Sound doctrine and proper theology are very important! Never forget I said that and I believe it deeply. Now, forget I said that because it’s not the point. Also note that I am proud of the folks at The Bad Roman and this isn’t aimed at anything I’ve seen or heard here. My impetus for [.......]
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- %Sun ↔ Do You Really Think I Care, What You Eat or What You Wear? (0) (Uncategorized)
- %Thu ↔ Here I Stand Alone if I Must (0) (Uncategorized)This is not a political, legal, constitutional or religious statement. The only reason to mention or allude to anything any historical figure has said is to show that these things were/are supposed to be commonly held by most of the people of the world especially here in America. My liberty is not granted by any [.......]
- %Mon ↔ What Do Ya Got (2) (Philosophy, Politics)“What do ya got?” That’s what Johnny (Brando) asked when a girl asked, “what are you rebelling against”. That’s a good place to start today. After all if ‘what we got’ is good or good enough then why rebel against it? I mean anarcho-capitalism (AC) seems like such a radical departure from the status [.......]
- %Sat ↔ There is No Government Like No Government (0) (Philosophy, Politics)I know, it’s scary, isn’t it. Well stop your rushing mind and just think about it. Do we really need someone else (the state at any level) telling us how we should live? I know you don’t, but do I? Most of us think we could get along with others just fine but we have a much lower view of some of the others among us. They… they are the ones who need governed. Just drop that for a bit and see if they couldn’t be governed even better in a different way.
- %Sun ↔ Looking at Rand’s Ideas Part One (0) (Philosophy, Religion)Yes, the ‘Rand’ is Ayn Rand. The atheist, selfish, capitalist, free market, anti collectivist, merciless etc… Don’t like her? Well that doesn’t really matter here. I’m looking at ideas and maybe I won’t even express hers accurately. I’ll take a little piece at a time. I’m interested to see if (though an atheist) her [.......]
- %Sun ↔ Thomas Ice and Empirical Eisegesis (not quite finished, but concluded) (0) (Philosophy, Religion)Now briefly, what is the real controlling principle governing 'this generation' for Ice and others? It's Empiricism. In this case it is the context of Ice's empirical mind. That context is eisegeted into the text.
- %Sat ↔ Is God Wasting My Time? (1) (Religion)“God told me so.” “It was shown to me in a dream.” “I feel lead to…” “He told me audibly, I could hear Him.” “I just feel in my spirit…” “God is trying to tell me something.” How many times have you heard or read things like those above? How are Christians supposed to [.......]
- %Tue ↔ Beck’s Non-violence Pledge Yes or No (1) (Politics, Religion)Update Jan 9, 2022. Wow! I’ve changed a lot! Below are some pertinent quotes from Glenn Beck’s open letter, posted January 10, 2011 at glennbeck.com in the wake of the murders and attempted assassination in Arizona on January 8, 2011. I merely numbered the bullet points and added emphasis: comments in ( ) and italics. [.......]
- %Sat ↔ Fig Trees, Israel and 1948 (4) (Religion)Does the parable of the fig tree in Mat 24 tell us that Israel would become a nation again in 1948? Shall we see what some real dispensational "experts" would say?
- %Thu ↔ Destined for a Reality Check (2) (Logic, Religion, Video)How many times have you heard someone say something about creating our own reality or destiny? You know, “reality is what we make it,” or “don’t you know, we create our own destiny.” I cringe a bit when I hear that these days. Sure there is a bit of truth in the clichés but it’s a tiny bit. If taken to heart and lived by those clichés can lead to disaster. They definitely lead to a misunderstanding of how the universe REALY IS.
- %Sun ↔ Who is Israel (0) (Religion)When the Bible speaks of Israel, what does it mean? Is it a land, an ethnic people, an individual person, a political nation, or a group of mixed ethnicity defined by God in scripture? Which is it, or is it all of the above? To some extent we could say Israel is all of the [.......]
- %Thu ↔ What about Intelligent Design Anyway? (0) (Religion, Science)Is Intelligent Design that big of a deal? Maybe. Or, maybe not! When it comes to believing in God or Jesus it may help some over their hurdles, but to some it may not matter. Being a believer in a designer is a far cry from being a Christian. I see I’ve not posted anything [.......]
- %Sun ↔ Replacement Theology in Thomas Ice? (2) (Logic, Religion)Not only does Thomas Ice have it backward, I believe a closer look will show him either very careless or very dishonest!
- %Thu ↔ Ambiguity and Equivocation (2) (Logic)Bottom line….Never fail to NEGOTIATE TERMS. Stop when ambiguous language is used and clarify. It saves so much time, confusion and aggravation.
- %Wed ↔ Weasel Words an Informal Fallacy (0) (Logic)I just read an article that made me think of this form of fallacy. The author labeled a form of theology with a tag that is only used by it's opponents. The label is, "Replacement Theology."
- %Sat ↔ Appeal to Ignorance (0) (Logic, Philosophy)Posting this one today because it is short and easy. This fallacy is also know as the “argument from silence” or it is sometimes said a person is “arguing from negative evidence.” Basically it goes like this: I’m right because you haven’t proven me wrong. Or it’s the other way around. In other words the [.......]
- %Tue ↔ Red Herring (2) (Logic)The Red Herring is probably the most common error made in discussions, arguments, and anywhere one argues for a view. There are several types of Red Herrings and I'll try to cover some of them here. Lets begin by asking, what is a Red Herring?
- %Fri ↔ Orson Wells ‘Freedom River’ a Parable (0) (Politics, Video)70's style cartoon about America and loosing our freedom. Story by Wells
- %Thu ↔ Logical Fallacies (a brief intro) (6) (Logic)Many times when I consume editorial or intellectual media, I come across an argument that seems valid, at first glance. Often, even though I may agree with the position, the arguments used are not good ones.
- %Tue ↔ The Law of Non-contradiction by Dr. Ron Nash (0) (Logic, Religion)Great free lecture from a class on Christian Apologetics. Learn much more at bibletraining.org. Placed on this blog as I begin to talk about logical fallacies in future posts.
- %Thu ↔ Moral Dilemma or Relativistic Murder? (0) (Philosophy, Religion)I heard this on Stand to Reason’s podcast last fall and its been eating at me off and on since then. I think Greg got it wrong. What do you think?
- %Wed ↔ Must the Pulpits Be Silent?? Video (0) (Politics, Religion, Video)For The Record!! Does your pastor have to remain politically silent? Check out this video and tell me what you think.
- %Sat ↔ Rethinking Dawkins, by a non-Christian Scientist (0) (Religion, Science)Tired of all those poor and humiliating Christian arguments against Atheism? Check out this guy!
- %Wed ↔ Hello All! And Welcome (5) (Uncategorized)Hey, just noticed it’s almost been a year and my welcome post was a bit out of date. You see the date of the post. That’s when I got started here. Come in and make yourself at home. My favorite topics are all those things that get you in trouble in a bar; religion, politics, [.......]