I just watched President Obama’s speech on Iraq. I appreciated that he did not seem to be diving into any “I told you so” kind of talk. The speech seemed mostly consisting of patriotic rhetoric. So… Did America win the war in Iraq? Saddam Hussein was removed from power. Iraqi WMDs are either gone or…
Month: August 2010
Using the Poor in Venezuela
Communism / Marxism / Socialism do not help the poor, they use the poor. If you want to help the poor, show them how to change their situation. Stay away from the cruelty of state sponsored wealth distribution. Or you may end up with the kind of “yiechhhkkchh” going on in Venezuala. From Yahoo News:…
Is it Time to Impeach Some Federal Judges?
I have often considered that one of the necessary steps to restoring liberty in America may be to impeach and remove federal judges who have blatantly made up fiction about things allegedly in the constitution. (For example, the recent case of Judge Vaughn Walker and “gay marriage.”) Carson Holloway of The Public Discourse argues persuasively…
The Birth of Freedom
Freedom didn’t come from secular or naturalist ideas. Freedom came about as a result of Christianity. Jesus came to set the captives free, and He has done just that! It starts with the spirit of a man, but eventually filters into every area of his being and then out into the whole world and into…
A Shameful Death
A man get’s caught stealing alcohol from his delivery truck and gets fired. Claiming to be a victim of racism (there is apparently not any proof of this) he goes on a shooting rampage and kills 8 people and then himself. From CNN.com: Authorities said Thornton, 34, resigned under pressure Tuesday after he was accused…
Jesus – The Lord of Spirit, Soul, Body and MIND
Whose “2 cents” worth matters? For my entire Christian life I have been hearing this: “we need to be more relevant to the world to draw the world to Jesus.” Usually this is expressed as a change in style of music, style of church service, etc. “We are the ‘cool’ Christians. We’re not like those…