Archive for Dr. Frederick Meekins
Frederick Meekins is an Internet columnist. He holds a BS from the University of Maryland in Political Science/History and a MA in Apologetics & Christian Philosophy from Trinity Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Practical Theology through the Master's Graduate School Of Divinity in Evansville, Indiana. Frederick's research interests include Worldview Application, Christian Apologetics, The Implications of Aberrant Theologies & Ideologies, Futurology, Eschatology, Science Fiction, Terrorism Studies, Environmentalism, Education Policy and America's Judeo-Christian Foundations. Frederick is also an ordained Non-Denominational Minister and listed in "Who's Who In America" and in "Who's Who Of Emerging Leaders". Media inquiries can be directed to: americanworldview@hotmail.com. His books "Yuletide Terror & Other Holiday Horrors" and "Provide For The Common Defense: Thoughts Concerning The Nation's Enemies" are available at http://stores.lulu.com/fmeekins. His blog, The Epistolizer, can be found at http://epistolizer.blogspot.com
Character, Knowledge & Independent Thought Denounced As Bourgeoisie By Dr. Frederick Meekins
Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying that the philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. If the proposals of one pedagogical theorist are implemented, students will in all likelihood never know anything about the figure believed to have uttered such an astute observation.
Price Of Olympic Gold Growing Too High By Dr. Frederick Meekins
Unfortunately, such a case is not so much a rarity as it is the norm. According to a similar article titled ‘China’s Disposable Athletes’ published in the 7/17/07 issue of Time Magazine, nearly 3000 athletes retiring each year in China end up unemployed with educations barely beyond the primary level. One distraught female Chinese athlete lamented, ‘I gave my youth to sport, but in return, I was thrown out like garbage with no knowledge, no skill, and a barren womb.’
What Part Of “Shall Not Be Infringed” Don’t You Understand, Senator? By Dr. Frederick Meekins
In her brief time in the national spotlight, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, if nothing else, has rejuvenated the debate in this country regarding certain fundamental values. Interestingly, not all of this stems directly from the candidate’s spoken statements but rather from a number of comments made about her by her Democratic counterpart Senator Joseph Biden.
Into The Heart Of Darkness, Part 1 By Dr. Frederick Meekins
Senator Barack Obama has captured the world’s attention unlike almost any other political figure of the era in which we live. However, despite all the theatrics surrounding the candidate and the almost messianic adoration displayed on the part of his followers, very few can possible tell you what he actually believes other than in ‘change’, which, though sounding like everything you ever dreamed of, can actually consist of the stuff of nightmares.
World’s Gutter Governments To Sit In Judgment Over U.S. Human Rights Record By Dr. Frederick Meekins
No one is perfect. As such, at times correction and admonition may need to be promulgated to set the ethically concerned back on the right path.
When issued by those adhering to the high standards to which they profess, such criticism can be looked upon as a helpful corrective to assist equals in living up to their potential.
Fred Phelps’ Cult Veers Into Further Irrationality By Dr. Frederick Meekins
To those of us whose vocations consist largely of commenting on the momentous trends and events going on all around us, it can be easy to fall for the delusion that ultimately the world itself orbits those of us observing it.
China Agitates To Undermine American Liberties By Dr. Frederick Meekins
It’s bad enough that those living under the heal of tyranny have their God-given rights suppressed but one expects to hear of this transpiring in less-developed countries that have never really known freedom to begin with. However, things have really gotten out of hand when those living in the United States have to fear for their livelihoods for speaking out against abridgements of liberty occurring overseas.
14Aug2008 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedDoctor Who Tackles Transgenic Menace By Dr. Frederick Meekins
As culture passes through various stages of technological development, the science fiction of a particular point in history often reflects the concerns regarding the horrors discerning intellects at the time feared could possibly be inflicted upon the earth should what is then considered new knowledge get out of hand.
6Aug2008 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedIntellectually Excavating Indiana Jones Unearths Epistemological Artifacts By Dr. Frederick Meekins
As a discipline, archaeology examines the artistic and technological remains of various cultures in the attempt to learn more about them. Often from these objects, students learn about more than the subject’s material nature but also insight into the beliefs and paradigms important to the human species at a particular time.
