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Political, Ethical, & Moral Issues (Index Page)

Last updated on: July 27, 2026 at 12:22 pm by Dave Armstrong

Political, Ethical, & Moral Issues (Index Page) 2026-07-27T12:22:23-04:00 Dave Armstrong

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. AMERICAN POLITICAL ISSUES: GENERAL

II. AMERICAN POLITICAL ISSUES: SPECIFIC ISSUES

III. BIBLICAL DATA ON HONORING POLITICAL LEADERS (KINGS, EMPERORS, AND BY EXTENSION, PRESIDENTS)

IV. 2016 AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

V. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS VOTERS AND SUPPORTERS

VI. THE FRAUDULENT 2020 ELECTION

VII. DOCUMENTATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ANTICS OF MARK SHEA

VIII. LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS / FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION / FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

IX. CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF AMERICA

X. SLAVERY AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR / WAR BETWEEN THE STATES

XI. CIVIL RIGHTS / RACE RELATIONS / PREJUDICE / BIGOTRY / DISCRIMINATION

XII. BLACK LIVES MATTER / ANTIFA / RIOTING IN AMERICAN CITIES / POLICE REFORM

XIII. CAPITALISM, DISTRIBUTISM, WEALTH, POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

XIV. TERRORISM / MASSACRES / GUN CONTROL / CRIME ISSUES

XV. TORTURE” / INTERROGATION DISPUTE

XVI. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

XVII. VEGETARIANISM AND ANIMAL RIGHTS

XVIII. SUICIDE

XIX. DRUGS, ALCOHOL, SMOKING, GAMBLING, DANCING

XX. FREE SPEECH AND BIG TECH (FACEBOOK / TWITTER) CENSORSHIP ISSUES / “WOKE” / “CANCEL CULTURE”

XXI. “BAD” LANGUAGE / CUSSING / SWEARING / PROFANITY / OBSCENITY / GOSSIP AND SLANDER

XXII. MISCELLANEOUS MORAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES

XXIII. WORLD AFFAIRS / ISRAEL AND PALESTINIANS

XXIV. CORONAVIRUS / COVID PANDEMIC

XXV. CHILD TRAFFICKING AND SEX SLAVERY

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I. AMERICAN POLITICAL ISSUES: GENERAL

The Catholic “Third Way” in Socio-Political Thought: Reflections on the “Great American Mush God” of Civil Religion and Morality [1-24-02]

Catholic Politics: Neither “Left” Nor “Right”, But Radically Orthodox or the “Radical Center” (+ My Own Views) [10-24-06]

Ruminations on Civic Duty, Patriotism, and Military Service in Relation to Our First Allegiance to God [Facebook, 11-14-11]

Should Catholics Ditch the Word, “Conservative”? [7-4-14]

Political Apathy, Cynicism, and the “They’re All Exactly the Same” Immoral Equivalence Myth Are All Inexcusable Cop-Outs [Facebook, 10-4-14]

My Political Views in a Nutshell [Facebook, 10-4-16]

Catholicism is More Important than Political Differences [11-29-16]

High-Ranked Demon Screwtape on Civil War in Catholic Ranks Over Politics [Facebook, 2-9-17]

Are Patheos Catholic Writers Overwhelmingly “Liberal”? [4-2-17]

Rod Bennett Makes a Great Point About the Liberal and Conservative Outlooks (in the broadest “temperament” sense of those terms) [Facebook, 8-10-17]

This “Conservative” is Very Passionate About Social Justice [8-31-17]

Dialogue on Karl Keating’s Panning of the State of the Union Speech [Facebook, 2-3-18]

Robert F. Kennedy & How Democrats Used to Be [6-7-18]

Journalism is Dead / Dialogue is Dead (RIP) [6-19-18]

Political Polarization and Demonization: Reflections [11-1-18]

Seven Months of Leftist Folly and One ” ‘Conservatives are Wicked’ Conspiracy” Embarrassment After Another [Facebook, 3-25-19]

When I block over politics . . . [Facebook, 11-24-19]

Why I stopped allowing comments [on Facebook] on political matters [Facebook, 6-29-20]

The Gospel & Evangelism & Catholic-Protestant Dialogue vs. Social Issues? Must There be a Divide? [Facebook, 1-30-25]
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II. AMERICAN POLITICAL ISSUES: SPECIFIC ISSUES

‘Twas the Month After Election (A Satirical Poem) [included in my collected Christmas poems: about the 2000 election]

Christians Voting 4 Pro-Aborts?!?! [4-4-04]

The Pathetic “One-Issue Voter” Canard on the Abortion Issue [9-10-08, at Internet Archive]

Initial Reaction to the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision: Win-Win Scenario (+ additional follow-up discussion) [Facebook, 6-29-12]

Vigorous Discussion (and My Rants) on Libertarianism, Third Parties, 2016, and RINOs [Facebook, 11-5-13]

Jeremiad Against Libertarianism (or at least some highly secularized, extreme versions of it) [11-20-13]

On the Complaint that Pro-Lifers are “Single-Issue” [9-24-15]

“Pro-Lifers” Vote for Childkillers? Huh?! [3-3-16]

Is Simcha Fisher’s Husband Unemployed? / Mark Shea’s Ridiculous “Hungry Children” Rhetoric [Facebook, 8-25-16]

Can Presidents be Blamed for Bad Things That Occur During Their Terms? (vs. Sam Rocha) [Facebook, 1-4-17]

My [Almost Nonexistent] Obama Criticism vs. Yearlong 24-7 Vicious Trump Criticism [Facebook, 1-20-17]

The Tired “Angry Conservative” Charge (and Game) [1-25-17]

Debate About Political Humor (Specifically, a Meme Spoofing Left-Wing Protesters as Crybabies) (vs. Sam Rocha) [Facebook, 2-18-17]

Clonish Choir-Preaching and Orwellian PC Groupthink . . . Rather Than Fair Dialogue [4-11-17]

Atheist Friend Jon Curry Absurdly Blasts Me for Supposedly Not Defending Free Speech [Facebook, 4-29-17]

My Lone Opinion Expressed Regarding the GOP Healthcare Bill [Facebook, 5-5-17]

Response to Jon Curry’s Charge that I Only Criticize Liberals for Bad Behavior and Not Folks on My “Side” (Hypocrisy and Double Standards) [Facebook, 6-3-17]

Compassionate Liberals & the “Little” & “Littlest” Guys [9-4-17]

Ridiculously Politicized and Preachy Awards Shows [9-20-17; rev. 2-19-19]

Vigorous Discussion about “Judgment Day” Roy Moore [Facebook, 11-15-17]

Dialogue on Roy Moore: Sex, Facts, Ruined Lives, & Law [11-17-17]

Chappaquiddick: Four Theories Briefly Considered [4-14-18]

Four Chappaquiddick Theories [longer, more “politicized” Facebook version, 4-14-18]

Discussion on Pervasive Liberal Media Bias [Facebook, 7-25-18]

Polishing Up My Crystal Ball (I was very successful in predicting the 2016 election): Judge Kavanaugh and the Upcoming Election [Facebook, 9-18-18]

How I Approach the Kavanaugh Debacle (Rule of Law and Due Process) [Facebook, 9-22-18]

Dr. Ford Hit a Home Run, Kavanaugh a Grand Slam [9-27-18]

Refresher Course in the History of Confirming Supreme Court Justices [“Biden Rule” and Sen. Reid’s “Nuclear Option”] [Facebook, 10-5-18]

