The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.

Tony Jones' Emergent Heresy

April 14, 2009

Tony Jones is a name that has been associated with the “emerging church” for some years now; I read one of his books early on, and liked a lot of what he said. Lately, though, Tony has really, sadly, gone off the deep end; his latest offering seems little short of heresy: Why Jesus Died…

Be a Patriot: Do NOT Buy Chrysler or GM Cars

April 12, 2009

You heard me. I’ve been thinking this for some time now, and though I don’t buy new cars anyway, at least at this point in my life, even if I were in the market, I’d immediately rule out GMs and Chryslers, and I’d consider myself a patriot for doing so. If GM and Chrysler can…

The Emperor of "Self-Esteem"…

April 11, 2009

has no clothes. I’ve been saying this for a lot of years now, after reading John MacArthur’s excellent The Sufficiency of Christ, and frankly, after just reading…the Bible! It’s all right there, and the agonized hermeneutics I’ve seen employed to suggest that Christians ought to concern themselves with the “self-esteem” of teenagers and children would…

The Irrelevant Question of Christopher Hitchens

April 10, 2009

I posted on this subject some time back, but I was listening to Michael Medved a little while ago, and he was interviewing God is Not Great author Christopher Hitchens, one of the new breed of so-called “militant atheists”. Hitchens is an able communicator, if a bit arrogant at points, but overall, I can stand…

Why Would Anyone Have Respect for This Man?

April 9, 2009

I respect the position of U.S. Congressman, but listen to this blowhard Barney Frank respond to the simple question of a Harvard Law student, and then ask yourself, “why would anyone have respect for a man like this?” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ZcVsVTPrQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f]

Rick Warren on "Gay Marriage"

April 9, 2009

Rick Warren appeared on Larry King Live the other night and said some controversial things; here’s YouTube: And here’s the transcript if you’d rather just read: “You know, Larry, there was a story within a story that never got told,” he said. “In the first place, I am not an anti-gay or anti-gay marriage activist.…