Posts by Tom Quiner
Should Catholic high schools honor Planned Parenthood board members?
By Jenifer Bowen Bishop Pates was right to meet with Loretta Sieman over her support for Planned Parenthood. Catholic Schools should not champion people who work for and financially support an abortion business, which kills thousands of Iowans each year. (See Rekha Basu column, Des Moines Register, August 31, 2011.) Dr. Andrea McGuire (whom Basu…
Read MoreDes Moines’ shrill side strikes back
by Tom Quiner As the title of this blogpost, I have borrowed a headline that appeared in today’s Des Moines Register on their op-ed page. It is the headline used for a column written by Rekha Basu. In her piece, Ms. Basu attacks Dowling Catholic High School for allowing an alum to withdraw her name…
Read MoreMore intolerance from the Thought Police
By Tom Quiner The words “inclusion” and “tolerance” drip from the lips of liberals like they were honey. These words are the standard of a civilized society in their value system. Or so they say. They don’t mean it. They, in fact, despise diversity. They, in fact, have no interest in inclusion. The latest victim…
Read MoreAn American in India
By John Bishop America is a developed country. To take a crack at this term’s meaning I would propose that in a developed country the starting point, nuts and bolts of society, have been cultivated in such a way so as to produce a more advanced way of living. Ideally, these societal advances help individuals live more meaningful lives.…
Read MoreIs the media looking for dirt on Rick Perry?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0u-Kx8hgw&feature=youtu.be] The folks at NewsBusted get off some more great zingers at the expense of the media and President Obama. I especially enjoy the joke about the disconnect between the media’s interest in finding dirt on Rick Perry. How much time did they spend on scrutinizing Barack Obama’s past? Take a few…
Read MoreCarbon emission clarity
By Tom Quiner The Kyoto Protocol was ratified in 1998. It was designed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to combat global warming. Almost every nation in the world has signed it and ratified, the U.S. being one of the conspicuous holdouts. Nonetheless, our carbon emission production is in sharp decline as…
Read MoreTime for the B.O. Tax?
By Tom Quiner According to important people, two of the smartest people around are Barack Obama and Warren Buffett. And I would agree that these are two smart and accomplished men. They share the same political opinion when it comes to taxation: that the rich, also known as the most-productive Americans, should be taxed more.…
Read MoreRespect
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0nFW84VS04&feature=player_embedded#!] What is the essence of being human? One quality immediately hits me. It’s the ability to respect. It’s the ability to respect human life. It’s the ability to respect our neighbors, to love them as ourselves. It’s the ability to respect our environment, to be good stewards of this great land.…
Read MoreThe president’s vacation
By Tom Quiner The president is under fire for taking a fancy vacation while the rest of America pinches pennies. I’m not a detractor on this issue. In fact, I support the president’s vacation for two reasons. First, he has the most difficult job in the world. The pressure must be unbearable at times. He…
Read MoreThe tyranny of tolerance
By Tom Quiner I bet you’re like me. You have friends, family, acquaintances with same-sex attractions. You love them regardless. You want them to be safe. You want them to be happy. For many people of faith, there’s more to it, though. They care about their soul. They worry that acting on same-sex impulses threatens…
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