Takeaways from Covington “Bigots” Media Frenzy & Fiasco [1-23-19]

Mini-Debate on Libertarianism and Laws About Sex [3-7-19]

SCOTUS Confirmations & Increasingly Radical Democrats [9-23-20]

2022 Election: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Is Trump Primarily to Blame or Rather, Moral Insanity, Irrationality, and Pure Anti-Republican Bigotry?) [11-9-22]

III. BIBLICAL DATA ON HONORING POLITICAL LEADERS (KINGS, EMPERORS, AND BY EXTENSION, PRESIDENTS)

Holy Scripture: Honor and Respect Political Rulers [2-2-17]

Honoring Rulers: Biblical Teaching vs. Crass Political Bigotry [5-18-17]

Wicked Rulers Honored (Saul, Solomon, Nero, High Priest) [11-30-17]

Good Christians Can Support Trump (Amazingly Enough)! [7-21-18]

Are Trump & His Supporters Nuts & Evil? (vs. Mark Shea) [9-6-18]

More Biblical Evidence on Honoring Political Rulers [9-7-18]

Debate [?] on Biblical Honor of Rulers: Including Trump [11-14-18]

Debate on the Custom of Presidents Honoring Their Successors By Not Publicly Criticizing Them [Facebook, 12-1-18]

Could God Possibly Use Trump, Like Queen Esther? . . . and Like He Used Balaam’s Ass, Jonah’s Whale, King Cyrus, and the Babylonian Heathen King, Nebuchadnezzar (Not to Mention Adulterous Murderer, David)? [3-23-19]

Trump: Like King Ahab? Can We Vote for Him? (vs. Dr. Edwin Tait) [originally 1-3-17. Re-edited with additions on 7-21-20]

IV. 2016 AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

Trump & Reagan: Shocking Similarities [1-15-16]

Is Trump a Conservative; Even “Reaganesque”? [3-9-16]

In (Partial) Defense of Donald Trump [3-10-16]

Roarin’ Lion Ted [5-4-16]

15 Reasons Why Trump Wins in November [5-5-16]

Trump’s High Negatives / Polls (Dialogue) [5-10-16]

Trump is a Slimeball, Moron, & Scumbag [5-27-16]

“How Can a Catholic Vote for Trump?!!?” [5-28-16]

Past Presidential Polls Mid-Race and Contrary Outcome in November / Likely Voters [6-24-16; addendum: 7-23-16]

Statement on Catholic “Trump Wars” & Civil Discourse [7-23-16]

Ubiquitous “Trumpmania” & Sensible Prudence [8-3-16]

Group Discussion About Donald Trump and the 2016 Election [illustrates precisely my sustained point in the above paper: that constructive, fruitful, civil discussion about Trump is now impossible in Catholic and conservative circles] [Facebook, 8-14-16]

Catholic Lawyer Huge Hewitt’s Case for a Trump Vote Based on the Future of the Supreme Court (+ Part Two / Part Three) [8-14-16]

On Trump & the “Supreme” Pro-Life Cause [8-16-16]

Whoppers About Trump and Planned Parenthood [Facebook, 8-22-16]

The Supreme Court, Presidents, and Abortion, in 2016 [Facebook, 10-8-16]

Statement on Donald Trump’s Despicable, Outrageous “Lewd” Comments [Facebook, 10-8-16]

Rant Against RINOs (i.e., Those “Republicans” Who Literally Favor Hillary Clinton) [Facebook, 10-11-16]

Reply to Sam Rocha Regarding “Nonsense” Supreme Court Arguments (Trump & the Pro-Life Cause) [Facebook, 10-11-16]

Dialogue with Mike Maturen: 3rd Party Candidate (+ vigorous Facebook discussion on 3rd parties) [10-14-16]

How a Non-Vote for Trump (3rd Party or Sitting Home) Indeed Helps Elect Hillary [Facebook, 10-15-16]

Rational Discussion is Nearly Impossible with Anti-Trumpists / Election Post-Mortem (We’re Gonna Have to Unite Then) [Facebook, 10-20-16]

“Divide and Conquer”: My [Non-] Discussion Policy, Post-Election [Facebook, 10-26-16]

Trump, Hillary, and Abortion: a Mini-Debate (vs. Dr. Michael Liccione) [Facebook, 11-1-16]

Debate: Trump vs. Women, Blacks, & Latinos?: Rhetoric vs. Actual Polling & Voting Data (vs. Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [Facebook, 11-1-16]

Bets with Deacon Steven D. Greydanus and Sam Rocha on the Election [Facebook, 11-2-16]

Dialogue on 2016 Presidential Polls (Outliers, Accuracy, Etc.) (vs. Scott P. Richert) [11-2-16]

Is 2016 a 1980 Election Repeat (Reagan’s First Electoral Blowout)?: I May be a Prophet on This [Facebook, 11-2-16]

Rebecca Bratten Weiss (and Yours Truly) on Rising Above Political Divisiveness [Facebook, 11-6-16]

Dialogue with Deacon Steven Greydanus on Voting & Pro-Life [11-8-16]

My 2016 Electoral College Predictions [got 46 of 50 states right, and just 7 electoral votes off] [Facebook, 11-8-16]

“It’s time now to stop the fighting and to get together and unify . . .” [Facebook, 11-9-16]

My Successful May Predictions About the 2016 Election [11-9-16]

Reply to a Never-Trump, Gloom-and-Doom Naysayer [Facebook, 11-10-16]

Two Trumps?: Attila the Hun and The Great Unifier? / The Trump Revolution [Facebook, 11-11-16]

How Close I Came in My Electoral College Predictions (92 / 93%) [Facebook, 11-11-16]

My Plea for Post-Election Unity (Written on October 4th) [Facebook, 11-11-16]

KKK & Kooky Karikatures of Konservatives (vs. Dr. Edwin Woodruff Tait) (+ Facebook discussion) [11-20-16]

Democrat Sore Losers, Race, & Political Unity (vs. Bernard Davis) (+ Facebook discussion) [11-20-16]

Nothing Whatever Disqualified Hillary Clinton (Listing of 24 of her Scandals)? Reply to Liberal Pro-Life Activist John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe, Who Voted for Her [Facebook, 9-2-17]

Did Women Vote Decisively Against Trump: Far More Than Usual in Presidential Elections? (vs. John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe) [Facebook, 9-2-17]

V. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS VOTERS AND SUPPORTERS

The Streep Stupidity (Enduring Forced Non Sequitur Lectures) [Facebook, 1-12-17]

Should Presidents Ever Defend Themselves Against Calumnies? / Comment on John Lewis’ Hypocrisy and Liberal Rigor Mortis [Facebook, 1-18-17]

Trump’s Profound Ignorance & Stupidity (Dialogue with Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [1-18-17]

Sky Scheduled to Fall Down in a Few Hours (Some Satirical Humor on Inauguration Day) [Facebook, 1-20-17]

“Trump Ain’t Really Pro-Life” [1-24-17]

Trump’s Character: The “Energizer Bunny” Issue [Facebook, 1-27-17]

Simcha Fisher is Now Comparing Trump’s Views on Illegal Immigration and Crimes Committed by Illegals to the Nazi Kristallnacht [Facebook, 1-27-17]

Defending a Person or Idea Against Unjust Calumnies is Not Necessarily Positive Advocacy of Same [Facebook, 1-28-17]

In 2020 Will We Be Nazi Germany Revisited or “Morning in America” Revived? [Facebook, 1-28-17]

