February 4, 2018
“He pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the leaders and all the people in it. And the dead he killed at his death were more than those he had killed in his life.” — Judges 16:30b (HCSB) It wasn’t all that long ago — certainly within my lifetime — that instances […]
Tags: agent of divine retribution, Book of Judges, casualties of battle, destruction of the Canaanites, eyes gouged out, fight the infidel, flawed heroes, God's judgment, Greg Koukl, innocent civilians, jihadism, oppressors of the Israelites, Philistines, radical Muslim, Samson, suicide bombers, suicide mission, Surah 9, Temple of Dagon
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
January 28, 2018
Most of us — well, those of us on the political Right, anyway — are frustrated with the fact that Obamacare (ACA) has not been completely done away with. When the Senate failed to pass the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), which would have been at least a partial repeal, the President received […]
Tags: 1000 steps vs all-at-once, 340B drug discount program, ACA, AHCA, American Health Care Act of 2017, Association Health Plans, CMS, FDA, generic drugs approval, health care, healthcare reform, market stabilization measures, Newt Gingrich, Obamacare, President Trump's failures, prevent price gouging, reducing fraud, repeal & replace, suspended taxes, Trump administration
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January 21, 2018
“Unfortunately, if the goal of DACA is to give citizenship to a particularly law-abiding group of undocumented immigrants, it is accomplishing the opposite of what was intended.” — John R. Lott Economists tend to be very good at number-crunching and statistics. John Lott, who holds a PhD in economics from UCLA, has worked for various […]
Tags: Crime Prevention Research Center, DACA, dreamer, illegal immigrants, immigration issues, John R Lott, no amnesty, propensity for criminality, study of Arizona prisoners, undocumented, violent criminals, young convicts
Posted in Politics |
January 14, 2018
“Christians want to be under rather than over Scripture, yet we do not want to be anti-science. So what do we do with this apparent antinomy* between the book of Scripture and the book of nature?” — Jud Davis Believe it or not, I don’t always have a science/faith book in progress. But, prior to […]
Tags: Aaron's budding rod, age of the Earth, antimonies in the Bible, explaining biblical miracles, God's decree, Hugh Ross, Isaac Watts quote, Jud Davis, Martin Luther quote, Moses on the mountain, Navigating Genesis, presence of God, Reading Genesis 1-2, reconciling Bible and nature, trees in the Garden of Eden, wine at the wedding in Cana, YEC theories
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
January 7, 2018
“America’s central position in the global energy system as a leading producer, consumer, and innovator ensures that markets are free and U.S. infrastructure is resilient and secure.” — NSS Report, Dec. 2017 The idea of U.S. energy independence — or even dominance — and its role in our national security strategy is not new — […]
Tags: American energy dominance, ANWR, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, energy choices, energy independence, more American energy, national security strategy, Nicolas Loris, no more government favoritism, OCS, offshore drilling, oil and gas reserves, Paul Driessen, potential boon to U.S. economy, President Trump, Ryan Zinke, taking advantage of American natural resources, technological innovation, Trump administration
Posted in Politics, Politics & Science, Science |
December 31, 2017
In what has become something of a year-end tradition here at “A View from the Right”, my final post for 2017 is a “Top 10” of links (with associated excerpts) to posts from preceding years. (The first two even go back to 2010 and 2011, respectively.) The idea is to give readers — especially newer […]
Tags: blogging, favorite posts, recommended, sample posts, suggested reading, Top 10
Posted in Politics, Politics / Science / Religion, Religion, Science |
December 24, 2017
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.” — Micah 5:2 (ESV) I was wondering what I might do for a Christmas-themed […]
Tags: Christ-Child, Christmas story, Day of Discovery, Lamb of God, Migdal-Eder, Passover Lamb, priestly shepherds, sheperds at the Nativity, shepherds' fields, swaddling cloths, tower of the flock
Posted in Religion |
December 17, 2017
“[Y]ou should not fool the laymen when you’re talking as a scientist…. I’m talking about a specific, extra type of integrity that is [more than] not lying, but bending over backwards to show how you’re maybe wrong, that you ought to have when acting as a scientist. And this is our responsibility as scientists, certainly […]
Tags: baloney detector, Carl Sagan, Darwin on Trial, deal honestly with objections, Defeating Darwin, do not fool the laymen, Education, fair representation of facts, hypocrisy and self-deception, in the name of science, Inherit the Wind, materialist philosophy, naturalism in science, Phillip E. Johnson, questions of origins, recognizing bias, Richard Feynman quote, Science, skeptical of Darwinism
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
December 11, 2017
“The little guys’ voices were heard. Voices in the community were heard. This administration has the strength and the will to be there for us. This is a great day for Utah.” — state Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Earlier this week and at the recommendation of Secretary […]
Tags: 2 million acres, activist alarmism, Antiquities Act, Bears Ears, benefits to local economy, conservationism, Dept. of the Interior, environmentalism, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Homer Cummings, less federal bureaucratic control, local control of lands, national monuments, Native American heritage, natural resources, Newt Gingrich, President Clinton, President Obama, President Trump, presidential proclamation, public access, redefining boundaries, regulatory regime, returning public lands to the people, righting past overreach, rights of local citizens, Ryan Zinke, Utah
Posted in Politics |
December 3, 2017
“At the most basic level; if Google, Amazon, and Facebook are for it, it probably isn’t in your best interest.” — Tim, commenter on The Daily Wire In less than 2 weeks (Dec. 14), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be voting on whether or not to reverse current Net Neutrality rules. This has a […]
Tags: Ajit Pai, bad arguments, competition, FCC, fearmongering, Federal Communications Commission, free market, Google, government intrusion, Harry Khachatrian, Heritage Foundation, innovation, internet exchange point, internet fast lane, internet service provider, ISP, IXP, James Gattuso, Michael Sargent, misguided regulation, Net Neutrality, reverse net neutrality, The Daily Wire, Title II, Tom Wheeler, transparency
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