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Jeri Rowe last week had a \"puff piece\" in the News and Record profiling the activities of local Episcopal priest Randall Keeney.  Father Keeney has apparently seen it as his Christian mission ... discuss

I am referring to the poll which came out yesterday that gave Republicans a big lead. Here are the charts: Story Snippet: The last Gallup weekly generic ballot average before Labor Day underscores ... discuss

I am referring to the poll which came out yesterday that gave Republicans a big lead. Here are the charts: Story Snippet: The last Gallup weekly generic ballot average before Labor Day underscores ... discuss

It’s shocking. Nearly all my conservative friends who I respect voted for Bill McCollum, the Republican Party, Bush-machine-backed candidate for governor in the state of Florida. The polls right ... discuss

This is a good thing to see: Via the New Yorker: On May 17th, a black-tie audience at the Metropolitan Opera House applauded as a tall, jovial-looking billionaire took the stage. It was the seventie ... discuss

This is a good thing to see: Via the New Yorker: On May 17th, a black-tie audience at the Metropolitan Opera House applauded as a tall, jovial-looking billionaire took the stage. It was the seventie ... discuss

A recent article in the Daily Herald titled, "Donor's Kids Seek To End Anonymity Of Their Fathers", made me think. First thought that comes to mind, is that I think it borders on child abus ... discuss

In what amounts to just another day in Obama's America, ICE is apparently no longer interested in protect the sovereignty and security of the United States and is now circulating draft memos to local ... discuss

(The following is a lesson I taught on the Sunday following the Super Bowl)We finish up this verse today. An idol isn't necessarily something made with hands. And a lot of times we don’t even recogn ... discuss

A VAT tax would be the proverbial nail in the coffin for our once thriving free enterprise system. Chronically high unemployment rates, a burgeoning growth in government, more costly dependency on gov ... discuss

From: hh/ck Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 This came from .., a former stock broker, who is very savvy about all things financial. OUR CHICAGO CROOKS th="100%"> ... discuss

By Senator Paul McKinley – Iowa Senate Republican Leader It’s no secret that Iowa Republicans have consistently issued warnings about the reckless and irresponsible agenda carried out by Governor ... discuss

The Government-run health care system in Britain has been forced to drastically ration the kinds of health care available to British citizens.  Meanwhile, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) pledged to a gatherin ... discuss

As November looms, traditional America is conflicted among feelings of anticipation, dread, and despair. The upcoming elections hold the prospect of major conservative gains in the House and Senate, w ... discuss

Many of you have probably noticed already, but the Shad Olson Show on KIMM has moved ot 6:00 pm. He is also close to concluding negotiations to break into new markets that will drastically increase t ... discuss

Click link to enlarge actual letter signed by 200 Doctors asking congress to not allow Military facilities to become tax payer funded facilities that take the life of unborn children. Click here for ... discuss

Not that I honestly think they care. Any group that praises secularism obviously is thumbing its nose at God. & it clear that this gang is socialist in nature thus clearly in opposition to Catholic s ... discuss

The Politico article I posted on earlier today included some interesting financials on NARAL: Abortion rights groups have long lamented the challenge of conveying a sense of urgency to their supporte ... discuss

Yesterday, President Obama delivered a major speech on education in an effort to garner support for his Race to the Top grant program and his push for national education standards and tests. As the He ... discuss

Investing in maternal and child health results in outsized benefits, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said, urging African leaders to make the issue a top priority and meet the 2015 Millenniu ... discuss

Secret CIA Paramilitaries' Role in Civilian Deaths Guardian: US and allied commanders frequently deny allegations of mass civilian casualties, claiming they are Taliban propaganda or ploys to get co ... discuss

Ryan Haggerty of the Journal Sentinel has an outstanding piece looking into the crime numbers that the Milwaukee Police Department has been putting out under Chief Ed Flynn. Calls for police have incr ... discuss

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The United Nations is expressing concern about the humanitarian situation in northern Yemen, where the needs of the local population displaced by ongoing fighting vastly outstrip the funds provided so ... discuss

It comes from none other than Rick Moran over at Right Wing NutHouse: I don’t for a minute believe Holder and Obama are racists. I believe they are politically correct jackasses who sought to besto ... discuss

It comes from none other than Rick Moran over at Right Wing NutHouse: I don’t for a minute believe Holder and Obama are racists. I believe they are politically correct jackasses who sought to besto ... discuss

