August 12, 2012
I finally finished the book Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom before It’s Too Late by James Robison and Jay W. Richards. (I was only reading it sporadically and had to return it to the library at least once.) I really enjoyed and highly recommend it. The authors do a great job of laying out […]
Tags: 'equality of outcome' doesn't work, central thread, Declaration of Independence, diversity, equality, every human being has equal value and dignity, fruits of our labor, God-given rights, Great Society, Indivisible, James Robison, Jay Richards, Lyndon Johnson, primacy of the right to life, pro-life, right to private property
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July 31, 2012
In my last post (Part 1), I mentioned the genetic evidence pointing to a “mitochondrial Eve” and “Y-chromosomal Adam” in humanity’s origin. I then discussed the idea that the RTB Creation Model may be a little too restrictive in its dependence on three distinct maternal lineages via Noah’s daughters-in-law. Today, though, I’d like to make […]
Tags: Abraham, age of Noah, age of Noah's wife, ages of biblical matriarchs, ages of biblical patriarchs, ages of Noah's sons, Cain & Abel, extensive lifespans in Bible, Genesis, Ham, Japheth, long lifespans, Noah, Noah's daughters-in-law, Noah's wife, Shem, sons of Noah, women on the Ark
Posted in Religion, Science, Science & Religion |
July 29, 2012
Once upon a time, I was listening to two of my heroes, Drs. Hugh Ross and Fuz Rana of Reasons to Believe, discuss how current genetic research points to the origins of humanity (i.e., modern Homo sapiens) from a small population in or near Northeastern Africa dating back a few tens of thousands of years […]
Tags: Adam & Eve, AMH migration, DNA, Fuz Rana, genetic bottleneck, genetic studies, Ham, Hugh Ross, human origins, Japheth, mitochondrial Eve, mtDNA, Noah's Ark, Noah's daughters-in-law, Noah's flood, Noah's wife, origin of Man, Out-of-Africa hypothesis, Out-of-Eden hypothesis, Reasons to Believe, RTB Creation Model, Shem, wives of Noah's sons, women on the Ark, Y-chromosomal Adam
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July 21, 2012
One day I realized that I was “stuck” where I was in life and didn’t like my limited options. I felt I needed a change. I didn’t want to stay in my poor neighborhood. I wanted to take advantage of the opportunities that others “out there” had. So,… I left. I didn’t really feel like […]
Tags: breaking the law, illegal aliens, illegal immigration, immigration issues, parody, undocumented workers
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July 13, 2012
Nobody can be expected to comment/report on every news story. Even the most prolific writers ignore or avoid certain stories, either for lack of time or interest. I certainly make no effort to tackle all the headline stories. (In fact, I try to make many of my blog posts independent of specific events, though they […]
Tags: accusations of racism, Arab Spring, Attorney General Holder's guilt and arrogance, Bashar al-Assad, Bobby Jindal, Condoleezza Rice, democracy in the Middle East, elections, Eric Holder, Fast and Furious, George Zimmerman, GOP ticket, Jerry Sandusky, Marco Rubio, Morsi, Paul Ryan, presidential race, racism in the news, Romney, Sandusky verdict, Syria, Tim Pawlenty, Trayvon Martin, V.P. pick
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June 29, 2012
Lately, I’ve been reading a book called The Greatest Communicator: What Ronald Reagan Taught Me about Politics, Leadership, and Life, by Dick Wirthlin, Reagan’s chief strategist and pollster from 1968 to 1988 and unofficial member of his inner circle. Wirthlin gives some interesting insights into Reagan’s personality, beliefs, style, and skills. Of course, it is […]
Tags: communicating, connecting with your audience, Dick Wirthlin, reaching your audience, Reagan and values, Reagan as a speaker, Reagan Revolution, Reagan's communicative abilities, Reagan's oratorical skill, Reagan's rhetorical skills, Ronald Reagan, the Gipper, the Greatest Communicator, values-laden rhetoric
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June 22, 2012
“Ronald Reagan has blood on his hands. The man was in the White House as AIDS exploded, and he was happy to see plenty of gay men and queer people die. He was a murderous fool, and I have no problem saying so.” — Matthew Hart, national director of public engagement at Solutions for Progress […]
Tags: AIDS funding under Reagan, Brent Bozell, gay activism, gay activists in White House, gay animus for Reagan, gays flip off Reagan painting, Matthew Hart, Reagan's AIDS legacy, Ronald Reagan, Zoe Strauss
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June 16, 2012
In his new book, Ameritopia, Mark Levin discusses what he has discovered in his thorough study of utopianism in the works of Plato, More, Hobbes, and Marx. From the jacket, “[Levin] explores the psychology, motivations, and history of the utopian movement, its architects, and its modern-day disciples — and how the individual and American society […]
Tags: Ameritopia, Constitution, corrosiveness of utopian policies, disregard for the Constitution, disregard for the rule of law, Mark Levin, Obama, Obama the mastermind, rule by mastermind, selective use of the Constitution, Stephanie Hessler, the mind of the utopian mastermind, utopian intellectuals, utopian mastermind, utopianism, utopianism vs consitutionalism
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June 6, 2012
I’ve been concerned about the potential for this kind of thing for years. (Not that I have evidence of my prescient genius in writing. You’ll just have to take my word for it.) Now we have a big news story about China-made parts in our high-tech, multi-million-dollar military aircraft and missile & antimissile systems being […]
Tags: bad Chinese memory chips and other parts in U.S. military systems, China provides critical parts for U.S. military, Chinese 'counterfeit' components, Chinese 'fake' parts, Chinese cyber-warfare, Chinese sabotage, Communist China is NOT the U.S.'s friend, F Michael Maloof, made-in-China, relations between U.S. and China, SH-60B, stupid policies, THAAD
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June 3, 2012
Today’s post is centered on another excerpt from Robison & Richards’ Indivisible, in which they examine a fundamental difference in how the typical “progressive” views human nature and how America’s Founding Fathers saw human nature, as evidenced by the language used in our founding documents and in other writings. “The Founders saw human beings as […]
Tags: Adam & Eve, Constitution, fallen humanity, Founders, Founders were not "progressive", human nature, Indivisible book, liberal mindset, Obama's czars, original sin, Pelosi, progressive denial of human nature, progressive view, right to kill unborn babies, Right to Life, sin nature, sinful man, sinners, smart people
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