We shouldn't be so quick to placate to groups who want to see professional sports teams and their collegiate counter parts change their names from their traditional Native American names and mascots. What they refuse to understand is the name like the Braves, the Seminoles, the Fighting Sioux, et. … [Read more...]
From the children at Democratic Underground: The Cato Institute recently ran the numbers and found out that, yes, in fact the poor are getting the middle class' (and the rich's) money to the tune of 3 times minimum wage in some cases (a summary can be found in THIS POST). In fact, if a poor … [Read more...]
Via Buzzfeed -- Taking Money To Abort African-American Babies Offering Sex-Selective Abortion Misinforming Women About Scientific Facts of Pregnancy Lying About Abortion-Related Deaths Lying About Offering Mammograms Covering Up Child Sex Trafficking Illegally Not Reporting Child … [Read more...]
Bradley Manning, the man who divulged classified information to the website Wikilinks, has since disclosed his desire for sex reassignment. You see, Bradley now wants to be referred to as 'Chelsea'. Hey, whatever floats your boat, I guess. But on top of his psychological disorder, he wants the … [Read more...]
I don't see circumcision to be immoral or barbaric. If I were to suppose why people might believe it to be barbaric, I'd say because it's a religious practice. You don't hear much about piercing infant's ears from that crowd, then again you might. But I never do. How disgusted could you be about … [Read more...]
Talking heads on the political right routinely accuse the political left of being fiscally irresponsible. But each side will point to eras in America's political history where it seems the other side is responsible for the financial problems we're in as a nation. Is there any way to objectively … [Read more...]
The Cato Institute has released a study comparing the value of government welfare programs and working a minimum wage job. This is what they found. In 18 states, the total value of welfare benefits has declined in inflation adjusted terms since 1995. However, this is due to the changing … [Read more...]
Al Jazeera, the Middle East's propaganda media news channel went on air in America. This comes after ex-vice president and the environmentalist equivalent of Chicken Little, Al Gore sold his failed cable channel Current to the network funded virtually exclusively by oil money. He said they are … [Read more...]
One mistake I think people make when discussing and debating whether evolutionary theory adequately explains the degree of biodiversity we see in the animal kingdom is they don't recognize everyone is using the same facts. What I mean is we all see the fossil record, the geological record, the … [Read more...]
We've been told that with the increased warming (which stopped in the late 90s, which is when the trends begin to fall) we should expect increased extreme weather events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and tropical storms. In reality, we've been seeing downward trends even though levels of CO2 have … [Read more...]
Discussing ethics and morality with Atheists can prove to be frustrating, for everyone involved. Theists will argue that an atheistic worldview cannot properly ground morality given naturalism. And from that Atheists often hear 'Atheists cannot behave morally unless they believe in God'. But I … [Read more...]
__________________________________________________ Perhaps the petitioner is referring to President Barack Obama's voting three times against laws which would prevent children accidentally born alive after a botched abortion from left to die. Or maybe the petitioner is simply invoking the … [Read more...]
Whoever believes that man is basically good has never traveled the world and seen the depravity that abounds. ** WARNING ** The link depicts graphic images (The Seoul Times) -- Some Chinese people are known to be eating babies, and the news, which has been circulating through the internet and via … [Read more...]
Last night I found myself at the hospital. Nothing too serious, but I noticed a graphic on the room's computer's idle slideshow. This is a rather strange thing to boast about, isn't it? I am routinely told that the LGBT community is no different than the heterosexual community. … [Read more...]
I realize my audience for this post will be quite narrow but I have to share it nonetheless. If you're not a poker player, you probably know one. Share the following story, they'll appreciate it. I am an avid poker player, mostly at the casino. Tuesday night my father and I went to play and … [Read more...]
I met up with my father at a local bar last night. He plays darts in a league and asked me to join him there. One of the other players came over to my table to introduce himself and we got talking politics. My father introduced the topic knowing my political bent and this guy's, and knowing my … [Read more...]
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -- Albert Einstein Prior to the 'War on Poverty' which was initiated in the mid 1960s, the number of people living below the poverty line was in steep decline... Then the government got involved and spoke the words … [Read more...]
Yes, the terms 'citizen' and 'brown bag' are under consideration for being replaced in Seattle because they are potentially offensive. In a culture where feelings are sacred and must not be violated, the natural consequence is to play 'six degrees of Kevin Bacon' with names and referent terms. My … [Read more...]
This is part 2 of a response to this post I found via Twitter which offers these "difficult" questions to ask Christians. See Part 1 for previous answers to these "difficult"Questions. An all-knowing God can read your mind, so why does he require you to demonstrate your faith by worshiping … [Read more...]
Regardless of one's views on God, religion, or Christianity specifically, you'd think respectfully disagreeing would be a virtue to strive for. So when I come across a Facebook page called The Virgin Mary Should've Been Aborted, it makes me shake my head. I'm not Catholic, but vitriol of this kind … [Read more...]
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