Two Media reports provide differing accounts of the specifics in the NASA authorization bill being developed in the Senate Commerce Committee’s space subcommittee. One, from Florida Today, indicates ... discuss

OnPointNews.com reported July 1: A NE home builder that encourages employees to follow New Age philosophies has been sued by a former employee who says the CEO of HearthStone Homes fired her because ... discuss

Dannenfelser: "All experts in their respective fields -- these women are poised to drastically shape a Congress, a Senate and state governments in need of authentic pro-life feminist leadership." Con ... discuss

I’ve been at meetings the last few days that have caused faith to arise for TheCall Sacramento happening this fall. Let’s see what God will do! A description from their site, along with a ... discuss

Well, it's been nine months since my last post. So what's this?? A new post! I'm just wondering if I can still do this.Once again, life has drastically changed! Hubby and I have custody of our thre ... discuss

OMAHA, Nebraska – Members of the military’s new Cyber Command insist that they’ve got no interest in taking over civilian Internet security – or even in becoming the Pentagon’s primary info ... discuss

OMAHA, Nebraska – Members of the military’s new Cyber Command insist that they’ve got no interest in taking over civilian Internet security – or even in becoming the Pentagon’s primary info ... discuss

Roy Beck of NumbersUSA fame sent an E-mail with resources to compare candidates' positions on border security. Please read this before you vote this Tuesday:From:Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSADate:Tu ... discuss

Russia is learning the hard way. We cannot survive on the blood of the next generation. From Rachel's Vineyard Newsletter, Vine and Branches, January 2009Visit www.rachelsvineyard.org for more infor ... discuss

An article in New Jersey's The Times is aptly titled, 'U.S. bishops: Vote your conscience.' (This is a riveting news headline as the bishops are known for their incessant urging of Catholics to not vo ... discuss

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need- Karl MarxThe great significance of Marx's explanation is, that here too, he consistently applies materialist dialectics, the theory o ... discuss

Warning: Some material may not be appropriate for all ages. It’s been a tough week for pop star Britney Spears. First she filed for divorce with loving hubby Kevin Federline and then her $ ... discuss

All of the following statistics are from the Guttmacher Institute (GI) or the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or from Johnston's Archive (WRJ).  I have linked you to their source.The Guttmacher Ins ... discuss

Lately I've been praying for a prophet to share some truth. I was thinking of one in particular. Today, I got the email.It said, precisely, almost verbatim, EVERYTHING I have said regarding the state ... discuss

He believes that  researching a recent paper, I ran across this book entitled What We Believe but Cannot Prove : Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty.  In this book a ... discuss

The "debating society", through legislation from the bench, has wreaked havoc before...by Elizabeth Petrik, April 2004When it was handed up to the Supreme Court, the Dred Scott case seemed a simple ma ... discuss

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This journey is a lonely one. It just is. Even when I am not alone I struggle with feeling isolated in my pain, untouchable almost, impossible to relate to. I am not the same woman I was before my dau ... discuss

The Daily Mail reports that male infertility is on the rise and some are calling it a crisis:One in five men could suffer from fertility problems. And scientists have warned that it's just going ... discuss

In Arabic, the word "jihad" means "inner struggle," and for those involved in one particular battle, there is no simple answer and varying perspectives cause, in many cases, violent reactions and repe ... discuss

Yes, baseball season is in (caution, very corny cliche' coming) full swing!  Here we have Danny(17) at umpire (with complete unbias of course) and Mickey(11) at bat:And here's Kevin (8):Kevin tak ... discuss

The Florida Board of Medicine revoked a Sarasota OB-GYN’s medical license last Friday for aborting the wrong baby of a mother pregnant with twins.  Dr. Matthew Kachinas mistakenly killed a healthy ... discuss

(Part I is here)I can’t remember exactly what time it was when the phone rang that night, but I was the only one in the house still awake. “Mrs. Hunter,” the nurse said, “your father has been ... discuss

Dearest Ones, The Building For Women was open today for killing. We saw 17 young mothers go into that place for the death of their unborn child, each heard the cry for mercy on their little one. Our h ... discuss

The reality has been known for years now, though the Western media have generally resisted any direct coverage of the horror. That changed this week when The Economist published its stunning cover sto ... discuss

