Monthly Archives: June 2012
Teaching Creationism
Teaching creationism/intelligent design instead of evolution in schools. I don’t feel this is sensible. It happened to a friend of mine who went to a parochial private school. When they got to that part of the natural sciences course on … Continue reading
Inciting Violence
Violence advocated by persons in authority positions. This is one of my hot buttons. This includes teachers bullying students, law enforcement officers who think it is OK to beat up people they arrest even if they are not resisting, and … Continue reading
Marriage
Marriage. It means different things to different people. And there are all types of marriages out there both within Western culture and in other cultures around the world. There’s a big fuss right now about wanting to legally define marriage. … Continue reading
Thank you, Dragon
With the successful splashdown and recovery of the Dragon capsule yesterday of the SpaceX flight, the U.S. is once again able to send things to the International Space Station AND return things, without the assistance of a foreign government. It … Continue reading