In a fascinating short interview with CBN News’ David Brody, Sen. Jim DeMint claims that the Tea Party movement is underpinned by a “spiritual revival.” Here are some choice excerpts: David Brody: “Are you concerned at all that some of the social conservative issues, abortion . . . . Continue Reading »
With the ongoing discussions about Bruce Waltke’s video at the BioLogos website and his subsequent resignation from RTS, as well as the long comment thread here at Evangel about events in Genesis, I thought I would post some thoughts about the relationship between science and religion that . . . . Continue Reading »
A funeral scene in a book I was reading reminded me of the great line of Tom Holt’s—wisdom for the ages: Count no man’s life wasted if there is a beautiful, mysterious woman weeping at his funeral. . . . . Continue Reading »
SNCC holds a reunion, from young and black to old and gray. Ron Radosh writes : These days, there is nothing old civil rights activists like to do better than hold reunions, where like World War II veterans, they trade war stories, recall the “good fight,” and praise themselves for . . . . Continue Reading »
Prospective parents may be interested in the New Scientist series ”Bumpology, ” the latest entry of which is Active Fetus, Boisterous Child? Uh-Oh . The scientific findings “are inconsistent,” the writer reports, but I know that our first and third were calm . . . . Continue Reading »
Before closing the last thread on bashing Calvinism, I noted this as one of the comments:If it is contended that people go to Hell because God elects them to Hell, then I absolutely believe that Calvinism is antithetical to Scripture because the Bible tells that God wants all to be saved, that Jesus . . . . Continue Reading »
Earlier this month, Paul Krugman took to the pages of the New York Times Sunday magazine to urge the building of a “Green Economy.” Along the way, he wrote this: Finally and most important is the matter of uncertainty. We’re uncertain about the magnitude of climate change, which is . . . . Continue Reading »
I just received word from CNN that the package on assisted suicide for which I was interviewed will air tomorrow night. I apologize for any inconvenience. If you tune in, I’m the old guy with the beard. Thank . . . . Continue Reading »
The euthanasia legalization bill, C-384 (which SHS covered here), was soundly defeated in the Canadian Parliament today by a heartening vote of 228-59. There seem to be no news stories on this except on pro life sites. Hmmm. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. In the . . . . Continue Reading »
An interesting point from Simon Jenkins, in ” Volcanic Ash is the New Swine Flu Panic “: The truth is that putting large, heavy bits of metal into the air is just too much for the psyche of modern regulators. They panic. The slightest risk cannot be taken or someone might blame the . . . . Continue Reading »
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