Military experts say that the recruiting shortfall and the dramatic drop-off in the reserves have dire consequences for America's ability to fight a modern war. Especially because new weapons technology results in higher casualties. They recommend moving away from an all-volunteer armed services to a "partial conscription." Do you agree?
The largest group of Protestants in the United States is now the non-denominationals. But non-denominational churches still have denominational distinctives. And there is nothing wrong with that.
An Israeli anti-missile system shot down an Iranian-made missile beyond the earth's atmosphere, the first case of combat in outer space. The missile was fired by the Houthi rebels from Yemen, a threatening technology in the hands of terrorists. Plus, a conversation with my cousin, who helped develop missile defense technology.
Ohio passed a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to an abortion, joining other red states Kansas, Kentucky, and Montana whose voters passed a pro-abortion referendum. Some 14 state legislatures have banned abortion, but in direct votes by the people, they vote for the right to abort their children. What now for pro-lifers?
World population tops 8 billion, but not because of births; why the wealth tax won't work; and de-banking "so that no one can buy or sell."
The president of China, Xi Jinping has some rather remarkable things to say about what he calls the "smokeless battlefield": the war of ideas. We need to be aware of this part of his strategy for China's domination. And we should wonder, has he already attacked?
Name a book that was not only informative or enjoyable but paradigm-shifting, that changed your outlook or perspective on. . .either life, or some subset of it.
An increasing number of Americans just don't care about the news anymore. This bodes ill for democracy.
According to Philip Jenkins, one way to study religion is to look at beliefs, institutions, and formal religious practices. Another is to look at "lived religion," the everyday rituals and habits that ordinary people--even secularists--do to give their lives meaning and a sense of the transcendence. What's a Christian perspective on this?
I have found that when ChatGPT doesn't have access to the sources it needs to answer a question, it will at least sometimes make up an answer and present it as a definitive fact. Here is my "conversation" with it, while using ChatGPT to identify a quotation that I needed for a research project.
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