Craig Bernthal

Book Review: Prime Directive- Check Out Sci Phi Journal

Prime Directive: Check Out Sci Phi Journal by Craig Bernthal The shelves of drugstores and news stands used to be crowded with “pulp” science fiction magazines: Fantastic Stories, Astounding Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Fantasy and Science Fiction, all of which sold for very little and provided a lot of entertainment. Many of …

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The Abortion Question: Vice Presidential Responses Fall Short

by Craig Bernthal Private Papers Martha Raddatz: “This debate is, indeed, historic. We have two Catholic candidates, first time, on a stage such as this. And I would like to ask you both to tell me what role religion has played in your own personal views on abortion.” Share This

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The Positive Role of “Negative Feedback”

by Craig Bernthal Private Papers “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.”  Winston Churchill One of Victor Hanson’s most persuasive arguments about why democracies have an advantage over despotisms in fighting wars is that democracies are much more likely to correct their own mistakes. Share …

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Weaponized Romanticism

by Craig Bernthal Private Papers At the beginning of the 20th century, T. E. Hulme, in his great essay “Romanticism v. Classicism” defined Romanticism as “spilt religion.” Share This

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Leaving the New Episcopal Church

by Craig Bernthal Private Papers Most Christians in America probably don’t know much about what is happening in the Episcopal Church (TEC). Share This

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Paying the Piper

by Craig Bernthal Private Papers Temperance is not high in the current list of American virtues. We are the 9th most obese people on earth, according to the World Health Organization, with 74% of American’s over 15 identified as overweight. Share This

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Communiversity

Welcome to Big Brother’s “The National Survey of Student Engagement” by Craig Bernthal Private Papers This week an on-line questionnaire went out from the thought police — oops — I mean the Provost, to the faculty in the university where I teach, asking us what we do in the classroom. Share This

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A Symphony Unheard

Go see The Nativity Story by Craig Bernthal Private Papers Here is the plot and the theme: God creates the universe, not because he needs to, since he is complete in himself, but as an act of gratuitous love. Share This

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