Illinois recently abolished the death penalty. I posted a comment about that on one off my Facebook friend’s wall about how this action devalued human life. He asked me what I meant and I wrote the following comment which I hope will be useful to you: In Genesis there is a description of an increase…
Tag: and World Events
State Nullification
From WND.com: According to the Tenth Amendment Center, which advocates a return to the constitutionally delegated powers for the federal government, Thomas Jefferson advised, “Whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers … a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy.” A multitude of nullification acts already are in the works across the nation on…
Roland Martin Thinks the Federal Government can Fix Obesity in America
I just read an article by Roland Martin at CNN.com. He is ripping on Sarah Palin because she was pointing out the error of thinking that the federal government is the answer to obesity in America. Roland Martin does not get it. Here is a bit from the article: “It’s clear that we can’t go…
Burning the Quran
A Florida pastor says he has called off the Quran burning scheduled for September 11, 2010. No… Wait… That’s not for sure, maybe they’ll do it anyways! (http://us.cnn.com/2010/US/09/09/florida.quran.burning/index.html) So… Should Christians burn the Quran? Point 1: There is nothing immoral about burning the Quran. Point 2: There is nothing illegal about burning the Quran. Is…
Was the FLDS raid necessary?
I find the idea of anyone of any age being forced to marry extremely disturbing. There is no doubt in my mind that this constitutes a crime that should continue to be punishable by law. When such arrangements are forced on underage children we are talking about a great evil! But as I watch this…