“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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The real monsters
Yesterday brought the horrific news that ISIS (ISIL/Daesh/murdering, inhuman scum) had burned alive the Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh. As awful as it was, and as frightening as the growing global thuggery is (see also Nigeria, Ukraine, etc.), we in America have decided we need to face the real monsters in our midst. I’m talking, […]
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Opinions on Syria
As the less offensive saying goes, opinions are like armpits. Everyone has two and they usually stink. Today at the Washington Times Community Pages, I write about the world’s most exclusive fraternity: past presidents and their opinions or lack thereof. The historian I interviewed, Doug Wead, wrote an interesting blog post on the situation. It’s […]
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On not ceding the legal battle
Last week, Amy Otto posted this interesting post on liberty and abortion at Pocket Full of Liberty. I agree with a great deal of it, but there is a pesky area of disagreement that keeps coming up between libertarians and pro-life activists: namely that legislation is the wrong approach. So I’ve got a response to […]
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Annoying reminders
I gotta situation I’m dealing with. It’s a messy situation because it deals with people. And conflict. And conflicted people. My first inclinations is to say, “To hell with them!” and go out guns blazing. (Metaphorical guns. Nobody panic!) But my parents had me memorize all these bible verses as a kid and there’s one […]
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Engaging the culture, part 4: Seeing real people
Everything is quick in our culture. We have shortcuts for everything, from cooking to communicating. Even getting to know people has become a simple endeavor. Enter appearance, occupation, socio-economic status, residence, tweets, and whatever interests you can glean in 30 seconds into a formula and voilà! You’ve got that person all sorted out, and you […]
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An appeal from a social conservative
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Civil disagreement
The girls were asking me about the presidential elections and the primaries. Little Miss was particularly confused at why people were still voting when we’ve (Texans) already voted. She thought each state got their own president. I explained about primaries and the general elections, etc. I think I cleared that up. Or not, but she […]
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Just a slob like one of us
Dr. Roger Olson, professor of theology in George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, has written, “The God of Calvinism scares me; I’m not sure how to distinguish him from the devil.” In article oddly bereft of biblical reasoning for a theologian, Olson asks, “But what if God limits himself so that much of […]
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