Are Christians really mean and selfish?
By Tom Quiner “The more some people profess to be “Christians,” the meaner and selfish they seem. Their refrain seems to be, “It’s my money, and I know best how to spend it.” These are the words of a letter writer in this morning’s Des Moines Register. They reflect the thinking of the political Left…
Read MoreHallelujah!
By Tom Quiner It happened one day at a food court: a little spontaneous joy. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE] Handel’s Messiah Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah For the lord God omnipotent reigneth Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah For the lord God omnipotent reigneth Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah For the lord God omnipotent reigneth Hallelujah…
Read MoreLiberals mock C.S. Lewis
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxfb1L-hMxU] My family can hardly wait to see the new Chronicles of Narnia movie, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” This is the third installment in the classic series penned by the late C.S. Lewis. We are waiting for our married daughter to fly in so we can all see it together…
Read MoreWhy earmark restraint is vital
By Tom Quiner I began traveling regularly to New York City in 1989. I was struck by something amazing. As I drove from the LaGuardia Airport to Long Island, I saw abandoned cars everywhere. I saw cars that were burnt-out carcasses. Some sat on cinder blocks, stripped bare. They had clearly been there a long…
Read MoreIs it true that less than 5% of Planned Parenthood’s clientele get abortions?
By Tom Quiner A Quiner’s Diner reader took me to task for criticizing Planned Parenthood’s Christmas gift certificate promotion. My gripe: gift certificates promoting abortion is offensive. Her counter: “Gee, I wasn’t aware that women’s health services are a desecration of Christmas. Perhaps you are unaware that women’s health services aren’t restricted to abortion. Not…
Read MoreA titan of baseball is dead
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3afDt71vLS4] Bob Feller died yesterday at the age of nine-two. He grew up down the road in Van Meter Iowa. This Iowa kid became know as “Rapid Robert” for his extraordinary prowess throwing a baseball. As he began carving out an extraordinary baseball career, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Mr. Feller quickly enlisted…
Read MoreGood work on free trade
By John Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzJQklgLsI8] President Obama and U.S. trade representatives settled outstanding issues regarding the Korean Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) with South Korea. The trade deal is expected to increase annual exports of American goods by up to $11 billion and support at least 70,000 American jobs. KORUS FTA was proposed during the Bush…
Read MoreWho owns your productivity?
By Tom Quiner The debate has been furious. Democrats insist that taxes need to be raised on America’s most-productive Americans by letting the Bush tax cuts expire. A flawed compromise plan was reached that extends the Bush rates for two more years. At issue: should the top income tax rates for super-producers earning more than…
Read MorePresident Bush vindicated by WikiLeaks revelations
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsWAPSRWCZg] “Bush lied and people died,” was the mantra from the political Left in this country a few short years ago. Now that the WikiLeaks scandal has shed light on illegally released government documents, the Left’s assertion above is revealed as the sham we always knew it was. Saddam Hussein DID have…
Read MoreIs an abortion a proper Christmas present?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mr9OQrw3Cg&feature=player_embedded] “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” goes a popular Christmas song. God becomes man. God loves us so much, that He comes to us as a child born humbly in a manger. If you believe that God is love, then that Baby we await during this Advent season is…
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