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Is Establishment of One World Religion in Works?

November 15th, 2008 · 7 Comments

“The chief task of our time is to build a global society where people of all persuasions can live together in peace and harmony,” said religious scholar Karen Armstrong, quoted in an AFP report published Friday.

Based on Armstrong’s comment above, I’m inclined to wonder whether the project in which she is involved is really focused [...]

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Nothing Will Ever Be the Same with Barack Obama

October 8th, 2008 · 9 Comments

With less than four weeks to go before Americans elect their next president, I fear the outcome of the Nov. 4 election (i.e., a Barack Obama win) will have me thinking about the name of an anti-tobacco advertising campaign during the next four years — and possibly longer.
“Nothing Will Ever Be the Same” is the [...]

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Sarah Palin’s Top 20 Jabs at the Democrats

September 3rd, 2008 · 15 Comments

I used a headline to describe the address tonight by John McCain’s running mate to delegates at the Republican National Convention:  Sarah Palin Nails Speech at Republican Convention.  Below are “Sarah Palin’s Top 20 Jabs at the Democrats” from that speech:

“I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you [...]

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New Political Action Committee Could Help McCain

July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

The launch of a new political action committee, known as Matthew 25 Network, might be more helpful to Republican John McCain than to Democrat Barack Obama, the candidate the group boldly endorses on its web site.
Despite being skeptical of any group that markets itself on a faith angle while supporting candidates that favor abortion, I’m [...]

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Pope Can’t Work Political Miracles

April 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The cartoon above, from DDonar at Political Graffiti mixes well the two topics respectable folks don’t discuss, politics and religion. It’s especially relevant at this time, since the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, is in the United States and the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination is especially heated.

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