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...]
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...]
The transgender facade
August 20, 2015 by 6 Comments
Earlier this week headlines boasting the appointment of the first transgendered white house staffer. This shouldn't be a surprise. Personal sexual proclivities are at the fore of our social experience right now. Those who are reluctant to be supportive of these kinds of lifestyles lament the … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Religions and violence: they’re not pretty much all the same
September 16, 2014 by 137 Comments
Over the years, I've noticed it's rare for a skeptic to differentiate between the religions. So rare that when noted Atheist and comedian Bill Maher takes people to task for placing Christianity and Islam on equal footings when it comes to violence 'in the name of', it actually makes the news. And … [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...]
Pro-illegal immigration hypocrisy
July 21, 2014 by 11 Comments
Many on the political left, who support the influx of illegals across our southern border, often deride those who oppose an open door immigration policy as simply being racist nativists. They point out what, to them, looks to be an inconsistency: remember when the white European illegal immigrants … [Read more...]
Navigating the news
July 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
Australian judge opines on incest citing its taboo is similar to that of homosexuality. This isn't at all surprising. When the LGBT activist community used a very particular kind of defense for accepting their sexual proclivities. If you are inclined to accept their defense, you are logically … [Read more...]
Voter remorse: poll finds more voters think Romney would have been better
July 10, 2014 by 2 Comments
Quinnipiac University has published a poll finding that a majority of voters believe Mitt Romney would be doing a better job as president than President Barack Obama. America would be better off if Republican Mitt Romney had won the 2012 presidential election, 45 percent of voters say, while 38 … [Read more...]
The slippery slope gets slipperier: Pedophilia is natural, says academics
July 9, 2014 by 15 Comments
When opponents of legalized same sex marriage and socially normalizing homosexuality ask the question: what's next? proponents scoff at their warnings of a slippery slope into doing the same for bestiality and pedophilia. However, the claims of the slippery slope were vindicated when psychologists … [Read more...]
It’s not just deniers saying it: NOAA data shows cooling, not warming
July 8, 2014 by 6 Comments
Despite global warming "deniers" pointing out that the Earth hasn't warmed for nearly two decades, sea ice is at record levels even though it was predicted that it would be all gone by now, and falsely claim that CO2 levels skyrocketing to record levels would cause more frequent and greater … [Read more...]
Her body, her choice? Mother smokes and drinks because she’s having a boy
July 7, 2014 by 7 Comments
Josie Cunningham made news a while back for publicizing her intention to have an abortion in order to appear on reality shows in hopes of becoming famous. Well, she decided against having that abortion, but isn't making things much better. She had believed she was having a baby girl, but much to … [Read more...]
Trending now: #ScaliaLaw
July 3, 2014 by 24 Comments
I have yet to see one who knows what they're talking about. … [Read more...]
Oops! After voter ID law passed, minority turnout increased
July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Many on the political left decry the attempted implementation of voter ID laws requiring voters to produce photo identification when they vote. These laws are an attempt to reduce the number of minority voters, since so many minorities either don't have, or would have difficulty obtaining a valid … [Read more...]
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