December 17, 2023
Transgender activism is everywhere these days. If we aren’t careful, we can get inured to this aspect of the Leftist agenda. We can forget what it is they promote — what they do and why they do it. Yes, I know some think that talking of such things is conspiracy-minded nuttiness. So, allow me to […]
Tags: Christopher F. Rufo, dysphoria, Ellis Center, Hillsdale College, hormone therapy, hypothalamus, Imprimis, J.B. Pritzker, Marxism, Maureen Connolly, puberty blockers, Rosa Lee, sex-change, surgical intervention, transgender activism
Posted in Politics, Politics / Science / Religion, Religion, Science |
December 10, 2023
In a recent email from The Dispatch, Scott Lincicome wrote an article titled “Offshore Headwinds” about the ambitious “green” plans by Leftists in the U.S. and the reality checks they are experiencing in their attempts to implement them. As one who has been skeptical of climate change alarmism (and the proposed “solutions”) from the beginning […]
Tags: adjusted expectations, Biden policies, Big Wind, clean energy, climate change alarmism, COP28, economic realities, government realities, green agenda in U.S., green setbacks, Inflation Reduction Act, offshore wind, renewable power, Scott Lincicome, The Dispatch
Posted in Politics, Politics & Science, Science |
December 3, 2023
“One fish, two fish; red fish, blue fish.” — Dr. Seuss In case you missed it, Sean Hannity recently hosted “The Great Red State vs. Blue State Debate” between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom. The idea was ostensibly to compare & contrast what happens when conservative policies are in effect versus when progressive policies are […]
Tags: abortion, AFN, blue-state, California, COVID-19 impact, culture wars, defending Biden administration, different views on freedom, explicit books, Florida, Gavin Newsom, great debate, homelessness, illegal immigration, Jarrett Stepman, lockdowns, parents' rights, Parrish Alford, poop map, red-state, Ron DeSantis, six takeaways, The Daily Signal, truth and facts
Posted in Politics |
November 26, 2023
As I mentioned in my recent “Why a Spiral Galaxy?” post, I have been slowly working my way through Improbable Planet (2016), in which Dr. Hugh Ross reviews the increasing evidence of fine-tuning in situating and preparing planet Earth for humanity. Using the analogy of building a large and complex edifice, Ross’s eighth chapter is […]
Tags: bacterial organisms, collision events, earliest life on Earth, ejected into space, fine-tuning, fossils, geochemical markers, geology, Hugh Ross, Intelligent Design, just-right conditions, Moon, requirements for advanced life
Posted in Science |
November 19, 2023
“Turkeys get a bad rap.” — Jeanne Piga-Plunkett, registered dietitian at The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health My fellow Americans… Many of you may be anticipating eating lots of turkey (along with assorted side dishes) this Thanksgiving holiday. This meal is often accompanied by a drowsiness and possible nap, which […]
Tags: dietitian, drowsiness, holiday meal, melatonin, nutrition, overeating, serotonin, Texas Medical Center, Thanksgiving, tryptophan, turkey dinner
Posted in Science |
November 12, 2023
It is not uncommon for bloggers and other article-writers to put out a Top 5 (or other number) list for something. I have done a few myself. A “Top X Books …” is a favorite — both to read and to write — for those of us who like to read books. A few years […]
Tags: Bible questions, Bible translation, Christian apologetics, Christian theology, cultural issues, decision-making, ethics, evangelism, Garry Friesen, Greg Koukl, Hugh Ross, James R. White, Norman Geisler, philosophy, Religion, science apologetics
Posted in Religion |
November 5, 2023
Let’s “do” a little science-ing today, shall we? I have had the book Improbable Planet by Hugh Ross in my bookcase for a few years but only now got around to reading it. Well, actually, I’m only part-way through it. But, I already found a nice snippet in the beginning chapters that I wanted to […]
Tags: astrophysics, fine-tuning, galactic structure, galactice location, heavy elements, Hugh Ross, Intelligent Design, just-right conditions, Milky Way, necessary neighborhood features, radiation, requirements for advanced life, stellar orbits
Posted in Science |
October 29, 2023
A few years ago, a young woman applied for membership to a Christian Facebook group I run. There were many reasons that I declined her application, but one of them was that she considered herself a “Christian Witch”. (Sounds like an oxymoron to me!) At another time, I read a thread in the “Christian Metal” […]
Tags: deceived by the Enemy, divination, eisegesis, forbidden knowledge, Halloween, heretical teaching, misinformation, occult practices, paganism, sorcery, spiritism, syncretism, unbiblical, Wiccan, witchcraft
Posted in Religion |
October 22, 2023
“You cannot understand the Palestinian refugee question while not at the same time also understanding the broader historical, political, and legal circumstances surrounding the issue.” — Lex Takkenberg, a senior advisor for the Jordan-based Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development When reading or listening to the discussions about the Israeli/Hamas conflict, you might have wondered […]
Tags: anti-American, anti-Semitic, complicated history, displacement, economic issues, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Islamic terrorists, Israel, Jamaal Bowman, Jordan, Lex Takkenberg, Palestinian refugees, political issues, security issues, Sinai Peninsula, United States, vetting problem, West Bank
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
October 15, 2023
“No Peace with Israel. No Recognition of Israel. No Negotiations with Israel.” — statement from the Arab League Summit (1967) It wasn’t easy to choose a topic for this week, but I eventually decided on the Israel vs. Palestine/Hamas war. But, rather than me spending a lot of time writing something up, I found a […]
Tags: Arabs, attacks on Israel, Bassem Eid, Ben Shapiro, David Brog, emboldened Hamas, Muslim stance toward Israel, Palestinians, PragerU, war in the news
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |