Culture
Cause and Effect
By Tom Quiner Does violent entertainment have anything to do with violence in our culture? 1. 2. 3. Just askin’.
Read MoreWelcome to the STD epidemic
Prince Ernest was hopelessly in love with the lovely widow, Harriet. Harriet felt the same and threw herself into the German prince’s bed for what she assumed would be an evening of passion.
There was a problem: the prince had syphilis.
To his credit, he was able to gather himself and deter the inflamed, young woman from making a mistake that could haunt her the rest of her life. You can watch the melodrama unfold in this scene from the PBS hit series, “Victoria.”
Read MoreMurder goes beyond the weapon, it’s about the people
Time to try some bottom-up gun laws
Democrats are the party of Government. The bigger the better.
Following each successive mass shooting, and they just don’t stop coming at us, Democrats cry out in unison for more top down gun laws.
There is seldom any discussion as to the why so many people want to kill as many people as they can. Nor is there any discussion as to the why the laws already on the books continue to fail…
Read MoreTop ten religious movies for Lent
By Tom Quiner Integrating God and faith into movies doesn’t always work. Sometimes, directors who are ardent believers try so hard to convey their fervor that the audience feels like they’ve been clubbed over the head. Other times, a director of little or no faith is able to convey a timeless story of faith with…
Read MoreNudity
I have a question for women reading this blogpost:
Is posing nude going to make you more or less of a sex object?
I have a question for the men reading this blogpost:
Will you have more or less respect for a woman who poses nude?
I’ll give you a minute to think it over. While that minute passes, may I share with you what the women in charge of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue are doing to support the #MeToo movement?
Read MoreThe evolution of principle
By Tom Quiner What is a principle? It is an essential truth upon which other truths are based. Former U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, embraced a principle that human life begins at conception. He was clear and unequivocal: “It is my deep personal conviction that abortion is wrong. I…
Read MoreA modern day hero
By Maggie Dewitte For me, the highlight of the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday was Ryan Holets. Did you hear what happened? President Trump shared the story of Mr. Holets who is a cop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He responded to what seemed to be a routine call about a possible convenience store…
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