A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
Should we legalize suicide?
By Tom Quiner A writer to the Des Moines Register, Otto Knauth, proposed a solution to the “population” problem last week as follows: “There is a simple but agonizingly difficult solution to mankind’s overpopulation problem. It is legalizing suicide after a certain age, say 70, and making it easily available.” The writer is looking for a solution where there’s no problem, for there is no population problem in the U.S.…
The tragedy of John Edwards and Barack Obama
By Tom Quiner One of the divisive issues within the Catholic Church is social justice. On one side are well-intentioned folks who promote expansive government involvement in providing for the lower end of society, however you define that. This group tends to be liberal politically. On the other side are well-intentioned folks who say social justice begins in the womb. Their energies are directed toward helping the pre-born and agitating…
In today’s news: porn is good, God is bad
By Tom Quiner Prayer is harmful for students. On the other hand, porn is good for inmates. This is the strange dichotomy presented to us today by agents of the Democratic Party. Let’s start in Texas. There, Chief U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ruled that the Medina Valley Independent School District may not allow a prayer at their graduation ceremonies. Even more, the judge, will not allow certain words and…
The Summer of Hope
By Tom Quiner It began on June 2nd. The year was 1979 when the Alitalia jetliner set down in a land that time forgot for 123 years of its thousand year history. A Man in White with kind eyes stepped onto the tarmac. He knelt and kissed the earth. What was he thinking? How did it feel to be back in his motherland? His next nine days in Poland would…
Democrats push law that compels Catholic agencies to adopt to gay couples
by Tom Quiner It’s called the “Every child deserves a family” Act. It mandates that every adoption agency in the U.S. adopt to same-sex couples. If you’re a Catholic adoption agency, tough. Religious freedom be damned. Discrimination is acceptable against Catholic and other Christian agencies who are conscientious objectors in the new moral order being promoted by the Democratic Party. Democrats are increasingly emboldened to promote anti-Catholic legislation these days.…
What doesn’t Wikipedia want you to know about Benazir Bhutto?
By Tom Quiner I am acutely sensitive to what is considered news and what isn’t. Although conservatives rightly get riled up when news coverage is distorted, I think the bigger issue is what is (and isn’t) covered, and how in-depth that coverage is. The same goes with history. There is plenty of historical revisionism that takes place by liberal historians. We are witnessing exactly that with what is becoming the…
The pornography of abortion
By Tom Quiner America’s best-known pornographer calls for the destruction of Downs Syndrome babies. In a recent interview, he said: “Sarah Palin is the dumbest thing. She did a disservice to every woman in America. She knew from the first month of pregnancy that kid was going to be Down’s Syndrome. It’s brain dead. A virtual vegetable. She carries it to all these different political events against abortion, she did…
Words of wisdom from Abraham Lincoln
By Tom Quiner The man who freed the slaves has some words of wisdom that the current President might take issue with. Enjoy these great words from Abraham Lincoln: “Property is the fruit of labor. Property is desirable, is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is…
Senatorial arrogance
By Tom Quiner Why did Republicans make such historic gains in the election of 2010? Would you agree that Federal spending was surely one of the top three reasons? Most would say it was the single, biggest issue worrying voters. As a result, Democrats lost the House. As a result, Democrats lost Senate seats. As a result, Democrats lost Governorships and state legislative seats throughout the country. In light of…
Why America’s debt must be addressed now
By Tom Quiner I spent a couple of hours with my financial planner yesterday. Something struck me: baby boomers like me can really be hurt if America’s indebtedness isn’t addressed quickly. And if Baby Boomers run out of money, our kids could be wiped out because there are so many of us Baby Boomers they’re going to have to take care of (and pay for). That’s why America’s financial house…
Former CBO Director slams the President’s budget
By Tom Quiner I have a love-hate affair with the Congressional Budget Office. I appreciate their independence. They beat up on Republicans and Democrats alike. I think they sometime miss the mark in their projections, though, because they utilize static, rather than dynamic, economic projections. In other words, they don’t acknowledge that tax increases (or decreases) might affect spending behavior and the amount of taxes the government takes in. Let’s…
The contagious mass psychosis of 1917
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ60bBMesFo] I was sitting on my patio last summer sipping on a glass of wine and enjoying the company of some good friends when the conversation took a mysterious turn. Carol told of something extraordinary she witnessed years ago at Veterans Auditorium here in Des Moines. She was the reluctant attendee of something called a “Marian Conference.” For my non-Catholic readers, a Marian Conference is devoted to…
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