The latest decision by the Supreme Court on allowing corporations to pay for campaign advertising directly out of their treasuries instead of from their political action committees, has generated more heat than light in the debate. I have linked below what I think is a sane response from law professor Jonathan Turley, who indicates that […]
The other day I posted “How Ironic” to alert you all to what was happening at Butler University. It was announced over the last two days that the University was dropping its lawsuit (see “Butler Drops Suit Against Student Blogger”) against the anonymous student blogger. But it was also indicated that there was still the […]
You may or may not know that I am a participant in “The Clergy Project” and its Evolution weekend project (www.evolutionweekend.org). But this is not the reason for this particular post.
Jess Zimmerman is a junior at Butler University who wrote some blog articles that were critical of the treatment of his stepmother who was removed […]
Like many others I have been watching the news and reading it on the Internet attempting to get serious information on what has been happening on the health care debate out there in cities and towns across the country. What I have been watching is a reminder to me of why I have been disillusioned […]
David Brody has the video and transcript of President Obama addressing those in attendance at this year’s National Prayer Breakfast so you can watch and read the whole thing there. Some thoughts.
After giving a background of the history of the breakfast… which I wonder why they do that like those in attendance don’t know. […]
As we look back on the last 8 years with a self described Conservative in office, it is useful to examine the policies enacted, rather than the rhetoric. Michael D. Tanner has done a fantastic job detailing several of the allegedly conservative policies of George W. Bush here.
A few examples:
Increased federal domestic discretionary […]
Alexander Tyler in 1787 spoke about the election occurring in a little more than a week from today. Don’t ask me how he knew the specifics of McCain and Obama’s plans to offer up every possible goody one can imagine from moratoriums on consequences to refinancing on the taxpayers dime, but he told us […]
I read Chapter 14, "Conflict and Compromise in the West", in God & Government by Charles Colson. He had a quote by Joseph Sobran that caught my eye:
The prevailing notion is that the state should be neutral as to religion, and furthermore, that the best way to be neutral about it is to avoid all […]
“Texas, calling a polygamist sect an abusive environment, is poised to tell its mothers they will lose their children unless they distance themselves from portions of their religion.”
I fear things have gotten out of control regarding CPS and the fundamentalist Mormon YFZ compound.
Even though the original complaint that launched the police action turned out to […]
“Thank God for another dead college student – this one killed at N. Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC. God Hates American Colleges. They are filthy, anti-God, arrogant, debauched, decadent & depraved. This victim was student body pres.” [link]
This is the press release from the very open-minded and tolerant members of the Westboro […]
The Associated Press has reported that several pastors in Iowa, who have publicly supported Governor Mike Huckabee for President have received anonymous letters warning them that their churches are in danger of losing their nonprofit status. The fact that the letters are anonymous means that they are probably from someone opposed to Huckabee, who wants […]
The lawsuit centered on San Diego’s Mt. Soledad cross will complete its 18th year in May without its initial litigant, Philip Paulson, who passed away in 2006. A great deal of time and passion has been expended on that suit (and others) to make sure that religious expression is quarantined in a way that applies […]
With all the commentaries on how the American people have, through Tuesday’s election results, rejected the way Bush, and the GOP, have handled Iraq and the GWOT, it’s photos like the following that strike me as amusing.
A protester,
…uses a piece of duct tape across her mouth to illustrate her opinion of the Patriot Act outside […]
Can anyone deny that in America today the church-state separatists love to attack white Republicans but give black Democrats a politically-correct free pass?
An Associated Press story talks about a story, a summary of which appears in the latest issue of the journal, Pediatrics:
Teens whose iPods are full of music with raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer other songs, a study found.
Whether it’s hip-hop, rap, pop, or rock, much of popular music aimed […]
First Freedom First is a joint project of The Interfaith Alliance Foundation and Americans United for Separation of Church and State to raise public awareness and promote education about religious liberty and the separation of church and state.
I thought folks might be interested.
Ninth Circuit Court issues another lollapalooza!
The Ninth Circuit Court (the most reversed federal appellate court in the system) has told young people all over the country they can protest other people’s viewpoints as long as their view is in line with popular liberal views; if not, they cannot!
A student who wore a T-shirt condemning homosexuality […]
Iv’e brought up free speech issues before. This one is particularly over the top. Photographer Jill Greenberg intentionally makes chidren cry then takes photos and gives them provocative titles. Her main ire is against the conservatives. In my opinion, this is abusive. Here is a link to the photos. Am I wrong, or is this […]
