September 14, 2014
I had originally intended this post to be a continuation of “To Impeach or Not to Impeach”. But, unfortunately, I did not get as much done on it this week as I had hoped. (I blame Facebook.) As I worked on Part 2 — which may expand into a Part 3 — tonight, I realized […]
Tags: American Revolution, An American Guesser, Benjamin Franklin, colonial symbolism, come together in common purpose, Dont Tread on Me, eternal vigilance, fight tyranny, Gadsden flag, Gen. Christopher Gadsden, Join or Die, Pennsylvania Gazette, Pennsylvania Journal, rattlesnake flags, strength in unity
Posted in Politics |
September 7, 2014
“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” — U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 4 Should President Barack Obama be impeached? A lot of people seem to think so. There have been […]
Tags: abuse of power, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Johnson, Article II, Bill Clinton, bribery, Constitutional Rights Foundation, corruption while in office, examples of impeachment, Federalist No. 65, high crimes and misdemeanors, House Judiciary Committee, impeaching President Obama, public demands for impeachment, Richard Nixon, rules for impeachment, steps to impeach, supporting the enemy, treason
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August 31, 2014
The title says it all. These aren’t necessarily the “Top 5” topics, based on any particular rating scale. But, they are (I thought) notable commentary on some important issues, foreign and domestic. I’ve added a few comments of my own, as usual. 1) UK Prime Minister David Cameron re Islamic State: “We are in the […]
Tags: Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Coach Tony Dungy, David Cameron, Ferguson, Hobby Lobby ruling, ISIS, media frenzy, Michael Brown shooting, Michael Sam, Obama doesn't have a strategy, Planned Parenthood tee-shirt, raising the terrorist threat level, Rams, Russia invades Ukraine, Scarlett Johansson
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
August 24, 2014
I decided to throw a couple more science-bytes at you from astrophysicist Dr. Jeffrey Zweerink. They’re brief but fun bits of science trivia to pack into your “li’l pea brain” (as my friend likes to say). And, if you realize that, technically, that is not physically possible, then we’re on the same wavelength. 1) “We […]
Tags: from Sun to Earth, Jeff Zweerink, light from the Sun's core, liquid helium, RTB, superfluid, the Sun, weird properties of helium, zero viscosity
Posted in Science |
August 23, 2014
Okay, here’s another “Real Science” moment from the staff at Reasons to Believe (RTB). This time, Dr. Jeff Zweerink explains why saying “The banana was perfectly designed for human hands.” is a bad argument. (Personally, I don’t think I have ever heard that argument for ID.) This one isn’t quite as weird as the one […]
Tags: argument for intelligent design, bad arguments, banana designed for human hand, bananas, Jeffrey Zweerink, RTB
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
August 17, 2014
“[W]ith all these crises we’ve been discussing, the nation is confronting a dangerous era, facing multiple threats and challenges from Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Islamic terrorist groups, you name it. If I wasn’t in there shaking things up, I probably wouldn’t have been doing my job.” — Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn After 33 years […]
Tags: al Qaeda, Defense Intelligence Agency, Director of the DIA, early retiring general, Fixing Intel, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, new strategy needed for global affairs, overhauling the DIA, pressure from Obama administration, recognizing jihadism for what it is, vision for improved intelligence-gathering
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August 10, 2014
“The Universe has been wrought for us by a supremely good and orderly Creator.” — Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) In my last post (part 1), I briefly explained in principle and procedure what comprises the “scientific method”. Today, I want to get a bit into the intersection of “science” and “faith”, as you may have guessed […]
Tags: "faith" in the Bible, biblical method, biblical understanding of "faith", can principles of modern scientific method be found in Scripture?, Hugh Ross, I Thess. 5:21, Jer. 10:12, role of Christian theology in development of scientific method and advances in Western science, Rom. 12:2, scientific method
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August 3, 2014
After last week’s post of the Dr. Hugh Ross video, I got to thinking about “the scientific method”. Ross is certainly a big fan of it, as is anyone — scientist or layman — who is at all familiar with the scientific enterprise. Indeed, anyone in search for truth in any arena should be a […]
Tags: brief history of scientific method, constant re-evaluation and revision, cyclical iterative process, defining the "scientific method", emphasis of experimentation, emphasis of inductive over deductive reasoning, empiricism, essential steps in the scientific method, explanatory power, frame of reference, Francis Bacon, Hugh Ross, hypothesis, investigative approach, model, modern scientific method, observation, predictions, Rene Descartes, Robert Grosseteste, Roger Bacon, tentative explanation, testing, theory
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July 27, 2014
This post is a little different — a break for me (since I wasn’t sure I’d have something else ready in time) and, hopefully, a treat for you. It is a video from a conference held not long ago at Woodcrest Worldwide Church called “In the Beginning” — not to be confused with another conference […]
Tags: biblical passages on creation, creation days, Dr. Ross, Genesis 1, Hugh Ross, Hugh Ross video, In the beginning, Reasons to Believe, RTB, testable creation model, Woodcrest Worldwide Church
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
July 20, 2014
II Chronicles 7:14 is a passage beloved by many Christians. It is particularly popular when churches and parachurch organizations want to encourage people to pray for “national revival” — e.g., during the National Day of Prayer. Just the other day, I came across an Associated Press announcement of a rally in Iowa launching a prayer […]
Tags: 2 Chron 7:14, claiming biblical promises, dedication of the First Temple, God never promised to heal American land, If my people, II Chronicles, King Solomon, misapplying biblical promises, misuse of Scripture, rightly dividing the Word of God, taking verses out of context, there is no biblical formula for national healing or revival
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |