A View from the Right Science, POLITICS, & Religion

“If I gave away everything that I have today, it would not equal 1% of what I was given when I came to this great country of ours: the gift of freedom.” — Maximo Alvarez I know some people don’t watch the national party conventions. Personally, I didn’t watch the Democrat one at all and […]

Last week, I briefly discussed what I thought were shortcomings of the currently-available choices for side-by-side (aka “parallel”) Bibles. I then introduced two hypothetical combinations of four translations each that appealed to me, and which I would like to see in hard-copy editions. I cited Matt. 6:9-13 (i.e., the Lord’s Prayer, aka “Our Father”) as […]

I don’t use parallel Bibles. In case you aren’t familiar with the term, a “side-by-side” or parallel Bible is one that has two or three or four (or, in rare cases, more) translations presented in parallel columns. Usually, at least one uses the formal/essentially-literal approach to translation and at least one uses functional/dynamic equivalence. This […]

“[A]nother consequence of the over-reaction to Covid-19 has been the incredibly reckless release of violent criminals from prison. It has put the public at unnecessary risk while besmirching the memory of innocent victims and injuring their family members once again.” — Jeff Crouere, political columnist/commentator & author Apparently, while face masks, soap/sanitizer, and social-distancing are […]

Despite the Judeo-Christian beginnings of the United States of America, there are some Americans these days who want to silence and marginalize Christians. (See my last couple posts.) While claiming to be “tolerant”, many will use bullying tactics to do so. (I suspect I’m not telling you anything new, here.) Yet, some Christians seem to […]

Mikey Weinstein is at it again. Here’s what happened… The Marine Corps had some training scheduled for JAG reservists. One of the sessions was to be presented by Jay Lorenzen, a retired Air Force chaplain currently working with Cru. The lesson was supposed to be a “virtual battlefield tour of Gettysburg using a video from […]

The other day I (re-)discovered a comment that a reader named “Ian” had left on a blogpost of mine a couple months ago, and I had forgotten all about it. The blogpost itself was from 2011, in which I presented the “just one question” argument for the pro-life position. For a number of reasons, I […]

“[I]t is far from true that biogeography unambiguously supports common ancestry.” — Dr. Günter Bechly Biogeography is the study of the distribution of organisms across geographic space and geological time. It has been around for quite awhile but has gradually integrated concepts and information from several scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology to climatology. All “origins” […]

“The flag, like the Revolution it represents, was the work of many hands.” — Marla R. Miller, Betsy Ross and the Making of America (2010) When most Americans think of the first American flag, they think of upholsterer/seamstress Elizabeth Griscom “Betsy” Ross. The design attributed to her, with a circle of 13 stars within the […]

“God gives us freedom to grieve; he gives us freedom to be angry. But he doesn’t give us freedom to sin while we are grieving and while we are angry.” — Samuel Sey Lately, I’ve been getting caught up on some blogposts by Samuel Sey. You might remember the name, since I’ve quoted and linked […]