The alleged War on Christmas, touted by many conservatives, is a myth. There are no legions of Liberals frothing at the mouth when they hear the phrase “Merry Christmas”. Similarly, the “War on Christianity”, and the portrayal of the ACLU as the enemy of all that is good and decent are also two ideas with […]
The Associated Press had an article this week about consumer boycotts of retailers for various causes. Some groups, such as the American Family Association, advocate boycotts on retailers who they feel haven’t sufficiently displayed the word “Christmas”: This year’s high-profile targets include retailers Sears and Target. In the eyes of some conservative activists, the companies […]
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation has released a review of state science standards. The good news – or, not-so-bad-news, as the case may be: We get a ‘B’. On the whole, North Carolina has mounted a good science standards effort that would be better were the process materials less intrusive and more ofthe indispensable chemistry […]
David Boyd says that a terrorist is a terrorist. But what about an Iraqi who doesn’t want the U.S. in his country, and is targeting U.S. troops? Is he a terrorist as well? According to a report by the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS), between September 2003 and October 2004 there were an estimated […]
Over the past few days I’ve been involved in a couple of discussions over at the News and Record’s Letters to the Editor blog that relate to some topics recently discussed here at Plead the First. The first takes place on the letter entitled “A Higher Standard?” The letter writer, questioning a previous letter writer […]
A Washington Monthly article takes a look at some of the lies told by the past four Presidents, and has a panel of judges rate their seriousness. George W. Bush leads the pack slightly, but the article was written in 2003, so he may have pulled even further ahead in the last two years. Of […]
David Boyd, thought-provoking as always, posts a quote from Tom Bethel on Intelligent Design. One of the claims Bethel makes is that the theory of evolution is not falsifiable, and therefore not scientific. Bethel is wrong. As I pointed out in the comments: [T]he theory of evolution most certainly is falsifiable. If the fossil record […]
Cooler, quieter … horizontalier: Cordarounds.
Lately I’ve been thinking about conservative Christian support for President Bush and for Republicans in general, and I must admit that I find it a bit confusing. Why do conservative Christians like Bush so much? One reason may be that he’s a Christian too. That’s fine, however it should be noted that being a Christian […]
I’ve added a new feature at the top of the sidebar: The “Recently Commented” section will list the three most recently commented upon posts, along with who made the most recent comment and the time that it was made. This should let readers quickly see if anything has changed on a post in which they […]
