Religion
Liberals mock C.S. Lewis
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxfb1L-hMxU] My family can hardly wait to see the new Chronicles of Narnia movie, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” This is the third installment in the classic series penned by the late C.S. Lewis. We are waiting for our married daughter to fly in so we can all see it together…
Read MoreU.S. taxpayers fund ant-covered Mohammed art exhibit at the Smithsonian
By Tom Quiner Did that headline get your attention? It’s not totally accurate. In fact, the nationally-funded National Portrait Gallery, a part of the Smithsonian Institute, IS featuring an exhibit with an important religious figure covered with ants. Only it’s not Mohammed. It’s Jesus. It is politiically-correct to desecrate Christ with tax-payer money. It is…
Read MoreLet’s blame God
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGJWBWcFD_4&feature=player_embedded] What do Steve Johnson and Christopher Hitchen have in common? They both blame God. Mr. Johnson is a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills. Mr. Hitchens is a political columnist and author of the book, God is Not Great. Unlike Mr. Johnson, he is a champion of the new atheism. This…
Read MoreAn interview with the composer of The Pope of the People
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXfPcO1kFM&feature] I consider the late Pope John Paul II to be one of the most important persons of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. I have written a musical, The Pope of the People, on the dramatic first ten years of his papacy. I talk a little about the piece in the interview…
Read MoreJesus, remember me …
By Tom Maly [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Lwbtni4Ag] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcAqBHJe6z8] Throughout scripture, Jesus often acted differently from the expectations of His day and was not shy about challenging those who acted hypocritically as they sought to practice their faith. As an example, talking to any woman, much less a Samaritan woman, as Jesus did at the well, was scandalous. He also touched and…
Read MoreThe impossible dream that really happened
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quS6lhyhz7M&feature=related] Pope John Paul II’s life was a miracle. A Slavic Pope? Impossible! The fall of communism? Impossible! This man was perhaps the most beloved human being of my lifetime. This video pays homage to the drama and beauty of his life. Someone posted this comment on YouTube below the video: “I…
Read MoreFreedom of speech takes a hit in the U.S.
By Tom Quiner Larry David, the comedic creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, has gone into hiding. No one knows where he is. His career is over. It all happened quickly following a controversial episode of his HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Here’s what happened in the fateful episode. Mr. David’s character was medicated…
Read MoreThe rage against God
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5B1U2Y7KRw&feature=player_embedded#!] At the age of 15, Peter Hitchens burned his Bible and denied God’s existence. At the age of 58, his older brother, Christopher, wrote a best-selling book, “God is Not Great.” If you didn’t guess, Christopher, too, is an atheist. However, something happened to younger brother, Peter, along the way. He…
Read MoreThe real story regarding the burning of the Koran
By Tom Quiner The President is against the burning of the Koran. The Secretary of State is against the burning of the Koran. General David Petraus is against the burning of the Koran. The Pope is against the burning of the Koran. I’m against the burning of the Koran. The always politically correct Mayor of…
Read MoreA voice of peace
By Tom Quiner Is there a single voice today who speaks for Christianity? Obviously the Pope speaks for the Catholic world. But in a sense he is the de facto Christian voice to the world on “big picture” issues even if all Christians don’t agree with all Catholic doctrines. So in 1985 when Pope John…
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