David M. Hodges βπ»ππΈοΈβ¨οΈπ½π π³πͺπβ
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Freelance editor, writer, Web coder. Favor classical liberalism, constitutional conservatism, abortion abolitionism, confessional bibliology. https://t.co/6q304UpHPc
Lakeside, San Diego County, CA
Joined January 2010
𧡠PΚα΄κ°ΙͺΚα΄/Aα΄α΄α΄α΄Ι΄α΄ Nα΄α΄α΄s 𧡠Below is an ongoing thread serving as the "footnotes" for this X profile and account. The proprietor encourages visitors to review it. https://t.co/CwdDQ3suPn
Please note: Tweets are a snapshot of what I am (or was) thinking on a specific date and time. As deleting old tweets short-circuits free and open discourse, my policy is to never delete old tweets, except to correct typos shortly after posting. #FreeSpeech
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New #blog post: https://t.co/0U9ittkqum Excerpt: "I admit that I find it difficult to believe that the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence is anything but the eloquent statement of natural-rights doctrine that the conservative declarationists assert it to be."
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In this series of posts, which (with my apologies) interrupts other series of posts already in progress and overdue for completion, Iβm going to reproduce and comment on the comments I posted to each...
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New Post: On the Impossibility of Productive Discussions in YouTube Comments. Excerpt: Do we really have to limit our options to these two, anti-Israel noninterventionism or pro-Israel interventionism?.... Link: https://t.co/vjDqtviPHo
#Israel #AmericaFirst #AmericaLast
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On 14 November 2025, I responded to an All Israel News video entitled Inside the Middle East: Dr. Kedar on Hamas, Clans, and the Future of Gaza (posted 12 November 2025) as follows: βThank you for an...
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P.S. Here is the video I linked to illustrating how love of unjust forgiveness has begun corrupting Christian doctrine: https://t.co/bZNpZsz5aL. In terms of historical, orthodox Christian doctrine, God has ensured that HIS forgiveness is always ENTIRELY just.
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The 2nd concerned the widely publicized, & among Christians widely praised, announcement by Erica Kirk that she forgives the man who murdered her husband. This compulsion to announce forgiveness for unrepentant evildoers seems to be unjust & to claim moral authority no human has.
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I commented on a couple YouTube vids today. As I do this so rarely anymore, I though I'd mark the occasion by making note of them on X, which I now also use rarely. The 1st, which YT seems to have blocked, concerned a popular branch of comparative religion: health & nutrition. π₯
@NutritionMadeS3 Actually, it's the Gerson *Institute* Archive. Sorry. Here's my copy of the comment for reference, in case my above attempt to summarize missed anything else. The therapy still has adherents, though I don't know how many.
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Update 3/3 Re Israel, Gaza: "an evildoer willing to kill a hostage if a protagonist doesnβt drop his weapon will also be willing to kill the protagonist" β΄ "a protagonist who drops his weapon is acting in an irrational & immoral fashion" β take the shot https://t.co/HcyFXpIVrq
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In a recent and much-discussed debate, comedian Dave Smith, whoβs become an influential and prominent spokesman for the most anarchistic and βanti-warβ faction of libertarianism, likened Israelβs war...
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Bringing things up to date, 2/3. Moore, MeToo Lamentations, a 2017 post restored & revised: "this post [which] had not survived the transfer from the Pious Eye site....has now been restored & revised, better organized for online reading, &...expanded. https://t.co/NybFxNBKjj
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In July 2025, I discovered that this post, which needed some revision and reorganization anyway, had not survived the transfer from the Pious Eye site. It has now been restored and revised, better...
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Bringing things up to date, 1 of 3. My (Not So) Sad Farewell to Yaron Brook Caricatures of the Christian Faith β Part 1, 05/23. "During my years of agnostic confusion...one of the non-Christian cults I investigated...was the cult founded by Ayn Rand...." https://t.co/Y88gaDMdYc
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In this post, we take a break from the βI Still Have Issues: Further Remarks on Established Themesβ series (parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 done; concluding part 5 pending) to explore different matters,...
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Newly posted: I Still Have Issues: Further Remarks on Established Themes β Part 4. Excerpt: βpeople who accuse others of being βKJV onlyβ use the aspersion with neither consistency nor clarity.β Link: https://t.co/hg3nAfMhSP
#Christian #Bible #Theology #KJV
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I apologize for my long procrastination in finalizing this post. Though I wrote most of it weeks ago, I set it aside to focus on other matters β then lost track of time. In this fourth part of the...
