The functions of the family and church, says Douglas Farrow, are being replaced by the state : When I speak of the audacity of the state, the kind of state I have in mind is what we may call the savior state. The main characteristic of the savior state is that it presents itself as the . . . . Continue Reading »
David Daleiden and Jon A. Shields on why so many abortion workers have turned pro-life : In the aftermath of Roe v. Wade, second-trimester abortions were usually performed by saline injection. The doctor simply replaced the amniotic fluid in the patient’s uterus with a saline solution and . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew Inman has an amusing graphical primer on how to use a semicolon . . . . . Continue Reading »
At Evangel, the Rev Paul T. McCain noted that he was somewhat unfamiliar with the details and differences of and between the Eastern Orthodox and the Western (liturgical) calendars. So, with that in mind, I thought I’d attempt to fill in what’s happening and up and coming for the . . . . Continue Reading »
[caption id=”attachment_4881” align=”alignleft” width=”400” caption=”Mosaic of Chrysostom in the Hagia Sophia. Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey.”][/caption]Given the added name of Chrysostom, which means “golden-mouthed” in Greek, Saint . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s obvious, I hope, that I’m writing here for people who say to themselves, “There is something irresistible about Jesus.” For some of you, that’s a point which you make into an ideological cathedral — a point of doctrine which lines up in an acronym that summarizes the faith, your faith. For others, it’s a nagging thought — as you work out your faith on your own, you keep coming back to this Jesus, and you can’t make sense of him all the way, but you also can’t accept everything he says because it seems somehow too hard to live that way, or too complex, or too simple, or merely out of your grid of experience. Continue Reading »
I’ve long said that the magic number to kill Obamacare was %35. But with the election in Massachusetts, I think %38 will do. From the story:Only three in ten Americans say they want Congress to pass legislation similar to the health care reform bills that have already been approved by . . . . Continue Reading »
Matt Flanagan’s Inerrancy and Biblical Authority discussed Glenn Peoples’ Inerrantly Assuming Inerrancy in History. There are so many things I disagree with in the latter post that it was very hard to pull myself away from my desire to write a detailed response, but I . . . . Continue Reading »
The chaos that is California’s medical marijuana “system” took another turn today as Los Angeles is on the verge of closing down most dispensaries. From the story:The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday tentatively approved an ordinance to close most of the city’s . . . . Continue Reading »
There is no country more in the global warming tank than the UK. Thus, it is notable that the government’s lead adviser on science issues admits that climate scientists have hyped global warming, and further, urges that they open the books and interact with skeptics. From the story:The . . . . Continue Reading »
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