Monthly Archives: August 2010

Evolution Is Dangerous: The Facts Speak For Themselves

My post on “The Evolutionists’ Otherwise Practical Promiscuity” stirred up a firestorm, which is no different than I expected. What surprises me is how hard it is for some people to see reality. Maybe I over-complicated it. My thesis was in the first sentence: “Evolution—the naturalistic kind—is dangerous.” In support of that I referred to …

August 31, 2010 – 8:26 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Origins and Science | Comments (129)

The Manhattan Declaration

A timely reminder. I’ve signed it, and I encourage you to do the same. Spread the word!

August 30, 2010 – 8:24 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change | Comments Off

The Evolutionists’ Otherwise Practical Promiscuity

Evolution—the naturalistic kind—is dangerous. I’ve never seen that danger exposed so clearly as in Jesse Bering’s article today at Scientific American’s website, Polyamory chic, gay jealousy, and the evolution of a broken heart [caution: crude language]. He writes, There’s a strange whiff in the media air, a sort of polyamory chic in which liberally minded …

August 25, 2010 – 11:07 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Comments (117)

Islam in America: Are We Ready?

We Christians have a bad habit of not paying attention. It has hurt us in the past, and it’s about to do it again. Our big social concern in the 1990s was abortion. Another steamroller social issue was bearing down on us then, though: the homosexual attack on marriage, family, and sexual morality. If we …

August 21, 2010 – 9:31 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Islam | Comments (23)

Judgmentalism Inspector

A “Judgmentalism Inspector” just popped up on my computer. It scared me half to death. It may be blank now, but it’s watching. It’s inspecting my judgmentalism. It’s going to judge my judgmentalism. Okay, you’re probably wondering where it really came from. I’m writing a passage on judgmentalism in my book (which is about two-thirds …

August 19, 2010 – 8:29 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Comments Off

“You Know, An Unintended Event…”

Don Lemon of CNN Weekend Primetime asked Dr. Sujatha Reddy, OB/GYN Would you recommend this new emergency contraception to your patients? She replied, You know, I would. I think it’s great that women have one more option if there is, you know, an unintended event that occurs, you have have one more option. The new …

August 16, 2010 – 6:53 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Comments Off

The Congressional Prayer Caucus and Foundation

Sixty members of the U.S. Congress joining together for prayer every week before their voting sessions, jointly led by a Republican and a Democrat. Sixty members of Congress taking strong action for religious liberty in the United States. Could such a thing be? Indeed, it does exist. It is the Congressional Prayer Caucus (CPC). Whether you’re …

August 12, 2010 – 5:24 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change | Comments (1)

If You Marry Yourself, Do You Have To Get a Divorce To Marry Someone Else Later?

Reposted from June 23, 2006. It seems timely in view of the alarmingly elastic view of marriage in California these days. Alexandra Gill tells why she is marrying herself, along with six other women who are doing the same: a celebration of womanhood and a toast to our independence…. In our minds, it is essential …

August 11, 2010 – 6:16 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Comments (1)