Casey's Critical Thinking Casey's Critical Thinking A blog and collection of essays on such topics as the existence of God, abortion, creation/evolution, Christian living and current events. Articles
I?ve changed my mind on Huckabee
2007-12-12 09:29:00 People say that Huckabee is not a fiscal conservative. I’m not so sure he is a social conservative, either: Mr. Huckabee’s record of being soft on convicted criminals is harder to avoid. His role as an ordained Southern Baptist minister appears to have guided his actions when it came to forgiving criminals. “I would not deny that ... More About: Theology , Mind
I?m a fightin? fundy
2007-12-12 05:27:00 According to this survey, I’m a fightin’ fundy. Although I’d disagree with the negative connotation that is inferred, I’d probably have to agree with the assessment, as I do believe in “the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to ...
The Pergatory special
2007-12-07 06:48:00 Are you worried you might have to spend a little extra time in Pergatory washing off those hard to rinse sins? Well, fret no more, because if you travel to Lourdes within the next year the Pope is going to personally see to it that you spend less time in Pergatory. Certain restrictions apply. Not ... More About: Special , Gato
Yet another reason to vote for Fred Thompson
2007-12-07 05:58:00 From the AP: Republican Fred Thompson , son of a used-car salesman, remembers his years before law offices, Hollywood and the Senate. “Well, let’s see,” he said. “I’ve worked in a factory, I was a bouncer at my uncle’s drag strip, I worked at the post office, I sold children’s shoes, I sold ladies’, I sold men’s ... More About: Vote , Reason
More words of praise for Thompson from Rush Limbaugh
2007-12-06 05:05:00 Rush Limbaugh had some more words of praise for Thompson on his show yesterday. More About: Words , Praise , Rush , Rush Limbaugh
Thompson-Huckabee ticket in the works?
2007-12-06 02:07:00 Fred Thompson was asked about the possibility of a Thompson-Huckabee ticket. At least he didn’t rule it out! More About: Works , Ticket , Tick
Republican YouTube debate
2007-12-02 04:12:00 Not being in the US, I’m unable to watch most of the televised debates, but I was able to watch the YouTube debate. The biggest thing that struck me was how unpresidential Rudy seems. He seems like a small, small man. I don’t know what people see in him. He should not be the frontrunner. ... More About: Youtube , Republican , Debate
Shakespeare translated Psalm 46
2007-11-29 07:52:00 Did you know that Shakespeare was involved in the translation of the King James Version of the Bible? It’s true! He even made sure that proper attribution would be made by inserting his name in code in the 46th Psalm . The 46th word from the beginning is shake and the 46th word from the end ... More About: Translated , Tran
The 1,800-year Israeli drought
2007-11-22 03:47:00 Joseph Farah has a very interesting piece today on the hand of God in Israel. I found the story fascinating: Have you ever wondered why the Holy Land was a wasteland during the 1,800-year dispersion of the Jews that lasted until they returned in significant numbers beginning in the early 20th century?Have you ever wondered why ... More About: Theology , Year , Israeli , Drought
Scientists exaggerate? Tell me it ain?t so!
2007-11-21 05:34:00 It turns out that “The United Nations’ top AIDS scientists plan to acknowledge this week that they have long overestimated [read “lied about”] both the size and the course of the [AIDS] epidemic, which they now believe has been slowing for nearly a decade…” They also said they cannot rule out futher downward revisions. Leave ... More About: Current Events , Scientists , Environmentalism , Gera
Stem cell breakthrough
2007-11-21 02:26:00 Speaking of stem cell research, a friend has alerted me to the following story. Prolifers have been arguing for years that research on embryonic stem cells is both immoral and unnecessary (See my essay on the topic written in May 2002). Of course, advocates of embryonic stem cell research remain unconvinced. As I stated in ... More About: Theology , Japan , Cell , Current Events , Stem Cell
The folly of pacifism
2007-11-16 05:43:00 Micah Tillman has an interesting discussion going on over at his blog. He notes that pacifism taken to its logical end must result in anarchism. Personally, I prefer black and white. If pacifism could stand up to scrutiny, I’d be all for it. I don’t like having to wade through shades of gray. Unfortunately, life ... More About: Politics , Theology , Pacifism , Current Events , Foreign Policy
Meme time again
2007-11-14 14:34:00 I’ve got two memes to pass along today. The first is the Prudent Power Award from Prudent Musings for blogs that “share the truth.” The second is the You Lift Me Up Award which I received from In the Life of a Child. This one is for what it says: “lifting people up” and encouraging ... More About: Meme , Time
Dolphins rock
2007-11-10 14:53:00 This is totally off-topic for my blog, but it is very cool. I’ll never look at dolphins the same way again. Dolphins save surfer from becoming shark?s bait More About: Rock
Another ?interesting? conversation
2007-11-10 08:38:00 Last time I mentioned a conversation, it was with someone who did not believe this world is real. That was an interesting conversation, I must say, but the other day I received an e-mail from some guy who was obviously not interested in any kind of intelligent discussion. He took issue with my essay on ... More About: Interesting , Conversation , Eres
Still not comfortable with Romney
2007-11-09 16:06:00 I absolutely will not vote for Giuliani, even if his opponent is Hillary Clinton. Some conservatives have come to the conclusion that Mitt Romney really has changed, but I still have strong reservations, most of which are summed up in Romney Secrets The Media Are Hiding From You by Gregg Jackson at Townhall.com. The fact ... More About: Theology , Comfort
Another scandal in the works
2007-11-07 03:39:00 Considering the lengths to which prosperity teachers go to twist the words of the Bible, it would not surprise me one bit if they were improperly reporting income. How long before these people’s followers realize that they are being had? Acting on tips about preachers who ride in Rolls Royces and have purportedly paid $30,000 for ... More About: Theology , Current Events , Scandal , Works , The Works
Don?t believe everything you read
2007-10-31 01:52:00 The idea that the Religious Right is all but disbanded has even made it into conservative media lately. Personally, I don’t feel any different than I did a couple of years ago, and I don’t know of anyone who would have been associated with the RR before who has decided that from now on they ... More About: Read
Patriotism does not mean contempt for traditions
2007-10-25 11:00:00 Barrack Obama is no patriot. Liberals apparently love coming up with new definitions of words. The picture above was taken during the national anthem. This is not presidential behavior. For Democrats to even be considering this man as a potential candidate for the presidency is a disgrace. Obama: No Hand on Heart for National Anthem During rendition of ... More About: Traditions , Patriotism , Contempt , Temp
Apocalypse Now?
