Politics

The Great Energion Political Roundtable Continues

Byhenry September 27, 2012

… with answers to Question #6 from four Energion authors and one other blogger/book reviewers. Remember that all are invited to join in!

Religious Rights Bill in Colorado

Byhenry February 4, 2007

It is very important not to assume what a bill will actually accomplished based on its title. Titles are generally designed to put a positive spin on the contents of the bill in the hopes that people will not read further or seriously consider the consequences of what is actually proposed. A new bill in…

Politics

Stupidity and Lack of Accountability in Enforcement

Byhenry October 17, 2007

Because I’ve been blogging lately about how law enforcement can get out of hand and start to look very much like [tag]terrorism[/tag] itself when it is not accountable, I want to call attention to a couple of incidents in which I found at Aetiology (Mail harmless bacteria, go to jail). You can find further information…

Education Policy | Politics

Paying for Education: Class Size

Byhenry July 27, 2006

In 2002 Florida voters approved an amendment ordering the state to reduce class size. As with so many such amendments, the state was left to look for a way to provide the teachers and pay them. The story in my home county, Escambia, and in neighboring Santa Rosa county is in today’s Pensacola News-Journal. In…

Diversity | Politics

Civility in Political and Religious Debate

Byhenry March 3, 2007

Joe Carter at the evangelical outpost is going after Ann Coulter. He’s very concerned about civility: Our political culture has truly become debased when even conservatives now accept what James Q. Wilson has described as the elevation of self-expression over self-control. (Perhaps it is to be expected, though, of a movement that has replaced the…

Bible Study | Christianity | Discipleship | Politics | Religion

Seeking a Bible Topic

Byhenry February 6, 2017

Franklin Graham is quoted by the Huffington Post as saying that the President Trump’s refugee ban is not a Bible topic. He actually said a bit more, but “not a Bible topic” is going to be the quote that follows him all the (remaining) days of his life. And well it should, though I think…

Christianity | Creation and Evolution | Intelligent Design | Politics | Science Education

Science and Religion – Can they be Allies?

Byhenry June 27, 2006

PZ Myers has responded to an interview with Ron Numbers in a post titled I’m proud to be non-human. His main point seems to be that those of us who favor evolution need to go all the way and stick totally with the scientific evidence. He says: There is a strong cultural aspect to this…