“Hitler, Goebbels, Goering, Himmler, and Eichmann, working hard on the Final Solution” (sarcastic spoof of the facile and puerile liberal Nazi analogies to Trump) [Facebook, 1-29-17]

President Trump Never Heard of Frederick Douglass? [2-1-17]

Trump = Hitler? (funny meme and collection of articles on liberals calling Republicans Hitler or Nazis for 50 years) [Facebook, 2-10-17]

Statement on Never-Trumpism and My Own Qualified “Trumpism” [Facebook, 2-11-17]

Never-Trumper Feeding Frenzy Claimed That I Place Trump Higher than Christ, the Church, and the Pope / Mark Shea Joins in / Scott Eric Alt Agrees Through “Likes” / Original Accuser Apologized and I Reciprocated [Facebook, 4-9-17]

“Kick a Fellow Christian When He’s Down”: Never-Trump Uber-Catholics Can’t Offer Forgiveness After Apology for a Screw-Up (by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer): Even During Holy Week [Facebook, 4-12-17]

Documentation of Outrageous Media Bias in Reporting that President Trump Supposedly is Going After the Constitution and Particularly Checks and Balances [Facebook, 5-1-17]

Trump Doesn’t Know that Israel is in the Middle East? [5-23-17]

Trump Can Do No Right / Radical Feminist Hogwash [Facebook, 7-14-17]

The Trump-Haters Step in it Yet Again! [Trump Supposedly Ignores a Handicapped Boy] [7-31-17]

Rhetorical US Nuclear Threats Are Nothing New At All [8-9-17]

Trump’s Inadequate Rebukes of Rocket Man & Neo-Nazis [sarcasm] [8-13-17]

Trump is a White Supremacist and an Anti-Semite, Huh? Let’s Look at his Family and his Appointments to See How That Holds Up [Facebook, 8-18-17]

Harvard / MIT Study: Breitbart News and Steve Bannon Are Not Alt-Right (see also the longer Facebook version) [8-21-17]

Holy Scripture on the Mortal Sin of Lying and Bearing False Witness (Something for Political Polemicists On All Sides to Ponder) [Facebook, 9-5-17]

“Rocket man” is the latest Trumpian trumped-up “scandal”? [Facebook, 9-20-17]

On President Trump and References to SOBs [Facebook, 9-23-17]

President Trump Told a Crowd to Boo a Black Protester; Therefore, He’s a Racist (?) [Facebook, 9-23-17]

Jeremiad About and Discussion Regarding Liberals Still Being “Mad” at Trump Voters After Almost a Year [Facebook, 10-12-17]

I Utterly Denounce President Trump’s Insinuation That Liberal News Outlets Ought to Have Their Licenses Revoked [Facebook, 10-15-17]

Does President Trump = Frankenweinstein? [11-20-17]

Trump, Tweets, Turkeys, & Melania’s Christmas Decorations [Facebook, 11-30-17]

‘Never Trump’ Conservatives Soften to President Trump, Hail His Achievements [+ my related Facebook thread] (Adam Shaw, Breitbart, 12-20-17)

Give Trump Credit Where It’s Due (Rich Lowry, National Review, 12-19-17)

Exchange with Karl Keating on President Trump and North Korea [Facebook, 12-22-17]

Heritage Foundation: Trump’s First Year Better Than Reagan’s (+ My Comment) [Facebook, 1-25-18]

LeBron Declines One-on-One Challenge w Laura Ingraham [2-18-18]

Vigorous Facebook discussion after Trump’s North Korea Summit Talks [Facebook, 6-12-18]

God’s Eternal Decrees and Our Voting Choices [Facebook, 6-13-18]

Good Christians Can Support Trump (Amazingly Enough)! [7-21-18]

On Whether the Anti-Trump Hysteria & Madness Might Possibly Lead to His Assassination (re a Victor Davis Hanson article) [Facebook, 7-24-18]

Trump is Attila the Hun, Vlad the Impaler, and Stalin [sarcasm] [9-7-18]

Lying Left-Wing Liberal Journalists & Ridiculous Media Bias [9-8-18]

Debate: Antichrist Traitor Trump & Cohen’s Testiphony (vs. Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [3-1-19]

Debate on the Merits of Trump’s Korean Diplomacy (vs. Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [3-2-19]

Why Document Severe Attacks Against Oneself, and Against Apologetics and Trump Voters (Like the One by Mary Hammond): To What Possible Purpose?: Reply to David Mills [Facebook, 3-6-19]

Debate on Trump Signing Bible Covers: “Sacrilege”? (vs. Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [3-11-19]

Patheos Writer Henry Karlson Wastes No Time in Ridiculously Associating Trump & His Supporters with the Fanatical [Leftist, Atheist] White Supremacist Murderers in New Zealand [Facebook, 3-15-19]

“Certain” Russian Collusion and “Impossible” Notre Dame Arson: The Illogical and Irrational Tomfoolery of Our Odd Age [Facebook, 4-16-19]

David French’s Hit-Piece on Franklin Graham & Trump [4-28-19]

Explaining the Pro-Life, Christian Vote for Trump Yet Again [4-30-19]

Dialogue: Christian Witness, Trump, & Prudential Voting (vs. Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [5-10-19]

Discussion on Whether the Mainstream Liberal Media Lost all Credibility After its Ridiculous Two-Year Fanatical Mania Over the Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax [Facebook, 5-28-19]

Christianity Today Treats Trump & Evangelicals Disgracefully (Christianity Today Represents Pure, True-Blue Evangelicalism More So Than Billy and Franklin Graham and Dr. James Dobson?) [12-26-19]

Backstory of *Christianity Today’*s Demonization of Trump (+ Brief Analysis of Former Editor Mark Galli & Discussion of Whether the Title “Never Trumper” is Justified) [12-30-19]

Potshots Sent My Way Because I Criticized Christianity Today‘s Hypocritical Savaging of President Trump [Facebook, 12-30-19]

“Warmonger” Reagan & World War III: How Soon We Forget [1-8-20]

President Trump: “Every human soul is divine” / Petty Nitpicking of Every Word he Says [Facebook, 1-24-20]

Dialogue w Never-Trumper: Is Trump Really Pro-Life? (vs. Scott Eric Alt) [1-24-17; expanded on 2-9-20]

Debate: Trump, Sexual Misconduct, & the Christian Vote [4-28-20]

15 Reasons Why Trump Wins Again in Nov. 2020 [7-16-20]

How Much Sin Disqualifies a Politician / President? [Oct. 2016 to Jan. 2017; arranged on 7-20-20]

Trump Did Not Mock a Reporter’s Disability [7-20-20]

Trump: Like King Ahab? Can We Vote for Him? (vs. Dr Edwin Tait) [originally 1-3-17. Re-edited with additions on 7-21-20]

Did Trump Call Neo-Nazis & KKK “Very Fine People”? [edited / expanded on 8-14-20: from material dated 8-31-17 and February 2018]

Trump & Children in Cages, Separated from Parents (with Paul Hoffer) [edited on 8-14-20, utilizing material from 19-21 June 2018]

Follow-Up on My “Trump Wins Again” Post [9-14-20]

Reflections on Trump the “Arrogant” Alpha Male [9-19-20]

Presidential Debate: Interruptions vs. Irreverent Incoherence [9-30-20]

Sore Losers?: Hillary & Dems or Trump & the GOP? (Hillary & Dems’ Tactics of Projecting Ballot Fraud & Refusal to Concede (and Treason) Onto Trump & Republicans) [10-1-20]

