August 28, 2016
“Bang! Zoom! To the Moon!” Did you miss it? Splashdown! Just a couple days ago, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule came home after spending over a month at the International Space Station (ISS). This mission was the 9th (out of a planned 20 under contract) since 2012, when Dragon “became the first commercial spacecraft in history to […]
Tags: arstechnica, beyond Earth orbit, Bob Richards, Commercial Crew Program, commercial spaceflight, commercialization of space, Dragon capsule, Elon Musk, Florida Today, Google Lunar X Prize, IDA-2 docking ring, International Space Station, ISS, lunar resources, Moon Express, MoonEx, MX-1 lander, NASA, new industry, private space mission, privately-funded lunar mission, SpaceX
Posted in Politics, Politics & Science, Science |
August 21, 2016
I recently began reading Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach (2006) by Vern S. Poythress. The first few chapters are what you might call foundational for the discussion in the rest of the book. Some of it is good, some I find dry or not sure I totally agree or understand. But, that’s OK. I suspect […]
Tags: anti-Christian oppression, educational approach, homeschooling, parental choice, private school, public education, Redeeming Science, secularism, secularist influences, state-controlled education, state-controlled schools, tax credits, Vern Poythress, vouchers, worldview clashes
Posted in Politics, Politics & Science, Science |
August 14, 2016
“If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” — Sun Tzu One of the biggest issues in national security today is what to do — what can be done? — about the rise in terrorism. Specifically, the terrorism that is perpetrated and supported by those who hold to a […]
Tags: defeating radical Islam, Dr. David Grantham, fighting Islamist tyranny, Fox News, Lt. Col. Allen West, Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, Michael Ledeen, NCPA, opinion piece, The Field of Fight
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
August 7, 2016
“We already have creeping Sharia law in this country.” — Mark Levin, political commentator, author, and radio host By now, we’ve all heard Khizr Khan’s speech (or part of it) at the Democratic National Convention, including his critical comments directed at Donald Trump and his ideas about banning Muslim immigrants. Khan had every right to […]
Tags: 14th Amendment, Civil Rights Act, Clintons, creeping Sharia, Dennis Michael Lynch, DNC, Donald Trump, Equal Protection Clause, equal protection of the laws, equal protection under the law, extremist, freedoms under the law, Gold Star family, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic law, Khizr Khan, kitman, Koran, laying for the cause, Newmax, Quran, Shari'ah, Sharia in the U.S., sharia law, Sunnah, taqiyya, Team DML, U.S. Constitution
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