Culture
The real life of Jodi Miller
By Tom Quiner Jodi Miller has been a feature on Quiner’s Diner for years. There are not a lot of conservative Jon Stewarts around. Jodi helps to fill in that gap. I just ran across a video clip of Jodi that tells a little more about her. She does not earn her living full time…
Read MoreIs porn good for moms?
By Tom Quiner “50 Shades of Grey”, the movie, will be released on Valentines day next year. The trailer for the film was just released, which is a good reason for me to re-run my post on the subject from two years ago: *** Mark your calendar. The year is 2012 and porn has gone…
Read MoreTolerance will not be tolerated
By Tom Quiner Quote from NY Times reporter and MSNBC contributor, Josh Barro: “Anti-LGBT (Christian) attitudes are terrible for people in all sorts of communities. They linger and oppress, and we need to stamp them (Christianity) out, ruthlessly. We don’t even need to change everybody’s mind. Making people too embarrassed to express their anti-gay (Christian)…
Read MoreJames Garner R.I.P.
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsjdMv9qyoU] I was a big James Garner fan. How could anyone not love the guy? Mr. Garner died over the weekend. Even his commercials were good. I posted one from 1981 above.
Read MoreAttention HHS, here's a mandate you missed
Why you can't trust Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts unofficially advances the cause of Planned Parenthood, as this blog has reported.
Now you have a new resource to help you track Girl Scouts’ ongoing coziness with Planned Parenthood and other anti-life groups. It is a website called www.MyGirlScoutsCouncil.com.
"I Confess"
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OozmigeBDkg] The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that a Catholic priest must testify in court about confessions he may have heard. It won’t happen. A priest who violates the sanctity of the confessional subjects himself to excommunication. As the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge stated in a press release: “A foundational…
Read MoreAnother adventure at the "Politically-Correct Coffee Shop"
By Tom Quiner Amanda and I stood before two doors, one marked “conservatives,” and the other marked “liberals.” Yes, I had returned to the Politically-Correct Coffee Shop with another liberal friend to solve the problems of the world. [For new readers to Quiner’s Diner, you can get up to speed on my past adventures in…
Read More"Thankfully, the justices got it right"
“In Sebelius vs. Hobby Lobby, the court made its opinion crystal clear: Citizens do not sacrifice their constitutionally guaranteed rights when they form and operate a family business. The decision was a victory not only for the Green family but for every American who values freedom of religion.”
Read MoreA Friday morning romantic flight of fancy
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSxJkKiHXbw] I love this little Disney short. Short films is a category most of us don’t pay any attention to. Watch “Paperman” above and you may change your mind about the art form.
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