Occupy Planned Parenthood
By Tom Quiner The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement receives lavish attention from the media. Frankly, they deserve it. It is a big story. There is another big story which receives almost no media attention: the 40 Days for Life movement. The folks participating in this movement are quite a bit different than those in…
Read MoreIs the prayer that united us really a “distraction?”
By Tom Quiner What did the President of the United States do when we launched our biggest military assault in history? He prayed. Even more, he prayed aloud on radio to an entire country with a prayer that was probably heard by more human beings than any other prayer in history up to that time.…
Read MoreGovernment gone wild
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=xOAgT8L_BqQ&feature=player_embedded] Is government too small? Are federal employees underpaid? I’d guess a majority of Americans would answer both questions with a no. Many would agree with me that we have some incredible government employees who are worth every cent they’re paid. But it appears we have a growing “wage gap.” Liberals love…
Read MoreThe population myth
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBS6f-JVvTY&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL838DE67E3DB9025B] The world has too many people. The world is going to run out of food. People are bad, because they are using up the world’s resources. Thus goes the mantra of the Left. Thus says Planned Parenthood. Thus says the UN Population Fund. But are they right? Not according to the…
Read MoreWhy President Obama’s poll numbers are dropping …
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLfgnHeotUo&feature=youtu.be] The folks at News Busters have done it again with their creative analysis of Mr. Obama’s flagging popularity. Enjoy a few good laughs!
Read MoreIn praise of profits
By Tom Quiner I had a Priority envelope that I really needed to get in the mail. But I needed to buy postage. I was rushing to get to the Post Office on time. It closes at 5PM, you know. I screeched into the parking lot and ran to the door. The time was five…
Read More“We band of brothers”
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAvmLDkAgAM] Today is the Feast of St. Crispin. It commemorates two brothers, Crispin and Crispinian, who faced the same threat as the Iranian pastor I wrote about yesterday. These two Christian evangelists were told to renounce their faith. They refused: “Thy threats do not terrify us, for Christ is our life, and…
Read MoreAmerica’s youth pour into the pro-life movement
By Lisa Bourne The 39th March for Life will take place January 23, 2012. The time to sign up for the annual trip to the March with Iowans for LIFE is now. Often called a pilgrimage, making the trip to the March with the pro-life organization is not only a way to be heard and…
Read MoreThe 21st century’s epidemic of Christian martyrs
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZNj8FbpUBw] Christian persecution is rampant. In Indonesia, authorities closed the Pentecost Church in Sumedang under the auspices that the church did not have a proper building permit during recent renovations. They also arrested the pastor. In Egypt, Muslim extremists attacked a rebuilt Christian Church in Sohag. The governor of Sohag lent moral…
Read MoreWhy soaking the rich won’t work
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi-D24oCa10] The debate never ends: the rich are rich on the backs of the rest of us so they need to be soaked through higher taxes and their wealth redistributed to those who didn’t earn it. The late great Milton Friedman addresses this issue head on in the video clip above. He…
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