One of the common threads in the abortion debate is the reasoning that women will get abortions anyhow, so we should make it safe for them. That’s like saying people will kill each other anyhow, so let’s make it safe for the murderer. Faulty reasoning aside, though, is the claim…
It’s time that celebrities and health officials quit lying to people. AIDS can kill. Chlamydia can make women sterile. HPV, for which condoms provide no protection, can scar a woman so bad she cannot become pregnant. That is not safe! “What you don’t know can’t hurt you” is one of…
The Pittsburgh Catholic Examiner on 1 June 2009 posted the article “Gay marriage: the middle ground” by Todd Rooney. Rooney wrote: As a Catholic, I am troubled by injustice in any form. Not allowing gay marriage smacks of discrimination. Is denying the rights of others because of their sexual orientation…
The idea that a country would have no official religion was a very progressive one in the 1700s. What we find, though, is that it is a anomaly today as well. There is a religion that denies its own existence (sound like the tactics of anyone we might know?). It…
“God works in mysterious ways”. Is that just a saying? Many of you know that I sort of grew up in the Church. I was probably 12 when we started attending. I have seen all sorts of attitudes come and go over time. Some people were fun loving, caring and…
The dishonest handling of the Biblical text never ceases to amaze me. This literal reading implies that God specially created Adam and Eve from dust, and that all humans are descended from these original parents. They were created to have a perfect relationship with God, but their disobedience resulted in…
"We have got to get this done," President Obama said. "We have got to get it done this year. We have got to get it done this year, both in the House and in the Senate, and we do not have any excuses. The stars are aligned." ~ Quoting President…
[Originally published on Helium Network 06-07-2009] Where was God on 9/11? He was right where He always is! He was on His throne in Heaven ruling the universe, which He holds together by His Spirit.
Eric Fingerhut on 15 May 2009 wrote in the Baltimore Jewish Times that the Westboro Baptist “Militant Anti-Gay Church Turns Its Sights On Jews”. Eric wrote: After years of focusing on gays and lesbians with its protests, the Westboro Baptist Church has a new target—the Jewish community. The Topeka, Kan.-based…
It seems like the recent economic news is a continual rollercoaster ride! Rosy predictions bring up hopes, which are dashed by some report or other. What is the truth? Well, if you believe as I do that a lot of the media grabs on to small things and hypes it,…