Tag: "Religion"
Being Thankful Even in the Face of Uncertainty
Stacy McCain on gratitude and faith: People seeking grievances to grumble about and evidence to justify discouragement will always find it. Gloom and self-pity are always easier than gratitude and hope. We complain of what we don’t have and neglect to be thankful for the blessings all around us. It is helpful at times to [...]
Today the Mormons; Tomorrow…You.
National Review, on the bigotry and violence of the Proposition 8 supporters in California: The outbreak of attacks on the Mormon church since the passage of Proposition 8 has been chilling: envelopes full of suspicious white powder were sent to church headquarters in Salt Lake City; protesters showed up en masse to intimidate Mormon small-business [...]
Kathleen Parker, Live from the Crazy Train
I’m beginning to think that something bad happened to Kathleen Parker about two months ago. Either a random Christian ran up behind her and yelled “boo” which caused her to drop her expensive Starbucks latte or someone told her that Sarah Palin was a hell of a lot hotter than she is. Whatever happened, it [...]
Taxation as a Tool of Moral Corruption
Robert McCain has written the column I wish I had thought to write two weeks ago. I’ve had this thought buzzing around my head like a gnat lately and I haven’t been able to get my hands on it. This whole bailout idea repulses me on a level that I’ve been at a loss to [...]
Biden: I’m Going to Raise Your Taxes Because My Church Told Me To
How quickly would the MSM have jumped on this statement had Sarah Palin made it? “Catholic social doctrine as I was taught it is, you take care of people who need the help the most,” he said. “Now it’d be different if you could make the case to me that by giving this tax cut [...]
Bristol Palin Must Pay, Says the Progressive Inquisition
Y’know, for a group of folks who so decry the so-called Religious Right, progressives sure know how to run an Inquisition. Dig this quote from an Obama supporter. “But the Republican party has consistently used the religious right to say ‘we’re Christians,’ to say ‘we don’t believe in this and we don’t believe in that.’ [...]
That’s What You Said