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Start calling 'em French fries again 2007-05-11 00:00:00 Maybe we've confused the French with the French media. The election of pro-America Nicolas Sarkozy to the presidency of France shows that the French people don't hate us as much as our media would like us to believe. Yep, it's time to start ordering "French" fries again (not that I ever called 'em "Freedom" fries). The election of Nicolas Sarkozy to the presidency of France has been a serious blow to those who claim that America has earned the undying hatred of Europeans. Oh, to be sure, the French media hates us, but there are a lot of people who say ours does too. Regardless, Sarkozy’s victory has sent shock waves through the world’s media centers. A French president who openly admires America is an embarrassment to those who view us as the country bumpkin cousins of the sophisticated Europeans. American pundits and politicians who say we should change our foreign policies to win the European popularity contest ought to be feeling a little embarr ... French

Was There Death Before Sin? 2007-05-11 00:00:00 I have written a new article responding to Rich Deem's rebuttal of the young earth creationist argument that there was no death before the Fall on godandscience.org. If you're interested, the article is here. Here's a short excerpt: For many years now I have enjoyed the articles on godandscience.org. At the time of this essay they are celebrating 10 years on the Internet. Although I do not agree with their position on the issue of origins, I find much of their website very helpful, and I believe there is much common ground. I'm sure I've read through their section on young earth creationism before, but I just happened to look at it in more detail today. I would like to respond to Rich Deem's rebuttal of the young earth creationist argument that there was no death before the Fall. First of all, he claims that plant death is the same as animal death. It's hard to imagine someone actually arguing this, but I suppose there is precedent for it in religions like Buddhism (some B ...

Was There Death Before Sin? 2007-05-11 00:00:00 I have written a new article responding to Rich Deem's rebuttal of the young earth creationist argument that there was no death before the Fall on godandscience.org. If you're interested, the article is here. Here's a short excerpt: For many years now I have enjoyed the articles on godandscience.org. At the time of this essay they are celebrating 10 years on the Internet. Although I do not agree with their position on the issue of origins, I find much of their website very helpful, and I believe there is much common ground. I'm sure I've read through their section on young earth creationism before, but I just happened to look at it in more detail today. I would like to respond to Rich Deem's rebuttal of the young earth creationist argument that there was no death before the Fall. First of all, he claims that plant death is the same as animal death. It's hard to imagine someone actually arguing this, but I suppose there is precedent for it in religions like Buddhism (some B ...

More ingratitude 2007-05-10 00:00:00 By now, everyone knows about the thwarted terror attack in New Jersey. This is yet another example of ingratitude toward American kindness. Michelle Malkin has a column on National Review today describing some of the kindness extended to Muslims by the United States and Fort Dix, in particular: Well, here is the thanks we get. Eight years ago, America opened its arms to tens of thousands of ethnic Albanian refugees from Kosovo. The first planeload landed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Military leaders worked day and night to turn the base into a child-friendly village. They coordinated medical and security checkups, mental-health and trauma counseling, and ethnic-food preparations. Soldiers from Fort Bragg traveled up from North Carolina to assist in refugee operations at Fort Dix. Then-U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mitchell M. Zais also assembled a team of about 80 soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve Command in Atlanta. The New Jersey National Guard and American Red Cross teamed up to coordinate ch ...

A letter to the Global Church from the Protestant Church of Smyrna 2007-05-06 00:00:00 On April 18, 2007 several members of the "religion of peace" tortured, disemboweled and slit the throats of three Christians in Turkey. ...

Judaism and gun control 2007-05-05 00:00:00 Much has been written on gun rights from a Christian perspective. I don't have anything to add to the discussion. I did, however, come across an interesting look at the issue from a Jewish perspective. ...

Palestinian leader: 'Kill every American and Jew' 2007-05-04 00:00:00 Why are we providing aid to these people? ...

America, Saving Muslim Women's Lives 2007-05-04 00:00:00 The US media loves to report alleged abuses by American soldiers, but Fred Thompson provides a list of several honorable deeds performed by the US military on behalf of Muslims in an article on NRO. ... America

Walking Her Home 2007-05-03 00:00:00 Just thought I'd introduce a nice song I heard on net radio. It's a song called "Walking Her Home" by Mark Schultz. ...

The day the music dies 2007-05-01 00:00:00 The day the music dies is May 15, 2007 unless internet radio listeners get their act in gear and contact their representatives. ...

Reagan's men backing Thompson 2007-05-01 00:00:00 Ronald Reagan's closest allies are throwing their weight behind the White House bid by the late president's fellow actor, Fred Thompson. ...

Impossible even for God? 2007-04-30 00:00:00 One of the difficult questions to answer is "Why couldn't God have created humans with free will that would not choose to sin?" I've been pondering this question recently. ...

RSS feed complete 2007-04-27 00:00:00 Well, after several months, I decided to add an RSS feed to create a more official blog. It took me several days to figure out how to do it. I had to code the file myself. ...

Gun control is not the answer 2007-04-19 00:00:00 I'm not one of those "out of my cold dead hands" gun rights activists. In fact, I hate guns. Never owned one and never fired one (unless you count BB guns). ...

Save Net Radio!! 2007-04-18 00:00:00 On March 2, 2007 the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), which oversees sound recording royalties paid by Internet radio services, increased Internet radio's royalty burden between 300 and 1200 percent and thereby jeopardized the industry’s future. ...