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What Should An Elected Official Do?

By ⋅ March 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

In a Democratic Republic like we have, what are politicians supposed to do?  There are two schools of thought on this.  Some believe that they are elected to do what they think is best.  They believe that we elect statesmen, that are better than us and that have our best interest at heart. The other [...]

Christianity and the World

By ⋅ January 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The old saying goes that the church is only 10 years behind the world morally/culturally.  That was part of last night’s message looking into “respectable sins”—those sins that Christians commit that are ranked as “not bad” because “everyone does them.” This is a charge that I’ve heard before, and I have to say that I [...]

Socialism and the Democratic Party

By ⋅ March 12, 2009 ⋅ One comment

There are some interesting quotes floating around the Internet I thought I would share: A Page From History Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 to December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. The Socialist Party candidate for President of the U.S., Norman Thomas, [...]

Presidential Qualifications

By ⋅ December 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

If President-Elect Obama does well in office, what does that say about the qualifications to be president?

Dust be quiet, I’m teaching my babies (about politics.)

By ⋅ October 20, 2008 ⋅ 8 comments

I’m no super-mom. There’s no way I can follow the election, grade everyone’s papers, and keep the house clean. Between now and the election, I will settle for keeping everyone fed, clothed, cleaned, and loved.  We all have our regular house chores, but any major cleaning projects will just have to wait.  If you visit [...]

Politics and Religion

By ⋅ February 5, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Unlike any election season that I can remember, this one has been filled with discussion about the place of religion in politics and how they line up. There are many reasons that this topic is being brought up: A candidate who used to be a pastor. The “values voters” that seemed to play a big [...]

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