Schedules for all sorts of stuff today so I could only squeeze a 45 minute program on a variety of topics today from supposed foul mouths in Moscow to Calvinist…
Month: December 2023
Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef
The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may. Source Read More Evolution News
Oakland residents say effort to condemn Hamas is ‘racist,’ ‘anti-Arab’
One of California’s most violent cities is calling for peace in the Middle East and the protection of innocent life, with some residents seemingly defending the actions of Hamas. The…
Over 100 attend baby Indi Gregory’s funeral; father says God used her to ‘expose evil’
More than 100 people and a delegation from the Italian government attended a funeral last week for Indi Gregory, an 8-month-old girl who died after a U.K. court ordered her…
Scott Sauls reflects on ‘hard’ year, choosing humility over platform in first post since resignation
In his first blog post since stepping down as lead pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Scott Sauls reflected on the “hard” year his family endured and the importance…
Mike Johnson blasts James Carville for saying ‘Christian nationalists’ worse than al Qaeda: ‘Twisted and shameful’
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pushed back Sunday against Democratic political strategist James Carville’s recent assertion that Christian nationalism poses a greater threat to the U.S. than al Qaeda. Read…
Paris stabbing suspect pledged allegiance to ISIS, was released after separate terror plot
The man arrested in connection with a stabbing attack near the Eiffel Tower in Paris over the weekend that left a German-Filipino citizen dead and two others injured was previously…
California Governor Gavin Newsom Admits Controversial LGBT Books Inappropriate
California governor Gavin Newsom readily admits Gender Queer: A Memoir and similar obscene LGBT books don’t belong in California schools, claiming that such books aren’t even taught. Joining Governor Ron…
Russian Orthodox Church hails Supreme Court ruling against ‘extremist’ LGBT movement
The Russian Orthodox Church is celebrating a ruling by the Russian Supreme Court that labeled the international pro-LGBT movement as “extremist,” calling it a “form of moral self-defense” against attacks…
Jewish groups sue UC Berkeley for ‘longstanding, unchecked spread’ of antisemitism
A new lawsuit accuses the University of California Berkeley of a history of allowing antisemitism to go “unchecked” on campus, culminating in a surge of violence and harassment against Jewish…