A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
The high cost of regulations
Republicans and Democrats believe in the necessity of government regulation. Few Americans deny that government at various levels has a role to play in keeping the free marketplace honest. The debate always comes down to where do you draw the line? Democrats tend to believe we need more regulation, and Republicans less.
What would Lincoln do?
We are being told it’s time to liberalize abortion laws and have taxpayers pay for them, that God made the pre-born unequal just as Democrats of yesterday claimed He made the slave unequal.
She’s a woman, hear her roar
A regular Quiner’s Diner reader, Lee Burleson, directed me to an interesting college website. There, a student proclaimed her liberal feminist beliefs in a piece titled, “I am woman, here me roar.” Lauren Muellner, writing on the University of Illinois Chicago’s website, warned …
What kind of religion do we want?
“We do not really want a religion that is right where we are right. What we want is a religion that is right where we are wrong … “
The Media’s contraception collusion
“My generation thinks Romney and the Republicans are wrong on women’s issues.” The thirty-something woman who said this to me over Thanksgiving voted for Mr. Romney. I tried to clarify what she meant by “women’s issues.”
Black Friday
A liberal friend ranted on Facebook this morning: “Corporate greed is wrecking Thanksgiving for so many low wage retail workers & for consumers who feel pressure to shop for the crazy “bargains”. It’s a serious bummer.”
Lord of All Hopefulness
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSet74NSDv0&feature=player_embedded] I played this song at last night’s Thanksgiving Mass at my church. I love this old Irish tune and posted a beautiful instrumental version above performed by the O’Neill Brothers. The lyrics by Jan Struthers are worth reading this Thanksgiving Day: *** Lord of All Hopefulness Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares can destroy, Be there at…
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