A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion

by Tom Quiner

A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion

by Tom Quiner

The daunting challenge of a new year

By quinersdiner | January 4, 2016

Understanding Trump’s appeal

By quinersdiner | January 4, 2016

After 7 1/2 years of lavish cost overruns, Wollman Rink was still closed.

New York’s bloated and union-dominated bureaucracy was too inept to get the ice frozen on a lousy-stinking skating rink after 7 1/2 years of trying.

In desperation, they turned to real estate mogul, Donald Trump, who took over the project at no profit.

He got the thing rebuilt and re-opened in 3 1/2 months. Oh … and it came in under budget…

Epiphany

By quinersdiner | January 3, 2016

Take up your cross and stand up for life

By quinersdiner | January 3, 2016

“Pro life work is motivated by pure love.”

The end of an era

By quinersdiner | January 3, 2016

Three magicians are poised to fade away.

These three men did not work their magic with a wand, but rather with a golf club, a football, or a basketball…

The logic of Obamacare

By quinersdiner | January 2, 2016

The Theory of Evolution

By quinersdiner | January 2, 2016

Dr. Carson’s campaign is about ‘to go under the knife’

By quinersdiner | January 1, 2016

I have a friend who is a passionate supporter of Dr. Ben Carson.

Dr. Carson’s campaign just had its top three people resign, leaving the status of his campaign in doubt.

Nonetheless, Dr. Carson’s impressive resume’ shouldn’t be forgotten, as Tiffinay Compiano writes in today’s Des Moines Register:

Happy New Year!

By quinersdiner | December 31, 2015

The insanity of the Iran nuclear deal

By quinersdiner | December 30, 2015

“This changes my opinion of Hillary”

By quinersdiner | December 30, 2015

“You are an infidel, you deserve to die”

By quinersdiner | December 30, 2015

“Dialogue with Islam is an illusion,” says Andrew Bieszad.

Mr. Bieszad “has an MA in Islamic Studies from Hartford Seminary with concentration in the Islamic equivalent of Dogmatic Theology. He is the author of Lions of the Faith: Saints, Blesseds, and Heroes of the Catholic Faith in the Struggle with Islam. He is a sought after writer and speaker on Islamic topics,” says his bio at the website www.OnePeter.Five.com.

He relates this conversation that took place on his first day of seminary at Hartford Seminary: