A View from the Right Science, POLITICS, & Religion

“It makes sense that witchcraft and the occult would rise as society becomes increasingly postmodern. The rejection of Christianity has left a void that people, as inherently spiritual beings, will seek to fill.”  — author Julie Roys, formerly of Moody Radio A recent article in The Christian Post discusses the dramatic rise in self-identifying witches […]

“Less obvious reasons for why God created dinosaurs and elephants is to increase the global availability of nutrients and to permit a greater diversity of life to survive.”  — Dr. Hugh Ross A few of you might remember that I blogged a few years ago about being thankful for sperm whales and other large predators […]

“We need to stop the caravan. We need to build the wall.”  — Newt Gingrich For weeks we have been reading and hearing about the “caravan” of over 7000 Central Americans trekking their way through Mexico to the United States, with the stated goal of either pleading for amnesty or simply demanding that the U.S. […]

Some of you might remember a brief post I shared last year from Tim Dukeman, a politically-astute fellow (and fellow Christian) who often posts on Facebook. Tim took a short hiatus from FB but returned (with newborn child in tow) just in time to offer commentary on the recent midterm elections. On 11/7, he wrote […]

“According to the Pew Research Center, in 2008, 350,000 pregnant woman jumped America’s borders or rode in on a visa to birth their ‘anchor baby’ on U.S. soil. That practice continues for the past 30 years by hundreds of thousands and now millions of pregnant women who birth their ‘jack pot’ child in the loving […]

“Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.”  — I Tim. 4:1-2 (HCSB) On January 8-11, 1975, an invitation-only symposium was hosted by the Christian Medical Society on the […]

“I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.”  — I John 5:13 (HCSB) If you are like me, you sometimes find yourself going through long-neglected directories on your computer, ostensibly in search of ancient or otherwise unneeded […]

Have you heard of the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket? From the summary in the Wikipedia entry: “After their parents’ death in a fire, [three] children are placed in the custody of a murderous relative, Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance and, later, orchestrates numerous disasters with the […]

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”  — Matt. 28:19-20 (ESV) Last week, I […]

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”  — I John 4:1 (ESV) I have mentioned in the past that I am responsible for screening/vetting candidates for a Christian Facebook group I admin. You might recall […]