A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
Should a state arrest you for seeking counseling for your child?
Parents who have children with disordered same-sex attractions will be prevented by law from seeking treatment for their kids. Democrats in the California legislature passed a law banning such treatment. If Governor Brown signs the bill, parents will be left with a choice to let the California culture nurture a homosexual lifestyle in their child …
A liberal got mugged
You know the saying: a conservative is a liberal who got mugged. The most liberal presidential candidate in U.S. history, George McGovern, got mugged a few years ago … by the liberal system he helped create …
Will Biden’s mouth force an Obama/Clinton ticket?
By Tom Quiner Paul Ryan has energized the Republican base. Joe Biden also energizes the Republican base at the same time he embarrasses his base by sticking his foot in his mouth. Polls show the race tightening. Here’s the question: will President Obama dump Mr. Biden from his ticket and replace him with Hillary Clinton? Ms. Clinton would electrify Democrat’s base. She is a serious candidate who has burnished her…
The politics of Catholic principle
Paul Ryan is a heartless bastard. That’s the message you’re hearing from the media, Nuns on the Bus, and a whole bunch of “social justice” Catholics. The gripe: his budget rolls back some poverty programs to Clinton-era levels. Not so fast, suggests the bishop in Congressman Paul Ryan’s diocese …
Why don’t Catholics condemn divorce as passionately as gay marriage?
A Quiner Diner’s reader asks: “Why don’t Catholics condemn divorce (especially no-fault divorce) the same as same-sex marriage? Jesus never spoke of homosexuality (and even Paul’s stand can be debated). Jesus spoke out several times against divorce – he saw it as adultery.” Here’s the answer …
Joe Biden brings judgement upon himself
I received this tart response this morning:
Musings on the Iowa State Fair
Your humble blogger is a little bloated today. I will regale you on my diet at the Iowa State Fair in a moment. First, a little politics …
Bipartisan support for Ryan’s Medicare solution
There is bi-partisan recognition that Medicare is unsustainable in its present form. Despite political rhetoric to the contrary, many of Congressman Paul Ryan’s solutions to the Medicare mess have been embraced by both sides of the aisle …
Life. Tradition. Love.
Liam was baptized yesterday. My first grandson was freed from sin and reborn as a son of God. Whether he lives to be one or a hundred, yesterday was the biggest day of his life. And I was there to participate in this rich Christian and family tradition!
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