Religion

Just One Minute, Dr. Tackett!: Time and an Old Earth

Posted by on March 31, 2012 at 11:11 pm

In a recent panel discussion at Ligonier Ministries’ 2012 National Conference, Dr. Del Tackett took his turn at the mic (56:20) to comment on the “young earth vs. old earth” issue. Since he holds a Young Earth Creationist (YEC) position, I, of course, disagreed with much (though not all) that he said. But, the portion […]

Newt and Hitch: What Kind of War is the War on Terrorism?

Posted by on March 18, 2012 at 4:33 pm

This one goes back a few years… Back in July 2002, Newt Gingrich and Christopher Hitchens appeared together on an episode of Uncommon Knowledge to discuss how best to define & describe the “War on Terrorism”. Hitch and Newt largely agreed on most things, and they both had some interesting things to say, points well […]

Newt on Combating Judicial Activism

Posted by on March 3, 2012 at 11:34 pm

“There is no judicial supremacy. It does not exist in the American Constitution. Let me be clear: Judicial supremacy is factually wrong; it is morally wrong; and it is an affront to the American system of self-government.” Late last year, Newt Gingrich spoke at the Value Voters Summit, where he addressed the problem of judicial […]

The Pro-Life Position: Exceptions (Part 2 of 2)

Posted by on February 21, 2012 at 12:06 am

Let’s get right to it… In previous posts, I’ve explained how all evidence indicates that, when a human male and female conceive, the unborn zygote/blastocyst/embryo/fetus is not only a living, individual entity distinct from the woman — either biological mother or gestational surrogate — carrying it, but a fully human one, at that. (The same […]

The Pro-Life Position: Exceptions (Part 1 of 2)

Posted by on February 15, 2012 at 11:20 pm

“I am pro-life. I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the mother.”    — Mitt Romney, in an op-ed piece in The Boston Globe (7/26/2005) In “The Pro-Life Position: Just One Question”, I argued that if the unborn is indeed a member […]

Three for the Road: Healthcare Mandates, Same-Sex Marriage, and Santorum’s 3-fer

Posted by on February 10, 2012 at 9:38 pm

I wanted to post something before I go out of town for a few days. Not having time or desire to delve deeply into any one thing, I was hoping to still come up with something timely & interesting. (Note: I’ve got a couple more installments of “The Pro-Life Position” in the queue, but they […]

Young-Earth / Old-Earth Creationist Exchange, Part 3 of 3: A Literal Adam and Death Before the Fall

Posted by on January 21, 2012 at 11:11 pm

In this final installment, ‘Jeff’ and I returned to Eden and the subject of Adam (along with Eve, this time). As I recall, he expressed his appreciation that I didn’t give any credence to the ability of purely naturalistic processes to “create” the first life or the diversity of life we see now and in […]

Young-Earth / Old-Earth Creationist Exchange, Part 2 of 3: The Days of Creation and Evolution

Posted by on January 19, 2012 at 10:10 pm

A couple days ago, I started this series about my Facebook discussion with ‘Jeff’, a Young-Earth Creationist. The Young-Earth vs. Old-Earth dialog in general involves important worldview & spiritual issues, so it can be quite frustrating when the “other guy” doesn’t seem to understand or accede a point or perhaps mischaracterizes your view. Many such […]

Young-Earth / Old-Earth Creationist Exchange, Part 1 of 3: Bellybuttons and the Appearance of Age

Posted by on January 17, 2012 at 10:28 pm

One of the issues covered in this blog is the whole Creation/Evolution/Design debate and related topics. In my writing in this area, I occasionally make some statement to indicate that I am neither a Theistic Evolutionist nor a Young-Earth Creationist, when it comes to theories about the beginnings of the universe, Earth, diversity of life, […]

One Man’s Theory for Why Jesus Lay in a Manger

Posted by on December 30, 2011 at 10:05 pm

“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”  — John 1:14 (NASB) I didn’t want to let the Christmas season go without a Christmas-related post, so… I went back to my discussion on an old […]