We have the eye-roll-inducing misfortune of finding ourselves fully engulfed within a society where there are not one, but two major societal issues both in the headlines and in-your-face literally everywhere you go. There's no escape. It's 80% or more of every social media feed. They're … [Read more...]
Religion, Gender-Dysphoria, and Truth
January 21, 2019 by 2 Comments
In my many years discussing, debating, and defending the Judeo-Christian worldview I've come across countless objections from all directions. Some tend to have broad appeal as a foundation but with minor differences, or angles, as it were depending on one's worldview. Specifically, 'it's … [Read more...]
When Optics and Demographics Trump Common Sense
January 17, 2019 by 1 Comment
Within recent years non-profit organizations have sprung up in an effort to correct what they view as a racial injustice within the nation's judicial systems. Citing only raw demographic statistics, outfits such as the Bronx Freedom Fund makes it their mission to bail out minorities who find … [Read more...]
The point Christians defending KY clerk are missing
September 4, 2015 by 49 Comments
Kentucky city clerk Kim Davis is receiving notoriety for standing up for her sincerely held religious convictions by abstaining from issuing same sex marriage lisences. As a result she has since been jailed. This morning I awoke to social media thick with people coming to her defense. I get it. The … [Read more...]
10 years since Hurricane Katrina
August 26, 2015 by 1 Comment
It's been a full decade since the hurricane of historic destruction hit land back in 2005 leaving thousands upon thousands in ruin. The event was so tragic we needed a reason, something to blame for the hurt. That reason was global warming. Of course it's not called global warming any longer … [Read more...]
Is this the most pivotal presidential election of your life?
August 24, 2015 by 4 Comments
A friend asked this question of me today. It brought to memory all the radio and television talk show hosts who proclaim each election cycle that "this election is the most important of your life time". I suppose they aren't wrong. Each new election brings new rippling consequences, all of which … [Read more...]
Charlie Hebdo is a rape victim
January 9, 2015 by 7 Comments
By now everyone has heard of the Muslims who exacted revenge for what they considered blasphemy of their prophet on the satire paper Charlie Hebdo. Three masked men opened fire on and killed 12 people, only some of whom were "culpable" for the alleged crime. The social media response to this wasn't … [Read more...]
Can the Bible be impeached solely because it’s religious?
November 12, 2014 by 227 Comments
'I can understand the frustration of the skeptic when he encounters a Christian defending his convictions by merely citing the Bible with no quantification. It frustrates me too. Why would the Christian expect the skeptic to grant the Bible the same level of authority as does the Christian? … [Read more...]
Why shouldn’t she abort?
November 3, 2014 by 154 Comments
Earlier in the week I was listening to a podcast discussion about the controversy Richard Dawkins inspired when asked what to do when pregnant with a Down Syndrome baby. His response was to abort and start over. The woman on the pro-abortion side defended the sentiment even though she said she … [Read more...]
It’s not my fault you’re an Atheist
October 20, 2014 by 184 Comments
I wish I had a nickel for every time I interacted with an Atheist who who seems to be desperate to latch on to the idea that atheism is best defined as a lack of belief . It seems that they will relentlessly argue for that loose definition to no end. Moreover, these same Atheists will rarely if … [Read more...]
Do we have a right to die?
October 10, 2014 by 198 Comments
Brittany Maynard has renewed the discussion on the ethics of assisted suicide and assisted death after she wrote an op-ed piece for CNN sharing her story about her decision to take her life early next month. Assisted suicide and assisted death are different, and I think the distinction is … [Read more...]
Are your moral objections principled?
September 29, 2014 by 290 Comments
I was listening to a morning radio show which included a segment called 'Six on Sex'. Ordinarily, a contestant (usually a young girl) is asked six very personal questions about her sex life while her father is listens to his daughter's exploits. If he can make it through all six questions and … [Read more...]
Check your Darwinian assumptions
September 24, 2014 by 60 Comments
Commonly held presumptions about what constitutes evidence for evolution as a viable explanation for the bio-diversity we see will have to be rethought. All too often, defenders of the evolutionary process point to what they consider examples of homology, or the science of things kinda looking like … [Read more...]
Perpetuating the myth of domestic violence
September 22, 2014 by 228 Comments
The above graphic has been circulating the internet for at least a couple weeks now. It references the incident between former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice assaulting his then fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator. I think the image above only serves to show the bias most … [Read more...]
When can God take a life?
September 11, 2014 by 353 Comments
Skeptics and Atheists aside, most people can accept -- even if they don't like it -- that God takes life. When it comes to our loved ones, it doesn't matter how much time we had with them, we could have -- should have -- had more. But when it comes to life and death, some causes of death we seem … [Read more...]
NFL to institute biased penalties for domestic violence
September 2, 2014 by 21 Comments
Know this upfront: I don't condone or make excuses for anyone committing domestic violence. However, the NFL has, in response to Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, instituted a zero tolerance policy of sorts for these kinds of offenses. ESPN reports that "[t]he NFL is immediately implementing … [Read more...]
What does Ferguson tell us about resisting the government?
August 28, 2014 by 82 Comments
This is an older post about whether or not we, as a free people, should ever allow ourselves to completely submissive to the government. While I wholly disagree with the reasons the people used to justify the unrest that had played out in Ferguson, Missouri over the last couple weeks, it's plainly … [Read more...]
Liberal Christians: In the world and of the world
August 14, 2014 by 322 Comments
Social scientists have taken up the task of surveying nearly 16,000 Americans about their views on certain social issues. I can't say I'm too surprised at the results shown in the chart below. Via The Whitherspoon Institute: What is the sexual and relational morality of Christians who … [Read more...]
No true Scotsman: Sometimes they’re just not
August 11, 2014 by 321 Comments
This is really for one kind of reader: Atheists. Often a skeptic will cite some particular Christian, or group of Christians and hold them up as a representative sample of Christians and Christianity. There also exist sects of people who claim for themselves the label of "Christian" yet are … [Read more...]
Obama’s rich vs. poor politics are dangerous
July 28, 2014 by 7 Comments
Regardless of your politics, you really should be uncomfortable with President Obama's tendency to demarcate the wealthy and the poor in America. Demonizing or otherwise creating an 'us vs. them' mentality really isn't good for the country or the political atmosphere overall. It can lead to some … [Read more...]
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