Proposition 8 supporters have filed a case in court claiming that the vote of the people which passed the law should stand. From what I’ve read, I believe that what they are basically saying is that since the Supreme Court failed to rule on Proposition 8 by tossing the whole case out, that the law itself stands. When the Supreme Court refuses to review a lower court ruling, that means that the lower court ruling is allowed to stand. I believe that... Read more
Thanks to Sus and Josh Uniewski, I got the post Follow Jesus, Not the R or the D back! I can’t thank you enough! I’ll re-publish it in a moment and we can get back to arguing about it. 🙂 Thank again. Read more
I accidentally deleted the post Follow Jesus, Not the R and the D. Does anyone out there have a copy I can use to put it back up? Read more
Dr Gregory Popcak, who blogs at Faith On The Couch, wrote a fascinating post discussing the whys of our hook-up culture. His conclusion? Babies and young children aren’t getting the love from their parents that they need. Specifically, they don’t get the cuddling, kissing and touching love they need when they’re little and so they spend their young adult lives trying to feed the resulting hunger for affection and touching through endless, mindless, destructive sexual hook-ups. Dr Popcak theorizes that... Read more
The USCCB released a new video today discussing the war on the right of conscience in America. I think it’s a powerful video that expresses the issues far better than anything I could say. All Americans should be upset about what the Obama administration is doing to our First Amendment liberties. Read more
Take a look at the room Pope Francis will occupy during World Youth Day 2013 in Rio. I’m not one who likes over-decorated houses. But this room is too spare for more than an overnight, at least for me. I like homey touches that say sit down, relax and stay awhile. At the same time, this clean, calm space has a kind of simple elegance. I can imagine it would be quite restful after a day of dealing with intrusive... Read more
Is pro life money green? Evidently, the Chicago Tribune, USA Today and the LA Times don’t think so. Each of these publications refused to run this ad, which was sponsored by Heroic Media and designed to support the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The ad was not a public service message, it was paid advertising: According to a National Review article, these three publications said they refused the ad because it was “too controversial.” The Chicago Tribune has agreed to... Read more
Every so often I do something that gets press coverage beyond the Oklahoma border. If this coverage includes the fact that I am (a) a Democrat, and (b) pro life, I know that several commenters on whatever news story or blog my name appears are going to chime in with the opinion that no one can be both (a) a Democrat and, (b) pro life, and that I must be phony, bogus, a Judas goat and a liar. These verbal... Read more
Join the conversation about The Social Media Gospel and order a copy here. Clergy talk a lot. Clergy usually also write, read and socialize a lot. By a lot, I mean a lot. The average priest, preacher, deacon, rabbi, imam, probably has moments every week when he or she would like to drop their cell phone in the nearest toilet and flush. These people are intelligent and greatly gifted in verbal skills. You’d think they’d be naturals for thinking up... Read more
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that American citizens may not be put on trial repeatedly for the same crime. If a jury finds you innocent, the government can not turn around and re-try you again and again for the same crime. Do you see the reason behind this? If the government can just keep putting a person on trial over and over until they finally get a jury who will convict, then they will... Read more
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