From the BBC: Spain’s existing law, dating from 1985, allows abortion in cases of rape and when there are signs of foetal abnormality. h women can also end a pregnancy if their physical or psych ... discuss

Over the last couple of years, I have drastically reduced the amount of posts I do on political issues, to the point of doing almost none. This is something I thought was interesting though, and would ... discuss

An article in New Jersey's The Times is aptly titled, 'U.S. bishops: Vote your conscience.' (This is a riveting news headline as the bishops are known for their incessant urging of Catholics to not vo ... discuss

He believes that  researching a recent paper, I ran across this book entitled What We Believe but Cannot Prove : Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty.  In this book a ... discuss

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need- Karl MarxThe great significance of Marx's explanation is, that here too, he consistently applies materialist dialectics, the theory o ... discuss

TEL AVIV -- Like clockwork, every year at this time reporters file misleading and, in some cases, outright false reports about the state of Christmas in Bethlehem.They claim Israeli policies have wrea ... discuss

Folks… we have got to get our government back… hope we don’t forget all these shenanigans in November!!! This is a must read about what the almighty Dictators are trying to do in OU ... discuss

 “What are you doing in our planet?” asked the Secretary of State. “Your planet? This is not your planet”, was the response of the alien interpreted by Keanu Reeves in the 2008 movie “The ... discuss

I intended to write a post touting Sarah Palin's upcoming book, Going Rogue, anyway. Now, more the reason. What I was originally going to say: You may have noticed I'm spotlighting Going Rogue in ... discuss

A few weeks ago, Travis and I were talking about politics and marketing and he asked me, “What kind of conservative would you consider yourself?” Travis had been a fan of the term &# ... discuss

Today, in a setback for the pro-life movement in Chicago, the City Council voted to pass a “bubble zone” law to prevent pro-lifers from sidewalk counseling and protesting abortion in front of Plan ... discuss

Click here to read this article at http://prolifeunity.com Day Gardner President National Black Pro-Life Union Audacity of Deceit: Day Gardner Comments on Obama’s Bold Face Lies Regarding ... discuss

Deanna Jones tells her poignant story of abortion, redemption, and adoption in her new book, To Be A Mother: Adopting God’s Heart. It can be ordered only online at tobeamother.com and Amazon.c ... discuss

To view this article in PDF format, click here. An updated action packet (with detailed articles, talking points, fliers, and action list) is now available for download over on the “Health Care ... discuss

David Brainerd by Jeremy D. Lantz Used with permission "Only eternity will reveal how many fires of evangelistic zeal have been lit by the perusal of the acc ... discuss

By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton This is a reprint of an earlier post… Ashton Carter Meet President Obama’s Weapons Czar - Dr. Ashton Carter… From Who Runs Gov: Three days later, Obama kept ... discuss

This journey is a lonely one. It just is. Even when I am not alone I struggle with feeling isolated in my pain, untouchable almost, impossible to relate to. I am not the same woman I was before my dau ... discuss

(Photo, Left: Governor Palin speaking with Lt. Governor Sean Parnell after delivering her resignation speech at her home in Wasilla, AK, July 3, 2009. Photo from the Governor's official website.)When ... discuss

Found this video at JillStanek.com. Excellent. Below article and advertisement below is the actual sermon preached that was posted at Values Voter News on 01/31/2009 so do watch the artistic video but ... discuss

All of the following statistics are from the Guttmacher Institute (GI) or the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or from Johnston's Archive (WRJ).  I have linked you to their source.The Guttmacher Ins ... discuss

Valentine's Day, Sex and ChastityWith Valentine's Day around the corner, I decided to republish something we put out last year as it is so appropriate for this time of year. Chastity so key to the pro ... discuss

China's notorious one child policy has led to eugenics, sex selection abortion, female infanticide, and other horrors. Now, we are being pushed in that same direction in the West by radical environmen ... discuss

Russia is learning the hard way. We cannot survive on the blood of the next generation. From Rachel's Vineyard Newsletter, Vine and Branches, January 2009Visit www.rachelsvineyard.org for more infor ... discuss

It was the Sunday after the election, and everywhere I looked I could only see impending doom. There is no way God would have allowed Barack Obama to become president were He not finally turning Am ... discuss

Lately I've been praying for a prophet to share some truth. I was thinking of one in particular. Today, I got the email.It said, precisely, almost verbatim, EVERYTHING I have said regarding the state ... discuss

