February 19, 2017
“In Washington, there is a saying that regulators never met a rule they didn’t like.” — Paul J. Larkin, Jr., Heritage Foundation’s senior legal research fellow in the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies One of the big issues of the day is the mounds of regulations that federal agencies have been inflicting upon the […]
Tags: administrative state, burdensome regulations, congressional disapproval, Congressional Review Act, CRA, federal agencies, federal regulations, Paul Larkin, regulatory relief, The Daily Signal
Posted in Politics |
February 12, 2017
“If archaeologists and historians could not find correlation between archaeology and the biblical text, there would be no such thing as ‘biblical archaeology’. But of course they do find such correlation, and lots of it.” — Dr. Craig A. Evans, author of Jesus and His World: The Archaeological Evidence This is a sequel of sorts […]
Tags: Archaeology, Belshazzar, Bible as history, biblical evidence, Caiaphas Ossuary, Dead Sea Scrolls, evidence that corroborates biblical accounts, HCSB Apologetics Study Bible, historical reliability of the Bible, Hittites, Horites, John Rylands Papyrus, New Testament reliability, Old Testament reliability, Ophir, route of the exodus, Sargon
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
February 5, 2017
“Jesus is the most famous Social Justice Warrior of all time.” — misguided gamer on Tumblr I thought that title might get your attention. I also wouldn’t be surprised if some of you are already formulating your objections. I mean, isn’t it obvious that Jesus was a SJW, given all his attention to and instructions […]
Tags: economic disparity, Greg Koukl, Jesus, Sermon on the Mount, SJW, social classes, Social Justice Warrior, The Bible, the Gospel is not about "social justice", The Story of Reality, What did Jesus come to do?, what did Jesus say about the poor?
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
January 29, 2017
“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” — Leviticus 19:33-34 (ESV) […]
Tags: aliens, America, Bible, foreigners, ger, Hebrew Scripture, Hebrews, illegal immigrants, Israel, James Hoffmeier, nekhar, Old Testament, outsiders, refugees, sojourners, strangers, U.S. immigration, zar
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
January 22, 2017
As you probably have seen for yourselves, the media (including blogs of various sizes) has been awash with commentary on the Presidential Inaugural ceremonies — from the actual swearing in of Donald J. Trump as our 45th President to the various dances and observations of what the ladies in attendance were wearing. Rather than going […]
Tags: cautious optimism, conservative concerns, inauguration ceremonies, Independence Hall Foundation, MAGA, Make America Great Again, opportunity to do great things, peaceful transition of power, President Obama, President Trump, presidential inauguration, Trump & Obama shaking hands
Posted in Politics |
January 21, 2017
I was reflecting on all of the negativity in the press about the President-elect-now-President Trump from the Left and other detractors and about the now-former President Obama by the Right. I have posted several things over the years about how bad a president Obama has been, and I stand by them. But, now I’d like […]
Tags: articulate, cool, decorum, inauguration, negative remarks, Obama Administration, positive remarks, President Obama, self-confidence
Posted in Politics |
January 15, 2017
If you watch a lot of cop shows like I do, you may have noticed how often facial recognition software provides the good guys with crucial images for identifying criminals, victims, and even witnesses. Though the real thing probably doesn’t have quite the success rate as its fictional counterpart, it really is amazing technology. However,… […]
Tags: anti-facial recognition, CCTV, eyewear, law enforcement, micro-prismatic, new technology, potential criminal abuse, Reflectacles, retro-reflective, Scott Urban, security cameras, sunglasses, surveillance state
Posted in Politics, Politics & Science, Science |
January 14, 2017
“[A]fter many decades of trying to comprehend the gender confusion that persisted even after my sex transition, I came to understand that my grandmother’s cross-dressing of me was emotional child abuse. The psychological harm grew as years went by.” — Walt Heyer You probably saw it — the recent National Geographic cover featuring a “transgendered” […]
Tags: contagion of mass delusion, controversial cover, cross-dressing, delusional, emotional child abuse, gender dysphoria, National Geographic, not the answer, psychological harm, sad reality, transgendered boy, transgenderism, Walt Heyer
Posted in Politics, Politics / Science / Religion, Religion, Science |
January 8, 2017
“Facts don’t care about your feelings.” — Ben Shapiro Are you familiar with Ben Shapiro? He’s one of those conservative “young guns” making a name for himself these days — an attorney-turned-political commentator, columnist/author, and radio show host. He’s very sharp, articulate, possesses a familiarity with an amazing number of issues and pertinent facts, thinks […]
Tags: Ben Shapiro, Obama Administration, Obama legacy, Obama lies, Obama tweets, Obama's delusional revisionist history, The Ben Shapiro Report, The Daily Wire, young conservative commentator
Posted in Politics |
January 1, 2017
“You are gonna tell me what I want to know. It’s just a question of how much you want it to hurt.” — Jack Bauer, Season 5 Something kinda fun to ring in the New Year… Did you know that a new “24” TV series is about to debut? Yup! “24: Legacy” will premiere on […]
Tags: 24, 24 sequel, 24: Legacy, Bill Clinton, Corey Hawkins, David Heyman, Eric Carter, huge fanbase, Jack Bauer, Joel Surnow, Jon Cassar, Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, moral dilemmas, Robert Cochran, Secrets of 24, Stephen King, television violence, terrorism, torture, TV show, uberseries
Posted in Politics, S-F/F AA Entertainment, Uncategorized |