What has been forgotten in all this shutdown talk is why there there can even be a shutdown in the first place: there's no official budget in place. The President has had his budget blueprint unanimously voted down not once, but twice. Not a single Democrat would even put their name on his plan. … [Read more...]
Don’t judge others, you idiot
October 7, 2013 by 28 Comments
I think it's safe to say none of us want to be told we're doing something morally wrong. Who wants to be thought of as a bad person? Well, the more I encounter this admonition from someone who preaches 'don't judge' the more I am finding it comes from the same kind of person: One who is … [Read more...]
Trending Now: #DefineGOPin3words
October 6, 2013 by 8 Comments
This is the perfect follow-up to my previous post where I point out that the political left use hyperbolic language to paint their ideological counterparts as evil and unworthy of consideration. The political left views the political right as immoral for holding the beliefs they do. If you oppose … [Read more...]
How the Political Left views the Political Right, and why there will never be common ground
October 6, 2013 by 13 Comments
In the days of old, American politicians could disagree yet still compromise with one another and get the job done. Unfortunately, since the election of President George W. Bush I have seen a dramatic change in discourse from those from the political left. It's not simply that the two sides … [Read more...]
Downward trend in mean global temperature
October 5, 2013 by 4 Comments
The following graph directly from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the declining trend in the average global temperature since the turn of this century. The response from AGW activists is to dismiss the data rather than admit that if the crisis they peddle were true, … [Read more...]
Why we need more gun related background checks
October 4, 2013 by 8 Comments
A cache of guns was seized in Bridgeport, CT after a months long trafficking investigation. Many -- if not most -- of the firearms were illegal. Included among the weapons was ammunition capable of penetrating the body armor used by police. (WTNH) -- Among the weapons seized were an illegal Street … [Read more...]
Study released in the journal Nature Climate Change confirms hiatus in global warming
September 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A new study released by Nature.com's journal, Nature Climate Change confirms what "deniers" have been claiming for the past few years: the warming of the Earth has come to a halt. The journal "is a monthly journal dedicated to publishing the most significant and cutting-edge research on the science … [Read more...]
Polar ice at record highs, but…but…global warming!
September 26, 2013 by 9 Comments
Everything from the increase of extreme weather events to the decrease of extreme weather events is attributed to Anthropogenic (man-made) Global Warming, or AGW for short. Well it it seems global warming also causes record amounts of ice at the Poles. (Washington Post) -- Antarctic sea ice has … [Read more...]
Trending Now: #MakeDCListen
September 24, 2013 by 4 Comments
The Make DC Listen hashtag is more than a protest against President Barack Obama's healthcare law. The fact is a large majority of the American public has been opposed to this law from it's inception. In order to get the nation's attention, Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) is engaging in a token … [Read more...]
There’s probably no God
September 24, 2013 by 19 Comments
It's the 'probably' that's a problem. Now, I'm not making any arguments here, but probably shouldn't offer the level of comfort many Atheists find in their belief that there's probably no God. I'm just thinking of all the other probablys: The ice is probably safe to walk on. The gun is … [Read more...]
Red heads and gays
September 19, 2013 by 78 Comments
Both homosexuality and having red hair occur in approximately 2% of the American population. There are people on both sides of the same sex marriage issue for whom they are not intimately effected. Of course no matter in which direction this issue is resolved the ripple effect will have an impact … [Read more...]
Is this normal?
September 17, 2013 by 22 Comments
Doesn't it strike you as at all strange that behaviors which lead to the displays at pride parades are considered normal and opposition to such behavior is considered hateful and abnormal? … [Read more...]
If you’re Black and support Democrats, you’re lucky to be alive…literally
September 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
I've never understood how Blacks in America can so unwaveringly support the Democrat party writ large given how the party has supported policies which are proven to not be in their best interest. If you are Black in America especially in a large city, being born is literally a crap shoot. And … [Read more...]
World’s top thinker Richard Dawkins still not that good at theology
September 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins/status/371553942313779200 Isn't it cute how famed biologist Richard Dawkins tries so hard to offer theological commentary on the nature of God. He's the world's top thinker you know. What is he really trying to say here? Is he saying that God isn't or … [Read more...]
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forced to admit Earth is cooling
September 10, 2013 by 6 Comments
The UN IPCC is starting to see the light the crazy science-hating deniers have seen from the beginning, The only surprise here is that they're actually admitting it. (Telegraph) -- A cold Arctic summer has led to a record increase in the ice cap, leading experts to predict a period of global … [Read more...]
Waiting periods: Tattoos vs. Abortion
September 9, 2013 by 5 Comments
A new regulation on the body art industry in Washington D.C. would require a 24 hour waiting period before getting tattooed. (Washington Post) -- A mandatory 24-hour waiting period is among the provisions included in a 66-page package of draft regulations governing the “body art” industry released … [Read more...]
NALT Christians (The Bible and Homosexuality)
September 6, 2013 by 74 Comments
It doesn't really surprise me that there would arise a movement in the professing Christian community who would side with anti-God, anti-Christian, anti-Bible activists. How should we interpret a professing Christian organization who would align themselves with someone like LGBT activist Dan … [Read more...]
Bush, Obama, Iraq, and Syria
September 5, 2013 by 12 Comments
In what way is President Barack Obama's approach and plan for action in Syria different from President George W. Bush's approach and plan for action in Iraq, morally speaking? Or is there no difference? … [Read more...]
Christian persecution in America
September 3, 2013 by 49 Comments
I can see why some Christians might believe they are being persecuted in America, but I think it's a bit too soon to make that claim. Of course there is a big push from homosexual activists (not to be confused with the average homosexual person) and secularists to purge visual Christianity from the … [Read more...]
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