Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts-Schori is confident that the crisis in the Episcopal Church is over: The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori told a Columbus Dispatch newspaper reporter that she thinks the worst of the crisis in the denomination is over. She also predicted that openly gay bishops will be elected …
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The Wall Street Journal reminds us why this may be the last meaningful election we have: All this money gives Acorn the ability to pursue its other great hobby: electing liberals. Acorn is spending $16 million this year to register new Democrats and is already boasting it has put 1.3 million new voters on the …
Originally posted 21 July 2005. The liberal side of this was dealt with yesterday. Since the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor—to say nothing of the health problems of Chief Justice William Renquist—much of the buzz in the American press has been about whom President George Bush will nominate in her (their) place. Unfortunately the …
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Now the Elitist Snob wants to register women for selective service, while McCain does not: But the two presidential candidates disagree on a key foundation of any future draft: Mr. Obama supports a requirement for both men and women to register with the Selective Service, while Mr. McCain doesn't think women should have to register. …
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Originally posted 23 July 2005. The course of the Supreme Court is probably the most significant unheralded issue of the presidential campaign. The conservative side to this will be dealt with tomorrow. If there is one thing guaranteed about the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, it is that the Democrats in the …
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It's not that uncommon to see grandparents raising grandchildren. But in the UK, some social service workers would prefer that children go elsewhere, as is evident here: I was at a meeting ten days ago that reminded me of the Soviet Union at its most obstructive, bureaucratic and inhumane. I was there to support two …
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I suppose I should have known better. Earlier today I posted a response to anti-fundamentalist James Alexander's piece, "So...am I right about this stuff?" You can read my response here. Unfortunately, visitors to his blog probably won't. Because he blogs on Blogger, there's no acknowlegement in the comments of a ping, or a blog that …
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Based on what secularists are saying these days, you'd think that "creationists" are the source of all evil in our school curricula. For better or worse, that's not always the case. Case in point comes from Dr. J. David Rodgers, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri at Rolla. In his 2002 monograph …
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James Alexander, in a reflective moment, tells us this: Reading though the postings on this site has led me to question if I am coming off as more "right" about it all than I really want to. I am concerned that the reader might get the wrong impression. So... let me qualify. I am completely …
Few things show the inability of environmentalists to properly prioritise what's important than this, from Chattanooga, TN: An air quality permit was approved Friday afternoon for the huge new Volkswagen auto assembly plant at Enterprise South Industrial Park, though - to meet current EPA requirements to deal with paint fumes - greenhouse gas emissions from …
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