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February 2013

February 12, 2013
President Obama gave his annual State of the Union Address tonight. There were no surprises...
February 12, 2013
I have always loved snow. Snow in Oklahoma means an automatic unscheduled holiday. Employers close...
February 12, 2013
Pope Benedict's resignation, effective February 28, is not precedent setting. It has been done before....
February 11, 2013
I haven't had time to watch the news today, but I gather that some venues...
February 11, 2013
Quick takes from news reports on the Holy Father's resignation: Pope Benedict XVI will revert...
February 11, 2013
The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, announced that he will resign, effective February 28. A...
February 10, 2013
I voted against  a bill to allow clergy to carry firearms while conducting church services...
February 10, 2013
Lent begins this Wednesday. It's difficult in our over-scheduled world to reflect. On anything. It...
February 09, 2013
I try to allow people of good will to discuss their different ideas here so...
February 08, 2013
Violent persecutors of Christians appear to be cowards as well as bigots. How else to...
February 07, 2013
I held back on extensive comments on President Obama's recent "compromise" to the HHS Mandate....
February 07, 2013
A recent discussion in one of this blog's comboxes veered off into the old nature-or-nurture
February 07, 2013
Yesterday was Rose Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol.  This annual event goes back decades...
February 06, 2013
The Boy Scouts walked to the edge of the cliff and backed off. They delayed...
February 06, 2013
A million-strong march in support of traditional marriage that took place in Paris a few weeks...
February 06, 2013
I've had an interesting few days. There was a bomb threat at the Oklahoma State...
February 06, 2013
Britain's House of Commons passed gay marriage with a vote of 400-175 Tuesday with predictions...
February 05, 2013
Some people call it the "Catholic Divorce." It is often treated as a pro forma...
February 04, 2013
The Oklahoma Legislature kicked off its 2013 session today. Governor Mary Fallin -- the first...
February 03, 2013
President Obama gave his support to recent moves by the Boys Scouts of America to...
February 03, 2013
John Corapi shook people's faith. The bishops who repeatedly transferred child-abusing priests shook people's faith....
February 02, 2013
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding....
February 02, 2013
Democracy is not a lazy person's form of government. If your idea of good citizenship...
February 02, 2013
I’ve found that evil usually triumphs…unless good is very, very careful. –DR. MCCOY, Star Trek: The...
February 01, 2013
To join the discussion about Quiet, or to buy a copy, go here. I am...
February 01, 2013
I've found that evil usually triumphs...unless good is very, very careful. --DR. MCCOY, Star Trek: The...

January 2013

January 31, 2013
Great Britain's government will vote soon on gay marriage. Christians have expressed concern that such...
January 31, 2013
I’m an elected official, which is a spiffy way of saying that I’m a politician....
January 31, 2013
Opponents of Colorado's proposed civil unions law raised concerns about the law being used limit...
January 31, 2013
One of the neat things about writing for Patheos is that there's no censorship here....
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