"America needs conservatives more than it needs Republicans."
I recommend reading the whole column.
(from HotAir.com)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
What Are They, Vampires?
A handful of students at Penn State have complained about this t-shirt, saying that the design connotes a Christian cross and is offensive. The designer of the t-shirt says that the vertical blue stripe is meant to copy the vertical blue stripe on the Penn State Nittany Lions' football helmets, and the words Penn State that intersect the line are in that position because "...normally wording goes right across the chest. That's truly the reason why we did it."
One student even admits that "at first glance, you don't necessarily think that's what it looks like, but when you look at it more, it does look like a cross," proving that if you're not immediately offended by something you should try, try again until you find some sort of symbolism in what you are viewing.
This is the ridiculous state of affairs today. As I said in my post title: What are they, vampires? How else could one explain such a frenzied reaction to the sight of a cross? As Stephanie Bennis, one of the designers of the shirt said, "It's just sad to see that in this day and age, the most offensive thing on a shirt can be what people see as a religious symbol... are we going to ban lowercase t's in the alphabet? Where do you draw the line?"
The "separation of church and state" was not intended to protect members of the public from seeing *gasp* religious symbols. It was intended to keep the state out of the affairs of the church. To prevent state-sponsored discrimination against religious sects-- one of the problems that led so many people to flee Europe for America.
One student even admits that "at first glance, you don't necessarily think that's what it looks like, but when you look at it more, it does look like a cross," proving that if you're not immediately offended by something you should try, try again until you find some sort of symbolism in what you are viewing.
This is the ridiculous state of affairs today. As I said in my post title: What are they, vampires? How else could one explain such a frenzied reaction to the sight of a cross? As Stephanie Bennis, one of the designers of the shirt said, "It's just sad to see that in this day and age, the most offensive thing on a shirt can be what people see as a religious symbol... are we going to ban lowercase t's in the alphabet? Where do you draw the line?"
The "separation of church and state" was not intended to protect members of the public from seeing *gasp* religious symbols. It was intended to keep the state out of the affairs of the church. To prevent state-sponsored discrimination against religious sects-- one of the problems that led so many people to flee Europe for America.
Monday, October 26, 2009
I Heart Mark Steyn
Not in a creepy-stalker-crush kinda way (although he certainly is handsome), but in a he's-my-favorite-columnist kinda way. So I'm linking to his Oct. 23 OC Register column.
Proof Again That Gun Bans Are Worthless
When you criminalize gun ownership, only criminals will have guns.
This article from The Times (of London) Online is not actually about gun bans, technically. It's about the girls who allow themselves to be used as second class members of gangs. However it's plainly stated that one of their "duties" is to get guns to and from crime scenes. In a country with a firearms ban, how can this be? (Doesn't take a rocket scientist...)
This article from The Times (of London) Online is not actually about gun bans, technically. It's about the girls who allow themselves to be used as second class members of gangs. However it's plainly stated that one of their "duties" is to get guns to and from crime scenes. In a country with a firearms ban, how can this be? (Doesn't take a rocket scientist...)
Friday, October 23, 2009
North Dakota Cuts Taxes, Sees Increase In Employment
Coincidence? The reason the stimulus was pushed so strongly was, we were told, that American jobs must be created right away. However, here we are in October and the only state in the union to see an increase in jobs is the state of North Dakota.
44,000?
I don't have a lot of time for blogging today, but I read this this morning and just thought I would share.
Friday, October 16, 2009
But... You know... Maybe If We Just Open Up A Dialogue With Them...
Just about to leave the house, but wanted to share this real quick.
Pay special attention to the accompanying photographs.
Pay special attention to the accompanying photographs.
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