Taking on the idols
The conservative public indignation about Obama’s statement of the Crusades, and the consequent public criticism from many preachers – including Franklin Graham – reminded me of two old jokes, from the times of Communism in Eastern Europe. The first joke was so well-known, that even Ronald Reagan told it several times: An American explains to a Russian how America has […]
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“When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.” Morihei Ueshiba, the Founder of Aikido There is no good move for the Republicans on immigration now. First, despite all the screams to the contrary, they know that Obama is within the limits of the law when he made […]
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Malte Spitz, a member of the German Green Party’s executive committee and a candidate for the Bundestag in the September elections laments the fact that “the Barack Obama who spoke in front of the Brandenburg Gate to a few thousand people on June 19 [this year] looked a lot different from the one who spoke in front of the Siegessäule […]
Read moreFor The Blaze to say that it is “surprising” that two “faith leaders,” Franklin Graham and Richard Land, have come out in support of Obama’s universal background checks, means that someone at The Blaze has been on a long vacation (about 40 to 50 years, to be precise), or wasn’t paying attention. There is no surprise in seeing either Graham […]
Read moreTwo news in the last week provided additional evidence to the validity of my conviction that socialism is not a problem anymore. First, the French actor Gérard Depardieu was granted Russian citizenship by President Putin. Why did Depardieu ask for it? Because he wanted to flee from the oppressive taxes the ruling Socialist Party in France wanted to impose on […]
Read moreWhere there is no prophetic vision, the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the Law (Proverbs 29:18). Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil (1 Tim. 5:19-22). It is a common misconception among both charismatics and non-charismatics […]
Read more“When we are looking at each other, we are not only looking at a hateful face, we are looking at a mirror. This is the tragedy of our era. isn’t it true that in us, you recognize yourselves, your own unshakable will? . . . I would like for you to understand very well: You think you hate us, but […]
Read moreI did not watch the presidential debate last night. From my position, such debate is irrelevant. I expected that it would be a true exercise in democracy: two wolves and a lamb were discussing what they should have for dinner. The lamb – the American middle class – was not given a voice in the debate. I expected that the […]
Read moreWhen Gary DeMar published his article defending voting for the Mormon Romney, “Some Think Another Obama Term Would Be Good for America,” I was quite disappointed. It was obvious that he misrepresented his “conservative/libertarian/anti-establishment” opponents. None of us has ever said that “another Obama term would be good for America.” The issue has always been comparing Romney and Obama, not […]
Read more(This article was first published by Douglas Gregory in his Facebook Notes. I found it very logically and ethically consistent, and I asked him for permission to republish it here.) Recently I was reading an article by Bill Tatro at Townhall.com. The article argues that Paul Ryan should be forgiven his initial support of the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), […]
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