(IBTimes) -- A Planned Parenthood clinic in Appleton, Wisconsin was set aflame briefly by a homemade bomb around 7:40 p.m. Sunday. Authorities affirmed that someone had set the small device on a windowsill of the Appleton North Health Center. When it exploded, a small fire began. The flame set … [Read more...]
Political tension rises as multiple States vie to set in place voter identification laws requiring voters to produce photo identification in order to cast their ballot. Those on the left make the claim that requiring someone to produce ID to vote is a veiled effort to disenfranchise minority … [Read more...]
This seems like a rather mundane question to some, but one everyone needs to have an answer to. It has profound implications politically, sociologically, and religiously. I think it is fair to say that the great majority of us believe all human beings are equal -- not necessarily in social status, … [Read more...]
The premature death of a teenager is always a tragedy. Unfortunately, some have used this tragedy to further their political agenda (See: The Politics Of Trayvon Martin), while others use it to stay relevant. I think people are legitimately upset about Martin's untimely demise. However, I am … [Read more...]
Since the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, outrage and sorrow has been expressed by everyone regardless of race or political affiliation. And rightly so. I am concerned however, that the tragedy of a teenage son is being exploited for political … [Read more...]
This is a recording of Paul Harvey from a 1965 broadcast that is currently making its way around conservative blogs. In it Harvey lays out his plan, if he were the devil, for America in order to dismantle it. I have to say, it's quite eerie how many of his "predictions" we find present in America … [Read more...]
(Bay News 9) -- Atheists in Polk County symbolically scrubbed away at a major highway leading into the county Saturday. The were removing a blessing placed there a year ago by a group of religious leaders. Brooms, mops and water hoses in hand, the atheists gathered at the roadside. "We come … [Read more...]
The people of which political philosophy is the most intolerant of their opponents political views? Well, Pew Research has finally surveyed social network users in this area to find out and, knock me over with a feather, liberals are nearly twice as likely to block, hide, or unfriend someone over … [Read more...]
Having spent a great deal of time in discussion with abortion advocates and defenders, I have noticed a recurring meme that seems to be a foundational flaw in the reasoning of many of their pro-choice arguments. Where many pro-choice arguments trade on a false understanding on what the fetus is … [Read more...]
I wasn't going to offer my thoughts on the Sandra Fluke controversy figuring the market would be over-saturated on the issue by the time my readers read my thoughts. Putting aside that Fluke has greatly exaggerated the cost of birth-control, or the notion that a college student is somehow required … [Read more...]
Andrew Breitbart died earlier this morning and his political opponents are certainly setting the bar for decorum. The Blaze has already compiled some of the most vile tweets following the news of his passing. @darrenfiorello: Andrew Breitbart died? Is it wrong that I’m happier about that than when … [Read more...]
I seem to remember the last time gas prices were on the rise threatening to hit $4 and $5 per gallon, the blame was laid at the feet of the man in the White House. It was claimed that W was just taking care of his oil buddies, that gas prices were raising arbitrarily. So I have to ask, why is no … [Read more...]
(The Daily Caller) -- Documents published online this month show that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an organization known for its uncompromising animal-rights positions, killed more than 95 percent of the pets in its care in 2011 [...] Fifteen years’ worth of similar records … [Read more...]
My experience has led me to the conclusion that abortion advocates and defenders are some of the most intellectually dishonest debaters of issues. Some of the arguments they make span the spectrum from vile (See: Hookworms, Mosquitoes, and Embryos), to wholly uninformed (See: Get A Life, Part 1), … [Read more...]
(ABCnews) -- A Capitol Hill hearing that was supposed to be about religious freedom and a mandate that health insurers cover contraception in the United States began as an argument about whether Democrats could add a woman to the all-male panel. “Where are the women?” the minority Rep. Carolyn … [Read more...]
This is a democracy, not a theocracy! is something I have heard more than once from both liberals and secularists, who are likely to be one in the same. Non-religious Americans are nearly twice as likely to be Democrat or Democrat leaning, and in my experience both more likely to be hostile and … [Read more...]
The Obama administration has successfully brought to the fore a legitimate discussion on what it means to have a separation between church and state with the healthcare mandate requiring insurance plans to cover birth control, the morning after pill, and sterilization. By not exempting religious … [Read more...]
The Americans with Disabilities Act should be expanded to include pregnant workers, according to research to be presented... at the American Association of Law Schools annual meeting in Washington, D.C. "The recent expansion of the ADA's protected class now includes persons with minor temporary … [Read more...]
General Assembly of Pennsylvania, H.R. 535 -- Declaring 2012 as the "Year of the Bible" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, The Bible, the word of God, has made a unique contribution in shaping the United States as a distinctive and blessed nation and people; and WHEREAS, Deeply held religious … [Read more...]
As redundant as this is going to sound, I think for all the similarities, I think there are vast differences between liberals and conservatives when it comes to dealing with reality. I am not suggesting one side is delusional, but I am suggesting they deal with reality in fundamentally different … [Read more...]
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