The Value and Danger of Forensics

By Henry Neufeld

The value, of course, is that they provide us with more objective views than eyewitness testimony, for example. There’s a bit of a forensics craze running the country with shows like CSI making the idea of forensic evidence popular and fun.

But such shows tend to distort the picture in various ways. To make [...]

February 19th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Politics | Comments are closed

Obama Administration Opposes Fairness Doctrine

By Henry Neufeld

… or so a spokesman told Fox News (HT: Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire). This is good news considering the number of people who are inclined to revive it. (The Fox News report even includes the claim that Congressman Henry Waxman is interested in an internet fairness doctrine, for which idea he is being quite [...]

February 18th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Civil Liberties, Freedom of Speech, Politics | Comments are closed

Christian Carnival CCLXIV Posted

By Henry Neufeld

… at Thoughts and Confessions of a Girl Who Loves Jesus.

February 18th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Asides | Comments are closed

Rachel Maddow Identifies the Religious Right

By Henry Neufeld

I was watching Rachel Maddow last night and she commented on the “rejection of religious right” candidates during the last election and gave examples: Alan Keyes and Mike Huckabee.

Now there are a couple of problems with this, some of which could be identified by right wing opponents of Mike Huckabee who don’t think [...]

February 14th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Author Related, Diversity, Politics | Comments are closed

John Hobbins Leaves Complegalitarian

By Henry Neufeld

Please don’t take the title here as some sort of rejoicing from either side. John gives his reasons here in a very thoughtful post.

There are two reasons I want to respond with a full post. First, his reasons are worth reading and considering, even though ultimately I will continue to fall afoul of [...]

February 14th, 2009 | Category: Blogging | - (Comments are closed)

When in Doubt, Check it Out

By Henry Neufeld

You know when you get those feelings, like boot camps will reduce juvenile crime, drug raids reduce drug use, or the comments are slowing down on your blog? Do as David Ker did, and find out if you’re right! (Note to David: I absolutely couldn’t resist posting this. I tried. Really!)

February 14th, 2009 | Category: Asides | - (Comments are closed)

Free Speech Means Freedom NOT to Speak

By Henry Neufeld

There’s been a great deal of discussion amongst conservatives about the potential revival of the fairness doctrine, and some action on the left in hope of actually reviving it.

I regard the fairness doctrine as a thoroughly reprehensible idea. I did not support it while it was still in existence and I hope it [...]

February 12th, 2009 | Category: Author Related, Christianity, Politics, Religion | - (Comments are closed)

A: Because obviously what Jesus would do is shoot them

By Henry Neufeld

Q: Why did the Arkansas house pass this bill?

February 12th, 2009 | Category: Asides | - (Comments are closed)

I Wanted to Post Something about the Search for the Ark

By Henry Neufeld

… but the Internet Monk already did it and did it better. That’s Noah’s ark, by the way, not the Ark of the Covenant.

February 11th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Asides, Religion | Comments are closed

Commending Chuck Grassley

By Henry Neufeld

… for his response to Larry Flynt.

February 11th, 2009 | Category: Politics | Comments are closed
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