The ignorance of those who oppose the freedom of the 2nd amendment amazes me, along with their seeming determination to learn nothing. Maybe some will read this, and learn a little bit of something.
Author: Ian
Court Acknowledges What Some Of Us New All Along
Court strikes down D.C. ban on guns Appeals Court Says Gun Ban Violates 2nd Amendment The first interesting part of the decision: We are told by the District that the Second Amendment was written in response to fears that the new federal government would disarm the state militias by preventing men from bearing arms while… Continue reading Court Acknowledges What Some Of Us New All Along
Spiritual Needs Unfulfilled
A sad report regarding the U.S. Army (and presumably the other services as well) having issues fulfilling the Clerical needs of those who serve. However, a lot of the denominations, both traditional and liberal, are having issue filling their needs. Part of it is money, as being a pastor (or equivalent) is not as well… Continue reading Spiritual Needs Unfulfilled
Misunderstanding Capitalism and Business
I read this this morning (read the entire article): There’s a stereotypical assumption among Christians in the nonprofit world that capitalism means greed or selfishness, and “therefore has got to be bad,” says Nash, founder and managing partner of Piper Cove Asset Management LLC. Using goals to measure progress—standard practice in the business world—is seen… Continue reading Misunderstanding Capitalism and Business
A Perfect Railroad Job
Thomas Sowell summarizes the political hijinx of the Scooter Libby affair.
Gotta Love the VA
Mary Katharine Ham’s column today, Veterans on VA: ‘Get the politics outta the system’ Vets vent at national VFW convention, speaks of veterans’ views of the VA, and by proxy, the situation at Walter Reed. The veterans’ views are very similar to those I posited in my post, Welcome to Nationalized Health Care. Sadly, I… Continue reading Gotta Love the VA
…Love Your Neighbor as Yourself…
Catherine Claire, in her blog post “Short on Time–Short on Compassion“, talks about a convicting sociological experiment involving seminarians (this is self-convicting as well, I freely, but sadly, admit). She says in the concluding paragraph of her post: …there are other factors in play in altruism, but I thought this one was particularly relevant in… Continue reading …Love Your Neighbor as Yourself…
Welcome to Nationalized Health Care
Familiar with the horrible failures at Walter Reed? Before jumping on the bandwagon of the “Destroy Bush” crowd, understand the failures at Walter Reed are a systemic failure of the military hospital and VA system, and the VA system has been under attack for decades for its failures, so, sorry, this can’t be pinned on… Continue reading Welcome to Nationalized Health Care
Are You Saved, or Not?
I had an interesting conversation with someone this weekend. The first thing asked, as noting differences between traditional Baptist and Nazarene teachings, was the view of salvation. Serendipitously, David Gushee, a Baptist minister, wrote in Christianity Today (see the article Jesus and the Sinner’s Prayer) about revisting the view of salvation. While I find his… Continue reading Are You Saved, or Not?
That’s What I Was Thinking!
Babu Ranganathan has had a wonderful commentary at Conservative Voice (but the article is no longer live, and I have no idea which one of his it is now.) regarding evolution. He brings up a number of serious flaws in the theory. He also has had a further commentary (which also now seems to be… Continue reading That’s What I Was Thinking!