March 29, 2015
It’s getting close to Easter (aka “Resurrection Day”) again and, as usual, I wanted to come up with something relevant for my readers. I was casting about for something with a theological/apologetical flavor and eventually remembered an old manuscript I was working on back in 2003 & 2004, which I decided to, um, resurrect. So, […]
Tags: Alex Metherell, burial of Jesus, Cornelius Tacitus, crucifixion, death of Jesus, Easter, extreme penalty, Flavius Josephus, Gary Habermas, Imposter Theory, John Crossan, Palm Sunday, resurrection of Jesus, The Antiquities, was Jesus really crucified
Posted in Religion |
March 22, 2015
A few weeks ago, I said I would be sharing a few more passages from Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book Atheist Delusions. In this citation from early in the book, Hart is in the midst of pointing out some of the bad arguments, poor understanding of both religion and history, and sanctimony in the anti-religious […]
Tags: Atheist Delusions, Breaking the Spell, correcting skeptics, Daniel Dennett, David Bentley Hart, defending Christianity, Easter, getting history right, Reasons to Believe, reasons to kill, religious experience, responding to "new atheists", responding to skeptics, Sam Harris, why people believe in religion, why people kill
Posted in Politics, Politics / Science / Religion, Religion, Science |
March 15, 2015
“You have to go to the doctor. You have to be diagnosed with the debilitating disease or medical condition. You have to get that diagnosis in writing. You have to send that written diagnosis to the Department of Health and wait for the department to send you an identification card in order to become a […]
Tags: cannabis product, CARERS Act, Compassionate Access, Controlled Substances Act, effects of pot, federally illegal substance, legalization of medical marijuana, need for tightly-written laws, pro-cannabis, Research Expansion and Respect States Act, Schedule I, Schedule II
Posted in Politics |
March 8, 2015
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” — John Adams, Esq., Argument in Defense of the British Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials, Dec. 4, 1770. We all, at some time or another, are guilty […]
Tags: Ann Coulter, Attorney General Holder, countering liberal spin, court of public opinion, DOJ, false narrative, false rape claims, Ferguson report, gender identity, hands up don't shoot, John Hawkins, jumping to conclusions, Justice Department, Michael Brown shooting, teenage pot use
Posted in Politics |
March 1, 2015
“Title II regulation of the Internet is a solution in search of a problem.” — Logan Albright, Research Analyst at FreedomWorks I confess, I have been putting off taking the time & effort to get up to speed on this whole “Net Neutrality” thing. I mean, I had the gist of it but didn’t know […]
Tags: Ajit Pai, blocking, capitalism, Cato Institute, Communications Act of 1934, competition, curbing innovation, equal treatment of all internet traffic, false egalitarianism, FCC, free market, free speech, FreedomWorks, government interference, governmental overreach, Grover Norquist, Heritage Foundation, internet control, James Gattuso, Logan Albright, Matt Barber, Michael Sargent, Net Neutrality, paid prioritization, Patrick Gleason, product differentiation, Progressive Policy Institute, regulations, Ryan Radia, spying on citizens, taxes, throttling, Title II, Tom Wheeler, transparency
Posted in Politics |