“Save the whales, save the snails!” Comedian George Carlin had it right when he talked about the audacity and craziness of some to misplace priorities on where to put a helping hand when it comes to people and the planet. When it comes to organizations that ‘break from the norm’ the most, when balancing the value between people and animals, PETA has to be near the top of the list.

PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was founded in 1980. On the periphery, the organization seems so… Continue

What do these deaths have in common?

Date of Death Age Name

6/28/2009 50 Billy Mays

6/28/2009 66 Fred Travalena

6/27/2009 87 Gale Storm

6/25/2009 50 Michael Jackson

6/25/2009 62 Farrah Fawcett

6/23/2009 86 Ed McMahon

Could it be that each was an example of the failure of our Health Care system? Each was a famous and wealthy person who could buy just about anything, and did. Except they fell victim to the fact that No One escapes this world with thier life. Is Federal Universal health car… Continue

Plaudits and admirations gush upon leaders whose manner is tolerant and considerate of opposing viewpoints. History nonetheless allows that some who rule by treachery rise to ferocious power, too.
In the first instance, Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals acclaims A… Continue

Want to know what is worse than losing a long, grueling race for the White House? Don’t ask John McCain - ask Sarah Palin. Since the moment the Alaskan Governor decided to throw her hat in the ring as the 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate, she has re-defined what it means to be the candidate of the extreme. For conservatives, she injected a brief moment of pride, if not hope, in what was a more or less a pre-destined losing bid by John McCain to become the next president of the United… Continue

The human mind and spirit cannot endure for very long the chaotic vacillation of such lawlessness before the individual eventually cries out for answers to the extremes of licentiousness and total control. Throughout much of the Modern Era, the Christian apologist could appeal to a shared respect for historic and scientific fact common to both Christianity and commonsense realism. Today, the Christian must first reestablish why anyone ought to believe in anyt

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