A Load of Fertilizer
Allen August 11th, 2008
I keep hearing from our political betters that we cannot ‘drill our way’
out of our current energy ‘crisis‘.
Isn’t this like saying we cannot ‘grow more food’ as a solution to
hunger?
Archive for the 'Current Affairs' Category
Then He Warned His Disciples Not To Tell Anyone
Allen August 11th, 2008
“But what about you?” Obama asked. “Who do you say that I am?”
And a disciple answered, “You are the symbol of the possibility of
America returning to our best traditions. You are the one we have been
waiting for. You are the Kwisatz Haderach.”
Karl Marx
Allen January 24th, 2008
For some now, the leadership of the Episcopal Church has seem more and more intent on adhering not to a Christian theology but a progressive theology. While I think we are called as Christians to tend to the poor, I think our leadership believes the main purpose of the church is to advance progressive ideas.
So I am discouraged but not surprised to read that the some within ECUSA have suggested a replacement for the Stations of the Cross. Rather than remembering the suffering that Christ underwent when He redeemed us all, we should all look forward to how the UN will save us all through the Millennium Development Goals. Hence we now have now the Stations of the MDG.
For some time now, I’ve called the leadership of ECUSA “God’s Little Socialists”. I think some would like to replace the Holy Trinity with the Holy Quaternary: Father, Son, Holy Spirit and …
The Snarling Face of a Fascist
Allen August 23rd, 2007
I have a subscription to audible.com and I highly recommend their ‘budget listener’ plan that lets you subscribe to 1 audio book per month. You have to dig for that subscription plan as they want to sell you some of their more expensive plans.
Some of the books I’ve listened to over the past few months include:
- John Adams by David McCullough
- Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
- A Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
I am currently working on The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant. The book is obviously embedded in the milieu in which it was written — 1917. Long before World War II, the book bows before the altar of Plato and his classic The Republic.
As a practical libertarian, the overt control of society by the “philosopher-king” as espoused by Plato now horrifies me. The sad thing is that such a society used to appeal to the idealist in me in my earlier years. Of course society should be ruled by those who have been trained in self-less sacrifice.
Years of experience has born forth the thought, “Underneath the mask of an idealist, you will often find…
I, For One, Welcome Our New “Hello Kitty” Overlords
Allen August 16th, 2007
I read, via dustbury.com, that now we can combine both “Hello Kitty” and post-modern consumerism. With this final step of a “Hello Kitty Platinum Visa“, one of the last prophesies of St. John has come to pass.
Rev 13:11 Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two [ears] like a [kitty], but he spoke like a dragon. 12 He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13 And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing [a credit card to spring forth] in full view of men. 14 Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honour of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16 He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark [in their wallet or purse], 17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
Poifect
I Just Think It Should Be Something Other Than A Spiritual Flu Shot
Allen January 26th, 2007
Again from Political Diary, we hear where Nancy Pelosi’s daughter, Alexandra has made a documentary for HBO called A Friend of God.
Quoting from the article, we find out that the younger Pelosi thinks religion can be a positive influence in life:
A once-lapsed Catholic herself, Ms. Pelosi now wants her two-month-old son to get in the habit of going to church at a young age. “There’s a lot of secular television that provides bad role models. It is important to expose your kid to religion, any religion, otherwise they’ll become uncharged, and those are the ones who may later in life fall into more extreme religions,” she told ABC News.
I fully believe in the importance of religion as well…
Contract With America, 2008?
Allen December 1st, 2006
Sometimes Senator Coburn can be a bit awkward, but more often that not he hits it out of the ballpark. Case in point:
“This election was not a rejection of conservative principles per se, but a rejection of corrupt, complacent and incompetent government… It is also notable that the Democrats who won or who ran competitive races sounded more like Ronald Reagan than Lyndon Johnson. This election does not show that voters have abandoned their belief in limited government; it shows that the Republican Party has abandoned them. In fact, these results represent the total failure of big-government Republicanism. The Republican Party now has an opportunity to rediscover its identity as a party for limited government, free enterprise and individual responsibility. Most Americans still believe in these ideals, which reflect not merely the spirit of 1994 or the Reagan Revolution, but the vision of our founders.†—Sen. Tom Coburn
A Reference for All Okies
Allen November 19th, 2006
While researching the article on the State Question 725, I found the Oklahoma State Budgets webpage to be a very interesting read into how our money is being spent.