February 24, 2019
“The increasingly precise dates determined by astronomers trouble atheists intent on explaining life by natural means alone. The dates are too recent. But at the same time, they’re far too ancient to help creationists intent on defending a six-consecutive-24-hour-creation-days interpretation of Genesis 1.” — Hugh Ross, astrophysicist, pastor, and Christian apologist As regular readers may […]
Tags: A Matter of Days, age of universe, astrophysics, burnt-out stars, cooling curve, cooling sequence, cosmic age measurement, cosmic chronometer, fine-tuning, globular star clusters, gravitational collapse, Hugh Ross, life of a star, rate of cooling, residual thermal energy, stages in a star's development, star's luminosity, white dwarf
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
February 17, 2019
“Putting aside the fact that, as written, it would receive a C+ in any high school English class, it essentially articulates a magical world in which the skies rain chocolate, the world is powered by unicorn farts, and AOC dances through the gumdrop meadows to Lisztomania.” — Ben Shapiro, conservative columnist/commentator and radio host The […]
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, Ben Shapiro, FAQ issues, GND, Green New Deal, Leftist idealism, media spins AOC lies, radical environmentalism, radical Leftists, smackdown, socialist utopia, young and naive
Posted in Politics |
February 10, 2019
“Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil. For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.” — Eph. 6:11-12 (HCSB) Late […]
Tags: biblical condemnation, Christian apologetics, cultural biases, cultural blinders, Demon Possession, demonic oppression, demonism around the world, Dr. J.L. Nevius, missionary experiences, skepticism, societal taboos, superstition, the occult, W. Stanley Mooneyham, Western culture, witchcraft
Posted in Religion |
February 3, 2019
This week I’ve got brief pieces of news regarding three controversial topics. Not much commentary from me, just summaries of what’s going on and being said…. — “Green New Deal, Same as the Old Green Spiel” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is warning that the world will end in 12 years if we don’t address climate […]
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, border security, Cal Beisner, Center for Military Readiness, constitutional conflict, Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship Of Creation, Elaine Donnelly, GND, Green New Deal, Hispanic pastors meet with Trump, illegal immigration, Latino voters approve, nationwide injunctions, SCOTUS, transgenders in military, Trump military ban on transgenders
Posted in Politics |
January 27, 2019
“From straightforward physics — gas laws, gravitational laws, thermodynamics, and nuclear physics — come secure estimates of the age of stars, galaxies, and the cosmos itself.” — Dr. Hugh Ross, astrophysicist, pastor, and Christian apologist I had planned on doing a politics-oriented post this week. But, honestly, I’m just sick of hearing/reading about the current […]
Tags: A Matter of Days, accretion phase, age of universe, astrophysics, cosmic age measurement, fine-tuning, gravitational collapse, Hugh Ross, life of a star, nuclear fusion, stages in a star's development, Sun's luminosity, YEC misunderstanding
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
January 20, 2019
“This is what God, Yahweh, says — who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk on it –” Isaiah 42:5 (HCSB) One of my favorite books by astronomer/apologist Dr. Hugh Ross […]
Tags: A Matter of Days, Arthur Eddington, Big Bang cosmology, fine-tuning, Fred Hoyle, George Gamow, Georges Lemaitre, Hugh Ross, ICR, origins of big bang theory, space energy density, theistic implications, transcendent Cause, universe with a beginning, YEC misunderstanding
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
January 13, 2019
“We’re either going to have a win, make a compromise — because I think a compromise is a win for everybody — or I will declare a national emergency.” — President Donald Trump Once again, the U.S. government is in a partial shutdown due to a stalemate on budgetary issues. The President demands the $5.7 […]
Tags: 'immoral' wall, Ben Shapiro, border security government shutdown, budgetary stalemate, build the wall, Chuck Schumer, compromise, Congressional funding, constitutionality, crisis at the border, defense funding, Donald Trump, executive order, immigration policy, Judge Anthony Napolitano, Lindsey Graham, Mark Levin, Mexican border, Nancy Pelosi, national emergency, negotiation, Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan, separation of powers, southern border
Posted in Politics |
January 6, 2019
“I can’t figure out why Romney thought ribbing the president was strategically more useful than offering ideas to solve the problem at the border and get the government fully-funded.” — Newt Gingrich As you may have heard, former Massachusetts Governor and then-incoming Utah Senator Mitt Romney had a controversial op-ed published in The Washington Post […]
Tags: anti-Trump, attacking the President, backstabbing, Ben Shapiro, Breitbart, controversial op-ed, freshman Senator, GOP infighting, mantle of the office, Mitt Romney, National Review, Newt Gingrich, presidential aspirations, primary challenge, Rand Paul, Ronna McDaniel, The Washington Post, two-faced
Posted in Politics |
December 30, 2018
Following the “A View from the Right” year-end tradition, this year’s final post is a sampling of my favorite posts ranging from 2010 thru 2018. Hopefully, readers new and old will find something of interest from the archives that they may have missed. There is no actual ranking involved, but I have tried to present […]
Tags: blogging, favorite posts, recommended, sample posts, suggested reading, Top 10
Posted in Politics, Politics / Science / Religion, Religion, Science |
December 23, 2018
“28 Simeon took Him [i.e., the baby Jesus] up in his arms, praised God, and said: 29 Now, Master, You can dismiss Your slave in peace, as You promised. 30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation. 31 You have prepared it in the presence of all peoples — 32 a light for revelation to […]
Tags: attack on Christianity, Christmas, Christos, keeping Christ in Christmas, NT Greek abbreviation, R.C. Sproul, secularism, Xmas
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |