Posted in Current Events, Educational Choice, Freedom, Politics, Tyranny on March 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
All hype aside, it appears that the court is stating blankly that according to California law, minor children must be enrolled in school, and homeschooling is not an option. To quote the opinion:
It is clear to us that enrollment and attendance in a public full-time day school is required by California law for minor children [...]
Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Ethics, Politics, Tyranny, tagged civil disobedience, Duchy Trachtenberg, feminism, gender, gender identity, identity, law, lobby, locker room, montgomery county, not my shower, queer politics, restroom, Trachtenberg, transgender, Tyranny, women's health, women's rights, women's safety on February 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Thanks to County Councilmember Duchy Trachtenberg and the unanimous vote of our County Council, my county now has a law that will go into effect soon, allowing transgendered males to use any women’s restroom facilities that are open to the public. So a man with alternate “gender identity” can use the women’s locker room at [...]
Posted in Current Events, government on August 16, 2007 | No Comments »
“Ahmadinejad Says US Missile Shield Represents a Threat”
Well, you know, speaking of threats, and speaking of how you are not precisely a neutral observer, Mr. President of Iran . . .
(In the same article, Russia does not rule out invading Poland and Czechoslovakia again, and meets with China to discuss a strategy for opposing the [...]
Posted in Current Events, Evangelism and Apologetics, Theology and Discipleship, philosophy, political theory on July 12, 2007 | No Comments »
How excellent are your works, O God!
Your people see them and rejoice,
those who you have called from every nation, from every time;
the poor and the rich, the unknown and the great.
Out of the east you called Abraham,
and made of him a nation, Israel, your holy people;
From slavery in Egypt you delivered them.
You saw the horror [...]
Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Evangelism and Apologetics, Faith & Reason, Politics, Reformed Theology, political theory on February 9, 2007 | No Comments »
Political philosopher Eric Voegelin wrote in his book The New Science of Politics: “From the Gnostic mysticism of the two worlds emerges the pattern of the universal wars that has come to dominate the twentieth century” (151). Central to the immanentist vision which Voegelin criticises is a strong faith in and regard for the basic [...]
Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Politics on November 9, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Breaking with the Democratic Party to run as an independent, Joseph Lieberman has been reelected to office as a CT senator. This gives him some excellent new opportunities for political leverage.
What Lieberman should do:
1. Run for Senate Majority Leader. This would have the amazing effect of destroying the two-party system which right now is balanced [...]
Posted in Current Events, Evangelism and Apologetics, Theology and Discipleship on November 5, 2006 | No Comments »
It strikes me just now that my previous post had very little Scripture in it besides some oblique references. So now I’m going to let the Word speak for itself.
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with [...]
Posted in Current Events, Evangelism and Apologetics, Theology and Discipleship on November 4, 2006 | No Comments »
Heretic-elect Katherine Jefferts Schori is a real problem, although I believe she is simply indicative of where the ECUSA and other mainstream churches (PCUSA, United Methodists) have been going for quite a while now.
From the Midwest Conservative Journal:
To the media, then, Kate Schori is a godifyoubelieveinthatridiculousconceptsend. A liberal woman with a pointy hat and [...]
Posted in Current Events on July 21, 2006 | 2 Comments »
On Thursday in New York, Kofi Annan, the secretary general of the United Nations, called for an immediate ceasefire and spoke of the human suffering caused by the offensive, which has displaced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese from their homes.
He proposed that Hezbollah release the two soldiers, that attacks by both sides be halted and [...]
Posted in Current Events on June 23, 2006 | No Comments »
The LA Times reports:
For thousands of years, prophets have predicted the end of the world. Today, various religious groups, using the latest technology, are trying to hasten it.
With that goal in mind, mega-church pastors recently met in Inglewood to polish strategies for using global communications and aircraft to transport missionaries to fulfill the Great Commission: [...]
