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• Has Obama Waived a Federal Provision Designed to Prevent Arms Shipments to...

  

  Joel Gehrke at the Washington Examiner is reporting that he has: President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 SOCIETY

• “... Her Every Pronouncement Sounds Like It Should Begin Or End with the Word...

  

  Elizabeth Scalia is not in the least enamored with Nancy Pelosi: I find it increasingly difficult to look away from a Nancy Pelosi presser, less because of... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 SOCIETY

• "What If Nearly Everything You Thought You Knew About Matthew Shepard’s Murder...

  

  That question one among many being asked by Aaron Hicklin over at The Advocate, the U.S. based national gay and lesbian news magazine: What if nearly... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 SOCIETY

• "We Blame Obama, He Should Have the Nobel Peace Prize Taken Away from Him - He i...

  

  That from one of the remaining few who've yet to leave the besieged town of Maaloula, Syria: On Sunday thousands of Christians should have filled its streets fo... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Spam, Spam and More Spam

  

  Loyal readers, I ask for patience as the blog is being hit incessantly of late with spam comments.  I'm trying hard to keep up in deleting them manually and am... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 SOCIETY

• On the 8th Day, God Said, "Gear Up!"

  

  How cool is this? Biomimicry—the use of nature to inspire design—is widely used by cutting-edge technologists to design everything from bullet train noses, new... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Does Child Free Mean Liberty?

  

  Fr. Robert Barron over at Strange Notions is saddened by Time Magazine's recent cover story titled "The Child Free Life": The article's author spoke to a variet... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Need

  

  Lord, wisdom and guidance is needed in the coming days and weeks. Grant confidence when it's lacking, humility when it's called for. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 SOCIETY

• "It's Not Just Hurting Children Who Thrive in Structure"

  

  I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again but I love conversion stories and this one particularly: Within the combination of our embrace and solid... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Did God Depants Him?

  

  I mean, he was, indirectly, messing with His mama: Orange County deputies said a man accused of trying to rob the gift shop at the Catholic Basilica of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Putin Gets an Op-Ed in The New York Times

  

  What does it say about the state of things in America when the President of Russia is given access to the opinion page of a premiere newspaper and comes across... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 SOCIETY

• "It is Hard to Believe Such a Chill Man Has Such Warm Feelings About the Sad...

  

  Peggy Noonan was underwhelmed with the President's speech: He should have canceled the speech. It was halfhearted, pro forma and strange. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 SOCIETY

• "... Betrayal is the Price You Must Pay to Live in a Civil Society"

  

  Anthony Esolen at Crisis Magazine writes of the loss of conscience rights freedoms, freedoms denied by an activist leftist court: The courts have been as wary o... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Syrian Rebels Yell 'Thank God' While Demanding Christians Convert Or Die

  

  John McCain should be asked to respond to the latest news coming out of Syria: The village of Maaloula has been taken over by Syrian rebels associated with al... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Why Does Christianity Seem So 'hateful'?

  

  It's an interesting question, one I could hear people asking particularly when the Gospel lesson for today reads in part, “If anyone comes to me without hating... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 SOCIETY

• “This Type of Humanitarian Intervention in Syria Would Require a Much Greater...

  

  An excellent piece at The National Catholic Register laying out The Catholic Case Against a U.S. Military Strike on Syria: Over the past week, Pope Francis has... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 SOCIETY

• We Are Led by Idiots

  

  No, seriously, let there be no doubt: Iran is enduring economic sanctions designed to slow the country's nuclear weapons program, but President Obama's team... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Red Lines Beget the Need for More

  

  Iran is threatening reprisals if Obama strikes Syria and so the question quickly becomes, what will Obama do (or say he'll do) if they carry out these threats:... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 SOCIETY

• Peyton Manning's Big Night

  

  My brother-in-law is playing fantasy football for the first time this year. First time in his life.  He joined the family league that's been going on for some... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• Russia Counterclaims Obama/Kerry

  

  The soup is getting thicker: Russia says it has compiled a 100-page report detailing what it says is evidence that Syrian rebels, not forces loyal to President... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 SOCIETY