My Electoral College Predictions + “Trump Wins!” Articles [11-2-20]

The Election at 8 AM ET on Wednesday, 11-4-20 [11-4-20]

Orange Beast Gone. Who Will Dems Hate Now? [2-14-21]

2022 Election: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Is Trump Primarily to Blame or Rather, Moral Insanity, Irrationality, and Pure Anti-Republican Bigotry?) [11-9-22]

Trump, Sham Trials, & Misunderstood Analogies [6-3-24]

The Latest Asinine and Idiotic Swipe at Trump: His Mention of “Black Jobs” [Facebook, 8-6-24]

Lots of Folks (Including Me) Have Their Own Pope-Photos [+ Discussion About the Trump-Pope Photo] [Facebook, 5-4-25]

NY Times / Seattle Times: “Trump denies posting image of himself as pope” / Never-Trumpers, RINOs, & Liberals Make Total Fools of Themselves Again! [Facebook, 5-6-25]

President Donald J. Trump’s Accomplishments List (Magapill.com)

VI. THE FRAUDULENT 2020 ELECTION

No Election Fraud At All? Read On [11-7-20]

Election Fraud: Conspiracy or Valid Concern? (vs. S. Greydanus) [12-10-20]

Summary Thoughts of a Trump Supporter (Jan. 6-7, 2021) (My “Raw” Thoughts as They Came — Unfiltered & Unapologetic –, from Facebook . . .) [1-7-21]

Ignoring And Ridiculing Election Fraud Concerns Will Not Make Them Go Away (Stella Morabito, The Federalist, 1-4-21)

In 2020, Vote Fraud Claims Were Not ‘Baseless’ (Michael Dorstewitz, Newsmax, 1-5-21)

Memorandum: How The 2020 Election Could Have Been Stolen (Claes G. Ryn, The American Conservative, 1-5-21)

As Congress certifies election, evidence of these voting irregularities looms large (John Solomon, Just the News, 1-6-21)

Time Magazine Gushingly Profiles The Successful ‘Conspiracy’ To Rig The 2020 Election (Joy Pullmann, The Federalist, 2-9-21)

Survey: More than 1-in-5 Mail-In Voters Admit to Cheating in 2020 Election (John Binder, Breitbart, 12-12-23)

VII. DOCUMENTATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ANTICS OF MARK SHEA

Waterboarding: Francis Beckwith vs. Mark Shea [1-1-15]

Waterboarding: Edward Feser vs. Mark Shea [1-1-15]

“Live Chat” Exchange with Mark Shea on Waterboarding [1-30-15; see also accompanying Facebook discussion]

Mark Shea, Lies, Bannon / Breitbart, and the Novelty of Facts [11-18-16]

Mark Shea vs. “Old Pro-Life” Texas Legislators (Medicaid) and Paul Ryan (School Lunches for Children) [12-6-16]

“Lessen Evil” Votes for Hillary? (vs. Mark Shea) [4-7-17]

Mark Shea’s Response to the Syrian Air Base Strike (with huge combox discussion, including Mark Shea) [Facebook, 4-7-17]

Are Trump & His Supporters Nuts & Evil? (vs. Mark Shea) [9-6-18]

The So-Called “Trump Cult”: Exchange with Mark Shea [11-3-18, 11-8-18, and 1-22-19]

VIII. LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS / FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION / FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

The Streep Stupidity (Enduring Forced Non Sequitur Lectures) / The Media Whopper-Lie That Trump Mocked a Reporter’s Disability [Facebook, 1-12-17]

Documentation of Outrageous Media Bias in Reporting that President Trump Supposedly is Going After the Constitution and Particularly Checks and Balances [Facebook, 5-1-17]

Journalism is Dead / Dialogue is Dead (RIP) [6-19-18]

Discussion on Pervasive Liberal Media Bias [Facebook, 7-25-18]

Biblical and Apostolic Condemnation of the Left-Wing Media’s Fanatical Frenzy of Hatred and Lying Against President Trump as Literally a Madman (Joined by Many Never-Trumper Christians) [Facebook, 9-6-18]

Lying Left-Wing Liberal Journalists & Ridiculous Media Bias[9-8-18]

Political Polarization and Demonization: Reflections [11-1-18]

Old Liberal Moral Causes (The Post) vs. Tabloid Liberalism [11-16-18]

Discussion on Whether the Mainstream Liberal Media Lost all Credibility After its Ridiculous Two-Year Fanatical Mania Over the Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax[Facebook, 5-28-19]

C. S. Lewis: Criticism of Theological & Political Liberalism [10-22-19]

C. S. Lewis on Ubiquitous Media Bias & Incompetence (Some Things Never Change) [10-22-19]

G. K. Chesterton on the Incompetence of Journalists[11-26-19]

IX. CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF AMERICA

America: Wickedest Nation Ever? Yes (a Strong Biblical Case Can be Made) [9-21-01]

Judgment of Nations: A Collection of Biblical Passages [9-21-01]

Judgment of Nations: Biblical Commentary and Reflections [9-21-01]

The Catholic “Third Way” in Socio-Political Thought: Reflections on the “Great American Mush God” of Civil Religion and Morality [1-24-02]

George Washington’s Religious Views [5-23-08]

Ruminations on Civic Duty, Patriotism, and Military Service in Relation to Our First Allegiance to God [Facebook, 11-14-11]

Could State Murder of Christians Ever Happen in the US? [8-29-13; rev. 1-11-19]

Are Coercion & Persecution Coming Soon for Catholics? [9-2-15]

Is America a “Moral Sewer” (Due to Secularism)? [9-5-15]

Real Tolerance vs. PC Pseudo-“Tolerance” [11-30-15]

Christian Civilization Self-Demolition [8-5-16]

“Cultural Cynicism” vs. the Spirit of Christ [Facebook, 3-18-17]

The Singular Wickedness of America and Possible Coming Judgment [9-4-17]

I’m Not “Rethinking” Anything About America as the “Wickedest Nation in History” (It’s Been My View Since at Least 2001) [Facebook, 9-6-17]

Persecution of US Christians: Reply to Absurd Critique [1-13-19]

It Ain’t About Kumbaya, But About Mindless Naivete [3-21-19]

X. SLAVERY AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR / WAR BETWEEN THE STATES

Slavery as the Southern States’ Primary Cause for Secession [2-29-04, at Internet Archive]

Biblical Arguments for Slavery & Liberal Theological Arguments Against it [3-2-04, at Internet Archive]

Slavery as America’s Original Sin & Root Cause of the Civil War [3-3-04]

Michigander Defends the Confederate Flag [8-29-06]

The Bible, Church History, and Slavery: Huge Scandal for Christianity or Thoroughly Distorted Picture from Skeptics and Atheists? [Resources Page] [2-11-11, at Internet Archive]

Confederate Generals and Slavery [vigorous Facebook discussion, 10-13-13]

Northerner Defends Rebel Flag vs. Southerner [1-21-16]

Confederate Statues Controversies: Hypocrisy & Idiocy [8-17-17]

XI. CIVIL RIGHTS / RACE RELATIONS / PREJUDICE / BIGOTRY / DISCRIMINATION

Dr. Martin Luther King “Stood For” Childkilling and “Gay Marriage”??!! Thoughts on Odd African-American Ultraliberalism (E.g., Harry Belafonte) [3-5-06, at Internet Archive]

Dialogue with an African-American on Racism, Liberalism, & Affirmative Action [3-15-07, at Internet Archive]

