tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324559682011-06-25T15:06:10.991-04:00Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-30654228374901949802011-06-25T14:58:00.003-04:002011-06-25T15:06:10.999-04:00

Last night, my family experienced for the second time what may be one of the best-kept secrets in Rhode Island: a performance by The Theatre Company of Rhode Island. Keep in mind that I'm not generally a theater-going kind of guy. I grew up watching John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Charles Bronson on TV, and my musical tastes were along the lines of Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, and The Who. So, for me

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-38863851168135494942008-05-08T21:56:00.009-04:002008-05-08T22:41:52.906-04:00

When the Toledo Free Press published an editorial wondering why everyone doesn't just embrace the homosexual lifestyle, Ohio resident and University of Toledo employee Crystal Dixon wrote an excellent response. To the newspaper's credit, they published it - click here to read it (recommended). Sadly, the story does not end here. Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, the University's president, decided to write a

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-21035058492503768612008-04-29T21:40:00.003-04:002008-04-29T21:50:34.777-04:00

Ben Stein's Expelled made the Top Ten in its opening weekend. It was number 9 overall, but since it was only in about 1.000 theaters, it actually took 5th place in per-screen sales. Not bad for an independent documentary that established critics are either misrepresenting and trashing or trying to downplay as irrelevant.What's more telling is that the audiences are loving it. All over the country

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If you only see one movie this year, it should be Ben Stein's Expelled.I took my family to to see it today and I really think it's worth seeing. It's informative and entertaining and very pertinent to current events. It not only talks about how non-Darwinist thinking is suppressed here in America, it also goes into the moral and practical consequences of Darwinism.Quite a few scientists from both

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-33050878782512072332008-04-16T17:29:00.002-04:002008-04-16T17:35:50.127-04:00

In this column for the National Post, Michael Coren points out that people must meet certain qualifications in order to get married. Nothing radical, just good common sense - which is so seldom heard on certain topics these days.

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-54540623621573868502008-04-15T18:32:00.003-04:002008-04-15T18:36:16.440-04:00

Here's an interesting news item that shows why morality is a political issue - even if you're a complete secularist: Divorce, Unwed Parenting Costing TaxpayersI think that the study's sponsors miss the point, however. The solution isn't to create government programs that "bolster marriage" (whatever that means). The solution is for us all to recognize, accept, and agree to live by some basic

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-49106069282016548122008-02-14T12:36:00.002-05:002008-02-15T08:39:34.416-05:00

As far back as I can remember, I've enjoyed classic romantic adventure stories where the hero saves the heroine from some dire strait: the oft-maligned "damsel in distress" type of story. In fact, I've wondered why they are so maligned. The assertion that they portray women as "weak" is simply wrong; the heroines in these stories often demonstrate tremendous strength of character under adverse

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-77396488069840775892007-04-02T19:44:00.000-04:002007-04-02T19:48:05.772-04:00

This is an uplifting story of a 69-year-old veteran who goes to the airport every day to greet homecoming service men and women. His name is Bert Brady, and YouTube has a short video about him here.

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-66579993359035437202007-03-15T20:50:00.000-04:002007-03-15T20:58:24.595-04:00

Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas has written a letter in support of General Pace.Not only that, he is on record as agreeing that homosexual acts are immoral. If you read the article, you'll notice that the senator did a good job of distinguishing the action from the person. (While General Pace's comments were also clear and explicit - he said homosexual acts are immoral, not homosexual

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-1173840642997372082007-03-13T23:47:00.000-04:002007-03-13T23:50:43.006-04:00

I appreciate General Pace so much.First, as a Christian: It is so refreshing to hear someone who has earned society's respect stand up and publicly state that homosexual activity is immoral.Next, as an American: Whatever anyone thinks about homosexual acts, the General has as much right as any other American to publicly express his opinion. In recent years, we have been continually assaulted by

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There are times when my country does things that make me blush with shame. Here is an example: in the great state of Alaska, which produces some 400 million barrels of oil each year, there are poor people paying as much as $7 per gallon for home heating oil. How can we let this happen?Kudos to the brave Alaskan villagers who, in spite of their dire condition, have refused handouts from Hugo

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-1159927863979609582006-10-03T21:59:00.000-04:002006-10-03T22:11:03.990-04:00

The AFA is fussing about NBC's programming choices. Apparently, NBC has decided to air a Madonna special in which she will be mocking the crucifixion. Meanwhile, NBC is editing references to God from its Saturday morning Veggie Tales broadcasts. The AFA sees this as a call to arms; they're sending out emails exhorting people to complain to NBC about the network's "anti-Christian bias." Not only

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-1159744882111876072006-10-01T19:18:00.000-04:002006-10-01T20:14:49.796-04:00

Yesterday, my eldest daughter and I took the Metro in to DC to experience the National Book Festival. Although the ride was ridiculously long (thanks to some weekend track work), the trip was more than worth it. It was interesting and fun, and we're both glad that we went.Now 14, my daughter has loved books literally since she was a baby. At 5 months, she would sit contentedly in her baby swing

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-1158626326481450332006-09-18T20:20:00.000-04:002006-09-18T20:42:29.946-04:00

The American Family Association claims to be a Christian organization – hence the icthus in the logo – as well as American. As a Christian, a family man, and an American, I tend to be sympathetic toward many of its actions (I refuse to buy a Ford, for example).However, it seems to me that in some ways the leaders of the AFA entirely miss the point of what the United States is all about – not to

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-1157985611875598502006-09-11T10:36:00.000-04:002006-09-11T10:40:11.886-04:00

Do you remember what you were doing when you heard the news? I was in my home office, which at that time was located in a sunroom. I was enjoying the blue skies and bright sunshine through the windows when my wife, who was running errands, phoned me with the news. To my shame, it took me a while to grasp the significance of what was going on. I'm not sure I fully comprehend it yet. Today is a

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Aside from being irritated and inconvenienced by the high price of oil, I've also been curious about it. We've all heard over and over again that it's caused by the unrest in the Middle East combined with increased demand from China, and the interruption in supply caused by Katrina and the leaky pipeline. I'm no economist, but those factors just don't seem to be enough to account for either the

Jim Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957075753391807535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32455968.post-1156389042351552772006-08-23T23:08:00.000-04:002006-08-23T23:12:56.860-04:00

During the course of his career, Border Patrol Agent Ignacio Ramos has helped to capture some 100 narcotics smugglers, along with thousands of pounds of their wares. In 2005, he was nominated for Border Patrol Agent of the Year. In addition to serving in the Border Patrol, he served eight years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. And how are we, the American people, going to thank Agent Ramos for his

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From time to time I have listened to interviews with advocates of the homosexual marriage movement, and each of these advocates has emphatically denied that they were in favor of anything other than the union of two adults in a committed, loving relationship. Someone would always ask the obvious question, "If you change the definition of marriage to include two persons of the same sex, where will

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