A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion

by Tom Quiner

A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion

by Tom Quiner

The Trump success no one acknowledges

By Tom Quiner | October 21, 2020

By Tom Quiner What issue worries you the most? In 2015, the heart of Barack Obama’s final term, the third biggest issue that worried American voters was the possibility of future terrorist attacks on the U.S. According to a Gallup Poll, 51% of Americans feared Islamic terrorism. As of last month, in a different Gallup Poll, but one per cent of Americans considered terrorism our most pressing problem. Cause & Effect Let’s review the cause and effect of this remarkable development. In President Obama’s second term, Islamic terrorists launched 180 terrorist attacks around the world, including 8 on U.S. soil,…

Ten reasons I may vote Trump/Republican this November

By quinersdiner | September 25, 2020

By Thomas J. Maly 1. I have wonderful neighbors. They are welcome in my home almost anytime. However, I have this quaint notion that they should knock and not just come in without permission. Seems to me our country should expect no less. A precondition for meaningful immigration reform is a secure border for our country. I may vote Trump/Republican. 2. I like the idea that “sheepdogs, i.e. police, will respond when the “wolves” in the world attack we sheep. I may vote Trump/Republican. 3. It causes me great anguish as I see reports of so many being killed by gunfire…

The myth of the single issue pro-life voter

By quinersdiner | September 17, 2020

“How can you vote for that man and that party?”

the daughter sobbed hysterically to her shellshocked parents.

“You’re nothing but a single issue pro-life voter. I can’t even talk with you right now!”

In a conversation between a group of pro-lifers, the scenario above was reported not once, not twice, but three times. Has anything like this happened to you?

Fr. James Altman says the stakes are high when you vote

By quinersdiner | September 5, 2020

“You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat. Period.”

These pointed words are stated by Fr. James Altman (above) from the Diocese of La Crosse, WI, in a video burning up the internet. More than a quarter of a million people have watched it on YouTube alone. Fr. Altman will surely get some pushback from some of his fellow clerics, even though Catholic Church documents, such as the Catechism of the Catholic Church, state that Catholics can’t directly support certain issues such as abortion.

We’ll leave it to them to wrangle over the sensitive issue of forming consciences of faithful citizenship.