This post is essentially a repeat of arguments I made some months ago. I believe the subject deserves another visit. Liberal-progressive opinion today is strongly opposed to capital punishment, and conservatives tend to have mixed feelings. Most European nations have abandoned the practice, and many American states no longer impose it. Slowly, inexorably, it appears […]
“Quid est veritas?” said Pilate to Jesus. What is truth? Is there such a thing as absolute truth? Many people, especially those of a progressive bent, deny that there is such a thing as objective truth and say that truth is a matter of perspective. They insist that all truth claims should be recognized […]
In these troubled times it is often difficult to discern truth from falsehood. It is made even more difficult by the all too obvious bias of those who bring us the news. However, if we assiduously and honestly search for truth we can find it. The following are truth statements. First are […]
On numerous occasions I have criticized President Donald Trump. He has many personal faults and sometimes does things that deeply disturb me. He is also a terrible communicator. However, as I have also pointed out, I generally approve his agenda, and I am somewhat amazed by his energy and accomplishments in the face of unrelenting […]
(I owe some of the following thoughts and facts to an article by Fred Lucas recently published in The Daily Signal) Why do you march? In your anger you shout “No justice! No peace!” What is this justice that you seek? Derek Chauvin and the other Minneapolis police officers involved in the death […]
Mom as a Young Girl C1895 June 26 was Mom’s birthday. What a wonderful woman she was. She had a heart full of love, and goodness radiated from her like sunshine. How blessed I was to call her Mom. Mom C 1910 In 1912 she married the young Dr. Branch Tucker Fields. A short twelve […]
The Assault on Notre Dame In a recent e-mail to a family member I described the Black Lives Matter movement of today as being somewhat akin to the Jacobins of the French Revolution. In 1789 there were many groups seeking to reform the French monarchy and create a more equitable system of government. Progress was […]
Several years ago I wrote an essay on Race and Racism in America. I failed to get anyone to print it, but I still believe that it was an accurate and fair description of our troubled racial past and our current situation. I urge you to read it. You can find it on the web […]
1895 I loved my father. He was 56 years old when I was born, so in some ways he was more like a grandfather. I held him in awe, but he never showed me anything but kindness and concern. He was a rock of support, a shelter in any storm. 1928 Lord, I thank you […]
From our very beginnings of our nation, our society has been built on a foundation of capitalism, an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. The same economic model developed in all nations of western Europe. Inevitably, some people fell behind in the competition, and […]
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