May 27, 2010
In my last post (Part 1), I examined some of the issues brought up by Jenny Hwang in her recent Christianity Today article, “Arizona Border Crisis”. So far, I’ve been less than impressed with her research and reasoning. Let’s continue… This law should trouble conservatives because it greatly broadens the government mandate and could add […]
Tags: 19th-century immigrants, Arizona, Arizona Border Crisis, effects of immigration law on churches, entitlement mentality, ethnic profiling, harboring illegals, HB2162, House Engrossed Senate Bill, illegal immigrants, immigration, immigration law, immigration reform, Irish immigrants, national sovereignty, racial profiling, SB1070, smuggling illegals, State sovereignty, unintended consequences of Arizona law
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
May 26, 2010
Almost everything you read these days about immigration law, especially the recently-passed Arizona legislation, has to do with what exactly does the law say, is it racist, what does “reasonable suspicion” mean, will good citizens be unfairly targeted and inconvenienced, will immigrants’ rights be abused, should law enforcement officers “waste” their time trying to identify […]
Tags: Arizona, Arizona Border Crisis, effects of immigration law on churches, ethnic profiling, harboring illegals, HB2162, House Engrossed Senate Bill, illegal immigrants, immigration, immigration law, immigration reform, racial profiling, SB1070, smuggling illegals, unintended consequences of Arizona law
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
May 21, 2010
As I’m sure you’ve all heard, Mexican President Calderon recently gave a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, in which he tried to school us about Arizonan/American immigration law. This guy’s got cajones grandes, considering his own immigration laws are stricter than ours. And, he probably likes that Mexico’s poor, not […]
Tags: American immigration law, Arizona immigration law, assimilation, Congressman Tom McClintock, illegal immigration, Mexican President Calderon, multiculturalism, naturalization, President Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt quote on immigration, Thomas McClintock, video of McClintock
Posted in Politics |
May 19, 2010
While writing about the recent purported discovery of Noah’s Ark, supposedly dated to about 4800 years old, I was reminded of an article I read several weeks ago. It has to do with carbon-14 (C-14 or 14C) dating and its limitations. Without getting into too much detail, trace amounts of carbon-14 are found in atmospheric […]
Tags: Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, C-14, calibration curve, carbon dating, carbon-14, carbon-14 dating, Chauvet Cave, coral dating, dendrochronology, IntCal, INTCAL04, INTCAL09, Paula Reimer, radiocarbon dating, radiometric dating, scientific advances, tree-ring dating
Posted in Science |
May 15, 2010
Today’s guest post is another tie-in to my earlier post about “Montana Made” law. This one comes from Houston attorney Jeff Matthews, courtesy of the Tenth Amendment Center. Enjoy! ===== Commerce, Jurisdiction and Firearms Freedom Acts State efforts to reclaim their jurisdiction are great. But in some respects, the states are still showing signs of […]
Tags: 10th Amendment, commerce clause, commerce regulation, congressional power, Constitution, constitutional amendment, constitutional rights, federal regulatory jurisdiction, Firearms Freedom Act, gun rights, interstate commerce, Interstate Commerce Clause, interstate vs. intrastate, jurisprudence, Montana Made law, State sovereignty, states rights, Tenth Amendment
Posted in Politics |
May 12, 2010
As a follow-up of sorts to my last post, I have a guest post from my friend, Jamie Davis, of “Durable Faith” blog. ======= Was Jesus a Sword Toting Conspiracy Theorist? Jesus was actually pretty clear on self-defense, telling his disciples: “If you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one…” Many Christians […]
Tags: 2nd Amendment, genocide, gun control, gun rights, guns, holocaust, Jesus, right to bear arms, right-to-carry law, Second Amendment, swords
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion, Uncategorized |
May 9, 2010
I don’t carry a gun, nor do I live in the inner-city or out in a rural area, so firearms aren’t usually a part of my daily “scene” or concerns. Of course, the local “Shooters” store down the road reminds me that there are plenty of people in my neck of the woods that are […]
Tags: ATF, BATFE, Bill of Rights, FFA, firearms, Firearms Freedom Act, Gun Control Act, gun dealers, gun ownership, guns, Montana Made law, National Firearms Act, NFA, NICS, Ninth Amendment, Second Amendment, State sovereignty, states rights, Tenth Amendment
Posted in Politics |
May 7, 2010
But would you, could you, like them with a tax? Would you, could you, with Goldman Sachs? Would you like it with Al Gore? Or with Pelosi? (She’s such a bore!) Or would you, could you, in a mob? Since most people have no job. Oh that’s right, the money’s tight. So to the press […]
Tags: Al Gore, Congress, conservatism, Dr. Seuss, Goldman Sachs, government takeovers, Nancy Pelosi, political humor, Politics, recession, tax and spend, Uncle Sam, unemployment
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized |
May 5, 2010
Guess what? I got my tax refund from the IRS today! $45!!!! Woohooooo!! I’m treatin’ myself to a Big Mac Value Meal! Of course, most people who get a paycheck and have to buy stuff have taxes at least at the back of their mind all the time. They hit us from all sides. And, […]
Tags: Big Mac, fat tax, federal expenditures, federal income tax, infrastructure, IRS, junk food, national security, public services, tax credits, tax deductions, tax exemptions, tax rebates, tax reform, tax refund, tax revenues, taxes, Value Meal
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May 2, 2010
As some may already be aware, a new bill (or amendment?) was passed on Friday, April 30, that changes the recently-passed Arizona immigration law. According to the L.A. Times, Lawmakers on Thursday night changed the language to require scrutiny only of people who police stop, detain or arrest [while enforcing another law. The wording previously […]
Tags: Arizona, ethnic profiling, Governor Jan Brewer, illegal immigrants, immigration, immigration law, immigration reform, racial profiling, SB1070
Posted in Politics |