Jackie Robinson & Branch Rickey: Methodists & Conservatives [4-26-07]

Stereotypical Prejudice Illustrated by Analogy [5-2-07, at Internet Archive]

Dialogue with an African-American on Rev. Wright and Racism (Including In-Depth Biblical Examinations of Complete Sermons & Speeches on Judgment) [4-28-08, at Internet Archive]

Civil Rights Movement Sadly Ignored Sexual Morality [1-17-11]

Discussion with an African-American About President Obama, Institutional Racism, and the Alleged Ku Klux Klan-Like Tea Party [9-17-11, at Internet Archive]

Is it “Racist” to Criticize President Obama or Any Black Person? [9-5-12]

Lots of Reasonable Doubt About Zimmerman’s Acquittal Being Supposed Proof of Ongoing Institutional Racism [Facebook, 7-14-13]

Vigorous Discussion on Whether “Redskins” is an Offensive Team Name [Facebook, 10-15-13]

Dark Girls and the Prejudice of “Colorism” [Facebook, 6-6-14]

“Forced” Morality & Ubiquitous “Bigotry” [6-9-16]

KKK & Kooky Karikatures of Konservatives (vs. Dr. Edwin Woodruff Tait) (+ Facebook discussion) [11-20-16]

Democrat Sore Losers, Race, & Political Unity (vs. Bernard Davis) (+ Facebook discussion) [11-20-16]

Jimi Hendrix Taught Us About a Colorblind Society [12-6-16]

Should Presidents Ever Defend Themselves Against Calumnies? / Comment on John Lewis’ Hypocrisy and Liberal Rigor Mortis [Facebook, 1-18-17]

Confederate Statues Controversies: Hypocrisy & Idiocy [8-17-17]

Trump is a White Supremacist and an Anti-Semite, Huh? Let’s Look at his Family and his Appointments to See How That Holds Up [Facebook, 8-18-17]

Harvard / MIT Study: Breitbart News and Steve Bannon Are Not Alt-Right (see also the longer Facebook version) [8-21-17]

The Mythical Racist Reagan vs. The Real Reagan (Sound Familiar?) / Liberal Race-Baiting Against GOP Nothing New [Facebook, 8-21-17]

President Trump Told a Crowd to Boo a Black Protester; Therefore, He’s a Racist (?) [Facebook, 9-23-17]

NFL “Take a Knee” Nonsense: Two Proposals [Facebook, 9-28-17]

Statement on Martin Luther King Day from this “Compassionate Conservative” [Facebook, 1-15-18]

LeBron Declines One-on-One Challenge w Laura Ingraham [2-18-18]

History of American Discrimination: from the Lunch Counter [9-26-18]

On Megyn Kelly, the PC Thought Police, Racism, and 70 x 7 [Facebook, 10-26-18]

Patheos Writer Henry Karlson Wastes No Time in Ridiculously Associating Trump & His Supporters with the Fanatical [Leftist, Atheist] White Supremacist Murderers in New Zealand [Facebook, 3-15-19]

Dialogue: Pro-Life White Guys & Anti-Southern Prejudice (vs. Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [5-15-19]

Dialogue: Racism, Republicans, Logic, and Liberals (vs. Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [5-16-19]

The “ok boomer” insult / Brief recap of the history of the (pre-boomer) civil rights movement [Facebook, 6-29-20]

Ongoing Slaughter in Chicago: Dialogue on its Causes (Broken homes as the primary factor; with my friend, atheist Marxist Jon Curry) [7-14-20]

On the Despicable Politicization of Sports (and what to do about it) [Facebook, 7-16-20]

Did Trump Call Neo-Nazis & KKK “Very Fine People”? [edited / expanded on 8-14-20: from material dated 8-31-17 and February 2018]

Malcolm X: The Black Man’s “Worst Enemy” is the “White Liberal” [Facebook, 9-6-20]

The Chauvin Guilty Verdicts Will Not Lessen the Ubiquitous Charges of Racism in America [Facebook, 4-20-21]

Vice President Kamala Harris: A “Black Woman”? [Facebook, 8-2-24]
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The Latest Asinine and Idiotic Swipe at Trump: His Mention of “Black Jobs” [Facebook, 8-6-24]
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XII. BLACK LIVES MATTER / ANTIFA / RIOTING IN AMERICAN CITIES / POLICE REFORM

Discussion on the Murder of George Floyd and Subsequent Protests and Riots (+ Part Two) [Facebook, 6-2-20]

George Floyd: Atheist & Christian Agree; but What’s the Solution? (Christianity Asserts that Evil Begins in Corrupt Human Hearts, & Can Only be Vanquished by God’s Grace & Spiritual Revival) [6-4-20]

Dialogue: Principled Conservatism, George Floyd, & Racism [6-7-20]

Ongoing Slaughter in Chicago: Dialogue on its Causes (Broken homes as the primary factor; with my friend, atheist Marxist Jon Curry) [7-14-20]

On the Despicable Politicization of Sports (and what to do about it) [Facebook, 7-16-20]

“Black Lives Matter” Includes Blacks Murdered by Blacks (The Elephant in the Room) [8-14-20]

A picture (or a video) speaks a thousand words (riots and maniacs) [Facebook, 8-26-20]

Dialogue on the Extent of Police Brutality [8-27-20]
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XIII. CAPITALISM, DISTRIBUTISM, WEALTH, POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

Biblical Evidence for Expensive Church Buildings [3-18-08]

Catholic Resources on the Social Concepts of Subsidiarity & Distributism [3-31-08, at Internet Archive]

Random Thoughts on Catholic Social Teaching [3-13-09]

Biblical Evidence Against Tithing [2-4-09]

Mandatory Tithing: Further Thoughts [11-1-09]

Catholic Compassion & Beggars on the Street: What is Our Responsibility? / Analysis of Poverty & Its Causes & Solutions [12-30-11]

Catholic Social Teaching & Myself: Brief Clarification [1-3-12]

On Homelessness & Soup Kitchens (by my Son Michael: 19) [9-10-12]

“Dialogue” on Obamanomics (vs. Bruce Townley) [3-1-13]

I Looked in the Mirror & Realized I Was a Distributist [10-27-13]

More Thoughts on Giving Alms to Homeless Beggars on the Street [11-23-13]

Random Thoughts on Rush Limbaugh’s Comments on the Pope’s Alleged “Marxism” [Facebook, 12-5-13]

On Catholic Answers Cruises / Apologetics & “Business”: The Inevitability of Capitalistic “Business Models” in Catholic Non-Profit Lay Apostolates (and Apologetics) [6-24-14]

The Bible vs. the Unlimited Accumulation of Wealth [Facebook, 7-1-14]

Catholic Answers Ignores Catholic Social Teaching? Reply to Traditionalist Critic Kevin Tierney [1-25-15]

Dialogue: Conservatives & “Old” Pro-Lifers & the Poor [10-3-16]

Debate: Do Liberal Social Policies Lessen Abortion & Poverty? [4-12-17]

This “Conservative” is Very Passionate About Social Justice [8-31-17]

Capital Punishment: I’ve Changed My Mind [12-4-17]

Discussion on Excessive Materialism (Lifestyles of Billy Graham vs. Joel Osteen) [Facebook, 3-9-18]

Robert F. Kennedy & How Democrats Used to Be [6-7-18]

Fratelli tutti: Love is Great; How to Best Apply It? [10-8-20]

Dialogue on Biblical Views Re Following Jesus & Riches (vs. Dr. Steven DiMattei) [11-21-20]

