A fair pay act is in the works and legislators in support are attempting to cite a statistic which I knew to be technically true, but functionally false. They claim that women earn 77% that of men and he pledged to end the disparity. The unfortunate thing about statistics is legitimate statistics … [Read more...]
The phrases "my rights are being violated", "God-given right", "human rights", etc. are used with great frequency, especially now that the TSA has adopted its Every-Citizen-is-a-Suspect policy. But what are rights? What rights do we actually have, and what makes them rights in the first place? I … [Read more...]
Is he serious? Well, yes and no. The governmental structure of communist USSR was a terrible thing, for the citizens of the nation and for the threat it posed to the free world. People were victims of political oppression; those seen as potential enemies of the government were murdered or … [Read more...]
Those of you who follow news and politics on a national level are aware that the state of Oklahoma put on November's ballot State Question 755 for consideration by the citizens of Oklahoma. The measure passed with overwhelming support, 70.08% in favor of amending the state constitution. The ballot … [Read more...]
The trial of a Connecticut man convicted of the murders of a Cheshire family save one has brought national media attention to a state which barely makes a blip on the radar. The most recent news is that Steven Hayes has been sentenced to death by a jury of his peers. Most everyone has an opinion … [Read more...]
The Daily Mail, a British online newspaper, is reporting on a Christian couple who have been refused the opportunity to provide foster care to children due to their Christian convictions for taking the biblical stance on homosexuality. It seems that the couple, during their interview was asked: “Do … [Read more...]
The debate between science and religion and whether one disproves the other usually butts heads hardest in the area of "evolution", which encompasses multiple definitions (micro/macro etc.) and is routinely equivocated during the discussion. The evidence is in, says science, man and apes descended … [Read more...]
The news as of late has had the unfortunate burden of reporting on a string of homosexual teen suicide stories. It is reported that persistent bullying of the teens had left them in such despair as to cause them to consider taking their own lives the only viable option. Resulting from these … [Read more...]
Recently Fox Personality Bill O'Reilly made an appearance on ABC's day time talk show The View where discussion turned to the New York Mosque's proposed location. I will not delve into the merits of the Mosque's location, my purpose is to examine the hidden conflict in Joy Behar and Whoopi … [Read more...]
In the 2006 international education rankings, the United States placement in the standings was nothing short of pitiful. In math, and science the U.S. ranked 27/33 and 22/33 respectively. What could possibly account for this disparity from one of the world's most powerful and influential nations? … [Read more...]
Every October 11th (12th in the U.K.) is a day memorialized by homosexuals as "National Coming Out Day", a day utilized to encourage discussion of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender (GLBT) issues. Is a day dedicated to making known your sexual desires necessary, or even appropriate? What does … [Read more...]
In Loveland Colorado, an art exhibit is creating a stir over a controversial painting depicting Jesus in a sexually explicit context. The skeptical sloganeers regularly cite how violent religion is, that religion breeds violence in its adherents. Is this true, does religion promote violence? The … [Read more...]
Phil Zuckerman published on HuffingtonPost.com an article entitled Imagine No Religion: Can Society Be Successful Without It?; where he gleefully imagines a society whose citizens have little or no interest in religion. It is "a place where almost no one ever goes to church, the majority of people … [Read more...]
The Senate failed to gain enough support to repeal the military's policy of "don't ask, don't tell" by a vote of 56-43. Given the current political atmosphere, voters are not likely to be sending as many incumbent candidates back to Capitol Hill as in previous voting cycles, and with the majority … [Read more...]
Recently George Stephanopolous Interviewed Supreme Court Justice, Stephen Breyer and the discussion turned to the Florida pastor Terry Jones and his planned then abandoned Qur'an burning.Last week we saw a Florida Pastor – with 30 members in his church – threaten to burn Korans which lead to riots … [Read more...]
A New York family is suing a Catholic school who refused to allow their son to enroll in the school without the state required vaccinations. But apparently there is a "conscience clause" stating in part "children whose parent, parents, or guardian hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs which are … [Read more...]
Recently the Highest court in the United States ruled against a Christian organization by upholding the University of California's Hastings College of Law's policy regarding groups officially recognized by the school requiring them to adhere to their "all-comers" policy. The Christian Legal … [Read more...]
The small church in Florida, the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, pastored by Rev. Terry Jones has created a fire storm (pun intended) of controversy surrounding the recent decision to burn copies of the Qur'an on the anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, … [Read more...]
Recently the city of Hartford had decided to open council meetings with Muslim prayers in an attempt to show tolerance toward Muslims in the wake of opposition to the proposed "Ground Zero" Mosque. In the wake of public outcry the council is reconsidering their "outreach. It seems the … [Read more...]
Politicians, when campaigning, routinely promise to make the wealthy pay their "fair share" when it comes to taxes. This assumes at least two things, 1) that the wealthy do not already pay their "fair share", and 2) someone else is paying more than their justified burden. This concept is … [Read more...]
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