This common objection among internet Atheists goes something like this: Does God just not care about amputees? If God existed He would heal amputees, or even one amputee. None are healed, therefore God most likely doesn't exist. If only God would heal an amputee (in a scientific lab, on video, in … [Read more...]
Thought experiment: Am I being discriminated against?
May 10, 2013 by 8 Comments
Same-sex marriage advocates routinely frame the debate in terms of rights deprivation. It is argued that by disallowing same-sex marriage that you are somehow discriminating against homosexuals. I reject this notion because it misunderstands what equal treatment actually means. So let me present … [Read more...]
God doesn’t exist because of tides… or something
May 9, 2013 by 6 Comments
The intellectual high ground: The other day someone asked me seriously what I believe in. I've always been very critical of all religions and never taken them serious even when I was a kid forced to go to church. So I'm opening this up for all of you. Here's what I believe: All religion is … [Read more...]
58% of the public unfamiliar with the differences between Islam and other religions
May 8, 2013 by 3 Comments
I'm uncertain if the public has been so saturated with the politically correct version of Islam, or if they are simply unfamiliar with the "Religion of Peace's" calls to violence that other religions lack. Now, it's not that all Muslims are terrorists mind you; just that virtually all terrorists … [Read more...]
God’s plans
May 8, 2013 by 8 Comments
I recall back to a bible study I attended a few years back where the topic of providence, or God's active planning and action in our lives arose. I don't discount the idea that God does have plans and does act on them, but I'm always hesitant to assign any particular event to divine intervention. … [Read more...]
Gay Rights: A logical appeal — A response
May 7, 2013 by 15 Comments
In a previous post Atticus, a guest poster to this site, argued in favor of same-sex marriage as it relates to property rights. This is my response. Atticus begins: Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman. That’s what the law tells us. So what about two individuals of the same sex? Why … [Read more...]
The Thaw
May 7, 2013 by 91 Comments
The marginalization of Christianity and Christians in public schools has been gaining acceptance over the years. The blame can be laid squarely at the feet of Christians who somehow got the idea that they shouldn't involve themselves in the public or political arena. Now they are fighting an … [Read more...]
Anti-bullying advocate bullies Sarah Palin
May 6, 2013 by 9 Comments
https://twitter.com/fakedansavage/statuses/330706425175224321 The truth is, Dan Savage and those who stand by him know they're hypocrites, they just believe it's justified. It's justified because the targets of the Political Left are legitimate targets in their eyes. Here we have Savage … [Read more...]
Sunday Fun — Free delivery
May 5, 2013 by 1 Comment
Who doesn't love free shipping? … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Plan-B
May 3, 2013 by 12 Comments
A recent court decision has made it possible for girls as young as 15 years-old to obtain the "morning after" pill without a prescription. Here are a few thoughts I have on this controversial ruling. 15 year-old teens are unable to drive, vote, enter into contracts, own real property, drink … [Read more...]
The consequences of ceding too much freedom to the government
May 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
There's a reason America's founders worded the Declaration of Independence the way the did. The realized that human rights -- true human rights were granted by God. They knew that if the governmental authorities are responsible for our rights, they could be revoked at a time and for a … [Read more...]
RGIII speaks on political correctness and nails it in less than 140 characters
April 30, 2013 by 4 Comments
https://twitter.com/RGIII/status/329334674402967552 Naturally, the left doesn't appreciate the wisdom. … [Read more...]
Kermit Gosnell: One among many (UPDATED)
April 29, 2013 by 9 Comments
My post citing the Washington Examiner's 58 gruesome details of the Kermit Gosnell trial was also posted by someone at Cafemom.com. I must say that I found some of the comments particularly startling. I suppose it shouldn't have surprised me, how fiercely some of the (presumably) moms defended … [Read more...]
An animated metaphor for Obamacare
April 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Even Democrat legislators who voted for Obamacare are seeing the logistical dangers of it. From implementation to unintended financial burdens, it is becoming apparent all that what will become President Obama's legacy is a disaster. Flags should have been raised when unions and large corporations … [Read more...]
Richard Dawkins voted world’s top thinker
April 26, 2013 by 9 Comments
Yes, the man who posits that it's more probable that aliens, who evolved in a Darwinian fashion seeded the Earth with living organisms which also evolved in a Darwinian fashion, was voted the world's top thinker. ________________________________________________________________ That's right, the … [Read more...]
What is the meaning of life?
April 25, 2013 by 3 Comments
Life's most asked -- and arguably most important question also seems to be the most difficult one to answer. There's a lot to consider: Is the answer different for everyone, or is there a single purpose for all of humanity? Is the answer discovered or determined? Can it be answered in the … [Read more...]
Anything but Islam
April 24, 2013 by 17 Comments
The Political Left is doing all it can to avoid what is obvious to everyone else. (Think Progress) -- Could the amateur boxing career of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the deceased suspect in last week’s Boston Marathon bombings, have had a role in the massacre? That’s a question leading brain researchers at … [Read more...]
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