August 19, 2018
“In 1909 God moved two Christian laymen to set aside a large sum of money for issuing twelve volumes that would set forth the fundamentals of the Christian faith, and which were to be sent free to ministers of the gospel, missionaries, Sunday School superintendents, and others engaged in aggressive Christian work throughout the English […]
Tags: anti-science, Christian fundamentalism, Christian orthodoxy, countering liberal Christianity, essentials of the Christian faith, fundamentalist, fundie stereotype, geology and the creation days, James Orr, natural law and miracles, R.A. Torrey, science and the Bible, science vs. Christian faith, The Fundamentals
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
August 12, 2018
“When a person is stripped of their constitutional rights, albeit temporarily, without being given the chance to make their own case based on what can be entirely arbitrary accusations, this is the removal of due process.” — Matt Agorist, independent journalist and Editor-at-Large at the Free Thought Project Following the mass-shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas […]
Tags: 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, 5th Amendment, bipartisan support, bypassing constitutional rights, due process, ERPO, Florida, gun control, gun rights, Indiana, irresponsible journalism, Matt Agorist, NRA, Parkland shooting, PolitiFact, President Trump comments, red flag laws, right-wing alarmism, Risk Protection Orders, Seattle, Washington
Posted in Politics |
August 5, 2018
I’m not a regular listener of Rush Limbaugh. But, on those rare occasions when I’m driving and find him on the air, I often find his monologues interesting and even insightful. He has been around quite awhile and deserves much respect. But, even he can’t recognize everything that’s going on in the socio-cultural politisphere. To […]
Tags: creeping socialism, disrupt and destabilize, ends justify the means, historical ignorance, ignorance and stupidity of journalists, Joel Goodman, Karl Marx, leftist agenda, Leftist outrage, march toward communism in America, radio commentary, Rush Limbaugh, Saul Alinsky, violence and incivility
Posted in Politics |
July 29, 2018
I’m a bit pressed for time this week, but I wanted to call your attention to a recent tweet by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ocasio-Cortez is a 28-year-old educator/activist/community organizer (for Bernie Sanders) and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, who has been endorsed by various progressive and civil rights organizations (e.g., BLM, MoveOn) and individuals. […]
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, anti-GOP, Cillian Zeal, Democratic Socialist, ignorant tweet, mid-term upset, NY Democrat, progressive, Ryan Saavedra, socialist, young Leftist politician
Posted in Politics |
July 22, 2018
“[E]xplore the hypothetical legal ramifications of comic book tropes, characters, and powers, down to the most deliciously trivial detail.” Don’t worry, you’re on the right blog. Not long ago on my “Heroes and Aliens” pop-culture blog, I shared three posts in which I presented some material from the book The Law of Superheroes (2012) by […]
Tags: applying law to superpowers, Bill of Rights, concealed carry, constitutional law, Eighth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, incarceration, James Daily, rules of evidence, Ryan Davidson, Second Amendment, superheroes, supervillains, telepathy, The Law of Superheroes, U.S. Constitution
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized |
July 15, 2018
Since I am working on other stuff, I have another guest commentary from a Facebook friend for you this week. Brendan Paul Burnett teaches High School History, Geography, and “Christian Principles and Relationships” at a Christian school in Australia, while he works on his THIRD and FOURTH Master’s degrees — MTeach(Sec) and MDiv. He had […]
Tags: Bible translations, Brendan Burnett, clarity of teaching and learning, danger of misunderstanding Scripture, Eugene Peterson, helping in Christian walk, knowing God's purpose, MSG Bible, paraphrase, risk of sacrificing accuracy for personal 'inspiration', The Message
Posted in Religion |
July 8, 2018
“Gallup reports that just 32 percent of Democrats call themselves ‘extremely proud’ of their national identity, compared with 74 percent of Republicans who say the same.” — Ben Shapiro, Newsweek The amount of anti-American sentiment these days is truly amazing. Even those who benefit from the (relative) freedoms and wealth of American society and business […]
Tags: 4th of July, anti-Americanism, ashamed of America, Churchill quote, democracy, Democrat, flawed system, hatred for America, imperfect nation, national pride, proud of America, Rick Walston, Rob Morris, taxpayer expense, U.S. Constitution, universal health care
Posted in Politics |
July 1, 2018
“I sought there [in America] an image of democracy itself, its tendencies, its character, its prejudices, its passions; I wanted to know democracy, if only to know at least what we must hope or fear from it.” — Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America I’m no political historian, but if I had to guess, I’d […]
Tags: classic liberalism, constitutionalism, democracy, federalism, liberal democracy, majority rule, representatives, republic, rule by the people, sovereign state, tyranny of the majority, U.S. Constitution, vertical separation of powers
Posted in Politics |
June 24, 2018
“This effort, along with the recent executive orders on federal unions, are the biggest pieces so far of our plan to drain the swamp. The federal government is bloated, opaque, bureaucratic, and inefficient…. By the direction of @POTUS, we released a plan to make government more effective, efficient and accountable to better serve the American […]
Tags: consolidation, Democrat pushback, drain the swamp, government reform and reorg plan, government regulation, improve efficiency, Margaret Weichert, Max Stier, merge Labor Department and Education Department, Mick Mulvaney, mission adjustments, OMB, privatization, reduce duplication, restructuring, Trump administration, union resistance
Posted in Politics |
June 17, 2018
I am on record as being frustrated with current Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), in that sometimes he does things I can get behind, even wholeheartedly applaud, while other times he does things that leave me wondering “What the #&*(! is he thinking?!” Ryan was not my first (or second or third) choice […]
Tags: amnesty, at odds with Trump administration, bad timing of controversial legislation, Ben Shapiro, Bob Goodlatte, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, Breitbart, BSIRA, compromise bill, DACA, divisive, House GOP, illegal immigration bill, John Binder, John Dempsey, Matt Gaetz, Matthew Boyle, motion to vacate the chair, Paul Ryan, President Trump, retiring from Congress, Securing America’s Future Act, Speaker of the House, time for a new Speaker
Posted in Politics |