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A de facto quid pro quo per se

There I was.Minding my own business back in February of 1991.I was taking in that classic thriller, “Silence of the Lambs.”Suddenly, and without warning, that vile, serial killing cannibal (with the cleverly rhymed first name), Hannibal Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins), utters the phrase, ...

All too often we seek a “moment” from God to do something for us, but the more likely scenario is that God is wanting us to join the fight for ourselves, to defend the Faith and ourselves.He informs us to put on the full armor of God, (2 Cor 10:4 and Eph 6:13-18.) in which a sword is ...

The tangled web of gun politics

“I like taking guns away early,” the president of the United States said. “Take guns first, go through due process later.”President Barack Obama had a way of stating things that often went to the heart of the matter. But a call to upend the basic tenants of the American justice system - ...

Everybody talked. Nobody listened. Until now.

ThereĢƵ that 1969 classic song by Harry Nilsson that goes, “EverybodyĢƵ talkin’ at me, I don’t hear a word they’re saying…” - that could be applied to our countryĢƵ politics.Everybody is talking, but nobody can hear a thing – ‘cause nobodyĢƵ listening.It doesn’t mean ...

Trump, Jackson and the U.S. future

In November 1832, a convention of South Carolina political activists approved a measure whereby the state might reject any law passed by the Congress in Washington.The activists’ immediate concern was the high protection tariff Congress had imposed four years earlier. The tariff, which ...

We never know, but God does

I would imagine that most of us have talked about not being too judgmental because we never know what others are going through.Perhaps we had a rude encounter with a co-worker or store employee that left us angry. Maybe we witnessed someone being disrespectful and were quick to evaluate the ...