Posted in Christianity, Controversial, Crime and Punishment on May 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There’s an interesting discussion going on today at La Shawn Barber’s Corner today about extending capital punishment to child rapists. Check it out, and post a comment here or there.
Several people made the point that came to my mind, so I didn’t post a response, but I will share it here.
Christians sometimes express concerns about [...]
Posted in Culture Shift, Insanity on May 24, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s roundup day three, but I just got around to reading about this story. I’ve got to offer some perspective.
Police arrested two high school students May 11 on charges that the girls created and distributed fliers containing derogatory statements about homosexuality (Story here, with more specifics here). What exactly was in the fliers has not been fully revealed, [...]
Posted in Christianity, Faith on May 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Yesterday I expressed surprise that Michael Savage, a popular radio personality, seemed genuinely unaware of Christianity’s exclusivity (see, e.g., John 14:6-7), as Jerry Falwell explained it to him in an interview. Even if he chooses not to accept it, how could an educated American adult not at least know what the majority of his countrymen profess to believe?
As [...]
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Writing on May 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Being a blogger is a good deal harder than I expected. For one thing, my freshman year international studies professor insists on rattling around in my head while I write (”Your essay must be clear, concise, and cogent!”). And if I don’t write, well, many writers claim to hate writing but love having written. I don’t [...]
Posted in Controversial, Culture Shift, Insanity on May 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Now Planned Parenthood is threatening suit against the young lady who engineered the “sting” described in the article I previously linked. It seems she may have violating California privacy laws when she secretly recorded Planned Parenthood employees encouraging her to lie about her age in order to circumvent reporting requirements. As you might expect, the abortion agency maintains [...]
