Justice was served tonight. George Zimmerman was found NOT GUILY on all charges. SANFORD, Fla.--George Zimmerman, the man accused of murdering Trayvon Martin, has been found not guilty of second murder and manslaughter. The verdict is the culmination of a case that captured the nation's … [Read more...]
Who needs elective abortion after 20 weeks?
July 12, 2013 by 3 Comments
Help me understand the pro-choice objection to prohibiting elective abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy; keeping in mind that 20 weeks is 5 months. Is it that 5 months isn't long enough to decide? Is it that elective abortion should be as unrestricted as possible? Is it something else? Why … [Read more...]
A policeman, mailman, fireman and ice cream man walk into a bar…
July 12, 2013 by 12 Comments
As I was pulling out of the driveway from my wife's place of employment, my youngest daughter saw an ice cream truck drive by. "Look Daddy, the ice cream man!" My oldest noted that it was her math teacher Mrs. "Smith", to which my youngest replied, "Mrs. Smith is the ice cream man?" This incident … [Read more...]
Someone at Planned Parenthood isn’t being honest
July 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
Advocates for and defenders of abortion are usually quick to point out that abortion services represent a mere (approx.) 3% of Planned Parenthood's business. But whenever a new law restricting the unencumbered access to immediate abortion, we hear of dozens of abortion offices closing as a direct … [Read more...]
Misconceptions about abortion
July 10, 2013 by 7 Comments
I want to offer a few thoughts on just one paragraph and one citation from an article from The Slate on abortion. It’s not surprising that we need to look beyond the media gatekeepers for authentic expressions of this range of emotion. When I was an editor at Jezebel, there was a Tumblr that made … [Read more...]
What do Atheists really believe about Theists?
July 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
Specifically, what do you, who are Atheists, believe about why Theists are theists? For example, I hear quite often and see just as often statements like "you only believe in God/your God because of your parents/upbringing/where you were born. Break free!" Sure I suppose some, maybe even many … [Read more...]
Fuzzy history: Were blacks officially considered 3/5 human?
July 9, 2013 by 80 Comments
Not often, but often enough when discussing slavery or America's treatment of blacks and black slaves, someone will introduce the notion that they once were only considered three-fifths of a person, or similarly three-fifths human. I'll be honest, when I first heard this, it sounded like something … [Read more...]
Missing the point of liberty and freedom
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
Not surprisingly former president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Ann Lynch, has a problem with Hobby Lobby's business practices. She penned a letter to the editor of the New Haven Register which was published on Tuesday, June 25th doing her best to turn the public against the … [Read more...]
I agree with @SarahKSilverman
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
The no class, mildly amusing "comedian" responded to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who signed into law a bill requiring mothers who wish to abort to receive an ultrasound beforehand. Let me ignore the fact that abortion advocates and defenders regularly oppose any legislation which requires … [Read more...]
What do we do about the out of control warming?
July 6, 2013 by 24 Comments
A regular commenter to Sifting Reality offered the chart below to show how undeniable global warming is. Apparently they are taken in by what looks to be catastrophic rising temperatures. That they failed to notice the increase over the past 130 years is only about 1 degree Fahrenheit is a little … [Read more...]
Electric cars among the dirtiest modes of transportation study says
July 5, 2013 by 15 Comments
Oops, don't tell multi-hundred-millionaire Al Gore, but the supposed savior of the environment, electric cars, are one of the most dirty forms of transportation when you consider the entire scope of the vehicle. (UPI.com) -- Electric cars, despite their supposed green credentials, are among the … [Read more...]
If you don’t support abortion, you hate America
July 4, 2013 by 3 Comments
That's the message from Planned Parenthood anyway. https://twitter.com/PPact/status/352852174339977217 … [Read more...]
Republicans and Conservatives are more proud to be American than Democrats and Liberals
July 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
I'll try to contain my shock. I was actually thinking about this while I was riding my scooter this morning. I passed by a house which was flying the American flag and underneath, the Gadsden flag. I said to myself, 'there's no way that's a Liberal', and that's said. It shouldn't be so easy to … [Read more...]
Remember Independence Day
July 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Take some time today to read and reflect on what America's Founders endured for the opportunity to begin anew. They organized against their King that they may usurp his authority to reign over them and faced certain death for their actions. Below is the Declaration of Independence. In it, our … [Read more...]
We need “slave” labor and “slave wages”… don’t we?
July 3, 2013 by 14 Comments
Many people decry, rightly, the low paying wages which illegal immigrants and foreign factory workers earn. Granted it's not very much, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone willing to accept the alternative. Understand that I'm not suggesting that anyone be forced into what we might … [Read more...]
Describe Obama and Bush in a single word…
July 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What do you make of the survey released by Pew asking Americans to describe President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush in a single word? Both surveys were held in the first year of each president's second term. Notice how Obama is seen as less honest, more incompetent, and more … [Read more...]
The danger of scientific consensus
July 2, 2013 by 27 Comments
One of the most un-scientific mantras bandied about in the debates over climate change and Darwinian evolution is that the science is settled; there's a consensus in the scientific community. This notion that there is a consensus among scientists is dangerous to the philosophy of science. Why is … [Read more...]
Memorial built to nothing
July 1, 2013 by 7 Comments
If you ask the Atheists you encounter, many of them will tell you their atheism is a non-belief; that it's not a view. Well, the American Atheists have had a monument approved and erected at a courthouse in Florida. I hope those Atheists who claim atheism is not a view or belief set see the … [Read more...]
Is the Zimmerman trial a real life ‘Sleepers’ plot?
July 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the movie 'Sleepers' it's about four friends who pull a prank on a street vendor which goes horribly wrong. After getting caught each is sentenced to a juvenile facility where they are abused and raped by a few select guards. Fast forward to adulthood. … [Read more...]
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