Two Visions of America – My Tea Party Speeches in Santa Ana and Yorba Linda, CA

April 15, 2010

The great Roman philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero said that “freedom is participation in power.” What I want to ask you today is if the current administration has allowed you to freely participate in this republic over the past fifteen months? Or has the will of the people been shut out? On August 4, […]

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Thoughts on the iPad

April 4, 2010

This is a bit of a departure from my typical blog posts, but I thought I would have some fun giving my brief first impressions on the iPad. In fact, I’m writing this blog post in the WordPress app on the iPad using the virtual keyboard in landscape mode, and moving along very nicely. Geordi […]

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When “Soaring Profits” Really Aren’t

February 9, 2010

Recently a friend sent me a link to an article regarding Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, who fired off a sharply worded letter to Anthem, a California healthcare insurer, who went up on their rates by as much as 39% for individual policyholders. The increases, according to Anthem, were risen to […]

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A Debate With Atheist Friends Regarding the Upcoming Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad

January 29, 2010

I have a couple of wonderful atheist friends on Facebook who I get into debate with from time to time on the existence of God. No surprise there. In this particular case a trail was started by one of my atheist friends regarding the upcoming pro-life Pam and Tim Tebow ad that will be shown […]

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A Few Thoughts on Healthcare (Post Massachusetts Special Election)

January 20, 2010

Well, Scott Brown is the new duly elected Senator to Congress representing the great state of Massachusetts, running as an independently minded Republican who vowed to be the 41st vote against the healthcare bill. This is a true blessing. I think it is clear that everyone wants healthcare reform, including Republican lawmakers, but the majority […]

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Thoughts on the Movie “Avatar” and James Cameron (Not a Review!)

December 19, 2009

Last night I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a private screening of James Cameron’s new movie, Avatar. It is the first movie I have been to in probably two or three years, as I express my disdain for the tons and tons of garbage dumped into the American mind by Hollywood by refraining from […]

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Is Oprah Winfrey’s Pursuit of Profit Different From Anyone Else’s?

December 6, 2009

On a Facebook trail today, one of my friends posted a link to the Forbes.com “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” article, beaming because Oprah Winfrey pocketed $275 million followed by Ellen DeGeneres with $35 million and Tyra Banks with $30 million. While my friend is ecstatic about the success of these three women (as am […]

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Orange County Conservatives “Crash” Democratic Fundraiser

December 6, 2009

On Friday, December 4, the Harry S. Truman awards dinner and fundraiser was held at the Irvine Hilton, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scheduled as a keynote speaker. Conservative activist Megan Barth (birthday girl that night who is no relation to famed Swiss theologian Karl Barth as far as she knows, but that would be […]

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The Failure of Naturalism, According to J.P. Moreland (Part II)

November 28, 2009

This post continues my transcription from Part I of the Todd Wilken interview with J.P. Moreland on naturalism as a worldview. Todd recaps the first segment by noting that J.P. pointed out that in the naturalist worldview, consciousness has to go, knowledge has to go, and free will has to go. His question is what […]

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The Failure of Naturalism, According to J.P. Moreland (Part I)

November 28, 2009

J.P. Moreland was recently a guest on the Lutheran Christian talk radio program Issues, Etc, hosted by the always insightful Todd Wilken. I have been following Issues, Etc. for a number of years, and am a supporter of the ministry as well.  You won’t find a more thoughtful and incisive host than Todd, who attracts […]

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