Archive for the 'Current Events' Category

The DaVinci Code

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Yes, I’ve read the book. No, I haven’t seen the movie (yet). Yes, I enjoyed it–I’d even recommend it. No, it’s history isn’t very accurate (including the facts page). Yes, I tried to write a longer version of this post and the browser crashed (twice). No, I’m not going to expose all the inaccuracies of […]

Iraqi Air Force General Speaks

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Tonight, I heard Iraqi General Georges Sada speak about what God is doing in Iraq. Sada is an evangelical Christian, who was a top advisor to Saddam Hussein, and should have been killed many times for things that he told Saddam. He told many interesting stories about how he met Saddam (giving him a ride […]

UN wants Guantanamo Bay prison shut down

Friday, May 19th, 2006

The Washington Post reports that the UN wants the military prison at Guantanamo Bay closed down and all the prisoners either tried or released. Guantanamo Bay is something that makes me embarassed to say that I’m an American. We’re supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, but humiliating […]

New terror alert levels

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

The current threat advisory system is inadequate. I mean, what does low, guarded, elevated, high, or severe really mean? I think this site has a good alternate interpretation of the system. UPDATE: Even better terrorism alert system:

War and Peace

Friday, November 18th, 2005

JR, the pastor who founded Kairos Los Angeles has a challenging post on his blog. As someone who doesn’t show near enough love to the people around me, I really resonate with JR’s analysis of how things could have been instead of how things are. On a related note, I think Matthew 5:38-45 fits in […]

Playing with fire

Monday, September 5th, 2005

President Bush has nominated John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court. Even though I was fine with Roberts’ original nomination, I question the wisdom of making a court outsider chief justice. Many previous court nominations have ended up acting very differently than the presidents who appointed them would have expected. While I think […]

Beyond a reasonable doubt

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

MJ is free. The key words from the jurors were “beyond a reasonable doubt.” I’m glad that the circus is over and the spectators are leaving. Yes, Jacko has a lot of issues. I mean a 47 year old sharing his bed with pre-teens is just plain stupid. But the kid with cancer’s mother is […]