Category Archives: 2) Politics

Blogs about if government can actually help its citizens, or if it only hurts its citizens, and the silly people who seem only to be able to see things in black and white while living in a world that is filled with shades of grey.

A Light Shines In The Darkness

“All the darkness of the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi Every once in a while, when it seems like you’re surrounded by hate, someone does something unexpectedly loving, and you’re reminded … Continue reading

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More Guns Are Not The Answer

I feel like I should write something about this Connecticut shooting. It’s been a week now since it happened, but a few things have kept me from writing: One has been a truly debilitating sadness that has overwhelmed me since … Continue reading

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The Suckiest Thing That Ever Sucked

I don’t usually do this, but my wife recently lost her job, and with it her laptop. Turns out is is very hard for me to blog on anything other than a laptop…. So tonight I am posting a blog … Continue reading

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Smear the Queer and the Presidential Debates

Tonight, the first presidential debate will take place, and America will watch as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duel it out to try to win over the remaining undecided voters out there–All 600 of them. We will watch as Romney … Continue reading

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Jesus Voting Republican Would Be A Miracle

I swear I’m not a democrat. Sure, I still have an “I ♥ Barack” bumper sticker on my car from the 2008 election, but the heart has completely worn off, so now it just says “I   Barack.” I tell people … Continue reading

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Why The Lines At Chick-Fil-A Made Me Cry

This whole Chick-Fil-A hullabaloo is so ridiculous. I really wanted nothing to do with it…. but then I went and drove by one today (the unofficial Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day)–in the middle of the afternoon–to see a person outside DIRECTING TRAFFIC … Continue reading

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Guns For Christians Are Like Condoms For Nuns

I’m sure there are a lot of reasons why I didn’t have sex in high school–Debilitating skinniness, lack of game, and relatively wholesome girlfriends, just to name a few–but the two main reasons I stayed as pure as the driven … Continue reading

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Shouting [About Gun] Fire in a Crowded Theater

Some time last night, while most of us were asleep, someone in a Denver suburb named Aurora threw a teargas canister into a movie theater full of people watching a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises and started shooting … Continue reading

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Hating Obama More Than You Love Jesus

You know what? I really don’t care who wins the presidential election. Six months from now, I will cast my vote for President Obama–Mostly because I feel like he will do a better job looking out for the poor and … Continue reading

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An Open Apology To Gay People Everywhere

The people of North Carolina went to the polls yesterday, and they spoke their minds. North Carolina became the 31st state in America to have a gay marriage ban in the language of its state constitution. Even though gay marriage is already … Continue reading

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