The United Church of Christ -- a "mainline" church that no one goes to anymore -- has decided to toss out Leviticus, at least the first chapter of Romans and sundry other pesky verses. The resolution was adopted in the face of efforts to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. It was both a […]
With court cases like last week's dueling decisions on the Ten Commandments and the decade-plus legal battle on the cross atop on Mount Soledad (part of a veterans memorial), it should be no surprise that there are people in this country that want all traces of religion out of the public square. Today's poster child […]
Here's a couple of articles for those who are interested in the idiocy that is the Supreme Court: George Will and John Podhoretz.
Over at Radioblogger.com there is a transcript of a portion of yesterday's Hugh Hewitt show and a discussion/debate between John Eastman and Erwin Chemerinsky over the Supreme Court decisions. I found this portion noteworthy: Hugh Hewitt: Let me ask you both. I got a Hamilton quote, which is familiar to many people, sent to me. […]
I've taken the time to sit down and read the some of the dissents and opinions in the two split decisions on the Ten Commandments cases today affecting displays in Kentucky and Texas. Like the Kelo decision last week, these two cases demonstrate how the Supreme Court makes decisions based not on the Constitution, but […]
I just thought I'd share this tidbit from the July 4 issue of National Review: When criticized for suppressing religious freedom, China's Communist rulers sometimes claim that churches in all countries are required to register with their governments. Meanwhile, word escapes Jilin province that 600 worshippers in underground Christian churches there were recently arrested. Yes, […]
I must confess that I don't watch Pat Robertson's "The 700 Club." Neither do I listen to Air America radio. Having made those two confessions, I find Sen. Tom Harkin's comments [last item] just as offensive and outrageous as anything Robertson or Falwell have ever said. On the same program, Harkin said Christian broadcasters are […]
I had a pretty brief conversation the other day with a couple of co-workers who are to the left of me politically (who isn't?) regarding the public financing of art. I don't remember exactly what prompted the conversation, but I expressed my opinion that I didn't think the government should be funding any art. Let […]
To the American and European left nowadays, the thing they fear the most isn't "fear," nor is is nuclear war, famine or global warming. Islamic extremism that has killed more than 3,000 Americans over the past three decades along with thousands more in places like Afghanistan, Iran, Spain, Indonesia and the Phillippines. Nope, the thing […]
The New York Times has printed five letters on last week's Nichloas Kristof column castigating the Catholic Church for its condom prohibition -- a prohibition that I, for the record, don't personally support. Since my letter wasn't selected by the Times, you can read it here, exclusively. I must confess that I'm always somewhat puzzled […]