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Jul 14 2017

Does Monsanto’s Roundup (Glyphosate) Cause Disease?

By E. Calvin Beisner / July 14, 2017

Recently a friend asked me to evaluate an apparently scientifically substantial article that concluded that glyphosate—the active ingredient in Roundup, one of the world’s most widely used artificial pesticides—has caused a dramatic increase in a variety of diseases such as autism, inflammation, immune disorders, gluten intolerance, celiac disease, and cancer. I’ve been shown various “studies” […]

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Jan 13 2017

The Food Morality Movement & Health

By Stephen Vantassel / January 13, 2017

It is truly a strange occurrence to see how a vocal portion of our culture is more concerned about “what you eat than who you have sex with.” I forgot where I saw that statement, but it isn’t too much of an overstatement. How often have you reached for this or that food and been

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Aug 22 2016

Where the Buffalo Roamed—and Roam Again

By E. Calvin Beisner / August 22, 2016

As a child in a good elementary school in the small town of Owego, New York, in the early 1960s, I learned dozens of old folk songs. Among them was “Home on the Range,” which I, like many of my fellow students, loved to sing, feeling all romantic about life on the range—ridin’ your faithful

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Jun 12 2016

Zika vs. Global Warming—What’s Obama’s Priority?

By E. Calvin Beisner / June 12, 2016

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the number of cases of the Zika virus in the U.S. has grown from 107 in February to 618 as of June 1. The virus has people all over the world scared. Though it poses little threat to healthy adults, babies in the wombs of infected mothers

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Jun 11 2016

Three Cheers for Hunger?

By E. Calvin Beisner / June 11, 2016

The Smithsonian.com, a reliable cheerleader for global warming alarmism, published a celebratory article yesterday reporting that carbon dioxide injected into the earth in Iceland turned into rock, promising to offset global warming from CO2 emissions. But while continuing research keeps reducing the amount of warming estimated to eventuate from CO2 emissions, other continuing research confirms

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Feb 8 2016

Christianity, Veganism, and Animal Suffering

By Stephen Vantassel / February 8, 2016

Last month, I discussed how Christianity cannot impose veganism on its adherents because doing so would violate the freedom we have in Christ as well as our lordship over creation. In other words, humans are superior to animals and thus eating animals is within the bounds of the created order. But I also noted that

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Jan 21 2016

Whither Global Food Shortage Predictions?

By E. Calvin Beisner / January 21, 2016

Less than two years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which wants us to trust its prognostications about conditions a century from now enough to bet trillions on them, warned that global warming threatened global food supplies. But last week The New Indian Express reported, “International food prices dipped by 19 percent in

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Jan 12 2016

Why Christians Don’t Impose Veganism

By Stephen Vantassel / January 12, 2016

Veganism is the lifestyle philosophy of people that avoid eating, wearing, or using animal products or their by-products. They don’t eat meat or the products that derive from animals, even when the animal is not killed, such as milk. Now the rationales for adopting this lifestyle vary. Some do it for alleged health benefits, others

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Dec 18 2015

Think Carefully Before Welcoming Humane Society Policies

By Stephen Vantassel / December 18, 2015

Humans should only be eating animals raised under humane conditions. Sounds perfectly innocent doesn’t it? After all who wants to think of animals suffering just so that he/she can have a cheap burger or chicken patty? This is essentially the argument cleverly proffered by Pete Letheby in the article “Farmers team up with the Humane

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Nov 13 2015

Sixpence None the Richer

By E. Calvin Beisner / November 13, 2015

Ever dreamed of living like royalty? Count your blessings: If you can afford this magazine (WORLD, where this article was originally published), you’re already much better off economically than most kings ever were. Reginald Labbe, an English farmer better off than most in his time, died in the year 1293. His will listed the following

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