tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12890016357817893702012-02-22T15:03:40.121-08:00My name is Tony. Religion. Politics. Culture. Technology. These are some things I want to share with you. Please read and comment. I want to start a dialogue more than just a written rant. If you read long enough, I will probably offend you at some point. I apologize in advance.Tony Goodwinhttps://profiles.google.com/111487418344087792859noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289001635781789370.post-14194001987755321482012-02-22T14:55:00.000-08:002012-02-22T15:03:40.130-08:00

I have had several people ask me where I get my information from, so I wanted to share with you, loyal reader, the websites that I check regularly. Most of these I check daily, if not more. Some of them I may check only a couple times a week. Facebook - I have two accounts: one personal one, and one solely dedicated to political postings. Email - I have three email accounts that I check, not

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First, from Christianity Today: Four alleged members of the Latin Kings in Elgin, Illinois, are asking to be removed from a lawsuit barring gang members from meeting in public. The four men say they are now Christians who have left the gang or were never members. They also want to talk with current Latin Kings about Christianity in order to lead them out of the gang. The Kane County state's

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This is a sort of follow-up and expansion post to two previous posts on GET REAL. They are "Unintended Consequences" and "On non-interventionism..." I hear the rhetoric of so many calling for more intervention in the middle East. So many of my fellow Americans seem to think that Iran is going to nuke Israel and the United States. I urge you to read through the other two posts I made related to

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As of today, one month remains until Iowa kicks off their Presidential caucuses, helping to determine the course of the Presidential nomination. And as of today, the GOP field is a little smaller. Herman Cain announced he is suspending his campaign, I can only assume because of the previous post I wrote, On Herman Cain. Or maybe it had something to do with allegations that have been leveled

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Back in March, I posted a blog post entitled "What I dislike." At the time, I did not include Herman Cain in my thoughts. I knew he was running for President (in fact, his Presidential Exploratory Committee was formed in January!), but he was not registering very high in the polls. Well, recently, he has shot up in the polls, and is considered to be a "top-tier candidate." As such, I have now

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Many people in the Middle East equate the American government with Christianity. When they see Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and other prominent American Christians speak out against Islam, they do not separate that from any official positions of the US government. Keep in mind that in many countries in the Middle East, the church and state are not separate as they are in the US. And when the US

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In our Monday night men's Bible study group, we have recently started going through the book Knowing God, by J. I. Packer. It is an excellent book so far, and we just did the third chapter this week. A particular passage stood out to me while I read it: Imagine, now, that we are going to be introduced to someone whom we feel to be "above" us-whether in rank, or intellectual distinction, or

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I am working on a longer blog post about how libertarianism and Christianity are not at odds with each other, as many seem to think. In the meantime, a small taste of that topic is in the following video. Dr. Ron Paul spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition 2011 conference this past week. Please watch and let me know what you think.

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I try to defy stereotypes. I believe there is a stereotype that younger people don't tip well. So. here is my personal philosophy on tipping. 1. 15% is a bare minimum. If I tip 15% I probably am talking to your manager or sending a complaint letter or email to your corporate office. 2. Normal, non-bad service will get between 18%-22%. 3. Normal, good service usually between 25-30% tip. 4.

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In the 2000 Presidential race, George W. Bush espoused a non-interventionist foreign policy. A couple weeks ago, Sarah Palin got rid of her neo-conservative advisors and gave a speech in Colorado where she laid out her own non-interventionist foreign policy. Ron Paul has been a non-interventionist for YEARS, (you know, kind of like many of our Founders), yet the media continues to refer to him as

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A well written opinion piece from Andrew Canfield entitled We Need a Boring President Again Sometimes it is preferable to be boring. After the roller coaster ride of current events that have unfolded both domestically and abroad over the previous decade, many of us might yearn for some boring times for a change. Massive ups and downs in the economic sphere have only been matched by equal turmoil

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So, my wife and I have decided that we are going to attempt homeschooling our oldest daughter, who turns 5 years old in a week. This decision has come after much prayer and discussion. We will try for her Kindergarten year and reevaluate after that. Now, you may not realize this, but there are several different types of home-educating. Some parents choose to do "school-at-home," some do

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What do you think of when you hear/see the following terms: conservative Democrat liberal libertarian moderate progressive Republican ? How would you define these terms? What type of people do you correlate with these terms? This will be followed up on in a later blog post. Please post a comment! Thanks.

