Politics
The progression of pornographic seduction
Catholic radio talk show host, Al Kresta, analyzed the risk of reading “50 Shades of Grey:” 1st comes the curiosity, which leads to the book purchase. 2nd, the reader is captured by the eroticism. Lastly, the reader becomes emotionally invested in the characters and story, at which point they are either unable to stop, and/or justify it even when encountering the most extreme content …
Read MoreThe mainstreaming of porn continues this Sunday morning
Porn’s march to the mainstream continues. The Des Moines Register ran a piece today about the best selling novel, “50 Shades of Grey.” The tone of the piece was accepting, not condemning. It presented quotes from “experts” who explained the success of this piece of smut as simply a natural evolution for enlightened women …
Read More“Don’t impose your religion on me”
I received a critical e-mail last week. It said: “So by you demanding that Obama follow the tenets of the Catholic church, you are taking away the religious rights of other Christians and the rights of those who do not believe in the Christian God. I do not want my government telling me which theology to follow.” Here is what I said …
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Voter registration via Facebook is racist!
It is Friday, my hardworking friends. Time to kick back and laugh. Time for NewsBusted, featuring tongue in cheek news coverage from a conservative perspective. Today’s “news” is reported by Frazer Smith, filling in for Jodi Miller …
Read MoreThe smoke of Satan in Steubenville
Perhaps, it’s time to push back. Take the HHS contraception mandate. All Catholics are asking is to be free to practice our faith in our daily lives out in the world. However, the secularists claim we’re actually trying to impose our morals on them. How? By not letting them trample our Constitutional right to free exercise of religion?
Read MoreGovernor Bobby Jindal speaks in West Des Moines tonight
By Tom Quiner The Romney Campaign brings Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal, to Iowa tonight. Governor Jindal will speak at the Kum & Go Headquarters at 6400 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines at 6:30 PM. Doors open at 6 PM. It is a free event. If you have questions, you can contact the Romney campaign…
Read MoreQuiner’s Diner “discusses” abortion with the Obamacrat
I reached out to a liberal today. I re-visited the blog called “The Obamacrat.” We had a somewhat rocky exchange a couple of months ago which I recounted in a piece I wrote called, “How the Obamacrat thinks.” Feeling frisky, I thought I’d take another stab at having a civil conversation with a liberal …
Read MoreIt’s not just about the mandate
By Lee Burleson There has been so much attention in the media to the egregious HHS mandate that other attacks on our religious liberty have been overshadowed. For instance: • New York City is banning religious groups from renting schools on weekends for services even though non-religious groups are still allowed to rent the same facilities for any other…
Read More“I can see where it would drive somebody crazy”
Should we blame Hollywood? Is the pornography of violence they’ve lavished on our culture for the past generation responsible for the spike in public mass murder? Pornographic violent entertainment that targets young men is epidemic. But does that really make some folks snap? Yes, suggests iconic Hollywood director, Peter Bogdanovich …
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