2007-10-24 09:06:00 I’m not a big fan of Pat Buchanan. Sometimes his opinions are way out there. He’s got his thinking cap on, though, in his latest column about global warming. I especially liked the following statement: Like the panics of bygone eras, this one has the aspect of yet another re-enactment of the Big Con. The huckster ... More About: Apocalypse , Environmentalism
How I got started blogging
2007-10-20 10:22:00 Well, the main thing that got me started blogging was that I needed some way to keep people updated on my latest essays and what was going on with my website. I got tired of having to play with html each time, so I decided to do the updates in blog form. I also liked ... More About: Blogging
Should evangelicals support Mitt Romney?
2007-10-19 01:50:00 I’ve seen several evangelical opinion columnists endorsing Mitt Romney lately. Personally, I don’t care that he’s Mormon. However, the timing of his “conversion” to the conservative cause is just too suspect. If he had made his conversion and run for president several years later after developing a strong social conservative record I’d have no qualms ... More About: Support , Evangelicals
Experiencing problems with gravatars
2007-10-15 10:05:00 I was having some problems with gravatars today, so I deleted the cache and tried to refresh it. Now only 3 people’s gravatars are working, including my own. I wonder if the server over at gravatar.com isn’t just overloaded today. More About: Blogging , Problems , Grava , Erie
Apologizing for something for which you are not responsible?
2007-10-14 04:29:00 Last night the associate pastor (let’s call him Y) at church mentioned that when he was in mission school in Australia (he wanted to become a missionary) there was a Korean and a Filipino attending at the same time. When it came time for him to return to Japan (he’s Japanese) he was asked to ... More About: Polo , Some , Logi
Just like being a kid again
2007-10-12 05:03:00 I’ve been tagged by Robert of Mulled Vine. This is a first for me, but according to his instructions, I am to reveal seven things about myself that my readers do not already know and then “tag” three others to do the same. 1) I was born in the second poorest county in the entire United ...
Are Democrats really that dumb?
2007-10-11 06:07:00 John Edwards at the MTV/MySpace Presidential Dialogue: “We cannot build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we can keep incarcerating and keep incarcerating ? pretty soon we?re not going to have a young African-American male population in America. They?re all going to be in prison or dead. One of the two.” Does that ... More About: Democrats , Dumb , Ally , Rats
Can you name the Ten Commandments?
2007-10-09 13:01:00 Don’t look. See if you can do it. I was able to name nine of them without looking. Apparently Americans find it easier to name the seven ingredients of a Big Mac hamburger than to name the Ten Commandments . More About: Theology , The Ten
Legislating politeness
2007-10-09 10:33:00 In the UK, it’s okay to express your views, as long as you do it politely. If you are considered rude, then it’s off to jail for a sentence longer than that handed down to convicted rapists. We live in scary times. New legislation makes it a crime to criticize the homosexual lifestyle. Homosexual activists ... More About: Theology
When did God create the angels?
2007-10-08 12:48:00 I’ve already forgotten what got me thinking about this, but for some reason I began wondering where angels fit into the creation. At first consideration, I thought they would have been created in Genesis 1. However, 1) they definitely would have been mentioned there if that was when they were created, and 2) since they ... More About: Angels , Create
Scientists: Appendix Protects Good Germs
More articles from this author:2007-10-07 02:38:00 Some surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School say that the appendix actually does have a function: It produced and protects good germs for your digestive system. Creation ists have argued for quite some time that the appendix does, in fact, have a purpose. Now that evolutionary scientists are saying the same thing and it’s getting ... More About: Scientists , Good , Germ , Germs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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