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May 2013

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 04, 2013

Who is This Christian Basher? Separating Fact from Internet Legend

Michael Weinstein is a self-styled "civil rights advocate" and Founder and President of a hate-tank...

May 03, 2013

Christian Bashing: Are There Any Limits?

Michael Weinstein, Esq, the Founder and President of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is living...

May 03, 2013

Convicted Child Molesting Priest Resigns: Does that Make it All Better?

"The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep." Jesus Christ Frank Weathers,...

May 02, 2013

New Jersey Archbishop Strains out Gnat of Legalities, Swallows Camel of Child Sex Abuse

"Whoever harms one of these little ones that believes in me, it would be better...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

Where are all the good people dead: In the Heart, or In the Head?

Here are the facts. Fifteen year old girl attends a party in one of the...

April 21, 2013

London Marathon Pays Tribute to Boston

The London Marathon was today. London Marathon runners paid tribute to their brother and sister...

April 21, 2013

Whoever Did This is Going to Be in Big Trouble

"Whoever did this is going to be in a lot of trouble." Carlos Arredondo, made...

April 21, 2013

Faith in the Trenches: The 911 Call You Will Never Forget

A mother who works as a 911 operator gets a call from her own house....

April 20, 2013

Did I Ever Once Pray?

I am trying to remember if I ever once prayed for the perpetrators of the...

April 19, 2013

Four Days

Four days. That's how long it took for the FBI to sift through the evidence...

April 18, 2013

FBI Releases Suspects’ Photos in Marathon Bombing

The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston bombing. I pulled these...

April 17, 2013

Boston, Sandy Hook, Aurora: Maintaining an Even Strain in the Face of Repeated Atrocity

Oklahoma City is a smaller town than Boston. I know people who were grievously injured...

April 16, 2013

We are Going to Have to Learn to Live with This

We have to learn to live with this. Aurora, Sandy Hook, the Boston Marathon....

April 16, 2013

Pope Francis to People of Boston: “Resolve Not to be Overcome by Evil.”

I have no words. It's really as simple as that. These tragedies that keep pounding...

April 15, 2013

There is No Reason for Late-Term Abortion

There is no reason for late-term abortions. Abortion supporters are fond of saying that people...

April 13, 2013

Kermit Gosnell: The Monster Pro Choice Built

Pro life bloggers and tweeters have raised public awareness of the trial of Dr Kermit...

April 13, 2013

Megyn Kelly Panel Slams Media Blackout on Kermit Gosnell Trial

Patheos' own Mollie Hemingway participated in this Fox News discussion of the media blackout on...

April 04, 2013

ACLU Says Gun Control Legislation Infringes on Civil Liberties

This is a man bites dog story. Chris Calabrese, a lobbyist for the ACLU, has...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Feinstein Introduces Sweeping Gun Ban Bill

At least one gun control proposal is now in the hopper, and if it becomes...

January 17, 2013

Obama’s 23 New Executive Orders on Gun Control

Here are the 23 Executive Orders on gun control that President Obama signed yesterday. You...

January 17, 2013

In Case You Missed It: Obama’s Speech on Gun Control

Whenever possible, I try to give you original sources and let you think things through...

January 07, 2013

Forgiveness, Murder and the Law

This particular post will probably earn me a few brickbats. But I think it needs...

January 06, 2013

Is This a Surprise? White House Considering Broad Gun Control Measures, Including Executive Orders

White House weighs broad gun-control agenda The Washington Post By Philip Rucker The White House is...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Lest we forget …

These irreplaceable people lost their lives in Newton Connecticut one week ago today. Don't let...

December 21, 2012

Dozens of Michigan Schools Close Due to Rumors of Violence

Dozens of Michigan schools cancelled classes today because of fall-out from the Sandy Hook tragedy,...

December 21, 2012

Unseemly haste …

The funerals are not finished. Why did the President rush this country into a...

December 20, 2012

Internet Trolls Torment Newton Priest

Elizabeth Scalia, who blogs at The Anchoress and is one of the most generous people...

December 20, 2012

Biden Holds First Gun Control Meeting

Vice President Joe Biden began meetings on possible gun control legislation today. The most interesting...