Who Is Aggressing Toward Whom? Streamed live on Mar 31, 2016 The US Commander of NATO’s European Command announced that Washington will deploy thousands of US troops to Russia’s border early next year to fight “Russian aggression.” The move — harkening back to the Cold War — will carry an initial price tag of $3.4 […]
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The Cult Of Thinking
I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s a group of people out there that must be a new cult of some kind. They think about things and reason things out and use something called critical thinking skills! Sounds suspicious to me. I’m pretty sure it’s a cult because they are way out on the fringe of what […]
Red kool-Aid or Blue – Which Is Better?
So What do you think – Red or Blue? Maybe a better question would be, is Kool-Aid of any color actually good for you? Which is better is subjective depending upon what a person prefers but whether or not an artificially flavored, sugar laden drink is good for the human body is pretty clear. And […]
State Authority Instituted by God?
Divine Right of Kings and Presidents It has long been thought by those who call themselves Christian that, based on the scriptural text of Romans 13, God instituted government and that those who are a part of the apparatus of the State are therefore, the “ministers of God” to whom we must pay tribute and […]
Trial By Jury By Conscription
A while back both my wife and I were summoned for jury service. I had my wife call and see if I could be excused because it would put a financial burden on us since I earn the sole income for my family. Of course I already knew that that would not be considered to be a […]
Why Do Christians Support US Wars?
“A survey taken just before the invasion of Iraq showed that over 70% of evangelical Christians ardently backed the impending war.” (quote from Eric Margolis article) I will never understand how, so called, evangelicals think murdering Muslims is, well, “evangelical”. It’s a sad epitaph of evangelical Christianity when it’s members have obviously forgotten that, they […]