Monthly Archives: August 2012

The “Friendly Atheist” On Muddled Pro-Life Arguments By Conservatives UPDATED

Posted on August 31, 2012 by frankweathers

  Hemant Mehta has a post up entitled Why Are Religious Conservatives So Bad When It Comes to Discussing Abortion? He notes that, When it comes to the 100% pro-life position regarding rape/incest exceptions, here’s an argument against allowing them that I … Continue reading →

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Today’s the Day the Music Died (Music for Mondays)

Posted on August 27, 2012 by frankweathers

For me, anyway. No, I’m not talking about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, who Don McClean sang about in American Pie. No, I mean the day the music died for me. It was on August 27, 1990, … Continue reading →

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Neil Armstrong and the Landing of the “Eagle” UPDATED

Posted on August 26, 2012 by frankweathers

Over at Mental Floss, there’s a great recap of the life and career of Neil Armstrong. I’ll provide you the link in a moment. But first I wanted to share the following narrative of the landing as told by astronauts … Continue reading →

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Thoughts As Summer Winds Down on a Saturday

Posted on August 25, 2012 by frankweathers

My children headed back to school twelve days back. But it still feels a bit like summer, though this year it seems as if all the seasons are running three weeks ahead of schedule. Though the scorching of July made … Continue reading →

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The EWTN Interview with Mitt Romney

Posted on August 24, 2012 by frankweathers

For those of us who missed the broadcast (me included)…

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President of Biola University Makes a Statement on the HHS Mandate

Posted on August 23, 2012 by frankweathers

This just in from Los Angeles. Another ally in the fight against the HHS Mandate. Have a look.

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Is Your Brain Stuck In Overdrive?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by frankweathers

Have a coffee with Jesus… There’s more where that came from. Check ’em out at RadioFreeBabylon.

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Just When You Thought Beauty Will Save the World, There’s This…

Posted on August 23, 2012 by frankweathers

http://gu-embedded-video.appspot.com/?a=false&u=/artanddesign/video/2012/aug/23/art-restorer-ecco-homo-mural-video Uh-oh. Ecco Homo non amplius? You know, there is wisdom in admitting your limitations. More details over at the Guardian.

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Thoughts from the Prophet Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Posted on August 22, 2012 by frankweathers

What follows are a few paragraphs from Alexandr Solzhenitsyn’s lecture that, according to the endnotes, was “delivered only to the Swedish Academy and not actually given as a lecture.” It was delivered in 1970, and is an homage to the trinity of truth, … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan Said He’s Pro-Life (Except in Cases of Rape)? Here’s What Happened Next…UPDATED

Posted on August 21, 2012 by frankweathers

When I heard the news, I was just having some tea, see, and then BAM! I threw an epic fit. Think zero to 100mph to zero in 11 seconds flat. It looked sort of like this (many thanks to Alan Rickman … Continue reading →

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