It is 6 days after the election, and my sorrow persists, if not deepens. Maybe I'm depressed. I look around and can only sense impending doom. I don't know how people can smile, how life is just go ... discuss

I hate politics. I hate talking about politics. I hate that people hate each other over politics. We have family members that I love dearly who avoid us during election months because of our faith and ... discuss

I just copied the whole article for all to read.Efforts to Sell Obama to Pro-Life Americans Collide With His Support for Sweeping Pro-abortion Policy Changes-"October 7, 2008The Barack Obama "messagin ... discuss

Gingi Edmonds of Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust makes some good points about why Jesus wouldn't support the Democratic party or its candidates in this election. I would add 1 quote directly from ... discuss

While the Presidential election has naturally garnered the majority of the media’s and the public’s attention, there are also critical races and issues being considered in the states.  Five state ... discuss

By Jean M. HeimannThis past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity of attending the Right to Life of Kansas conference and heard the well-known and highly esteemed executive director of STOPP Intern ... discuss

Emma is more than just a small business owner in Mount Vernon.  She has a remarkable story of survival and courage. But first - a little background.  Emma is president and CEO of ... discuss

...This is not a good situation for the babies. The human body is only built to bear one child at a time; only ten percent of twin pregnancies make it to their due dates. The more babies in one womb, ... discuss

As a marked contrast to Christianity's growth by evangelization alone, Islam's early growth was primarily attributed to successful military conquest. However, its westward advance into Europe was rev ... discuss

Q: [If we] have 3 women:B -- took a pill which drastically reduced the chance of conception but may infrequently result in starvationC -- did not use a barrier method while having a a genetic disorder ... discuss

The Trail (Washington Post's campaign blog) provides the old vs. the new language in the Democratic Party's platform's abortion plank and reports, On a conference call Tuesday, a half-dozen anti-abort ... discuss

Though I’ve gone on record as a skeptic of global warming and of the catastrophic man-made climate change that is so much in the news today, this certainly does not indicate that I care nothing ... discuss

A recent news article from Dallas, Texas has brought to light a disturbing reality that needs to be addressed. The article states that a 14-year-old junior high school student flushed her newborn bab ... discuss

Here's the birth story I posted on my VBAC Moms group: Hello, all! Sorry I didn't come by sooner, but I've been recovering from my son's birth on Sunday. Diarmuid Sanford Potter was born on July 20 ... discuss

At four o’clock in the afternoon of August 2, 2005, I was just a few minutes into a long online training session with a software manufacturer. As we spoke, and as the technician showed me the fe ... discuss

Among the other various side effects of the Heller ruling the Supreme Court has handed a very large and brightly wrapped gift to the GOP in the form of a very large wedge issue: From The Politico - I ... discuss

Oh dear. Bush apologist, McCain supporter, and former senator Rick Santorum has offered his addlepated opinion on the recent gay marriage ruling in California (Fedora Tip: 2 Political Junkies. He says ... discuss

On one certain day, a mother would have to pay $2,500 or more to get rid of her baby. A week later, the baby's market value has drastically improved and could theoretically be sold for $10,000. Why ... discuss

.... and I do mean it's a must read - on how Obama appears to drastically underestimate how much these various rogue states could harm Americans and their interests. ... discuss

This is coming from what is essentially a mouthpiece for the oil and gas industry, but regardless of the source, this report - if true, begs the question of why are gas prices continuing to rise so dr ... discuss

A reader sent a funny old story to me from Modern Mechanix ("Yesterday's Tomorrow, Today"), circa 1956. The article is about transhumanism, long before the term was coined, and it ponders some of the ... discuss

Friend of this blog, T.D., forwarded to us the following content about the results of foolish gun laws in another western country. Note that the opposite of what was hoped to be accomplished was actua ... discuss

Obama says domestic terrorist like pro-life Senator Obama has a relationship with someone who reportedly said “I don’t regret setting bombs. I feel we didn’t do enough.” This individu ... discuss

On April 7th, a news hack at ABC News Online put up a story that smells so suspiciously like bat guano (or some other related substance) that I am amazed it was put up at all. The piece was written b ... discuss

Food prices rising fastest in 17 years, according to this article, and I know I see evidence of this every time I go to the grocery store. I think it's interesting that the article never mentions the ... discuss

