Monthly Archives: August 2011

Illegal Immigration and State’s Rights

Like several other states, Alabama has been moving in the direction of strengthening their laws regarding illegal immigration.  And of course, there is plenty of tension to go along with this shift.  Here’s the first bit from a Los Angeles … Continue reading

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Ron Paul, Remember Him?

I’ve been commenting for a while now on how painfully manipulated by the media the presidential race is.  For weeks I’ve been watching my favorite (by far) candidate to run against President Obama, senator Ron Paul, be consistently ignored by … Continue reading

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This Town Needs Guns on Friday

Even though I’m running on 2-ish low quality hours of sleep, I’m in a surprisingly good mood.  The fact that it’s Friday certainly doesn’t hurt, although I was saddened to learn that the vocalist of one of my favorite bands, … Continue reading

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The Green Party Apparently Has No Chance

An article in the Los Angeles Times Op/Ed section touched on a very interesting and important issue that deserves due consideration as the 2012 election season approaches – the issue of third parties and third party candidates.  Why vote for … Continue reading

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Arguments Against Gay Marriage

Afternoon boredom often finds me browsing through an eternal stream of Youtube videos.  This afternoon I ran across a video containing a brief interview with Chase Whiteside, one of the creators of New Left Media.  You can visit their Youtube … Continue reading

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What Do YOU Think of the ‘Tea Party?’

 The Los Angeles Times ran an interesting Op/Ed article on various people’s views on the Tea Party and their role in American collective culture.  In a very interesting and unadulterated manner, the Times presented a sample of both positive and … Continue reading

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Consider Supporting ‘It Gets Better’

I rarely use this space to endorse any particular group or charity.  Only when a group or charity is truly doing something positive and I’m unable to ignore my conscience.  The It Gets Better Project is a project created by … Continue reading

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The Biggest Threat to Christianity

I’ve heard it said that the most substantial threat to Christianity is a clear, thorough reading of the Biblical texts.  The hosts at the non-profit public access show, The Atheist Experience, discuss some of the inconsistencies in the Bible.

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The Power of Opinion

With the economy once again dunking its head in the proverbial toilet as the recovery slows to a near halt, some previously lofty ideological matters suddenly become more concrete and in need of discussion.  One of the more pertinent of … Continue reading

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We Still Ban Books?

It always makes me a little sad when people, especially young people, miss out on the opportunity to read quality literature.  It makes me cringe when those young people miss out on the opportunity to read quality literature because their … Continue reading

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