Who Must Renounce All Possessions to Follow Jesus? [National Catholic Register, 1-21-21]

Random Thoughts on Homelessness [Facebook, 7-4-24]
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SCOTUS Decision On Homelessness: Highlights [Facebook, 7-6-24]
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XIV. TERRORISM / MASSACRES / GUN CONTROL / CRIME ISSUES

Massacres & Subjective Unwarranted Conclusions [7-28-11]

Regarding the Refugee & Terrorist Crises (My $00.02) [11-21-15]

Orlando, “Homophobia”, Terrorism, & Slander [6-13-16]

Orlando and Guns [Facebook, 6-15-16]

Dialogue on Guns, Massacres, and Terrorism (vs. Jon) [Facebook, 6-24-16]

Gun Control & Deep-Rooted Societal Causes of Massacres [10-5-17]

Discussion on Political Rhetoric in Relation to Mass Shootings & Abortion (w Deacon Steven D. Greydanus) [Facebook, 8-6-19]

Dialogue on Gun Control, Regulation, & Gun Bans [1-31-20]

Ongoing Slaughter in Chicago: Dialogue on its Causes (Broken homes as the primary factor; with my friend, atheist Marxist Jon Curry) [7-14-20] *

2nd Amendment & Assault Weapons: a Dialogue [6-21-21]

Protect Our Children Now! Stop the Madness!! [Facebook, 3-29-23]

My 12-Point Theory as to Why Violent Incidents (Like Charlie Kirk’s Murder) Keep Occurring [Facebook, 9-13-25]
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XV. TORTURE” / INTERROGATION DISPUTE
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The Controversial “Torture” Issue as Related to Catholic Development of Doctrine on the Treatment of Heretics [10-24-06, at Internet Archive]

Waterboarding: Pro and Con [extensive discussion as to whether it is “torture” and therefore, intrinsically wrong; Facebook, 5-5-14]

Calm, Reasoned (Rather Than Hyper-Polemical) Orthodox Catholic Resources on the “Torture” / “Enhanced Interrogation” Ethical Issue (+ Facebook discussion) [12-19-14]

Clarification of My Position on the Torture / Interrogation Issue [Facebook, 12-30-14]

Waterboarding: Francis Beckwith vs. Mark Shea [1-1-15]

Waterboarding: Edward Feser vs. Mark Shea [1-1-15]

Sick and Tired of Controversy [Facebook, 1-6-15]

Condemnation of the Slanderous Lies About My Position Regarding Torture and Waterboarding + Removal of My Post Dealing With Matthew 18:34 [1-26-15; see also accompanying Facebook discussion]

“Live Chat” Exchange with Mark Shea on Waterboarding [1-30-15; see also accompanying Facebook discussion]

Waterboarding: How and Why I Changed My Mind [1-31-15; rev. 1-17-19]

Sounds Like the Infamous “Orthodoxy Cops” Today! [Facebook, 3-22-15]

Mark Shea Has Managed Yet Again to Absurdly Misrepresent Me Regarding the Waterboarding Issue (See the Ensuing Exchange) [Facebook, 3-25-15]

Exhibit #4,8762,190 Proving that Mark Shea is Clueless When it Comes to 1) Accurately Conveying What Anyone Who Strongly Disagrees with Him Actually Believes; 2) Remembering What Happened in Ancient History (the Previous Month) with Said Persons, and 3) What Waterboarding IS [Facebook, 4-23-15]

12,634th Clarification (in Vain) of What I Believe About Waterboarding [Facebook, 4-30-15]

Cardinal Newman Explains the Rationale for Why it is Sometimes Necessary to Defend Oneself, for the Sake of the Faith and the Lord [Facebook, 5-6-15]

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff in the Great Torture Debate (Christopher Blosser, The American Catholic, 22 Jan. 2010)

Catholic Advocacy of Torture: A Teaching Moment for the Catholic Bishops? (Christopher Blosser, First Things, 12 Feb. 2010)

What About Torture? (Jimmy Akin, 28 June 2004)

Doubts About Torture (Jimmy Akin, 26 Oct. 2006)

Defining Torture: Two Parameters (Jimmy Akin, 27 Nov. 2006)

Defining Torture: Proposing A Definition (Jimmy Akin, 27 Nov. 2006)

XVI. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Catholic Church’s Wise Views on Illegal Immigration [7-6-10]

Debate on Deportation of Illegal Immigrants (vs. Andy Kirchoff) [2-21-12]

Sensible Immigration Policies: Agreement with Puerto Rican Friend [7-30-12]

Regarding the Refugee & Terrorist Crises (My $00.02) [11-21-15]

Simcha Fisher is Now Comparing Trump’s Views on Illegal Immigration and Crimes Committed by Illegals to the Nazi Kristallnacht [Facebook, 1-27-17]

Immigration & the Bible (w John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe) (see also the longer Facebook version) [9-18-17]

Intense Immigration Dialogue (w John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe) [9-23-17]

A “Just” Border Wall? [Facebook, 11-30-17]

The “Dreamers” Ought to be Allowed to Stay (DACA) [9-5-17; expanded on 6-21-18]

Do Jesus and the Bible Advocate Open Borders? [9-18-17; expanded on 6-21-18]

Obama Administration Used Tear Gas and Pepper Spray on Illegal Immigrants at the Border 513 Times Between 2012 and 2016 [Facebook, 11-27-18]

On the Supreme Court Ruling on Illegal Immigrants Seeking Asylum [Facebook, 12-21-18]

Border Wall: “Bleeding Heart Conservative” Perspective [1-11-19]

Borders and the Bible [National Catholic Register, 1-14-19]

The Border Wall: “Dialogue is Dead” Example #419 [1-15-19]

Catholic Humanitarian Case for a Mexican Border Wall [1-28-19]

Border Laws & a “Homeless Jesus”: Reply to Henry Karlson [1-31-19]

Illegal Immigration Cannot be Rationally Discussed Anymore (My Own Views Have Been Grotesquely Distorted and Outrageously Misrepresented) [6-29-19]

Was the Drowned Migrant a Negligent Parent? A Debate (vs. Fr. Angel Sotelo) [7-2-19]

Informal Survey on Conservative Views on How to Treat Would-Be Illegal Immigrants to the United States (is there “no level of mistreatment or abuse” that we would exclude as “inhumane”?) [the vote was Agree: 0, Disagree: 59] [Facebook, 7-5-19]

Trump & Children in Cages, Separated from Parents (with Paul Hoffer) [edited on 8-14-20, utilizing material from 19-21 June 2018]

Mark Shea on the Alleged Profound Nazi-Like Hatred of Anyone Who Has a Legitimate Concern About Millions of Unvetted Illegal Immigrants [Facebook, 10-23-24]

Pope Francis is Wrong About Our Illegal Immigration Problem / Vatican City’s Own Strict Border Enforcement [Facebook, 1-26-25]
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Does Opposition to Illegal Immigration “Inadvertently” Support White Supremacy? / Yet Another Sad Example of the Death of Dialogue in Our Time [Facebook, 1-28-25]
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Pope Francis: Self-Contradictory on the Question of Illegal Immigration (Letter to the US Bishops) [Facebook, 2-11-25]
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Border Czar Tom Homan on the Tragic Reality of the Biden / Democrat Border Fiasco [Facebook, 2-18-25]
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XVII. VEGETARIANISM AND ANIMAL RIGHTS

Christianity and Vegetarianism [3-7-04]

