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Yeah, we know there’s been a lot of hoopla here and elsewhere about the birth anniversary of a certain Reformer. (Like Marvin said in his column, we do this “only once every 500 years,” so look for our next big Calvin blowout in 2509!) That said, Scott Thomas of Acts 29 and Seattle’s Mars Hill Church provides us with a poignant reminder in a tweet today:
John Calvin is still dead (~500 years) and Jesus is still alive (~2000 years). Just sayin’
Barack Obama met with Pope Benedict XVI for the first time today, and as a gift, the pope chose to present the American president with a copy of a Vatican document on bioethics, which outlines the church’s opposition to embryonic stem cell research, cloning, and in-vitro fertilization. Obama told the pope that he would read it on his flight to Ghana.
Prior to the meeting, the pope’s secretary, the Rev. Georg Ganswein, told reporters the document would “help the president better understand the position of the Catholic Church.”
A Vatican statement released after the meeting said:
“In the course of their cordial exchanges, the conversation turned first of all to questions which are in the interest of all and which constitute a great challenge . . . such as the defense and promotion of life and the right to abide by one’s conscience.”
A look back at the news of the week, colorfully illustrated by some of the best editorial cartoonists in the business: Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Breen, Michael Ramirez, Scott Stantis, and Gary Varvel.
Today’s quote is from a Reformer who was born 500 years ago today:
“For wherever God becomes known, his powers cannot fail to be manifested; might goodness, wisdom, righteousness, mercy, truth—these should captivate us with wonderment for him, and impel us to celebrate his praise.”
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Now that comedian Al Franken is a U.S. senator, could we soon see actor Alec Baldwin as a congressman? “I’ll put it this way,” Baldwin said. “The desire is there; that’s one component. The other component is opportunity.”
Who do you think will be the next celebrity to take the political plunge? Who knows, now that Sarah Palin is out of the picture, what’s to stop Tina Fey from running for governor of Alaska.
Four days after announcing her resignation as governor, Sarah Palin appeared on several news shows this morning. On ABC’s Good Morning America she commented on how her resignation might affect her political future:
“I said before . . . ‘You know, politically speaking, if I die, I die. So be it.’ . . . I’m not going to take the comfortable path. I’m going to take the right path for the state.”
Below is Andrea Mitchell’s interview with Palin from this morning’s Today show. Note how Mitchell couldn’t resist being snarky at the end, commenting that you could “practically see Russia” from where they filmed the interview.
Meanwhile, in his column today, Cal Thomas outlines several steps Palin must take if she is to have a future in national politics.
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RT @acts29: John Calvin is still dead (~500 years) and Jesus is still alive (~2000 years). Just sayin'
