At the beginning of this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made history by making all of its Medicare data public. This event was unprecedented because, for the first time ever, the public could now have free access…
Monthly Archives: April 2014
WHAT CHRISTIANS CAN LEARN FROM OTHER RELIGIONS by J. PHILIP WOGAMAN
* (of 5) The bottom line: Heretical doctrine that not only departs from the basic tenets of Christianity, but also blatantly promotes syncretism. In this book, the author aims “to make and illustrate a central point: Christians can and…
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THE TRUTH ABOUT VACCINES
In my medical opinion, the truth about vaccines is this: there is sufficient data that enables any rational person to exercise their free will and decide not to be vaccinated or to refuse particular vaccinations for their children. My wife,…
ON SECULAR AUTHORITY
This week’s post was inspired by a recent book review on the site. On Secular Authority by Luther and Calvin is a very intriguing and thought-provoking text that addresses two basic questions: 1. For Christians, what role should secular government…
PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED by PAULO FREIRE
***** (of 5) The bottom line: Read this book and free your mind. Few books deliver a message so powerful that it forever becomes embedded in the reader’s mind. Even fewer books transform the way you perceive, interact with,…
THE POWER OF DISSENT
I was alarmed recently while reading an article that detailed the unfortunate fate of Italian scientists who were convicted for allegedly providing “inexact, incomplete, and contradictory information.” In short, these scientists were found guilty for not warning the public about…
ON SECULAR AUTHORITY (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Martin Luther, John Calvin and Höpfl
***** (of 5) The bottom line: A masterpiece of theological reflection on secular authority by two titans of religious thought. Undeniably a must-read. This text addresses two basic questions: (1) “For Christians, what role should secular government play in…
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