Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Wesley J. Smith: Obamacare Lives
Source: National Review Online | Wesley J. Smith The people of the United States ensured an Obamacare future by apparently reelecting President Obama and maintaining a Democratic Senate. Here are the immediate consequences: 1. The IPAB will go into effect: As I have written, IPAB is the cornerstone of a planned bureaucratic state. The only…
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The Collapse of the Christian Consensus?
I got caught short on this election. I thought Romney would win because of Obama’s mismanagement of the economy and foreign policy. I never thought that people would vote against their own interests in the numbers that they did. Secondly, it was clear a cultural shift is occurring but I thought it would favor Romney…
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Russian Orthodox Bishop: Syrian Christians Facing ‘Extermination’
Over at the Acton Institute blog, John Couretas writes about his recent interview with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, about increasing Christian persecution around the world. One focus was the mid-east where the Western “Arab Spring” policy has in fact unleashed a torrent of…
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Roman Catholic Bishop Orders Priests to Read Anti-Obama Letter at Sunday Sermons
Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, Illinois sent a letter to his flock telling them that supporting politicians who support abortion reject Jesus. He also spoke against the HSS mandates that would compel the Catholic Church to adopt policies contrary to their moral teachings. Bp. Jenky wrote: Today, Catholic politicians, bureaucrats, and their electoral…
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What a Structual Economic Breakdown Looks Like — Greece May 2010-June 2012
Don’t think this cannot happen in America if we don’t get our fiscal house in order. Νέο ντοκιμαντέρ – Αθήνα: Κοινωνική κατάρρευση – Ελληνική υπότιτλοι Dr Dimitris Dalakoglou explains the social meltdown which took place in Greece between May 2010 & June 2012 that is on going. This film contains videos and photos shot on…
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