It’s not exactly “new news,” but (at least in the United States), there are two completely antithetical versions of Christianity, those who: 1) Live by the teachings of Christ, e.g. loving one another and taking care of those who most …
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Not Sure Buddha Would Approve
It pains me that humankind has fallen to the level of contempt for humanity expressed at left. If the Right doesn’t regard every human being as a “child of God” or some such, I suppose I can live with that. …
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Kids Getting Along, Making Friends, Treating One Another with Kindness and Compassion
I was lucky enough to have come across this short video just now. Had I been the father, I would have had tears streaming down my face.
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This Store Sign Is a Model of America, at Least Parts of It
I can’t swear that the photo here is authentic, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Of course, strange stuff like this is regional within the U.S. This is not something you’d find in New England. But the culture of places like …
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Indicting Antifa
Why not indict the anarchists, the Trotskyites, and the existentialists? Aren’t Americans eventually going to conclude they’ve seen enough of this stupidity?
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It’s the Nature of Most People to Want to Work Hard
At left is something from social media. Is it popular? Probably. Is it largely true? Most definitely not. Sure, there are people who want to sit around idle, but most people are self-respecting and decent, and that means living productive …
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Things that Are Free
The message at left is true. Everything that is free in this country: roads, bridges, tunnels, firefighting, national defense, embassies, air traffic control, food safety, libraries, public schools, FEMA, criminal justice and corrections, law enforcement, OSHA, auto safety, disease control, …
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No Hungry Kids
I just saw a question on social media: do you want your tax dollars going to feed someone else’s kids?? Yes. I’d like to live in a world in which no kids go hungry, and I don’t have a problem …
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“The Young Republicans” Today Has a Different Meaning Than It Had 50 Years Ago
In my day, though we didn’t have electronics means of chatting, we certainly had clubs of young people with conservative values, e.g., the Young Republicans. I never attended their meetings, so I can’t say for sure, but I would bet …
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Siding with the Weak
There are so many examples of “taking the sides of the weak against the strong” in today’s world it’s hard to count them all. And, as 19th Century abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe put it, “the best people” have always been …
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