What is marriage?

By Tom Quiner Marriage is … “a covenant or partnership of life between a man and woman, which is ordered to the well-being of the spouses and to the procreation and upbringing of children. When validly contracted between two baptized people, marriage is a sacrament.” The above citation is how the second edition of the…

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Can I put you on?

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElTgJTWZyRg&feature=related] What do Elton John and Barack Obama have in common? A song. Today is the 41st anniversary of Mr. John’s first live album titled 11.17.70.  It was recorded on November 17th, 1970, in the A & R Studios in New York and was broadcast live on radio. This album was one…

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Modern man’s struggle to be humane

By Tom Quiner How could this happen? I refer to the tragic child molestation accusations at Penn State. Children and adolescents have once again gotten caught in the cross hairs of modern man’s self absorption with gratification. The carnage in the wake of America’s assault on the defenseless is beyond human calculation. We were shocked…

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The Catholic vote will determine the next president

By Tom Quiner I sat in a Catholic bible study a week before the 2008 presidential election. We briefly discussed the upcoming election. Most in the room were voting for Barack Obama. I asked how a Catholic could vote for a man who had told Planned Parenthood that passage of the Freedom of Choice Act…

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The relentless assault on our religious liberties

By Tom Quiner The Bill of Rights hits it head on with the First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government…

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A defining Republican debate

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6an4zSj8LhU] I just finished watching tonight’s Republican debate. I had four reactions: REACTION #1: Rick Perry is done. If you didn’t see the debate, Mr. Perry said he would eliminate three government agencies. He began to list them off but couldn’t remember the third. It was painful to watch. A million Republicans…

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The Cain Mutiny

By Tom Quiner I like Herman Cain. But he’s not ready to be President of the United States. I don’t base this opinion on the recent spate of sexual harassment allegations against him. I base it on his ongoing flip flops. I base it on his handling of the crisis his campaign is in right…

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A quick look at the Gingrich years

By Tom Quiner Who do you blame for out-of-control government spending? The President? I suggest we start with Congress, and specifically, the House of Representatives. All spending bills start in the House. The President can promote spending programs using the bully pulpit. And he can sign or veto the spending bills passed by Congress. But…

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Occupy Planned Parenthood

By Tom Quiner The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement receives lavish attention from the media. Frankly, they deserve it. It is a big story. There is another big story which receives almost no media attention: the 40 Days for Life movement. The folks participating in this movement are quite a bit different than those in…

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