I got into some trouble tonight. I sometimes do in social situations and its pretty rare for me to express anything that falls within the realms of belief or acceptance for the majority of people I cross paths with in everyday life.
My views aren’t popular. I suspect its because they are negative – although I [...]
Nick Kristoff, award winning jounalist from the New York Times has writtn a brilliant article on the proposed “Near Ground Zero Mosque”. The article an be found here – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/opinion/22kristof.html?_r=1#
A walk from the northern border of the WTC site to 45-51 Park Place, proposed site of the “Cordoba House”/”Park51″ community center, aka the “Ground Zero Mosque.” GET OVER IT PEOPLE…
They want to build a Mosque downtown a few blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center towers.
Seems many folks are in a tizzy. Well, here’s my two cents.
1 – One of the core values of our founding fathers was freedom of religion. If you’re going to live by that code, than you [...]
It never fails to amaze me how judgmental and mean those supposedly bound to Christian loving kindness can be. Afterall I believe one of the big moments of the Gospels involves the Big Man preachin’ up on the Mount:
Matthew 7:1-3
1Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
2For in the same way you judge others, [...]
10 Sad Truths I’ve Learned With Age:
1) People generally don’t mean what they say –
2) Most people respond more to what you look like and the tone in your voice more than what you actually say. Preachers and politicians have this nailed.
3) Nice guys usually do finish last
4) Size matters, but not the particular [...]
My Mother used to quote this poem to me when I was a child. I hadn’t heard it since, until recently, spoken by actor Morgan Freeman in the trailer to the film Invictus, while I’ve yet to see.
Invictus
by William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank [...]
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