November 30, 2025
A few weeks ago, I posted “Lucy and the State of Hominid Evolution”, in which I quoted Dr. Fuz Rana of Reasons to Believe (RTB) in the book Old-Earth or Evolutionary Creation?, ed. by Keathley, Stump, and Aguirre. The subject of that post was… well, pretty much exactly what the title says — “Lucy” being […]
Tags: advanced cognitive ability, art, bone flute, burials, cave paintings, discussion with BioLogos, discussion with RTB, disputed evidence, evolutionary assumptions, fossil evidence, FOXP2, further critical study, Fuz Rana, hominids, human evolution, image of God, instruments, language, marine shells, modern humans, more specimens, Neanderthal discoveries, old-earth creationism, ornaments, Paleoanthropology, red ochre, RTB, RTB Creation Model, symbolic thought
Posted in Religion, Science & Religion |
November 23, 2025
“Large numbers of aliens who are illegally in the country fail to appear for their scheduled hearings, most likely because they know they have no valid reason for overcoming removal and remaining in the country legally.” — Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow and specialist in civil rights, civil justice, the First Amendment, immigration, et […]
Tags: authorized by Congress, constitutional rights, deportation, due process, executive power, First Amendment right of petition, Hans von Spakovsky, Heritage Foundation, illegal aliens, immigration law, immigration proceedings, non-citizens, rights of citizenship, Supreme Court, Trump administration
Posted in Politics |
November 16, 2025
“This video offers an important lesson. It’s spoken with confidence. It sounds compelling. But, it’s completely false.” — Mr. B, “Red Pen Logic” It has been a few weeks since my last such post, so I thought it time to encourage some more careful thought by offering up a couple more episodes of “Red Pen […]
Tags: biblical authorship, Caleb J. Lines, Christian apologetics, correcting misunderstanding, Elon Gilad, informal fallacies, Jewish scholar, misinformed, progressive pastor, Red Pen Logic, shallow thinking, Tim Barnett
Posted in Religion |
November 9, 2025
A few weeks ago, I finished reading Old-Earth or Evolutionary Creation?, ed. by Keathley, Stump, and Aguirre. You might remember the title, because I published two posts this past August in which I cited representatives of the two Christian organizations that contributed to the discussion in the book — BioLogos and Reasons to Believe (RTB). […]
Tags: A. afarensis, Biologos, Collard and Wood, craniodental comparison, discussion with BioLogos, discussion with RTB, faulty phylogenies, fossil evidence, Fuz Rana, hominids, hominins, human evolution, Laetoli footprints, Lucy, old-earth creationism, Paleoanthropology, RTB, RTB Creation Model, types of bipedalism
Posted in Science |
November 2, 2025
I write this post on November 1, the beginning of another round of enrollment into “Obamacare” — i.e., healthcare provided via the deceptively-named Affordable Care Act (ACA), which President Obama signed into law in 2010 (see image). Obama and the Democrats made many promises about the legislation, and Fred Lucas — chief news correspondent and […]
Tags: ACA, competition, effect on national deficit, Fred Lucas, health insurance, massive subsidies, Medicaid expansion, Obamacare, premiums, President Obama, real costs of Affordable Care Act, The Daily Signal, The Heritage Foundation
Posted in Politics |
October 26, 2025
“Reason must be used to rightly interpret the Bible. We discern the meaning of the Bible not through mystical experience but through extensive thought and contemplation.” — Terry L. Johnson, Presbyterian pastor and author This week, we continue our look at the idea of the sufficiency of Scripture in Christian theology and the role of […]
Tags: biblical Christianity, biblical wisdom, hold onto the essentials of the faith, John Knox, Protestantism, reason and faith, revelation in nature, right use of reason, Scripture Alone, sola scriptura, sufficiency of Scripture, Terry L. Johnson, the Reformers, traditional, work of the Holy Spirit
Posted in Religion |
October 19, 2025
Originally, I prepped this post in advance (and began its sequel), because I was going to be on vacation for over a week and wanted material to pre-schedule. Then, a health concern came up, and travel plans were canceled. But, no reason why we can’t still delve into this topic… Beginning with this post, I […]
Tags: biblical Christianity, hold onto the essentials of the faith, Protestantism, reason and faith, Scripture Alone, sola scriptura, sufficiency of Scripture, Terry L. Johnson, the Reformers, traditional
Posted in Religion |
October 12, 2025
Definition of “The Russian Collusion Hoax”: “The widespread and ultimately unfounded narrative that Donald Trump and his 2016 presidential campaign conspired with Russia to influence the outcome of the election…. The claims originated from a dossier compiled by ex-British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, which was indirectly funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National […]
Tags: anti-Trump, conspiracy, disinformation, DNC, Donald Trump, extremely sketchy, fake news, Hillary Clinton, Hillsdale College, Igor Danchenko, Imprimis, intelligence community, Intelligence Community Assessment, James Clapper, James Comey, John Brennan, John Ratcliffe, Mollie Hemingway, Obama Administration, politically-motivated hoax, Russia collusion, Steele dossier, tradecraft review, Tulsi Gabbard, Vladimir Putin
Posted in Politics |
October 5, 2025
Assuming you have been listening to or reading at least some of the news headlines these past several days, you are aware of the latest budgetary battle in Congress to keep the federal government funded and open for business. One of the things the Democrats are insisting on is that certain Biden-era health care subsidies […]
Tags: Congressional battle, COVID-19, essential services, federal budget, fraud, healthcare subsidies, misleading claims, Nina Owcharenko Schaefer, Obamacare, The Heritage Foundation, true repercussions, unfulfilled promises
Posted in Politics |
September 28, 2025
Several weeks ago, I shared a couple episodes of “Red Pen Logic” (RPL) by Christian apologist Tim Barnett, aka “Mr. B”. I found a couple others — this time responding to more general challenges from atheist critics/skeptics — and decided to share them, as well. In the first video below, Mr. B takes on that […]
Tags: biblical challenges, biblical clarity, Christian apologetics, correcting misunderstanding, fundamentalist stereotype, informal fallacies, Jesus, Mike Winger, philosophical challenges, President Bartlet, Red Pen Logic, shallow thinking, The West Wing, Tim Barnett
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