A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
It’s high noon in America
The single, most important idea about the United States of America is easy to determine. It’s all about rights. The Constitution spells it out with the Bill of Rights. The first right, which means it is the most important, is the freedom of religion …
Stand Up for Freedom rally is this Friday at noon: be there!
Des Moines-On Friday, June 8, as the United States Supreme Court prepares to issue its ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), concerned citizens of Des Moines will rally at the Iowa State Capitol to voice public opposition to the Health and Human Services Mandate …
The naivete of liberals
I ran across a liberal poster on Facebook today. It advocates (and agitates) for a minimum wage set at $23 per hour. What a heartless idea …
The beginning of the end for the NAACP?
The NAACP says there is a correlation between gay rights activism and civil rights. The Reverend Keith Ratliff says they are wrong. Reverend Ratliff, pastor of the Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church in Des Moines, resigned his position as a national Board member of this venerable civil rights organization over the issue …
Is there really a difference between Republicans and Democrats?
Cynics decry the political process. Their snark: “It doesn’t matter who you elect. All politicians are the same.”Not really. The difference between Republicans and Democrats is measurable …
The coming Catholic civil disobedience
The U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops are preparing Catholics for civil disobedience. Equating their defense of religious liberty with the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the USCCB has planned a two week event called the Fortnight for Freedom. The Bishops have provided each parish in the U.S. with a bulletin insert that correlates the moral battle for civil rights in the 6os with our current battle to regain the religious liberties stripped away by the Obama Administration …
Sex scandal rocks Des Moines!
You know the old adage: sex sells. The question is, did the Des Moines Register really need to publish all of the sordidness of a public figure’s affair with the knowledge that the woman would be ruined if they did?
Obama honors socialist, disses capitalist
Barack Obama said NO to Lech Walesa. He said YES to Dolores Huerta. What kind of president would so dishonor a great man like Nobel prize winner Walesa, while feting a radical socialist like Ms. Huerta?
The drama of June 2nd, 1979
The Pope instigated a chain reaction on June 2nd, 1979, that is felt to this day. Leave it to the Obama administration to bungle it …
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