There are times when I have to fight certain smug feelings that come over me. This is one of those times, and it has to do with Gov. Sarah Palin. During the campaign, there were criticisms of Gov. Sarah Palin that were truly sexist. Does her hairdo really matter? Does her pregnant daughter mean that […]
America remains socially moderate
I voted for Obama. It is instructive to see how people voted on social issues. At this time of the morning, gay marriage has been turned down in several states and looks to actually be turned down in California by a slim majority. Gay adoption has been turned down in one state. All anti-abortion related […]
Gamers are not Christian enough to give money to CCF
Gen Con is, “the original, longest running, best attended, gaming convention in the world.” Each year, they hold a charity auction with the proceeds going to some charity. This year, the auction was held in memory of one of the well-known gamers of the USA. And, the money was to be given to the Christian […]
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost 2008
The Scriptures for today were Galatians 1:1-20 and Luke 16:19-31. I, for one, am glad that the Church put those two Scriptures together. The first one is St. Paul’s brief recounting about how he received the Gospel which he preaches. The second one is our Lord Jesus’ story of the poor man who died and […]
National crime and prison policies are failures, part 04
So, what is the religious component to this prison policy change? Any theology can be misused and misrepresented. Anything that is true when said in a balanced way, can become untrue when only part of it is misused or when it is misunderstood. And, this has been true of Evangelical/Fundamentalist theology with relation to the […]
National crime and prison policies are failures, part 03
Well, as you can imagine, the last couple of days have been all too busy. Nor did I think that it would take a couple of days to come back to this subject. However, I am finally back to it. USA attitudes towards incarceration were not always as they are nowadays. Several events began to […]
Choosing a political candidate
A relative of mine sent me a question asking how I could support a particular candidate that shall remain unnamed in this blog. I sent my relative the following answer: Let me give you a really short answer. I will send a longer one later. But, today my day is full full full. Martin Luther, […]
National crime and prison policies are failures, part 02
So, how did we get into the prison mess in which we find ourselves? To recap part 01, we have the highest prison population in the world, both in numbers, and in the percentage of our residents who are in jail. But, the situation that the Pew report lays out is even sadder than what […]
National crime and prison policies are failures, part 01
In a report on the failure of California’s prison policies, the New York Times reports that California now spends 10% of its budget on prison costs, and that this cost is expected to go higher. What are the causes? A study done by the Federal government shows that it is a mixture of policies that […]
Greeks punished by USA
The Hellenic voice reports that Greece has been denied membership in the Visa Waiver Program. Greece is now the only Western European country whose citizens must request a visa in order to visit the United States of America. The purpose of the Visa Waiver Program is to certify which citizens can visit the USA without […]
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