Archive for May, 2007

ON VOTING FOR GIULANI: A LESSON IN ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING

Monday, May 28th, 2007

James Dobson has recently said that he would never vote for Rudy Giulani in the 2008 election due to Giuliani’s staunch support for abortion on demand:
Speaking as a private citizen and not on behalf of any organization or party, I cannot, and will not, vote for Rudy Giuliani in 2008. It is an irrevocable decision. If […]

WE REMEMBER

Monday, May 28th, 2007

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To […]

THOUGHT POLICE ON THE RIGHT

Friday, May 18th, 2007

The Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party wants to ban Texas Congressman and no-shot White House hopeful, Ron Paul, from future presidential debates, because of his remarks in South Carolina on 9/11 and American foreign policy in the Middle East.
Saul Anuzis intends to circulate a petition among members of the Republican National Committee in the […]

I’m Shocked!… Not Really.

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

Lobby reform is losing steam in the House.
So much for fixing the “culture of corruption.”
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Cross-Posted at Allan R. Bevere

BLUE CHRISTIAN VALUES

Friday, May 11th, 2007

Social values certainly stand amongst the many differences between Red and Blue Christians. In a comment, regarding the recent Republican candidate’s debate, Deborah stated,
Rudy Guiliani is an economic conservative and a national defense conservative, but not a social values conservative.
As a Democrat, I hope Guiliani is not the Republican candidate. He’s the only one […]

NYT: GIULIANI WILL FAVOR ABORTION RIGHTS

Friday, May 11th, 2007

This is surprising?
I agree with Chris Matthews when he says–as he did on his Tuesday evening show–that the idea that pro-life voters are just discovering that Rudy Giuliani is pro-choice is absurd. (I also agree with Matthews that this idea reflects the media elite’s disdain of the intelligence of conservatives generally and of pro-lifers specifically.)
These […]

THINGS I’VE LEARNED SINCE BECOMING A POLICE CHAPLAIN

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

For two years now, I have been the chaplain of our police department in Smithville, Ohio. I entered into the experience, not out of a desire to be connected to law enforcement, but because I saw it as another opportunity to be in service is a different kind of way. What began as a somewhat […]

REACTIONS TO TONIGHT’S GOP DEBATE

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

My first impression of tonight’s debate from the Reagan Library was what a contrast to last week’s Democratic debate. The two parties, in many ways, occupy different thought worlds. That may best be seen in the marginal candidates in the two different parties, Kucinich and Gravel representing the kookie fringe of their party and Paul […]

LAWFUL INCEST?

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Once the slippery slope has been opened the underpinnings of morality are jettisoned  ethics becomes “the will of the people”:
WHEN THE BBC invited me onto one of its talk shows recently to talk about the day’s hot topic — legalizing adult incest — I thought of Rick Santorum.
Back in 2003, as the Supreme Court was […]

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