Banned Prayer

In some young people sexual identity may not be firmly established.  A person is born as a biological female or biological male, but there may be environmental or other forces working on them to change their sexual identity.  If these pressures are strong enough, they might create a condition known as gender dysphoria, a term […]

Doublespeak

Years ago I was working in a government agency that received a large infusion of money as part of a Defense Department build-up.  Overnight, the key to being judged a good executive became one’s ability to spend money.  Heaven help the manager who failed to spend all the money in his allotment; and in Orwellian […]

Tell Me Why

When I was in my teens, I had the opportunity to go on two Christian youth retreats.  It was a beautiful experience, and memories of those times continue to warm my heart.  In my mind’s eye I still see the faces of those young people, filled with the glow of faith and hope for the […]

Trump, the Gunslinger

I recently wrote that Trump is a polarizing figure.  His enemies hate him with a passion, and if he were to become President again the nation would remain split down the middle.  I stated my preference for someone like Marco Rubio or Ben Carson, men who might be capable of uniting the country. The more […]

A Maricopa Footnote

I do not wish to beat a dead horse.  It seems that the majority of American citizens, including many Republicans, wish to move on from the 2020 election.  However, that dead horse continues to emit a nauseating stench. The recent Maricopa County audit report included an interesting item that appears to have been totally ignored […]

A House Divided

As I have noted previously, it is interesting how persons with reasonable intelligence, good educations, and similar values can look at current events and arrive at opinions that are so diametrically opposed.   One’s viewpoint is largely dependent on his or her news sources. An example is afforded by different perspectives on the 2020 election.  Trump […]

Roanoke Island

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, lies in a body of water between the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.  The island is about 8 miles long and 2 miles wide. The mainland is a few miles to the west.  The outer banks lie a short distance to the east, separated from the island by a narrow channel. Roanoke […]

Ministry of Propaganda

Have you ever noticed that different reporters on different networks often use identical terminology in reporting a news story. I first became aware of this in 2000 when George W. Bush was running for President.  Many of the mainstream, left-leaning commentators considered Bush an intellectual lightweight.  When he chose Richard Cheney as his running-mate they […]

Maricopa

On Friday, September 24th, the long awaited 2020 Maricopa County election audit was delivered to the Arizona Senate.  Left wing media sources immediately trumpeted the news that the “bogus” audit confirmed that Biden had won Arizona.  Of course, if the audit was bogus, how could it confirm anything. In truth, the auditors raised serious questions […]

Global Warning

First, let me say that I believe that our planet is warming.  The evidence is plain before us – gradually increasing global temperatures, melting glaciers and icecaps, etc. etc.  I believe that it is due in part to natural climate cycles and partly to human activity.  I seriously doubt the effectiveness of programs undertaken thus […]