Why McCain may lose my vote
SDG here (not Jimmy). This weekend John McCain and Barack Obama were each interviewed by that Purpose Driven Life guy. I watched about ninety seconds of Obama before I had to read to my kids, and...
View ArticleElections, Voting and Morality, Part 1
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 SDG here (not Jimmy). In this election season, questions about voting and morality are naturally under discussion in the Catholic blogosphere and the...
View ArticleElections, Part 2: Against Obama advocacy
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 SDG here (not Jimmy). In my previous post I said "There are good reasons not to be thrilled with either of the two major candidates." I want to...
View ArticleElections, Part 3: Qualified McCain advocacy
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 SDG here (not Jimmy). John McCain supports embryonic stem-cell research. Although his support appears to be somewhat qualified and conflicted, and...
View ArticleElections, Part 4: The least problematic viable candidate
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 New comments link for Part 4! (TypePad says they’re working on this!) SDG here (not Jimmy). In previous posts, I’ve argued that, on the basis of what...
View ArticleBiden flipping on same-sex marriage?
Catholic Exchange reports that Biden said yesterday "that if I lived in California, I would vote against Proposition 8," i.e., he would vote against defining marriage in California to be "between a man...
View ArticleElections, Part 5: Thresholds, fuzziness and realignments
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 UPDATE: new comments link for Part 5 (TypePad says they’re working on this!) New comments link for Part 4 (TypePad says they’re working on this!) SDG...
View ArticleElections, Part 6: The Zippy Argument
Continued from Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 UPDATED: Part 6 comments link (page 4) (TypePad, this is getting old) SDG here (not Jimmy). In my last couple of installments, I’ve argued for...
View ArticleSay WHAAAAT?
(Cross-posted on The League of Bearded Catholics blog) Hello, is this thing on? *Harrumph*… perhaps I was busy trimming my beard, or maybe my nose hair (which requires far greater concentration), but I...
View ArticleWill You Be Forced to Participate in Homosexual Pride Events?
Or will your children or grandchildren? Before you scoff at the possibility, recognize that it has already been happening to people. The homosexual lobby is relentless and is not seeking tolerance. It...
View ArticleIntellectual dishonesty and the “Seamless Garment” argument
“The image of the ‘seamless garment’ has been used by some theologians and Catholic politicians, in an intellectually dishonest manner.” That’s a sentiment that many Catholics, particularly in the...
View ArticlePray for Terminally Ill Baby Charlie Gard
Charlie Gard is an eleven-month old baby in England. He has a rare genetic disorder known as mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome. According to press accounts, Charlie is terminally ill at this point....
View ArticleJimmy Akin’s Mysterious World – Watergate
Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli tackle the political mystery of Watergate, including the first question: What did Nixon know and when did he know it? Also, who was really behind the break-in and what...
View ArticleThe Secret Government UFO Program (AATIP) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
The US government began studying UFOs starting in 1947, but we thought those investigations ended in the 70s. Until we learned a new program began in 2007. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss AATIP...
View ArticleWaco Siege: The Evidence (David Koresh, Branch Davidians, Texas Apocalypse) –...
Federal agents stormed a religious commune in Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993 after a months-long siege, leaving dozens dead. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli are back to consider the allegations of...
View ArticleFBI Secrets Exposed! – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
How did a group of 9 citizens expose the FBI’s biggest dirty secrets in a daring 1971 break-in? In the second of two parts, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore their secret plan, how the FBI tried...
View ArticleRuby Ridge – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
On August 21, 1992, federal agents engaged in firefight on Ruby Ridge, Idaho, that started an 11-day siege of the Weaver family which left a mother and her son dead. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask...
View ArticleOperation Northwoods (Cold War Mystery!) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
In 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff sent Operation Northwoods to JFK as a daring, covert plan to stop a potential Soviet invasion. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this now declassified plan, the...
View ArticleThe 9/11 Conspiracy (Inside job?; 9/11 truth; September 11th attacks) – Jimmy...
The 9/11 attacks were the deadliest terror attack in US history, but were bin Laden and Al-Qa’eda really responsible? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at claims that other nations were involved or...
View ArticleCountdown to Pearl Harbor? (FDR, Advance Knowledge) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious...
As we recall the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss allegations that the US had advance warning of the Japanese attack or even that President Roosevelt provoked...
View Article