A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion

by Tom Quiner

A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion

by Tom Quiner

The season of brazen pandering is upon us

By quinersdiner | May 12, 2016

JFK’s quote reveals how far his party has drifted

By quinersdiner | May 12, 2016

Clarifying transgenderism

By quinersdiner | May 11, 2016

From Russia … with Ritz (Stalin must be turning over in his grave!)

By quinersdiner | May 11, 2016

 

When faith and politics clash

By quinersdiner | May 11, 2016

Human abortion has nothing to do with ‘choice’

By quinersdiner | May 10, 2016

It’s tough to be consistent if you’re a liberal

By quinersdiner | May 10, 2016

“The signature of man”

By quinersdiner | May 9, 2016

What in the world was Luke thinking?

I refer to the writer of the third Gospel. In yesterday’s Gospel from the 24th chapter of Luke, one sentence leapt out at me:

“As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven.”

Huh?

‘He was taken up to heaven?’

‘He parted from them?’

Good grief, Luke, this is big stuff! Doesn’t an event of this magnitude deserve a little punchier prose than you were able to muster? How ’bout something like this:

The answer to the question is …

By quinersdiner | May 9, 2016

Vintage Chesterton genius

By quinersdiner | May 8, 2016

About last night …

By quinersdiner | May 8, 2016

A Quiner’s Diner reader reacts to Donald Trump

By quinersdiner | May 6, 2016

“There is no question that the people that handed Trump the nomination have put thoughtful, issues-based Republicans in a very tough spot. I believe Hillary is a crook and does not represent my views politically. That being said I am fully in the “never Trump” camp and would encourage you to also vote against Trump…”