Revisiting legislation of the 111th Congress
As we approach the close of the 111th Congress and reflect on major legislative actions such as the health care reform bill, I think we should also reflect on l...
Category: Politics
The politics of prayer, addressing political platforms
The Republican Platform mentions prayer twice. The first mention is on page 44-45: We will energetically assert the right of students to engage in voluntary pra...
Teresa Lewis
In case you haven’t been reading the news, Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis, age 41, was executed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on September 23, ...
Blaming the unemployed
I once said that there is no dignity in taking help from the government. Admitting you need help requires a feeling of dignity at the beginning, just a little b...
Libricide and Free Speech
Ah the old art of burning books — the topic of movies and books, and the subject on more than one occasion of news articles that have caught public attent...
"Ground Zero Mosque"
There has been a lot of uproar recently regarding the proposed "Ground Zero mosque". I agree that there are plenty of questions that need to be answer...
Congressman Steve King
Congressman King, Let me say this in advance of everything else: I hope you lose in November, but I fear you might win re-election. The people of Iowa, and part...
Freedom of Conscience
On his show Tuesday night, Glenn Beck talked about a plan by the Obama administration to repeal the "Freedom of Conscience Act", which gives health ca...
Independent health insurance
One thing in this health care debate that has frustrated me to no end is how both Republicans and Democrats make it seem like unless you have a job you cannot h...
Who grants rights?
Who grants you your rights? This is one question that is an argument of the pious. It’s similar to questions like "who created life". The idea b...