4Aug2008 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 1 comment | ContinuedPastor Sentenced To Chinese Labor Camp By Dr. Frederick Meekins
According to the China Aid Association, Pastor Zhang Zhongxin has been sentenced to two years in a Chinese labor camp by Shandong Province authorities for participation in cultic activities. To American ears, such allegations bring to mind images of passing around poisoned Kool-Aid or of adolescent brides forced to wed lecherous old men; however, in this case this pastor engaged in religious exercises most of us take for granted as harmless as organizing a Sunday school.
27Jul2008 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedDoes Winfrey Ride The Beast? By Dr. Frederick Meekins
At one point in her career, Oprah Winfrey was pretty much seen as a harmless crank as to the casual viewer catching the show in passing assumed that the program dealt primarily with her seesawiing weight and whether or not her shackup might secretly prefer to be paid in three dollar bills. However, as she [...]
24Apr2008 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedWill Leftist Evangelicals Demand Believers Get On Obama Bandwagon? By Dr. Frederick Meekins
Just because some white liberals are going out of their way to vote for Barack Obama for no other reason than that he happens to be half-black, some within the Evangelical leadership are once again beating on their drums about congregations being too split along racial and ethnic lines.
However, it they are [...]
World Missions Invoked As Excuse For Ecclesiastical Socialism By Dr. Frederick Meekins
by Frederick Meekins.
During the 1980’s, Phil Donahue use to get on his show and wring his hands about how guilty he felt for being an American while much of the world languished in poverty and despair. While Donahue was noted for being an avowed secularist, similar tactics are often invoked in churches across the United [...]
More Things Change The More They Stay The Same In Leftist Suburb By Dr. Frederick Meekins
In some systems of Eastern thought, the doctrine of recurrence teaches that everything that has happened will happen again. Western philosophy of history drawing inspiration from a Biblical understanding of the universe does not share in the same exact idea since the Judeo-Christian worldview sees history as moving towards its ultimate conclusion in eternity. [...]
12Feb2008 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedHuckabee’s Fat Lip Yammering On About Your Gastronomic Business By Dr. Frederick Meekins
Throughout his time in the public limelight, Republican Mike Huckabee has made obesity awareness one of his pet issues having lost over 100 pounds himself. However, as is typical of most fanatics having come to a realization or a cause a little later in the game than most, it is not enough for them to keep what they have learned to themselves but now they are out to impose their new way of life to such an extent that they are willing to appeal to the mechanisms of the state in order to enforce their vision of reality.
22Jan2008 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedAre Some Forms Of Border Security More About Keeping People In Than Out? By Dr. Frederick Meekins
Americans might be interested to know that to cross the Canadian border that the U.S. government will require them to be carrying a passport even if they have other legitimate forms of identification. However, most recall precious little is being done to stop the flow over our own borders of those with no proper reason to be here with no intentions of leaving.
7Jan2008 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedPolitically Correct To Alter Santa Out Of Existence By Dr. Frederick Meekins
Over the course of the past decade or so, leftist malcontents have set their ideological sites against Christmas no doubt as the holiday points to the birth of the Savior Jesus Christ who can often help or motivate the individual to work through many of their own problems without an over reliance on government aide and because many of the celebrations if not taken to extremes provide the individual with a sense of well being that undermines liberalism’s basic assumption that things are so miserable that the only hope of fixing things is handing control over to a state imbued with almost God-like powers.
24Dec2007 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedOught To Make A Watergate Conspirator Blush By Dr. Frederick Meekins
Matthew 10:16, Christians are admonished to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. Often though, Christian organizations and ministries are the ones at the forefront of propagating the expectation in the mind of their respective supporters that sincere believers are — in the words of the Washington Post — to be uneducated [...]
9Dec2007 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedTSA To Rummage Through Emotional Baggage As Well By Dr. Frederick Meekins
On an episode of South Park taking aim at the airline industry, Mr. Garrison (still a man at that point) invented a mode of transportation where riders had to have a metal prod inserted into their backsides in order to avoid falling off the vehicle. The response of those enduring such discomfort and humiliation was [...]
30Nov2007 | Dr. Frederick Meekins | 0 comments | ContinuedCurrent Articles
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