Religion
It’s all about freedom.
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaWma3taEEE&feature=related] The president, his party, liberal pressure groups, and their allies in the mainstream media (MSM) are hammering on the theme that the Obama Mandate is all about women’s reproductive health. They know it’s not. You know it’s not. Everyone knows it’s not when you get free contraception by walking into Planned…
Read MoreQuiner and Steve Wozniak to speak at iWeek
By Tom Quiner I am honored to have been asked to speak at this year’s iWeek event which celebrates the power of innovation. The event is sponsored by the Des Moines Area Community College and is held at their West Campus at 5959 Grand Avenue in West Des Moines. I speak on Thursday morning at…
Read MoreNon-Christians support the claims of the empty tomb
What makes the details of the empty tomb particularly compelling are the actions of the non-Christians in the drama. The Romans posted guards outside the tomb to be sure no one stole the body. Their lives were on the line. A Roman soldier who didn’t do his job was subject to harsh consequences, even death. What happened? The soldiers, inexplicably, all fell asleep at the same time. Not a one remained vigilant, despite the risk to their very lives should they fail in their duty. When they awoke, the stone had been moved, evidently without making any noise to awaken them, and the body was gone.
Read MoreAnti-Catholic bigotry on the rise
Eucharist is not a proper subject for irreverent humor. And yet Catholics were again subjected to denigration of their most sacred beliefs from another liberal publication, this time the Huffington Post in a piece written by Larry Doyle. Mr. Doyle characterized Catholic worship services as participating “in a barbaric ritual…a ‘mass’ in which a black-robed cleric casts a spell over some bread and wine…[resulting] in a cannibalistic reverie.”
Read MoreRepublicans spring to Catholics’ defense
By Tom Quiner President Obama has declared war on Catholics and all people of faith. What else can you call his actions but war? He tried to tell churches who they could and couldn’t hire. His overreach resulted in a lawsuit, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical School v EEOC, that went all the way to the Supreme Court.…
Read MoreTop 13 religious movies for Lent
By Tom Quiner I’m just back from a beautiful Ash Wednesday service. I am always overwhelmed by the realization that I came from dust and will return to dust. I am overwhelmed that God can breathe life into that dust to make me and you. And I am overwhelmed that even after I die, I…
Read MoreWhy you need to know Fr. Frank Pavone
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXD0xAwXhA&feature=player_embedded] Like you, I have been the beneficiary of living at the same time as two extraordinary people. I believe these two people will one day be identified as saints by the Catholic Church. I refer to the Blessed Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta. There is a man…
Read MoreChristian martyrdom has come to America
By Tom Quiner He knelt in prayer in front of the White House. The priest was upset about the Obama Mandate that forces his fellow Catholics to act immorally in the eyes of the Church. He wanted to do something, but what? Pray. That is what he would do. He would kneel in prayer in…
Read MoreCatholic Charities denies that they support the Obama Mandate
By Tom Quiner The Mainstream Media (MSM) states that Catholic Charities supports the Obama Mandate requiring Catholic organizations to provide abortifacients, sterilization, and contraception to their employees. Here is what they really say on the subject: [Catholic Charities] “welcomes the administration’s attempt to meet the concerns of the religious community and looks forward to reviewing…
Read More“The president is coercing us into immorality.”
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzdxB5l9NLA&feature=player_embedded] Catholics are shaken to their core by Barack Obama and his party. Baptists, Lutherans, Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, Orthodox Jews, and even Muslims join Catholics in their shock and revulsion at Mr. Obama’s assault on our freedom of religion. Non-Catholics may not be fully aware of the Catholic viewpoint that the president and…
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