We can disagree with politicians. We can oppose what they do. Free country and all. But he’s kept his promises. Something that doesn’t happen every day in our capital. Especially promising is his strong stance against euthanasia and assisted suicide. Having garnered bipartisan support in the past, and almost universal praise from both sides of the aisle, any attempts to stop Gorsuch now will be partisan based. It’s probable that the Dems will be smart enough to let this pass,... Read more
From Patheos’s own Rebecca Hamilton. Some supporters appear ready to hunker down and attack any criticisms of Trump’s policies, no matter how poorly they were implemented. Meanwhile, the daily ‘Satanhitlertrump and the Next Holocaust’ meme dominates the tone of the opposition. Nice that someone gets crazy and suggests we actually listen to what the other side has to say. And with video, too! I have a feeling that if we calm down, we’ll notice most are seeing both good and... Read more
This keeps coming to mind, courtesy of “A Man for All Seasons”: WILLIAM ROPER: So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law! SIR THOMAS MORE: Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil? ROPER: I’d cut down every law in England to do that! MORE: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned ’round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being... Read more
Good for him. Highest level official to speak at a March for Life rally. If you are sincerely pro-life, your only response to this should be ‘good for him’, or ‘that’s good news.’ Does that mean the Trump team is off the hook? No. Does that mean if Trump advocates for other anti-life positions, such as torture, this covers it? No. It means we should look at this as a positive. We don’t have to be blind or stupid. But we... Read more
An important spiritual force, and a growing one, in the pro-life cause. Note the age. If nothing else brings cheer to a chilly, gray Friday, that should do it. Read more
Today. Not a march by this group or that group, or this group vs. that group. A march for all life. One thing all humans share is life. It is more than just abortion of course. But it begins there. Read more
Pays the bill. Or loses his soul. Years ago I read an old tale about a school of magic where wizards learn their craft from Satan himself. The tuition is free. As is room and board. There is only one price to pay. The last wizard to the door in each class belongs to Satan, body and soul. I though of that when I read through this Washington Post piece. I know. The WP, like much of the press, has... Read more
Yes, it’s true. And in fairness, he’s honest about it. If nothing else, we don’t have to guess what he thinks about things. And he has made it clear, torture – for want of a better word – is good. Torture is right. Torture works. Even if studies and experience suggest otherwise. Trump seldom lets little things like reality get in the way of a good fantasy. If his fantasies include imagining his reality show was a gift to our cultural... Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbrynerCIeI I’ve seen this talked about for days. People say it was a jab meant to mock the adoration given to Obama, including by the media, in the closing days of his administration. Others say that is was a sincere (if nausea inducing) tribute. I don’t know. True, the Obama adoration came close to a praise service. I half expected CNN to wrap up its special about the Obama years with an altar call. In fact, my boys joked that CNN... Read more
As detailed by fellow Patheos contributor Dr. Gregory Popcak. Yep. Many things that pass for accepted scientific consensus are, at the end of the day, just personal opinion with pizzazz. If you get right down to it and bother to look. Read more
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