Jesus, Vegetarianism, Bambi, and Us (A Dialogue) (vs. Keith Akers) [3-25-04]

St. Augustine vs. Radical Vegetarianism [10-4-15]

Dialogue w Atheist on Jesus, Demons, Pigs, & Animal Rights [7-5-18]

Debate on Ethical Vegetarianism, Jesus, & the Bible (vs. Sogn Mill-Scout) [4-5-04; abridged, with some additions on 3-16-19]

Debate w Atheist on Consistent Ethical Vegetarianism [3-18-19]

G. K. Chesterton on Eating Turkey (Contra Vegetarians) [Facebook, 11-27-19]

XVIII. SUICIDE

Christianity, Depression, Peace, Comfort, Hope, & Joy [6-9-18]

Social Science: Religion Leads to Lower Suicide Rates [6-9-18]

Suicide & Damnation: Has Catholic Doctrine Changed? [Facebook, 5-27-23]

XIX. DRUGS, ALCOHOL, SMOKING, GAMBLING, DANCING

Alcohol: Biblical / Catholic Teaching [1999]

Is Smoking a Sin? [2-25-08]

Right & Wrong, Legalism & License (Dancing as Example) [1-2-09]

“The Proverbs 31 Drunk” (Huh??!!) [3-17-09]

Dialogue on Church-Sponsored Gambling [11-5-09]

On Drug Addicts and Unfortunate Enabling Behavior [8-3-11; rev. 2-11-19]

What Proverbs 31 Says About Alcohol [National Catholic Register, 9-22-17]

Marijuana & Ill Health: Scientific / Medical Evidence [3-2-20]

Reasons for Opposing Medical Marijuana (Dr. Robert Fastiggi) [3-4-20]

Biblical and Catholic Teaching on the Use of Alcohol [National Catholic Register, 3-26-20]

XX. FREE SPEECH AND BIG TECH (FACEBOOK / TWITTER) CENSORSHIP ISSUES / “WOKE” / “CANCEL CULTURE”

Mandatory COVID Vaccines & Facebook Fascist Censorship [2-9-21]

Debate on Fascist Facebook Censorship & Cancel Culture (Including an Examination of Godwin’s Law and Reductio ad Hitlerum (Unsavory Discussion Tactics) [2-11-21]

I Oppose Leftist Fascist Censorship (The Example of Lifesite News) [Facebook, 2-13-21]

The Weavers (1949-1963) & the New Leftist McCarthyism [3-28-21]

Jeremiad Against Fascist Facebook / My Departure [7-14-21]

Bill Maher on Cancel Culture & “Woke” “Stalinism” [Facebook, 7-31-21]

Free Speech & Inquiry Are Great!: Some of My Thoughts [9-12-25]

XXI. “BAD” LANGUAGE / CUSSING / SWEARING / PROFANITY / OBSCENITY / GOSSIP AND SLANDER

Biblical “Ass” (Donkey) & Holier Than Thou Anti-Catholics [2007; abridged & revised: 1-19-19]

Cussing Women, Chivalry, Etc. [8-24-16]

Salty Language = Being “Salt”? (+ extensive Facebook discussion) [8-26-16]

Simcha Fisher, Swearing, St. Paul, & Evangelizing [2-1-17]

Swearing & “Younger” Generations (Sliding Scales) [1-27-18]

Swearing and Sharing the Faith Don’t Mix Very Well! [National Catholic Register, 7-16-18]

Swearing & Post-Boomer Generations: Literary Progress? [6-17-19]

The Bible on Slander, Gossip, the Tongue, Etc. (Or, the Opposite and Antithesis of What Dominates Social Media 24-7: Christians Sadly and Scandalously Included) [10-13-21]

XXII. MISCELLANEOUS MORAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES

Dialogue w Agnostic: Relativist vs. Absolute Morality (vs. Dr. Jan Schreurs) [June 1999]

Isaac and Abraham’s Agony: Dialogue with Agnostic (Dr. Jan Schreurs) [June 1999]

Reflections on the Pseudo-Science of Social Darwinism, the Ethics Derived Therefrom, and Its Use as a Justifying Rationale for the Nazi Holocaust [7-7-10, at Internet Archive]

On Violence in Films and Whether Young Teens Should View It (The Book of Eli as an Example) [6-23-12]

Jesus, Dylan, & Paul on the Disposing of Loved Ones [9-6-12]

Shunning Unrepentant or Contentious Sinners: Biblical? [4-8-13]

Fickle, Reviling, & Betraying “Friends”: Biblical Commentary [3-7-15; expanded on 11-29-18]

Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato si: A Beautiful and Profoundly Wise Statement of Christian Environmentalism and Theology of Creation [6-8-15]

Bill Cosby: Innocent Until Proven Guilty? (see also the discussion about his being found guilty on my Facebook page: 4-27-18) [1-2-16]

Relative Value of Gorillas vs. Humans [6-5-16]

Bathroom Insanity, “Gay Marriage”, Abortion, & Legal Coercion [6-10-16]

Mercy and Charity Have Not Annihilated the Very Notion or Presence of Sin [Facebook, 7-2-16]

Debate on Body Piercings [9-28-16]

Capital Punishment: I’ve Changed My Mind [12-4-17]

On Roseanne & Outrageous, Slanderous Language [5-30-18]

Links Concerning the Harmful Effects of Excessive Cellphone Use (Depression, Anxiety, Suicide) [Facebook, 11-26-18]

It Ain’t About Kumbaya, But About Mindless Naivete [3-21-19]

Discussion of Greta Thunberg, OCD, & Polarization (+ 16-year-old public figures, parental responsibilities, liberal sanctimoniousness, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Babylon Bee satire) [12-13-19]

“Amadeus” & Historical Accuracy in Biopics [12-2-20]

XXIII. WORLD AFFAIRS / ISRAEL AND PALESTINIANS

Discussion on Israeli-Gaza Strip Conflict of July 2014 [Facebook, 7-23-14]

Dialogue on Israeli-Palestinian Relations [with Alex Brittain, Facebook, 3-18-15]

XXIV. CORONAVIRUS / COVID PANDEMIC

US Coronavirus Deaths: Elderly with Preconditions [3-13-20]

Taylor Marshall: Pachamama “Idolatry” Judged by Coronavirus (Yet “Antichrist” Pope Francis Walks the Streets of Pandemic-Ravaged Rome Free of the Virus . . .) [3-17-20]

Alexander Tschugguel, Taylor Marshall, & God’s Wrath [3-19-20]

Remnant‘s Michael Matt Spews His Usual Quasi-Schismatic, Quasi-Defectibility Inanities (Coronavirus Crisis) [Facebook, 3-23-20]

My Outlook & Goals During This Coronavirus Crisis [3-24-20]

Explanation of Coronavirus Statistics (Dr. JD Donovan) [3-26-20]

“Black Death” Mentality On Display at Patheos Catholic [3-26-20]

Dialogue: [Irrational?] Leftish Reactions to Coronavirus [3-27-20]

Dialogue on Leftish Reactions to Coronavirus, Part II [3-27-20]

Why Has Italy Suffered the Most from Coronavirus? (+ Reflections on the Propriety of Using the Term, “Chinese Flu” / Condemnation of Anti-Chinese Prejudice) [3-28-20]

Reply to Unfair Criticisms of Trump Re Coronavirus [4-4-20]

Mini-Debate on Laying Blame for Lack of Knowledge of Coronavirus, and Irresponsibility (vs. Jon Curry) [Facebook, 4-5-20]

