DANGER – PERSONAL LIBERTIES AND THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ASSAULTS
To begin this post, I am forwarding a link to an article in today’s Daily Signal. It is a report on Sen. Jim Inhofe’s warnings of just how near this country is to losing control of its electoral processes to Washington as attacks on the Electoral College persist. It containsContinue Reading
INDIA, NEPAL AND PSALM 91
The authority of the God abides over even the most desperate of social situation, no matter what. For this we pray, no matter what…Continue Reading
CONSECRATING A TRANSGENDER BISHOP – “WE’RE FIRST!”
PART I – WHAT IT IS On May 10, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America reported that its Sierra-Pacific Synod proudly elected one Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer as its new bishop. The ELCA release was careful to note that the new Bishop-elect’s pronouns are (they/their/them), and that they is [smartassContinue Reading
ABORTION AND COMMUNION? VATICAN CAUTIONS U.S. BISHOPS
The Associated Press reported Monday that the Vatican is warning U.S. bishops to carefully evaluate any proposals aimed at barring pro-choice Catholic politicians from receiving Holy Communion in the Church. The report by David Crary [https://apnews.com/article/religion-058bdc0c37aa5ee780e18f4666a999ee] cites a letter from Cardinal Luis Ladaria, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for theContinue Reading
WHAT OF THE ‘ENHANCED UNEMPLOYMENT DISINCENTIVE’?
THE REAL REASONS WHY THE WORKER WON’T WORK U. S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said yesterday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” show that: “The number one reason now that people aren’t going back to work is what you said: fear. Or if they can’t find childcare or schools are stillContinue Reading
BIDEN, GRAHAM AND THIS NATION’S ‘GOD’
Yesterday was the annual National Day of Prayer. We certainly need that, and need to offer that. I found it a bit odd that most everyone from the media to the Rev. Franklin Graham saw fit to assail Biden for omitting the term ‘God’ from his proclamation address. I myselfContinue Reading
AFGHAN INTERPRETERS AND U.S. INJUSTICES
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? I have read several articles in the past two days concerning the U.S. withdrawal and the Afghan interpreters who have performed invaluably and courageously for our armed forces, yet now are having trouble with obtaining their visas to come to the USA. And in noneContinue Reading
HOW PUBLIC WITNESS BECOMES CIVIL DISTURBANCE
Free Methodist Pastor John Sherwood was arrested on April 29 in London, UK, for publicly preaching the biblical view of marriage. Several anonymous callers complained to the Metropolitan Police about the pastor’s hate speech and homophobic slurs in violation of England’s Public Order Act. Pastor Sherwood said or did nothingContinue Reading
THE ETHICS OF INJURY AND ADVOCACY IN IMMIGRATION
This morning we learned that yesterday at least 3 people were killed and over 24 hospitalized after a boat carrying immigrants capsized off Point Loma near San Diego, California. The cause is yet unknown, but the condition of the boat’s captain is in question. The questions of the ethics ofContinue Reading
1619 PROJECT: COMMENT AT REGULATION.GOV!
[MY POST WILL APPEAR LATER. THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT!] THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING COMMENTS ON 1619 PROJECT REGULATION NOW! Go to regulation.gov and enter your comments on the Biden proposal to enforce the 1619 Project on public school curricula. This project has been exposed by historians of all stripes forContinue Reading
WHY GREAT MEN DO NOT RUN FOR THE HIGHEST OFFICES
James Bryce (1838-1922) was an eminent British legal historian and statesman who had a high regard for the American republic. First Viscount Bryce served as Ambassador to the United States from 1907-1913. In 1888, he published The American Commonwealth, a thorough examination of our founding documents and political system. OneContinue Reading
28 APRIL – BIDEN’S “FREE” PRESCHOOL AND THE MARXISTS?
Last evening, the Associated Press reported that Biden will today call for “Free preschool for all 3 and 4-year-old children, another $200 billion worth of “human infrastructure” as part of the American Families Plan. The article, entitled, “Biden to propose free preschool, a $200B investment”. by Lisa Mascaro and JoshContinue Reading
26 APRIL – TEN POINTS FOR A MARXIST MNEMONIC
The Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels has attained the status of a “classic” among the American people, a book that everyone has heard of, but no one reads. The reality is that forces are at work in this country and have been for years,Continue Reading
25 APRIL – TEMPTATIONS, OR WHAT I LEARNED FROM LENT
TODAY IS ORTHODOX PALM SUNDAY I do not “go to church”. There is a lengthy history behind the reasons why not. I adhere to the Western Rite and its calendar for the most part, but recognize and respect the Eastern Rite as well. I do not care much for differencesContinue Reading
24 APRIL – MORNINGS LIKE THIS
Today is National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day! Let all the earth rejoice! On this rainy morning as I again have a tough time getting under way, I look out my sliding glass door onto the wet drive, a couple rows of parked cars whose owners are inside their apartments deciding on theContinue Reading