A group of North Carolina clergy are challenging their state's constitutional prohibition on same sex marriage on religious grounds. They claim the prohibition violates their right to practice their religion freely as guaranteed in the First Amendment to the Constitution. (Charlotte Observer) -- A … [Read more...]
Shocker: Governments meddled in UN’s IPCC report
April 29, 2014 by 3 Comments
Harvard professor Robert Stavins revealed that the world's main countries insisted on changes to the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's annual report. These changes weren't exactly based on science, Stavins' claims, they were political. (Daily Mail) -- A top US academic has … [Read more...]
Can we admit yet that it’s not the weapon?
April 28, 2014 by 17 Comments
Late last week a high school student was fatally stabbed when she rejected an invitation to the prom. So far, reports suggest the girl's killer was an ex-boyfriend. He took out his rage in the populated hallway of hos school early in the morning. I suppose I could make a snide remark … [Read more...]
Georgia’s new gun allowances, what could go wrong? Nothing, actually
April 25, 2014 by 108 Comments
Georgia's governor just signed into law a bill which broadens the areas in which legal gun owners may carry their firearms, including some schools, bars, and churches. This leaves many on the political left snarkily asking, "what could possibly go wrong?" This attitude belies their misunderstanding … [Read more...]
If the mind and brain are not identical, Naturalism is false
April 24, 2014 by 18 Comments
In order for Naturalism to be true, there can not exist any non-physical phenomena. The differentiation between the mind and brain demonstrates -- clearly, I think -- that Naturalism cannot be true. One example I believe is most compelling is that I am not physically identical to who I was even … [Read more...]
Supreme Court upholds colorblind admission standards
April 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Yesterday the Justices of the Supreme Court upheld Michigan's constitutional amendment to prohibit universities to consider race as a qualifying factor in their admission process. The decision solidifies a principle that the political left champions yet never supports. They always seem to oppose … [Read more...]
Margaret Sanger: It’s more humane for women to not have babies
April 22, 2014 by 8 Comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChCjgYGTL4Y According to the Guttmacher institute (pro-abortion group), abortions are committed for matters of sheer convenience. Note less than 2% of abortions are committed because of rape and incest. Planned Parenthood has been able to convince a good many … [Read more...]
Would Progressives still defend welfare if they had to pay recipients directly?
April 21, 2014 by 4 Comments
A recent report shows that 86 million private sector workers are helping sustain 148 million Americans who draw from the system through social programs. (CNS News) -- In 2012, according to the Census Bureau, approximately 103,087,000 people worked full-time, year-round in the United States. "A … [Read more...]
What about Good Friday?
April 18, 2014 by 21 Comments
Today is the day when Christians believe Jesus was crucified by the Romans at the behest of the Jewish authorities for blasphemy. To my Christian readers, how do you discuss this particular Christian issue with non-Christians? Non-believing readers, what could compel you to concede that Jesus' … [Read more...]
Liberal memes debunked: Drug testing for welfare
April 17, 2014 by 47 Comments
The meme misses that there was a much broader purpose to Jesus feeding the masses. But aside from the theological reasons behind his feeding them, Jesus wasn't providing social welfare. There had been gathered a large group of people to whom he was preaching. Nothing about the passage suggests … [Read more...]
I hope you didn’t forget to file your taxes…and deduct your abortion
April 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Apparently the federal government deems pregnancy to be an illness or disease. According to the IRS, expenses incurred for a legal abortion are tax deductible. From Publication 502: What Are Medical Expenses? Medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention … [Read more...]
Student trying to find “Islamophobia” instead treated nicer
April 15, 2014 by 7 Comments
Far too many people out there buy into the hype that white people simply don't like brown people. It's not difficult to see why. At every turn, opposition to some prominent minority is sloughed off as racism. It then comes as a shock to learn that it's simply not as pervasive as it's presented. … [Read more...]
Gun deaths in America by the numbers
April 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
Seemingly every time we pick up a newspaper or watch the evening news we are confronted with the tragedies of gun violence. People use incidents in the news to further whatever their agenda may be. The Political Left uses the news in an attempt to restrict the liberties of Americans to obtain, … [Read more...]
On the lighter side: What blogging sometimes feels like
April 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Not every post can be a home run. There's plenty of times when I write something I think will be a hit with plenty of discussion and lots of attention. Sometimes these posts that I think are pretty darn good get passed over because my readers become entrenched with a previous one. Or perhaps they … [Read more...]
Professors offer rationale for exaggeration and information manipulation to further the cause of climate activism
April 11, 2014 by 3 Comments
The American Journal of Agricultural Economics has published a paper offering a defense for the manipulation of data in order to influence nations to adopt climate change measures. This wouldn't be necessary of the data didn't already show there's been no warming in nearly two decades. The data … [Read more...]
Insistence on diversity is the opposite of diversity
April 10, 2014 by 26 Comments
In a letter to the editor of the Daily Bruin, UCLA's campus newspaper, a UC Berkeley alumnus encapsulates the problem with obsessing over diversity. His view mirrors my own on this issue. Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech embodies what true diversity looks like. True diversity is … [Read more...]
Why shouldn’t religion be taught in schools?
April 9, 2014 by 110 Comments
Political secularists have thus far been successful in preventing religion from crossing the threshold of our public schools. There needs to be, they say, a separation of church and state. We can't be having our students discussing one of the most important queries a person could ever consider: … [Read more...]
Funding schools doesn’t help students learn
April 8, 2014 by 10 Comments
What could possibly account for the disparity between the United States' spending more than any other country when it comes to education, and the lack of increased performance? If you listen to our politicians, it’s because we are not spending enough on our country's "most valuable resource". A … [Read more...]
Former NASA scientist: Global warming is rubbish
April 7, 2014 by 2 Comments
Confirming the actual data which shows no warming trend for the past two decades, former NASA scientist Emeritus Professor Les Woodcock chuckles when he sees people hyperventilate over the issue. (Yorkshire Evening Post) -- In spite of the seemingly overwhelming tide of scientific opinion on the … [Read more...]
Navigating the news
April 6, 2014 by 3 Comments
White people are white, and that's racist A speaker at an event railed against white people claiming that being white brings inherent racism. (Maciver Institute) – The city of Madison hosted the 15th annual national White Privilege Conference last week at the Monona Terrace to discuss issues of … [Read more...]
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