Tag Archives: Distinguish

In Honor of National Medal of Honor Day

Posted on March 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

March 25th is National Medal of Honor Day. This is in recognition of the government’s highest military decoration awarded to American airmen, coast guardsmen, guardians, Marines, sailors, and soldiers who have distinguished themselves through their valor.

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Thought For the Day: Science Is More Than A Body of Knowledge; It is a Way of Thinking…When the People Have Lost the Ability to Knowledgably Question Those In Authority….

Posted on January 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly … Continue reading →

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Hearing That Still Small Voice

Posted on June 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 2 Samuel 7:18-19: Hearing That Still Small Voice by Michael Doyle First and foremost in questions of worship Is the supreme importance of your relationship To God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit It … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To the Distinguished Character of Patriot, Our Highest Glory Is To Add Our Christian Morality

Posted on December 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Human Reason

Posted on September 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Too many people have forgotten the processes of empirical observation and its accompanying reasoning as the basis for real science. This insistence of substituting in dogma and speculation in the name of a hijacked science and failure to adhere to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abandon, Being, Civilization, Concept, Crisis, Cutlure, Defense, Define, Denial, Distinguish, Dumbing Down, Emprical, Essential, Expression, False, Force, Great, Human Reason, Law, Less, Mankind, Matter, Meaning, Modern World, Observation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Prophet, Refine, Religion of Science, Sceintific Materialism, Science, Search, Season, Semantics, Truth, Word Games | Leave a comment

First Principles: Be Leery of Transferring Political Disagreements Into Personal Hatred

Posted on January 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Distinguish, First Principles, Hatred, Liberality, Opponents, Opposition, Pain, Person, Political, Social, Thomas Jefferson, Transfer | Leave a comment

Samson V

Posted on January 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing the tale in poetic form and based on the Book of Judges: Samson by Michael Romani V Too often living by pleasure and whim Seeing only what is in front of him Yet, still the living God is within … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Contravenes Classical Liberalism To Transfer Political Opposition To the Person

Posted on September 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Distinguish, First Principles, Hatred, Liberality, Opinions, Opposition, Pain, Personalize, Political Opposition, Social Opposition, Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Difference Between Clever and Smart Is Important

Posted on December 11, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz, writer, Nobel laureate (11 Dec 1911-2006)