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A Bold Prediction…

December 19, 2011

I’m neither a prophet, nor the son of a prophet. And yet I am prepared, on the week before Christmas 2011, to name the man who will be the Republican nominee and, I believe, the next president of the United States. Rick Perry. Yes, I…

To Whom Does Marriage Belong?

December 15, 2011

It seems clear to me that, despite our efforts to retain the significance and true meaning of marriage, the tide of public opinion, coupled with a judiciary (and certain legislatures) incapable of doing, or unwilling to do, the hard work of rational thinking, will at…

Can Anyone Decipher This?

December 11, 2011

There is a Baptist church just down the road that sometimes uses its sign to say some…interesting…things. Sometimes, though, their signage just leaves me scratching my head, and the latest lettering has been up maybe two weeks. I’ve driven by it a couple dozen times.…

George Will's Interesting Take on the Republican Candidates

December 5, 2011

is found here. This piece is well-worth the read, exposing, among other things, a side of Jon Huntsman that I was unaware of (in Will’s eyes, Huntsman’s program is “the most conservative”). He has a great take on Rick Perry’s stumbling campaign, and why Republicans…

How Stupid Can Republicans Be

December 1, 2011

I have said many times that polls this far out don’t matter a whole lot, and they don’t, insofar as the general election is concerned. But this poll, taken as it was just a few short weeks before the beginning of the primary season, and…

Why I Probably Won't Visit the Creation Museum

November 26, 2011

I have some good friends who have at various times recommended to me that I some day pay a visit to the Creation Museum, developed somewhere in Kentucky by creation scientist Ken Ham. I’ll most likely take a pass, thanks. Look, I appreciate Ken Ham’s…