Two weeks ago, I had my first phone conversation with my dad. No, we don't have some horribly strained relationship. And, no, he doesn't have some psycho phone phobia. It's quite simple, really. He ... discuss

An e-mail from a reader to Thomas Sowell quite astutely frames the Democratic presidential candidates in a nutshell, saying that while Hillary Clinton tells lies, Barack Obama is himself a lie. And as ... discuss

Some interesting information. (Emphasis added.) Send money not food, Haitians say POMPANO BEACH - South Florida activists are calling on the Haitian government to drastically reduce custom fees and ... discuss

About a nationwide poll it conducted April 7-9, the Associated Press reported: Against McCain, Obama lost ground among women - from 57% in February to 47% in April. Obama dropped 12 points among wome ... discuss

The more one reads about the leadership of Nancy Pelosi, the more one must come to the conclusion she is utterly incompetent. While it is expected for Pelosi to use her position to sway the opinion o ... discuss

By now I am quite sure you have all heard via the news wire about the polygamist compound with hundreds of children subjected to sexual abuse. Child welfare documents allege that girls were married t ... discuss

From The New York Times:Over the last five weeks, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has featured in her campaign stump speeches the story of a health care horror: an uninsured pregnant woman ... discuss

Several of my online friends have been asking for an update on everything…so here goes. Audrey: She is doing fine, and is in fact spending this week of her recovery time lounging poolside at a ... discuss

After reading a piece at Free Republic titled, "What I would do if I wanted to defeat America," I couldn't help but agree with many of the points and that virtually all of them are talking points of t ... discuss

It is seeming like that each day produces another agency that previously predicted that scorching of the earth due to man-made activity is coming forth with SOME truth about the winter of 2008. That ... discuss

Sorry about not blogging much today, again real life (highly overrated, if you ask me) has gotten in my way.Now down to business. A reader responded to my last post about McCain with a long comment. H ... discuss

Don’t expect this on the front page of your local paper.  But believe it or not, gay sex may be more dangerous than secondhand smoke.  A recent statement by a big promoter of certain g ... discuss

photo credit: Photo-Mojo Podcast Show Notes John McCain has been contradicted on a part of the New York Times Story by not only the person he said he didn’t meet with, but his own deposition.� ... discuss

Sacramento, CA (LifeNews.com) -- The California agency created by Proposition 71 that is funding embryonic stem cell research and human cloning is substantially increasing the salaries of key staff. ... discuss

I have been away from commenting and publishing on Hyscience and elsewhere for a while, because I have been too busy putting my life together, overcoming a crippling medical condition, and once again ... discuss

I found this article by Jennifer Jones, in the Student Newspaper at the University of Alberta today: Pro-life advertisement leaves a bitter taste Jennifer Jones I’m writing this in response to th ... discuss

As this blog demonstrates, I have researched many many alternative construction methods and techniques. Since land around here is so expensive I've been looking at ways to bring the cost of constructi ... discuss

It is good to get to hear him talk in a Christian context. I still believe that his faith, and the prominent place that he has been willing to put on it, has a lot to do with some of his troubles as ... discuss

We learn from a couple of other blogs, and the News and Record, that a community meeting was held at Mendenhall Middle School regarding crime that was heavily attended.  Unfortunately, we are see ... discuss

I'm so excited! Today we're finally going to see some snow. It's really only snowed once here this year - I was away in Boston covering a story and by the time I came home the next day, it was all ... discuss

I mean, is that really too much to ask? A place to call home. Yes, the housing saga continues. I really thought this was “it”. I never continued my story about finding this house, did I? R ... discuss

David Carlin is a former Democrat member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and is currently a professor at the Community College of Rhode Island as well as a faithful Catholic. A l ... discuss

As noted by headlines everywhere, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated today in Pakistan. Don Surber has thoughts on the issues leading up to this murder.  I agree with the gist of his remarks.  ... discuss

I wrote this in '05, my first year of blogging, and reran it last December. I'm rerunning it again, because that's part of what makes me so predictable. And, it's all still true. (Except the babysi ... discuss

Private First Class Jason Scheuerman committed suicide while serving in Iraq.Scheuerman's parents blame the U.S. Army.Read this AP article about Scheuerman's case.It's a lengthy piece, but you really ... discuss

The last week was a bit of a whirlwind. Friday night I got all dressed up and put on make-up…even EYE make-up (if you don’t already know, I very rarely wear make-up…and not much when ... discuss

