Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Every now and then I read an article that is so patently absurd in its premises that it's bound to get traction with a large portion of our population. Such is the case with Paul Waldman's article "Can Obama Stop the War on Science?" First: the whole concept of a lawyer stopping a war on …
Continue reading ""Believing in Evolution" is a Religious Statement"
I've made this point before, but the Anglican Curmudgeon does it very eloquently here: I have been thinking about a comment made here some time ago, in connection with a post about the polity of the Church. "Polity" comes from the same Greek root as does "politics": the root is polis, meaning the unique form …
Continue reading "Blind Authoritarianism Isn't God's Way for the Church"
And, in case, you forget this, there's a sign, like the one at the right, to remind you... Photo taken at Ft. Monroe, Virginia. Actually, the chapel was built by the Episcopalians, so I supposed they should have first dibs on the place. Superior financial resources--both personal and ecclesiastical--has always been an advantage for the …
Although I don't usually commemorate the date, on this day in 1977 I started my first job as an engineer for Texas Instruments in Dallas. My first (and only) work there: design of the HARM AGM-88A missile for the U.S. Navy (actually, a joint development of both the Navy and the Air Force, but we …
He's still blaming Bush: He says "the buck stops with me," but nearly a year into office, President Barack Obama is still blaming a lot of the nation's troubles — the economy, terrorism, health care — on George W. Bush. Over and over, Obama keeps reminding Americans of the mess he inherited and all he's …
From this Weekly Update of the Church of God Chaplains Commission: Army Chaplain (COL) Charles Howell, Command Chaplain at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, works with a lot of old Vietnam vets. He recently sent us these interesting facts about the Vietnam War: Of the almost three-million Americans who served in Vietnam, today, …
Continue reading "Some Interesting (and Disturbing) Statistics about Vietnam Veterans"
Don't ask the Muslims in Malaysia: 'Four Malaysian churches were attacked with firebombs, causing extensive damage to one, as Muslims pledged Friday to prevent Christians from using the word "Allah," escalating religious tensions in the multiracial country.' 'Many Malay Muslims, who make up 60 percent of the population, are incensed by a recent High Court …
Continue reading "Is Allah the Same God for Christians and Muslims? It Depends Upon Whom You Ask…"
Casey Johnson is just the latest reminder: Casey Johnson, the socialite daughter of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and heiress to the Johnson & Johnson business empire has died, a spokesman for the family and police said. She was 30. TMZ.com reported that Johnson was found dead Monday. Police officers responded to her Los …
Continue reading "Casey Johnson: When Wealth Doesn't Quite Make a Life"
Lost in the angst over the war in Afghanistan, underwear bombers and fanatical jihadis is the whole competition for oil and gas access in Central Asia. The Russians and the Chinese, not natural allies by any means, have struck up a cooperation for the production and delivery of oil and gas from Central Asia to …
Continue reading "The Greatest Game of All: Central Asian Oil and Gas"
Hume's remarks take on a new perspective in view of his own testimony. http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnnewsplayer/cbnplayer.swf?aid=12979 Lee, like myself, is from "where the animals are tame and the people run wild."
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