News 'n' Views Onlinetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1463452010-01-19T09:47:30-05:00TypePadNewsnViewsOnlinehttp://feedburner.google.comThanks for subscribing to my feed!My Brother Has Lymphomatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c951353ef0120a7ec89ca970b2010-01-19T09:47:30-05:002010-01-19T09:47:30-05:00My oldest brother, Mike, has been battling lymphoma. Recently, he underwent a stem cell transplant. As you can imagine, his medical bills are/will be astronomical. A fund-raising campaign to assist with his medical expenses has begun. It will be handled...Philip RogersDr. Breggin’s Advicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-676908872009-06-05T16:32:53-05:002009-06-05T16:50:51-05:00Dr. Peter Breggin is a secular psychiatrist whose fight against psychiatric medications I have respected for years (please visit his web site for more information). My motive in referring to Dr. Breggin in this posting, however, does not have to...Philip RogersChange Has Come to Americatag:typepad.com,2003:post-618347062009-01-24T06:33:24-05:002009-01-24T06:33:24-05:00"Change has come to America," so proclaims the newly redesigned White House web site . I don't think anyone will argue that point. It's exactly what kind of change we can expect that has me concerned. One sign of what...Philip RogersGod Bless You, President-Elect Obamatag:typepad.com,2003:post-590107662008-11-25T03:30:46-05:002008-11-25T03:30:46-05:00Three weeks ago today, Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. I voted for John McCain (actually, my vote was more against Obama and for Sarah Palin). If the election were held again today, I still would not...Philip RogersThank You, President Bushtag:typepad.com,2003:post-581987422008-11-08T06:15:44-05:002008-11-08T06:15:44-05:00I voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. He wasn't a perfect candidate but by far the best of the choices we had on the ballot. There are numerous criticisms that could be made concerning President Bush. I'd...Philip RogersElection Eve 2tag:typepad.com,2003:post-579751542008-11-03T21:04:33-05:002008-11-03T21:04:33-05:00I sit here thousands of miles away from the USA on election eve 2008. As an American, I must confess that I'm quite down because it seems the majority of American voters will vote (or have already voted in early...Philip RogersElection Eve 1tag:typepad.com,2003:post-579726172008-11-03T19:48:49-05:002008-11-03T19:48:49-05:00Living outside of the USA is an interesting experience. On the one hand, we love our country and are concerned about the 99.9999999999999999999999% negative coverage of Bush and McCain. On the other hand, we are here not primarily as Americans...Philip RogersObama's Courtstag:typepad.com,2003:post-576658812008-10-28T07:53:20-05:002008-10-28T07:53:20-05:00One topic that has gotten far too little attention is what would happen to our nation's judicial system under an Obama presidency, aided and abetted by a Democrat Congress (with, possibly, a filibuster-proof Senate). Steven Calabresi, a co-founder of the...Philip RogersThougts on Fundamentalismtag:typepad.com,2003:post-575339752008-10-25T05:21:44-05:002008-10-25T05:21:44-05:00Kevin Bauder, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis, is a thoughtful and articulate fundamentalist. After the announcement that Pillsbury Baptist Bible College will close its doors on December 31 of this year, Dr. Bauder wrote an essay entitled...Philip RogersThe Electiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-574380472008-10-23T03:58:00-05:002008-10-23T03:58:00-05:00The current election cycle has prompted me to end my blogging hiatus. I recently e-mailed an essay on “Presidential Character” to a number of people. (For those interested, that essay can be read here.) One of the recipients of my...Philip Rogers