In his latest encyclical, Spe salvi, Pope Benedict take us on an examination of Christian hope. He offers insights on the importance of hope not just to Christians, but to all people, and rem ... discuss

The last week offered me multiple chances to consider the issue of good works in new light -- I am coming to the conclusion that this issue needs more light shined on it, especially in the Reformed ch ... discuss

From the Daily Mail, an enviromentalist gets sterilized at 27. Overall, it’s a reminder of why liberalism will decline, though not as drastically as the Shakers did. The interesting quote from t ... discuss

I had an opportunity to screen the movie Juno last Thursday, due out December 14. Turns out we shared the theater with 50 friends and family of Juno's stripper-turned-blogger-turned-debut-movie-wri ... discuss

I was looking back in my archives... wow. I think I have a lot to say. I enjoy writing. It is a stress relief for me that I have not had much time for lately. I use to write everyday. But, ever since ... discuss

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When I heard that Dobson was going to be on Hannity's show yesterday I knew I had to call in. Amazingly, I got through pretty quickly. I got to talk to Sean about Dobson and his lack of support for ... discuss

BIRTHPANGS: THE SERIES, BOOK ONE, FIDELISWritten by Anthony R. Horvath, Published by Suzetto Enterprises, Publication Date: November 16, 2006, Trade paperback, Amazon Price: $10.85, 308 pages.Fidelis ... discuss

From The Washington Post:The District asked the Supreme Court yesterday to save the city's ban on handgun ownership, saying an appeals court's decision overturning the prohibition "drastically departs ... discuss

Rep. Duncan Hunter put President Bush on the spot by asking, "Where's the fence?"With only a small fraction of the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico complete, California congressman and Republi ... discuss

Mike Garibaldi Frick posed an interesting question today at the Huffington Post, How Would America React to Another Depression?. Predictably the majority of responses to his article lack in rational ... discuss

Humberto Fontova takes a close look at how Michael Moore's latest anti-American propaganda film drastically misrepresents the Cuban "health care" system in this compelling article at Diario de America ... discuss

Jan Crawford Greenburg has a nice post looking at some of the overblown rhetoric about the last Supreme Court term. Much of the criticism of this last term, from both legal scholars and legal reporter ... discuss

Synthetic estrogen is a main component of birth control pills.  It is held a break through for women and a personal choice.  Of course the litmus test for a \"liberal good\" is that it doesn't ... discuss

Wasn't this the plot of Thanatos Syndrome? Years ago while attending dinner with some folks who'd invited me to address their conference, a slightly hysterical woman brought up one of those topics whi ... discuss

The following story (which has been known for years) is excerpted from the National Catholic Register.When EPA-funded scientists at the University of Colorado studied fish in a pristine mountain strea ... discuss

I've always relied on Snopes to check out whether something forwarded to me is true or not. I will no longer be able to trust Snopes, though. Their liberal bias is showing. Here's the scoop, begin ... discuss

The AP reported yesterday US Catholic bishops, who met in NM this week, may be coming closer to pulling the excommunication trigger on pro-abort Catholic politicians: Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput ... discuss

As I've discussed before, Sam Brownback recently penned an editorial that The New York Times ran, clarifying his views on faith and reason, particularly with regard to evolution. I've seen sev ... discuss

I met actor Joseph C. Phillips last year when we shared a discussion panel with Shelby Steele (author of White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era) on r ... discuss

FreeMarketNews.com is reporting a shocking story which, if true, could drastically shake up the Republican race for president. According to their reports from observers close to the campaign, Rep. Ron ... discuss

Two points from the Washington Post's review of the new comedy Knocked Up caught my attention this morning. As the title suggests, the film deals with an unexpected pregnancy, faced by a career woma ... discuss

I got this from WeNeedAFence.com.(www.humanevents.com)by Rep. Duncan Hunter Posted 05/22/2007 ETIt's much tougher than it should be to secure America's borders. While thetechnology and ... discuss

Dear Friends of WeNeedAFence.com, I believe you will be interested in reading Congressman Duncan Hunter’s article in Human Events. The new Senate immigration bill, deeply flawed in many other ... discuss

I’ve been reading Jim Wallis’ God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It, A New Vision for Faith and Politics in America. While I certainly donR ... discuss

