NewsMax.com has an interesting article that may help some Americans decide whether John Kerry would make a good Commander in Chief.
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A Perfect President?
I received the latest issue of World Magazine today. Joel Belz has written a thoughtful article titled Doubts about “W”. He interviewed 50 people who have doubts about Bush to see what areas they were concerned about. The article is very good about pointing out a lot of the economic concerns that a lot of conservatives have and does not ignore the “frustrations” that many have with Bush over social and Biblical issues.
I’m not convinced that voting for a third party is the only Biblical thing to do (I’m open to exegetically based reasons), but at times I’m not to sure that Bush is any better than a Democrat on many issues. Belz says that, “Newspaper publisher Warren Smith from Charlotte, N.C., is more optimistic. He thinks George Bush might yet out-Reagan the Reagan revolution, waiting until a second term to show his true conservative colors. ‘Bush wants to go more conservative than he has–that’s his gut and his impulse. But he’s also disciplined and pragmatic–that’s his training and the result of the infrastructure around him.'” I’m not totally sure whether this is true or not. I’m also not sure whether if true if it is actually a good or bad thing.
I ask my friends who lean more toward the vote your conscience position (see Faithful Voting) whether it is ok to strategize when you vote. If a good third party candidate doesn’t have much chance of winning (even if everyone who would be interested in voting for him really did vote for him) then is it necessary to vote for him when the candidate who totally supports abortion and activist judges will likely win?
I have an idea who the right candidate in a ideal world would be. I also believe that we are heading toward that ideal world and will basically arrive there at some point in the future because of the spread of the gospel. Is it necessary to try to get there tomorrow through our vote when there would probably be a popular revolt in four years? I’m not totally convinced one way or the other at the moment, but I am open to Biblically based arguments.
Finished Reading Journey to Eden
I have finished reading Journey to Eden. It is a rather interesting book which I would recommend to people who like science. I don’t think the book is very well written or edited for fiction. At times the plot seems rather contrived just to get across the scientific point that the author is trying to make. I think the scientific point is very interesting, but I didn’t see enough info in the book convince me that it is more than a fictional theory in a fictional book. I still like the idea given in Starlight and Time better. At 380 pages the present book is also a little long considering that it isn’t written well.
One huge example of the quality of writing comes from the main way the author chooses to get his views across. In the book towards the end all of the main characters are involved in a web magazine called “Journey to Eden.” They will all sit on the roof (in Iraq) in the evenings and discuss their various articles. They will go point by point as the book’s author intersperses terms with definitions. There are also endnotes in the book to document many different scientific publications. When the characters get into these long discussions the book will cease to hold the attention of anyone who just wants to casually read a novel. If you have read or think that Humphreys’ book that I mentioned above would interest you, then you will probably like this book too. If you just want a good story I would suggest Out of the Silent Planet or lots of other more interesting fiction.
Celebrating Middle-Earth
I recently came across a new book from Inkling Books. The book is titled Celebrating Middle-Earth: The Lord of the Rings As a Defense of Western Civilization. It is a collection of essays by various authors including Peter Kreeft and Joseph Pearce. John G. West Jr. is the editor. He also wrote the first essay in which he argues that the Lord of the Rings promotes western civilization by combating moral relativism, scientific materialism, the modern welfare state, and the modern focus on the “anti-hero.” This books does an excellent job of showing the depth of Tolkien’s understanding of the world we live in. The book will also be helpful in showing to those who miss the fact that Tolkien was writing a lot more than just a cool story.
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Verse of the Day
Isaiah 58:13-14
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Ctrl-Alt-Delete Inventor Retires
As was pointed out on 40 Bicycles, the inventor of the Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence is retiring from IBM after 28.5 years.
The best part in the article is what Bradley said when he and Bill Gates were both on a panel celebrating 20 years of the IBM PC. He said, “I may have invented [Ctrl-Alt-Delete], but Bill made it famous.”
Reminders like this are great for those who still think a PC is better than a Mac. Just remember that Bill Gates is quoted as saying, “If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.”
Marvin Olasky on the Good and Bad of George Bush
The January 31 issue of World Magazine has a good article by Marvin Olasky called Stay the Course. While pointing out the many negatives of the Bush administration, Olasky point out that “we’re better off now than we were four years ago . . . or that we will be a year from now, if millions of Christian conservatives stay home in November.”
Not everything that Bush does is a good thing for our country. While his support of faith-based programs has helped, I believe his courage to appoint conservative judges despite the Democrats will do even more in the long run. Much of the negative of the last 50 years has hinged on court decisions. It is hopeful that a future conservative court can show that law is absolute and can help keep our country heading in the direction intended by the founders.
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