Easter and Antisemitism

For a month now, God has been telling me to write this blog post. The problem is that the concept behind it is so short, that I haven’t bothered. It’s not “long enough” to be worth the time to write… nor read. But He keeps saying “WRITE IT!” So, in my endeavor to be obedient, here I am.

“The Passion of Christ” is one of those movies that gets good circulation every Easter, and when I see it, I’m always reminded of a heated “discussion” that an actor friend and I had about it when the movie first came . . . → Read More: Easter and Antisemitism

Federal Budget Proposal

When companies fall on difficult times, they cut back. Since our Federal Government is so far in debt & can’t seem to overcome its hard times, maybe there should be a similar “cutting back” within its ranks. . . . → Read More: Federal Budget Proposal

Religous Freedom?

I’ve been participating in a political forum of sorts at http://whitehouse2.org. One of the issues under consideration is “Restore Separation of Church & State.” There’s been a discussion going on over a talking point that I added to the issue: “Restore” implies that something has been removed.

In the interest of not wasting work/time, I wanted to post some of that discussion here.

So, here is the point as I posted it: The Third Article of the Bill of Rights: “Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” (The rest has . . . → Read More: Religous Freedom?

Christmas and Atheism

(Originally posted on this blog December 18, 2008, lost & recovered on January 9, 2009.)

For the past – what? three? five? – years, the Christmas season has been accompanied by protests over its very existence. Atheist are offended by the very celebration of “Christmas.”

They’ve tried to change the name of the celebration.

They’ve tried to remove all symbols of the celebration.

What they’re actually trying to do is remove CHRISTIANITY from the face of the Earth! Well, I don’t have time to go into that here and now. Let’s suffice it to say, “Go ahead and make a . . . → Read More: Christmas and Atheism

A Different Christmas Poem

(Originally posted on this blog December 20, 2008, was lost & recovered on January 9, 2009.)

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a winter delight.

The sparkling lights in the tree I believe, Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve. My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep, . . . → Read More: A Different Christmas Poem