I’m moving this comment up here because I don’t want it to get lost in the fray. Another Believer makes a good point—one I agree with but don’t reiterate often enough. His comment is in respo ... discuss

I couldn't but notice that Thomas N. Peters has softened his take on global warming in light of the recent conference held by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Peters, having declared onc ... discuss

Egyptian Sandmonkey's post at Hyscience has been reposted below in its entirety. It has came to my attention that the reasons of my quitting were not clear for some people, which is probably due to th ... discuss

It’s May Day and many large cities are playing host to demonstrations once again. Illegal aliens and their supporters are demanding citizenship in this country. Some have signs that say “N ... discuss

Interesting. Doctors in the UK are increasingly refusing to perform abortions.From This is London:Katherine Guthrie, a spokesman on family planning for the RCOG, said: 'You get no thanks for performin ... discuss

This is the first time in over 2 years that I have had a losing month playing online poker. I attribute this to two facts: 1) I have not been able to play as much due to our recent move. 2) Because ... discuss

When I talk about late-term abortions in Canada, people are often sceptical. They say: "Nah, they don't do late-term abortions in Canada, it's illegal".Or they say: "sure, they might do late-term abor ... discuss

I have assisted in C-Sections that have been performed on girls younger than 15. I remember thinking "she is two years older than my daughter...how could this have happened?" and feeling a tremendous ... discuss

A dying toddler facing removal of his life support system received a reprieve Tuesday when hospital officials agreed to keep his breathing device running until at least April 10.The decision came hour ... discuss

By Chuck Colson, BreakPoint: [...] Like China, Iran’s plunging birthrate has produced a rapidly aging society. By the middle of this century, a third of all Iranians will be “elderly dependents ... discuss

Salon has a bone to pick with the Washington Times (big surprise). Salon writer Tracy Clark-Flory thinks it's great that the Times wrote about the oppression of women in India last week. Or it would ... discuss

One sided and harmful to childrenBishop Dr Walter Mixa of Augsburg has criticised Family Minister van der Leyen’s plans to enormously extend children’s nursery places from 250,000 to 750,000 by th ... discuss

I just posted a piece on the death penalty on the main Dakota Voice website. A much shorter version of this had been planned for my Rapid City Journal column.I had planned an altogether different piec ... discuss

Jivin J comments on an Oakland Press story which quotes Kris Hamel, founding member and organizer of DANFORR (Detroit Action Network For Reproductive Rights). Hamel states that before the 1973 Roe ru ... discuss

Jan Crawford Greenburg has a fascinating piece in the Wall Street Journal called The Truth About Clarence Thomas [hat tip: SCOTUSblog]. It recounts some of what she learned about his first term or two ... discuss

This first of two stories may not look like an advancement in health care.  Actually, it's not health care itself so much as the distribution of health care. Dr. Robert Berry of Greeneville, TN ... discuss

Sen. Salazar,Surely you are aware of a new bill -- I believe it's SB 1 -- which would restrict lobbyists. There is a provision within it -- Sec. 220 -- which would drastically and negatively impact gr ... discuss

This morning in FrontPage, Robert Spencer explains how Nancy Pelosi, John Conyers, and Keith Ellison want to make us all less safe:[...] Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) has been named to the House ... discuss

I haven't blogged about dieting for a while. Mostly because there's no news. So let me share where I am right now. I started the Fat Flush Fast Track Diet last year on February 2 - Hey! I just r ... discuss

"American Life League is eager to lend support to the proposed legislation in Georgia which will define personhood as beginning at conception," said Judie Brown, president of American Life League. " ... discuss

In vitro maturation (IVM) has arrived.  What is IVM?  It is a twist on regular IVF where instead of giving women hormone treatments to induce her mature several mature eggs in one cycle, a women's ... discuss

On Sept. 5, a man calling himself Miguel Alfonso Salinas was apprehended off a deserted highway near the U.S.-Mexico border. The tinted windows on Alfonso Salinas' vehicle aroused the suspicion of Bor ... discuss

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." - Mother Teresa on abortionNote: More articles than these are available at my pro-life blog, The Dignity of Human Li ... discuss

The recent election brings Rafael Correa, the U.S-educated economist to the Presidency. Why is this bad news? He is an educrat and buddy of Hugo Chavez. Correa, 43, plans to tighten government control ... discuss

