Thomas Robert Malthus has had a very long run. Issuing his first essay on population in 1798, he has persuaded millions of people that the world is threatened by overpopulation. “The effect of Malthusianism was immediate and dramatic,” writes historian Gertrude Himmelfarb. “For half a century social attitudes and policies were decisively shaped by the new turn of thought.”[1] And the impact continues. Until November I had never read Malthus’s essay.[2] To my surprise, it is a … [Read more...]
Climate-change Opportunists Latch onto Coronavirus
While she didn't get it into the $2.2 trillion bill to stimulate the economy and help businesses survive the nearly nationwide shutdown during the Coronavirus pandemic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tried to insert tax credits for solar and wind and CO2 emissions standards for airlines as part of her effort to get America to fight global warming. And as Tilak Doshi reports in Forbes, she wasn't the only climate-change opportunist: Across the pond, European Commission … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Highlights Eco-Radicals’ Anti-Human Agenda
For decades, elitist radical environmentalists in academia, politics, and popular culture have vocally longed for a sharp decline in or extinction of the human race, regularly referring to humanity as a “cancer,” “parasite,” or “virus” destroying the planet. Environmental radicals and their pop culture lackeys have embraced human extinction or near-extinction as the ultimate cure for the destruction they believe humans are wreaking upon Mother Earth. For example, Canadian oil baron Maurice … [Read more...]
So, We’ve Rejected Science, Have We?
Occasionally we get hate mail. Here’s a recent example. I know who sent it but will hide his name to protect him. I hope your alliance members have a moment of reckoning. Don’t feel entitled to a vaccine, a ventilator, or the electric power it runs on. Those are the products of the same science that you have rejected and accused of lying and conspiracies.You’ve condemned the best tools we have to fight the pandemic and have misled many in subjects of prime concern to our survival. … [Read more...]
Good Motives, Bad Results
A nineteenth-century philologist (Richard Chevenix [a delightful name!] Trench, in his book Synonyms of the New Testament) called "Hell is paved with good intentions" the "queen of proverbs." That came to mind about halfway through R.R. Reno's "Say 'No' to Death's Dominion," in First Things. Reno begins by quoting New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: "I want to be able to say to the people of New York—I did everything we could do. And if everything we do saves just one life, I’ll be happy. … [Read more...]
Reusable Grocery Bags Can Help Spread Corona Virus, Now Banned in New Hampshire
The Cornwall Alliance has shared information for years about the dangers of reusable bags if you don't wash them. This isn't a new concept; here is an article in USA Today published in 2014 that discusses the germs often found in reusable bags. This issue is something we should all be conscious of as we try to do our part to slow the spread of the coronavirus. This is especially important if you live in places like California where most people use reusable grocery bags. … [Read more...]
A Prayer for South Asia
Dear Father, we come to You in prayer for South Asia. Lord, bless the South Asian nations and help them achieve a speedy recovery from the on-going coronavirus crisis. Help their economies to bounce back strongly, as income of billions is dependent on the health of economy. Lord, we remember the great things You‘ve done for this part of the world: beginning with the agricultural revolution in the 1970s and continuing with the fast economic growth of the early 21st century. You enabled … [Read more...]
A Prayer for Africa
Lord, we pray for the continent of Africa. Father, we have heard about the abject poverty there and some of us have even been there. We pray that You will uplift the lives of the people in these countries and use us as Your agents of change wherever You have placed us. In Africa, we pray for political stability in the countries of Somalia, Congo, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and other countries. Change the hearts and minds of the leaders of Africa that they will stand for the poor and fight … [Read more...]
A Prayer for Billions to Rise Out of Poverty
Dear Father in Heaven, We thank You for your continuous work among the men and women of this world, making them better each day. You have made us with unique gifts and callings, and we acknowledge the work of Your hand in the economic development of post-industrial era. Lord, as we stare upon uncertain future due to the economic impact of the coronavirus, we ask you to make a way for the future. Just as You helped the world overcome so many diseases and pestilences in the past, we ask You … [Read more...]
A Prayer for China and the Chinese People
Dear Father in Heaven, We thank You for blessing us with such a diverse world, with people groups all around the world. Though we speak different tongues and have different cultural aspects, You have made us all in your image and we know that you want to win back people from every tribe of this world. After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, … [Read more...]
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