Coronavirus: Chris Ferrara vs. Science & Historical Precedent (Social Distancing Was Used in the 1918 Flu Pandemic and Has Been Shown Again and Again to be Highly Effective) [4-7-20]

Will US Coronavirus Deaths Be Far Less than Predicted? [4-7-20]

Hydroxychloroquine: Logic, Evidence, & Irrational Opposition [4-9-20]

Priest Blasphemes God (Coronavirus = Judgment?) [4-10-20]

Dialogue: Is Coronavirus the Way that God Judges? [4-13-20]

Is God Judging the World for Communion in the Hand? [4-13-20]

Mark Shea: Trump Killed 60,000 (Dr. Fauci Totally Disagrees) [Facebook, 4-17-20]

My Opinion on Lockdowns and “Opening Up”: Two Months In [Facebook, 5-8-20]

Face Masks: Is Scientific Evidence Unanimous? [7-10-20]

Mandatory COVID Vaccines & Facebook Fascist Censorship [2-9-21]

Closed States Do Not Lower COVID-19 Cases & Deaths . . . And Open States Are Doing Just Fine: the Opposite of the Confident Dire Predictions [4-9-21]

Enough Error in Initial Predictions of COVID Deaths (Both Low and High) to Go Around . . . [Facebook, 4-9-21]

COVID Potpourri: Herd Immunity, % of Critical Cases, Lord Fauci, Etc. [4-16-21]

Democrat-Run, Closed States: How Did They Fare with COVID in the Last Week? / Texas Rangers Have Had 9 Full-Capacity Home Games. How is Texas Doing with COVID? [Facebook, 4-23-21]

COVID Continues to Decrease / Blue Democrat-Run States Have the Poorest Performance Records (As Usual) / A Few Liberals Reluctantly Admit it Ain’t the Black Death Plague and May Actually End Within Our Lifetimes [Facebook, 4-30-21]

Blue / Dem / Closed States Continue to Have the Most New COVID Cases [Facebook, 5-6-21]

Four Blue / Dem-Controlled States Once Again Lead the Nation in Most New COVID Cases Per Population [Facebook, 5-14-21]

Motivations of Political Gain and Profit Almost Entirely Drive the “Vacc to Normal” Zeitgeist [Facebook, 5-16-21]

Mask-Wearing Sheep & Ultra-Liberal Ann Arbor, Michigan [5-24-21]

Unvaccinated People, Conscience, Condescension, & Coercion (A Vigorous Group Discussion Among Equally Committed Orthodox Catholics) [8-14-21]

Debate: Conscience vs. COVID Vaccines / Natural & Herd Immunity [8-16-21]

COVID Vaccines, Conscience, & the Pope: a Catholic Dialogue [8-21-21]

Natural Immunity from COVID: Four Scientific Studies [8-22-21]

COVID: Catholics Can’t Avoid “Remote Cooperation with Evil” [9-3-21]

US COVID Death Statistics: Right from CDC (96.6% = age 45>, 77.3% = age 65> / More Than 95% = Serious Comorbidities) [Facebook, 9-23-21]
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“Would Jesus Get Vaccinated?”: Reply to Cynical Atheists [9-24-21]

“New York Faces State of Emergency As Vaccine Mandate Creates Hospital Staff Shortages” [Facebook, 9-25-21]

WHAT?! Vaccinated = Higher Overall Death Rate in UK (Also, Two-Thirds of Deaths in the UK from the Delta Variant of COVID-19 Were Among Vaccinated People) [11-4-21]

COVID Vaccine Side Effects: >1.5M Incl. 15K Deaths in Europe [11-4-21]

COVID Percentages and Death Rates [Facebook, 11-19-21]

Vaccinating Children Without Parental Consent [Facebook, 12-8-21]

Time to Panic and Be Scared! Michigan Leads the Nation in New COVID Cases: 1 Out of Every 2,217 People are Hospitalized. Wyoming Leads in Highest Death Rate Per Capita: More Than 7 Deaths per 100,000 (1 Out of Every 14,286) [Facebook, 12-15-21]

How is Massive Vaxxing Workin’ Out? [Including COVID in the almost universally vaccinated NBA, NFL, and NHL] [Facebook, 12-19-21]

A Refresher Course on Voluntary COVID Vaccinations and Not General Mandates [Facebook, 12-22-21]
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Dialogue w Dr. Pedro Gabriel: COVID Vaccines & Heart Problems [12-8-22]
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Dialogue with Dr. Pedro Gabriel on COVID Vaccines, Heart Problems, Social Media Groups Devoted to “Vaccine Horror Stories” & the Ability of Non-Doctors & Non-Scientists to Arrive at True Conclusions Through Reason (Which Shouldn’t be Censored!) [Facebook, 12-8-22]

“Stanford’s Dr. Bhattacharya: Twitter ‘Harmed Science’ by Squelching Scientific Debate” (article link, + Dialogue on Censorship and Scientific Method with Dr. Pedro Gabriel) [Facebook, 12-9-22]
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Major Study Shows Masks Pretty Useless Stopping Coronavirus Spread [Facebook, 2-15-23]

Fauci Changes His Public Tune on Covid Vaccines [Facebook, 2-19-23]
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Covid-19 natural immunity compared to vaccine-induced immunity: The definitive summary (Sharyl Attkisson, 8-6-21; updated 9-12-21)

Exclusive Summary: Covid-19 Vaccine Concerns (Sharyl Attkisson, 8-19-21; updated 9-19-21)

Covid-19 vaccine adverse events in children (Sharyl Attkisson, 8-22-21)

1/3 of Americans Think Public Health Officials Are Lying About Vaccine Safety (Sharyl Attkisson, 7-3-21)

Covid-19 Vaccine Analysis: The most common adverse events reported so far (Sharyl Attkisson, 8-6-21)

Miscounting Covid: An original investigation (Sharyl Attkisson, 9-19-21)

As COVID Surges Among Fully Vaccinated, CDC Fails to Properly Track Breakthrough Cases (Megan Redshaw, The Defender, 8-24-21)

Dr. Janci Chunn Lindsay: Vaccines (Not the Unvcaccinated) are Driving the Surge in the Delta Variant [Facebook, 9-1-21]

Harvard Epidemiologist Says the Case for COVID Vaccine Passports Was Just Demolished (Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education, 8-30-21)

15 studies that indicate natural immunity from prior infection is more robust than the COVID vaccines (Daniel Horowitz, The Blaze, 8-25-21)

Only a Reality-Denier Can Rationalize Away All of This Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Death Incidence. The COVID Vaccines Have Serious Side Effects: Even With Young Healthy People [Video] [Facebook, 11-10-21]

Evidence for Community Cloth Face Masking to Limit the Spread of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review (Ian T. Liu, Vinay Prasad and Jonathan J. Darrow, Cato Institute, November 8, 2021)

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Studies in Lancet and the Journal of Food and Chemical Toxology found that vaccinated individuals had more health problems than the unvaccinated. [link at Facebook, 8-24-22]

37 Canadian Doctors Suddenly Die After COVID Vaccinations [link on Facebook, 9-6-22]

Researchers refine estimate of COVID vax-related deaths of young athletes, blast media hypocrisy (Greg Piper, Just the News, 5-10-23)

XXV. CHILD TRAFFICKING AND SEX SLAVERY

12 Ways God-Rejecters Murder, Attack, & Abuse Children (The Devil, Those Who Have Rejected God & Christianity, & the Radical Secularists Always Attack, Abuse, or Murder Children) [7-12-23]

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