roots movement, so I suppose I’m lucky to run so quickly into an example. It seems that in an unguarded speech last week a former employee of the Pew Charitable Trusts boasted that the “popular concern” that helped induce Congress to … More ...
In visits to family in Austin I’ve been diverted by the extreme literal-mindedness of Texas public sculpture, for example a sculptural group on the grounds of the State Capitol (which of course is a common destination of school groups) that consists of lifesize replicas of 6 or 8 schoolchildren on a class outing. In Colorado … More ...
A minor upset (my guess is that it rippled from this situation to this comment) suggests once again the question of whether a purely conservative conservatism, one based simply on attachment to habits and attitudes that seem to work out to the general satisfaction of those involved, is possible as a practical matter. My … More ...
The publication of John Lukacs’ new book, “Democracy and Populism”, brings to mind the question of how traditionalist conservatives should view (1) populism and (2) nationalism, topics Lukacs has addressed with some frequency in his writing.
From the perspective of Turnabout, in the realm of politics, is there anything wrong or ill-advised about using populist … More ...
Here’s another way to state the problem with liberalism: Judith Sklar speaks of the “liberalism of fear,” Leo Strauss says modern politics tries to build solidly by aiming low, and I say moderns try to come up with machines based on principles that can be fully grasped and give reliable results. Put those points together, … More ...