Sex, violence, and self-esteem
“These studies show not only that self-esteem fails to accomplish what we had hoped, but also that it can backfire and contribute to some of the very problems it was thought to thwart.”
Read MoreThe peril of a titanic national debt
T’was eleven days before Christmas
Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA Twas’ 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38 when 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven’s gate. Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air. They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there. They were filled with such joy, they didn’t know what to say. They remembered nothing…
Read MoreAtheist files discrimination lawsuit
In Florida , an atheist created a case against Easter and Passover Holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days …
Read MoreQuote of the day
By Tom Quiner This quote comes from my friend, Tiffinay: “I personally don’t care for guns, but I don’t think I can impose my views on all people.”
Read MoreIn the name of sanity, Washington, stop spending our money so irresponsibly
If numbers make your head swim, look at this chart. I have simplified government spending in a way that is comprehensible in a glance …
Read MoreMLK’s words still resonate
A society devoid of immutable Truth
Mike Huckabee is getting hammered. The former Arkansas Governor blamed the shootings in Connecticut on the removal of God from the public square. Detractors responded angrily, stating that the shooter was mentally ill, that God had nothing to do with it …
Read MoreA unique source of evil according to Blaise Pascal
BLAISE PASCAL: “I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man’s being unable to sit still and quiet in a room alone.” [Blaise Pascal, was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen.]
Read MoreWhy God permits evil
Did God create evil? To get the answer, let’s turn to another church doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas, perhaps the greatest Christian philosopher ever (and my patron saint). He suggests that we need to distinguish between evils of fault and evils of penalty …
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