Do Sports, Not Religion

Do Sports, Not Religion 2

Sports columns everywhere are peppered with nasty comments about the Denver Bronco phenomenon Tim Tebow. They complain not so much about his quarterback abilities but the fact that he seems to be going against the grain of the mainstream liberal sports establishment by actually practicing what he professes publicly — his Christianity. … Read more

The Emotion Police

The Emotion Police 2

If the elaborate funeral ceremonies were not enough, it appears that North Korea is now sending in the “emotion police to chastise those who have not sufficiently mourned the late communist despot, Kim Jong-il. A shocking article published in the Daily NK, titled, “Harsh Punishments For Poor Mourning,”  reports that the police … Read more

Tax The Rich?

Tax The Rich? 2

With all the current economic woes, liberals are recommending a false solution that will create a vicious circle: increase taxes and increase spending. It has, of course, been tried in the past. When one points out the failure of this program, liberals will simply say they need more time and money to … Read more

A Fuelish Solution

A Fuelish Solution 1

It seems all the talk about peak energy production is a bit premature as the argument of abruptly declining fossil fuels is fizzling. Recent discoveries of vast oil reserves in North America have exceeded 1.7 trillion barrels, 1.4 trillion in the U.S. alone which is more oil than the entire world has … Read more

Yet Another Politically “Bright” Idea

Yet Another Politically “Bright” Idea 1

As we near the end of 2011, the controversy over the banning of incandescent light bulbs blazes on. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 brought together the government, fanatical environmentalists and big-business lobbyists to pass a law that will gradually outlaw the majority of household incandescent bulbs. Now, it appears … Read more

Atheists Attack 9/11 Cross

Atheists Attack 9/11 Cross 2

Atheists are trying to remove the 9/11 Cross from the Ground Zero museum and memorial. We must fight back.  Pray.  And sign the: —  Urgent Petition  — Keep the Cross at Ground Zero A group called American Atheists is suing to get the World Trade Center Cross removed from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New … Read more

The Ground Zero Mosque and the Clash of Symbols

The Ground Zero Mosque and the Clash of Symbols 2

If on December 7, 1944, three years after “a date which will live in infamy,” local government officials in Hawaii had allowed a group of Japanese to erect a Shinto shrine at Pearl Harbor, how would Americans nationwide have reacted? Yet are we not seeing in Lower Manhattan an analogous situation, with … Read more

A Magdalene of Our Times

A Magdalene of Our Times

Eve Lavallière, the stage name of Eugénie Fenoglio, was born in Toulon, France, on April 1, 1866. The second child and only daughter of Emile and Albanie Fenoglio, she later described her painful youth. “As a child, I knew not what the love and care of a mother was. My life was … Read more

Compassion and Prayers for Haiti

Compassion and Prayers for Haiti

As we witness the unfolding of events in Haiti, we cannot help but be moved to have compassion on and pray for the victims of the recent earthquake in the capital of Port-Au-Prince. The country’s infrastructure is all but destroyed. Food, water, electricity and housing are scarce and chaos reigns in some … Read more

The Amazing Story of the Hiroshima Eight

The Amazing Story of the Hiroshima Eight 2

Early on August 6, 1945, a lone American B-29 Superfortress bomber circled in a vividly blue sky over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The unsuspecting inhabitants on the ground barely glanced at the plane. They were unaware of the deadly payload it was about to unleash on them, ushering in the atomic … Read more