If God is dead, America is in trouble

If God is dead, America is in trouble

By Jeffrey Kuhner, Times247.com The younger generation is becoming godless. Increasing numbers of Americans under the age of 30 are skeptical about the existence of God. This will have profound repercussions upon our society, fostering moral disintegration and the eventual death of our Judeo-Christian civilization. Traditional America is dying. In its place, a new liberal […]

Eat, drink and see this movie for tomorrow we die

Eat, drink and see this movie for tomorrow we die

An “end of the world” premise is usually tied to an action movie, which brings in big box office dollars. Out of all the films we’ve seen before including “Armageddon,” “Independence Day,” etc., there’s not a doubt in our minds that everything’s going to be OK and life will go on. It’s interesting to come […]

Cosmonaut tells Chinese media UN has instructions for first contact with aliens

Cosmonaut tells Chinese media UN has instructions for first contact with aliens

The United Nations has instructions for what to do when contact is made with extraterrestrials. At least that is what Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka claimed during an interview on Chinese TV. Speaking from the International Space Station, Padalka stated, “The UN and representatives of China have developed detailed instructions in case of the first contact.” […]

Reality, not Dreamworks

Reality, not Dreamworks

[ZOOM]   Salt Lake City photographer Royce Bair uses digital cameras and what he describes as a ‘copious collection of portable incandescent and flash lighting equipment’ to capture his unique views of the night sky over Utah’s spectacular canyons. His shots of Wall Street Canyon at Bryce Canyon National Park with the stars of our own […]

Immune system could be factor in protecting against Alzheimer’s

Immune system could be factor in protecting against Alzheimer’s

Recent work in mice suggested that the immune system is involved in removing beta-amyloid, the main Alzheimer’s-causing substance in the brain. Researchers have now shown for the first time that this may apply in humans. Researchers at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter with colleagues in the National Institute on Aging […]

‘Prometheus’ and the boundaries of science

‘Prometheus’ and the boundaries of science

In his online column, New York Times science writer James Gorman gives his humble scientific opinion on the Ridley Scott sci-fi thriller Prometheus, which opened in theaters last Friday. It’s “creationism for geeks,” he says, the type that science-fiction writers and scientists have long indulged in. He’s quick to point out that this type of […]

Lee Greenwood fights ban of ‘God bless the USA’

Lee Greenwood fights ban of ‘God bless the USA’

Kindergarten students at a New York City elementary school were banned from performing the song “God Bless the USA” at their graduation ceremony. PS 90 principal Greta Hawkins said the song was not age appropriate and could end up “offending other cultures.” But the song’s author, country music artist Lee Greenwood, said that as a […]

Musical genius became one after diving into shallow pool

Musical genius became one after diving into shallow pool

A man who suffered concussion after diving into a shallow pool has made a seemingly improbable discovery: it made him a musical genius. Derek Amato, from Denver, Colorado, is just one of 30 people in the entire world suffering from Acquired Savant Syndrome, where people display profound abilities after suffering head trauma. After years of […]

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