Warning: Some material may not be appropriate for all ages. It’s been a tough week for pop star Britney Spears. First she filed for divorce with loving hubby Kevin Federline and then her $ ... discuss

Courtesy of the American Congress for Truth: America, take note before it is too late…. By Abdullah Al Araby It has been said, ” Those who ignore the lessons of history are bound to ... discuss

Roy Beck of NumbersUSA fame sent an E-mail with resources to compare candidates' positions on border security. Please read this before you vote this Tuesday:From:Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSADate:Tu ... discuss

The following came as an attachment from a Michigan State University Students for Life e-mailing. Apparently it is summation of a meeting's content. It has been edited for clarity. Thousands of w ... discuss

During these past few weeks, America has witnessed an alarming increase in the number and frequency of grisly deaths of students across our land. This trend of violence should not be surprising; from ... discuss

"On the list of the presently largest relief operations in the world Darfur is number one and Southern Sudan number two," writes UN SRSG Jan Pronk in his weblog September 22, 2006. Excerpt:"Close to ... discuss

Sometimes the Internet is a wonderful thing. If you need a little information about something, you just Google or Ask and there it is--more information than you ever thought you'd want to have. Today ... discuss

Fr. Neuhaus has excellent thoughts on Benedict & Islam, including proof that Cardinal Ratzinger has made the same point many times. You should RTWT, but I want to point out something he quotes from th ... discuss

... Benedict would emphasize that the Islamic understanding of God is radically different from that of Christians. (Source) Right Linx makes the point that Muslims consider themselves to be following ... discuss

It's taken me several days to work through all the Holy Father's speeches, but here are my favorite remarks. Right from the get-go, in his welcome at the airport, he set a lovely tone of gratitude. He ... discuss

Over 100 professional and academic experts on child development have signed a letter condemning modern life for damaging the emotional and social well-being of children. Since children’s brains ... discuss

Today Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air Mass to 250,000 at Munich's fairgrounds Neue-Messe. He also prayed in the crypt of the cathedral Liebfrauenkirche in Munich today. Read more via BBC New ... discuss

Heartbreaking I know by having an abortion we're just committing more sin, but it's too much for us to keep this child. I don't want to do this, I really don't. But we really don't have a choice. If w ... discuss

This was weird ...went over to see Mom and Dad tonite, and Mom says "notice anything missing?" Her oxygen was still on, so I admitted I was stumped. She pointed out that she didn't have her little "s ... discuss

Mark Roberts gives an argument that hadn't occurred to me. Some people doubt the traditional authorship of the gospels. One thing that's strange about that view is that we have no explanation of why s ... discuss

Dear Friends, I'm sending this next column to you early, because the US Senate is voting tomorrow, July 25, on the matter of which the column speaks - a bill that can drastically cut into the abo ... discuss

While abortions decline in America and many other nations, abortion rates are drastically rising in England. I appeal to all pro-life, British citizens to stand up for life. Write to your elected ... discuss

While abortions decline in America and many other nations, abortion rates are drastically rising in England. I appeal to all pro-life, British citizens to stand up for life. Write to your elected ... discuss

While abortions decline in America and many other nations, abortion rates are drastically rising in England. I appeal to all pro-life, British citizens to stand up for life. Write to your elected ... discuss

My last entry - Stunning Rebuke to Planned Parenthood - drew this response Bryanne:WOW!!! Thanks so much for sharing this article, Barbara. I am ashamed to admit that I have buried my head in the sand ... discuss

My last entry - Stunning Rebuke to Planned Parenthood - drew this response Bryanne:WOW!!! Thanks so much for sharing this article, Barbara. I am ashamed to admit that I have buried my head in the san ... discuss

Note: The following is reposted from July 2005. Because the LTI Blog was deleted due to a server error--an error we have yet to figure out--we are reposting important past entries here.--------------- ... discuss

Here is Giuseppe Gori's latest Straight Thoughts on the AIDS Vaccine: A vaccine to prevent AIDS? AIDS causes death. What are we doing as a society? What can be done to prevent AIDS? We developed a ... discuss

So what are we going to do about illegal immigrants? It seems everyone has a plan, even the government. Though yet again, it doesn't seem like the House and Senate can ever agree on anything. The Hou ... discuss

BROOKLYN---A Brooklyn restaurant owner has pleaded guilty to filing false corporate tax returns and drastically understating his restaurant's sales receipts. ... discuss