Just a couple interesting thoughts for you. Someone sent me the following quote by Thomas Jefferson:
“Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of people that these liberties are a gift of God?”
Consider then, this man, who obviously had some affiliation [...]
Our world screams, “Paradox!!!”
Help, by the Book.
Most of us are going to universities and collages next year and will be facing all kinds of expenses. According to a 2005 study by the Government Accountability Office, they have found that book costs have nearly tripled over some two decades. The state of Washington has just passed a law “requiring textbook companies to [...]
Blogging and Your Freedom of Speech
Blogger Josh Wolf has become quite famous these past few months. Apparently, he attended an Anarchist rally in San Francisco last summer, and filmed the whole thing. During the rally a cop was injured and a police car was damaged. After posting the footage on his blog, FBI agents showed up at his house, [...]
Call to Arms/Want to Help?
I’m currently engaged in debate with fitnessfortheoccasion right now, and one of our current topics is whether religion has any place in government. This blog is not so much to give my own opinion as it is to see what you guys have to say. Do you believe that separation of church and state is [...]
Still Fighting.
Abortion is a much debated issue among our society today. Abortion is bascially any premature expulsion of a human fetus. Just last week on Wednesday, April 18 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, a 5 to 4 vote. This law was signed by President Bush in 2003 and [...]
A Violent Necessity
Are there times when war is a must? If you ask the Bible, the answer is ‘absolutely.’ Pose the question to History: ‘clearly and without a doubt.’ Now turn to a fellow American in, say,
New York City. He is likely to vehemently shake his head and cry, ‘War is never the answer!’ It seems [...]
Jessica’s Law
Jessica’s law is a momentous regulation that is currently being proposed. This law would put further restrictions upon sexual offenders. It will place the condition of a minimum of twenty-five years in prison and electronic monitoring for the rest of the predictor’s life. Also, the offender of a child younger than twelve [...]
