by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 31, 2015 | Book (& Other) Reviews, In The News
I just read an interesting document, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s 2001 “Report of the International Theological Dialogue between the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the World Alliance...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 31, 2014 | In The News, Random Commentary
IntroductionHaving decided to waste no more effort sending letters to my local paper, the U-T San Diego, I’ve no longer needed to formulate quick responses to “the latest.” This has freed me to indulge my preference for prolonged reflection (also...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Aug 29, 2014 | In The News
Image: California State Capitol, courtesy Wikipedia user Coolcaesar (Creative Commons license). The local paper today informed me of my state’s passage of an interesting bill to formally define, in the context of sexual assault investigations on college...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Aug 8, 2014 | In The News, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Main Remarks Well, I’ve been able to disprove the theory that my prior, somewhat-related letter only failed to make it into print because of U-T San Diego’s word limit (see also the follow-up letter I opted not to send). I disproved the theory by writing a...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Dec 20, 2013 | In The News, Random Commentary
No sooner had I recovered sufficiently from an illness to watch some news than I was greeted by a story highlighting once again the sorry state of our dieing culture. Members of the homosexual lobby (known in corrupt contemporary English as “gays”)...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 16, 2013 | In The News, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere, Random Commentary
Earlier this week, an email from my local creation museum informed me that said museum had been refused membership in the area’s Museum Council. I’d spoken to employees and friends of the museum the day that some representatives of the Council had visited,...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 9, 2013 | In The News, Random Commentary
Belatedly, I’ve decided I must oppose a strike against Syria. The purpose of the U.S. military is to defend America’s sovereignty and to protect Americans’ liberty, not to be the world’s superhero or the police arm of the U.N. (or any group of...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 9, 2013 | In The News, Random Commentary
Image: 3D visualization suggesting DNA, a free to use Unsplash image by user Braňo. Anyone who knows me knows my conviction that contemporary Americans feel too much and think too little. Lack of “impulse control” isn’t just for the “poorly...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Feb 4, 2013 | Activism (Petitions and Such), In The News
Concerning the Manhattan Declaration (available on the Manhattan Project site, accessed 04 February 2013)….I have just signed this declaration). However, I thought I should note that my signing is not a blanket endorsement of all the wording found in it (though I do...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 16, 2013 | Activism (Petitions and Such)
Image: 3D visualization suggesting DNA, a free to use Unsplash image by user Braňo. I continue to sign online petitions. While not so deluded as to believe signing these will have any influence on policy (all my representatives have strong ideological commitments,...