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I wanted to share the main concerns I have about each of the top potential Republican Presidential candidates. I presume that President Obama will be the nominee for the Democratic party. These are all of the candidates who are polling an average above 1%, according to the folks over at RealClearPolitics.com. They are listed in order from the current highest average to lowest. Keep in mind these

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I want to go to school with my prince. Who? My prince. He has orange hair and orange dots on his face. Is he pretend or real? Real. Where do you know him from? From the [old Cubbies] Has your prince kissed you? No, not yet. He hasn't danced with me yet, either. Well, that's good. What is his name? Ummm, I don't know.

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This speaks for itself I think. "Reach Records presents the offical Don't Waste Your Life music video ft. Cam singing on the hook. Be sure to check the DWYL Tour website to see when were coming to your city! http://www.reachrecords.com/dwyl Special thanks to the video team at Desiring God (http://www.desiringgod.org) for their production and editing of this project."

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I reached into my pocket and pulled out a cough drop. I started untwisting the ends and opening up the little paper that encase my lozenge like a little cocoon. And then the unthinkable happened. Some of the paper stuck to the cough drop, and tore. This left little strips of paper behind, impossible to peel off. "That sucks." I suppose sitting in my car in the heat or in my pocket had caused the

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Perfect timing for this movie. I hope it turns out to be well made and have good acting.

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As you hopefully know, this past week the US House of Representatives voted on whether or not to extend three controversial provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. The vote failed due to some legislative maneuvering that required a 2/3rds majority for passage. Here is some information for those of you who want to know more about the PATRIOT Act. First, we have Wikipedia. Next, a 3 part article

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Back in January I posted about abortion. I was greatly concerned that my elected representative, Mac Thornberry, had not cosponsored H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. I posted on Mr. Thornberry's Facebook page regarding this, and I am excited to report that I eventually got a response! Me: Congressman Thornberry, why have you not co-sponsored H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for

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It seems to me that a lot of people tend to think that the American political spectrum is a simple left to right line. On the left are the liberals, or Democrats (evil, immoral people!); on the right are conservatives, or Republicans (stupid, racist people!). In the middle are the moderates or centrists (wishy-washy compromising people!). I have found a better way of describing yourself involves

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I think this is an excellent response to the State of the Union address yesterday... John Stossel's State of the Union address

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From generation to generation, our musical styles differ. Our parents don't fully appreciate the music to which my generation listens, as their parents did not fully appreciate the music to which our parents listened. I don't fully appreciate much of the new music out there, and feel the quality has dropped in a short time, even over the last five to ten years. Over at the Challies.com blog, Tim

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So, I have been exploring theology lately, in no small part thanks to John Piper. I am not ready 100% to say I am a Calvinist, but I do admit I am leaning that direction. I stole this from his blog, since it explains it better than I can without all the baggage of saying you are a Calvinist. We are Christians. Radical, full-blooded, Bible-saturated, Christ-exalting, God-centered,

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abor·tion (ə-bôr'shən) noun The termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus; especially: the medical procedure of inducing expulsion of a human fetus to terminate a pregnancy.(Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.) This is the 38th anniversary of the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision. Since then, there has

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A few seemingly unrelated facts: 1. Our family is a big fan of Netflix. If, for some reason, you don't know what it is, I will explain: You pay a monthly subscription fee (between 8-30 dollars, depending) and they mail you DVDs. You get one, two, three, etc; based on the plan you choose. You can keep the movie as long as you want, with no late fees. When you want a new movie, you mail that one

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Get real, folks. A lot of people, myself included, have legitimate issues with the policies, leadership, experience, or judgment of our President...this happens with every President. I would like people to focus on those things. If you don't like a decision the President makes, or a position he takes, that is fine. Counter those things. Making ad hominem attacks, that are misinformed at best,

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Long, but worth it.

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This post originally appeared on my wife's blog on August 15, 2010 as a guest post by me. We signed up at BookSneeze to get free books sent to us, and then we have to put a review of the book online. Wild at Heart is the author’s attempt to define, create, and inspire a new generation of “Real Men™.” At the beginning of Wild at Heart, John Eldredge declares that “in the heart of every man

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Definition of COVENANT1 : a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : Instead  of a New Year's Resolution, this year I am doing a New Year's Covenant. It is to work on becoming the man described below... If anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. For an overseer, as God's steward, must

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