A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion

by Tom Quiner

A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion

by Tom Quiner

"If this is the cure, imagine the disease"

By quinersdiner | April 19, 2014

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V4jxkoXp2U] This sentence from the Gospel of John is so lacking in heft: “Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged.” To John’s audience of his day, they got it. To modern man, we don’t. I think that’s why Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” was so significant. It depicted the utter depravity of scourging with bloody reality. The scourging scene went on … and on…

Presidents talk about God

By quinersdiner | April 19, 2014

This great country has been formed by our Judeo-Christian beliefs.
With Easter upon us tomorrow, I’d like to share some great quotes from American presidents on the subject of religion and its importance to us individually and collectively.

Hate is defeated by love

By quinersdiner | April 19, 2014

Steven Colbert asks: "What do atheists yell during sex?"

By quinersdiner | April 19, 2014

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Ronald Reagan addresses a nation on Easter and Passover

By quinersdiner | April 18, 2014

The date was April 2nd, 1983.
Here is what Ronald Reagan said in a radio address to our nation:

"Father, into thy hands, I commend my spirit"

By quinersdiner | April 18, 2014

Here is an unusual description for a man: homosexual (his word) Roman Catholic film director, opera director, politician who publicly supports the Church’s positions on issues related to homosexuality.
Whew!

Atheism rebrands itself as "secularity"

By quinersdiner | April 18, 2014

Atheism is a tough sell, so they have re-branded themselves as “secularists.” They held another conference here in Des Moines last week, this time called “Secularity USA.” They are attempting to undercut Christianity by suggesting that Christian parents are kooks who put their kids’ health at stake by relying on faith-healing alone, and won’t let get them vaccinated. Needless, to say that approach doesn’t represent Christianity, just as Stalin, Hitler’s and Mao’s (three famous atheists/secularists) propensity to slaughter millions doesn’t necessarily represent the thinking of all atheists/secularists.
It is interesting, though, how rigid atheists are in their thinking, how fervent they are in their belief that a universe with evidence of intelligent design just kinda popped into existence and created order, intelligence, and beauty …

Good Friday

By quinersdiner | April 18, 2014

Holy Thursday

By quinersdiner | April 17, 2014

The state of political debate

By quinersdiner | April 17, 2014

"Mary seemed like she was on Prozak"

By quinersdiner | April 17, 2014

The audience broke into applause at the conclusion of “Mary of Nazareth.”
That doesn’t happen very often, but I was at a screening of the film that was packed with Catholics. It was a captive audience, so to speak. Nonetheless, Catholics venerate the Blessed Mother, and film directors face a daunting task when casting for this role. Will the actress live up to the expectations of Catholics who will make or break a film like this?
It seemed like the answer was …

A lust for lust

By quinersdiner | April 17, 2014

Sex is in the news. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just revealed that sexually transmitted disease has reached epidemic levels with 110 million Americans having contracted a STD, about a third of the nation. This, by the way, comes in an era when “protected sex” has been promoted over, and over, and over again.
Half of the new infections took place in our youth (15 to 24 year olds).
If anyone would understand this lust for, well, lust, it would be St. Augustine. As Archbishop Sheen said about this beloved Catholic saint …