Gay atheist supports Christianity
Let us normalize homosexuality. This is the mantra of many liberal Christians. In the Anglican church, we’ve seen the ordination of an openly gay bishop. We are seeing this normalization movement filter its way through mainline Protestant churches in the U.S. A journalist for the London Times, Matthew Parish, vigorously disagrees. What makes his viewpoint so interesting is that Mr. Parris is gay … and an atheist.
Read MoreHow to destroy a city
Hiroshima was reduced to rubble in an instant. The year was 1945. America dropped an automatic bomb on this proud city, leading to the death of 60,000 people and the destruction of the city’s infrastructure.
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The Obamacare regulatory nightmare
Government regulations take time to enforce. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) adds 127 million of hours of new regulation time to federal bureaucrats. Federal law requires agencies to assess how much new paperwork will be created be new laws and regulations. Here are the estimates made by government agencies themselves …
Read MoreWill Obamacare usher in an era of back alley births?
Joy was a sick little girl. Only 14 weeks old since her conception, she was diagnosed with hydroencephaly. That meant her brain wouldn’t develop properly; that it would fill with fluid; that her chance of surviving to birth was bleak; and that if she actually was born, she had minimal chance for any kind of normal life. Her life and death are immediately relevant as Obamacare begins to impose its will on medical decisions.
Read MoreA modest proposal on how to determine the minimum wage
The minimum wage divides liberals and conservatives. I present a modest proposal on how to determine the minimum wage: simply adhere to the Constitution and abolish it at the federal level. Keep in mind, the minimum wage wouldn’t go away …
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Oscar politics
I have a love/hate relationship with Hollywood. They are capable of creating exquisite works of art, such as Lincoln, Les Miz, and The Life of Pi. But be careful. They have an agenda, and they are sneaky. Their insidious brand of leftist politics can sneak its way into even the most innocuous film.
Read MorePsychologists finally acknowledge “moral injuries”
Returning servicemen are battling an intractable malady. Psychologists call them “moral injuries.” They are baffled as to how to treat them.
Read MoreMedia bias 101
A simple story in the Des Register about the impact of the coming sequester on Iowa airports had a subtle bias to it.
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