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July 2013

July 01, 2013

Texas and Abortion: This is How Pro Choice Created Gosnell

I've written before that Dr Gosnell is the monster that pro choice built. Dr Gosnell...

July 01, 2013

The Orwellian Press and Our Right to Know

Edward Snowden is the source of leaks that allowed the American people to learn that...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Marriage is a Mess and Homosexuals Didn’t Do It Redux

I think we need to look to ourselves first when we consider the post Christian...

June 28, 2013

Pray for Marriage

We are called to a day of fasting and prayer today for marriage and religious...

June 27, 2013

USCCB: Tomorrow is a Day of Fasting and Prayer for Marriage and Religious Liberty

Bride and groom, praying before their wedding. I think we've exhausted the emotional discussion about...

June 26, 2013

Why Did the Supremes Toss Prop 8?

If you don't show up in court, you lose the case. It sounds unfair, and...

June 26, 2013

The DOMA Ruling: Guessing What it Means

I could try to sugar coat today's ruling. I could also try to minimize what...

June 26, 2013

Supreme Court Dumps DOMA; Tosses Prop 8

The Supreme Court said that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act is not Constitutional. It...

June 24, 2013

Media Bias, Lost Souls and Inconvenient Truths

Frank Weathers, who blogs at Why I am Catholic, wrote a post that echoes one...

June 21, 2013

Why are the Bishops Doing This?

In honor of the Fortnight for Freedom, I am going to limit today's quick picks...

June 20, 2013

If It’s Not Prostitution, Take the Money out of It

I knew when I posted The New Prostitution: Surrogate Pregnancy that I would get a flurry...

June 18, 2013

Pew Research: Media Coverage Biased 5 to 1 in Favor of Gay Marriage

It's official. A new Pew Research study indicates that media coverage of the gay marriage...

June 15, 2013

Sued by Government for Refusing to Provide Flowers for Gay Wedding, Elderly Florist Files Countersuit

Arlene's Flower and Gifts. Is it the only place to buy flower in Washington? ...

June 14, 2013

Christian Persecution: 6 Quick Picks

This week's 6 Quick Picks on Christian persecution deal with atrocities that have occurred in...

June 10, 2013

The New Prostitution: Surrogate Pregnancy

I'm going to be writing about the "new" prostitution a lot in the months ahead....

June 08, 2013

Nixon had an Enemies List. Obama has the Census.

I imagine that most presidents reach a point where they feel as if the...

June 07, 2013

Valedictorian Rips Up Approved Speech, Recites Lord’s Prayer, Instead

We're all going to have to start doing things like this. it's not a question...

June 06, 2013

Size Matters: For Some Humans, Size is a Death Sentence

When does life begin? Back when I was pro choice, I used to field that...

June 04, 2013

How Much Influence Does this Christian Basher Have at the Pentagon?

Remember Michael, aka Mikey, Weinstein? It's not a name that falls trippingly off the tongue,...

June 03, 2013

The Real Housewives of the Department of Justice

The document below is a copy of a Department of Justice brochure advising managers to...

June 02, 2013

They Said it Would Never Happen: Human Cloning on Our Doorstep

Human cloning. I remember well when we were promised that human cloning was never going...

June 01, 2013

CSPAN Coverage of the Religious Freedom Conference

A reader sent me the link to the CSPAN coverage of the religious freedom conference....

June 01, 2013

The National Religious Freedom Conference and Me

As usual, Deacon Greg Kandra has the story, even when it's about me. I...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

Part 2: What’s So Bad About Gosnell?

It's a matter of timing, not killing. No one questioned that Dr Kermit Gosnell had...

May 15, 2013

Part 1: What’s So Bad About Gosnell?

Remember this? This video is from this legislative session in Florida. It reflects the current attitude...

May 14, 2013

Gosnell Gets Life Without Parole x2

Dr Kermit Gosnell accepted a deal in which he received life in prison without parole...

May 14, 2013

Pope Francis: Satan Always Rips You Off

Live for yourself! Lookin' out for number one! Do unto others before they do...

May 14, 2013

Abortion Advocates React to Gosnell Verdict

"They" are spinning the Gosnell verdict as best they can. "They've" filed lawsuits against pro...

May 13, 2013

Motherhood: Your Brain on Babies

Moms are different from Dads. As I learned while we were raising our kids, it...

May 10, 2013

Is Government Intelligence a Contradiction in Terms?

Is government intelligence a contradiction in terms? The reason I ask is because an 83-year-old...