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I Still Have Issues: Further Remarks on Established Themes β Part 3 is now up. Excerpt: The Bible believer, of necessity, has an unshakable precommitment to reading every text of Scripture in a way that harmonizes with every other text. Link: https://t.co/68fzvzqhTj
#theology
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In this third installment, I look further into some interconnected topics touched upon, or in some way related to, the themes established in the preceding series (post 1, post 2). Specifically, I...
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Today I finished part 3 of the old post I've been reworking for better online reading. It discusses C. S. Lewis by examining John Robbins's Lewis-critical paper. Topics include justification by faith alone & the fate of those who never hear about Jesus.
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Before we proceed with part 3, here is the essential-to-quote notification you loved reading in parts 1 and 2: That taken care of, here is the contents listings for this third and final part of the...
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I'm (still) reworking an old post for better online reading. The post discusses C. S. Lewis through examination of a John Robbins paper highly critical of Lewis. Formerly 1 post, it's now a series of 3. Here is part 2, which I finished updating today:
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Before we proceed with part 2, here is the essential-to-quote notification you so enjoyed reviewing in part 1: Because this part incorporates the full text of what, on my old site, were comments...
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I'm reworking an old post for better online reading. The post discusses C.S. Lewis through examination of a John Robbins paper highly critical of Lewis. Formerly 1 post, it's now a series of 3. Here is part 1, which I finished updating over the weekend:
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When I posted this in 2013, all parts were in a single post running over 10,000 words. When revising it for better online reading in 2024, I decided to break it into parts. Youβre reading part 1. In...
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In this episode, I continue disagreeing with most people on most issues. So badly outnumbered, what hope do I have? Decide for yourself: https://t.co/zXMIig5geQ
#politics #ProLife #Freedoms #liberty #libertarian #Conservative #liberal #ChristianFaith #theology
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In this second installment, I look further into some interconnected topics touched upon, or somehow related to, the themes established in the preceding series (post 1, post 2). Specifically, I cover...
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βWhile todayβs social media amplifies the most extreme, least prudent voices on every topic, these voices do not deserve their prominence. Incautious extremism is not a mark of mature thought; it is the hallmark of adolescents.β Read in context, & more: https://t.co/h3DtZq2Vj8
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In this first installment of a new series, I look further into some interconnected topics touched upon, or in some way related to, the themes established in the preceding series (post 1, post 2)....
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Stating the obvious: When a newscaster describes having a different opinion as βspreading misinformation,β thatβs π£πͺπ’π΄. It commonly indicates one is listening to propaganda, not new reporting. Enjoy your Monday. #bias #FreeSpeech #news #politics
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In part 2 of 2, I continue grappling w/such complex & interconnected issues as preborn humansβ right to life, federalism, the Fourteenth Amendment and its incorporationist interpretation, and use of #government power to redefine βmarriage.β https://t.co/2stwf4SHOz
#politics
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In this second of two posts, I continue grappling with such complex and interconnected issues as preborn humansβ right to life, federalism, the Fourteenth Amendment and its incorporationist interpr...
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βI find myself having to work through a set of opinions I hold, or to varying degrees am inclined toward, on my own, figuring out how and if they can be made to comport with one another and form a coherent whole.β Part 1 of 2. https://t.co/PvBXi3yipM
#politics #morality #law
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In this pair of posts, I grapple with some complex, interconnected issues, such as the right to life of unborn humans, federalism and the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and use of...
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Tariffs βGoodβ & Bad: Comments on a Commentary: Some thoughts prompted by a video commentary by @GeorgeGammon (Rebel Capitalist), with which I mostly (but not entirely) agree. https://t.co/frA54XPrXT
#tariffs #trump #economics #politics #MAGA #trade #liberty #freedom
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As you know if youβve read my more recent posts, I think that, all other government policies being equal, tariffs are a bad idea. But I think that replacing the income tax with revenue-focused...
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As already noted, I've recently overhauled a couple old posts to make them more suitable for online reading. Post 2 concerns the debate between Christian physicalists & dualists on the nature of the human soul, a topic I'm sure you've been wondering about. https://t.co/HeHrCH5MyB
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Originally prepared in March 2007 for a course at Bethel Seminary (San Diego campus, now closed). Revised to improve Web presentation in October 2024. In Search of the Soul: Four Views of The...
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