Ron Paul on National ID
March 10th, 2010
Go Ron Go!
He Played Russian Roulette with a Loaded Gun,
March 10th, 2010
Ralph Reed Finally Gets It Right
March 10th, 2010
He is a disgrace to Christian conservatives, but Ralph Reed finally got it right in deciding not to run for Congress. If he won, he would only add more corruption to an already corrupt body.
The former bitch for Jack Abramoff, who, with his political lobbying firm, supported AMERICAN sweatshops–that subjected workers to forced abortions and prostitution–has no business telling you he stands for “faith and values”.
What To Aim For
March 10th, 2010
Lately, we’ve been talking about the issue of singles being ready for marriage. We’ve agreed – for the most part – that being ready for marriage should happen sooner rather than later.
I think we’d all agree that there is a lot of maturing that happens between the ages of 21-25. However, I think that even 21 year olds can enter into marriage for the right reasons.
After being married for just north of 3 months, I think that there is much one can learn during childhood that would allow them to enter into marriage soberly.
(1) They were created for a purpose. Their very existence is not for their pleasure alone.
(2) Because they weren’t created to be a being unto themselves, they should look out for the interests of others. Putting the needs and desires of others ahead of their own is a much better way of living than unto themselves.
(3) Marriage is not about getting what you want. Marriage is about reflecting the love of Christ for His Church. It is a day-to-day lifestyle of serving the other person. A service that is a literal giving of self.
(4) Love does not rise and fall with feelings. It is a conscious choice. You can choose to be patient or you can choose to be a hot-head. The choice is not always easy, but it’s still a choice.
(5) An attitude of thankfulness is necessary. We don’t always get the breaks we want, but the good breaks are not something we deserve. Be thankful for the sunrise and the occasional feast with friends. Thank God for the carrot sticks as well as the double-fudge brownies with cream cheese frosting.
If we help our children and our neighbor to cultivate these attitudes, we’ll all be better off. We teach our daughters to respond in a godly manner to all who cross her path. We teach our sons to push forward even when his courage is weak.
It’s not about self, but about reflecting Christ’s glory in the small things. If His glory is reflected in the small things, then the bigger decisions in life won’t seem as daunting.
. . . and those are my child-rearing theories right now. We’ll see what I’m saying after 2 or 3 Larijanis happen. 
I Trust Ratzinger
March 9th, 2010
about as much as I trust Obama: about as far as I can throw him. Given my back problems, that isn’t very far.
And here as why.
To hear the Pope’s brother tell the story, there was a flagrant culture of sexual abuse that existed among the leaders of a prestigious German boy’s choir before he arrived, but once he got there, everything magically disappeared.
I have an 8-letter word for him, that is rooted deep in our agricultural heritage.
Everyone–Christian and non–should be demanding accountability of these bastards. If you are Catholic, it is long past time that you get over any illusion of “Papal infallibility”.
If you turn and look the other way, while your leaders are taking sexual advantage of children–and cover their asses–then you are as bad as they are.
Anyone who thinks the Vatican’s dealing with sex abuse scandals, has been a transparent process, is smoking something I’d love to grow in my back yard.
Public Pensions are Going Blackjack
March 9th, 2010
In our current economic debacle, public pensions–for municipal and state government retirees–have found themselves in the red. Cities, counties, and states, noticing the shortfall, are taking more risk than would otherwise be prudent–can someone say “fiduciary duty”?–in their attempts to pay out benefits on which they cannot deliver.
The taxpayers don’t have the money to cover it. The “rainy day” funds are exhausted. Federal stimulus money will only come in for so long. And there is a complete disconnect between the stock market and the current economic reality. When those come into balance, there will be a lot of pain. This is a replay of the insurance disasters of the late ’80s. Only this is the pension version.
Bubbles will not inflate forever. They will pop, sooner or later. There may have been a point at which a safe deflation of the bubbles was possible. Not sure that is feasible anymore.
He Had “Game”
March 8th, 2010
A former winner on the “Dating Game”, was in fact a serial killer.
Thankfully, though, the girl who “picked” him–Cheryl Bradshaw–never went out with him.
Criminals, News/Commentary, Sex Offenders, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot???
More Compassion From the “Religion of Peace”
March 8th, 2010
While we’re in a foodfight over what to do about the issue of singleness, we have Christians in Nigeria who are dealing with a problem that dwarfs that matter.
Interesting.
March 8th, 2010
Anti-Domestic Violence Lobbyist Murders Husband
March 8th, 2010
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