Who Do Gun Laws Really Protect?
Who Do Gun Laws Really Protect? In the U.S. and worldwide, there is a very strong correlation between harsh gun laws and high crime and tyranny.
Religion
The Bastardization of American Individualism
Looking at oneself as the center of the universe has become a disease in our society. doing such is a bastardized form of American Individualism.
What About Those Heroes?
It only takes time before the tyrant uses force, and it will be countered by force, eventually. So, what about those heroes?
Angel Encounters at the Waste Drop-Off Station
My suburban town has a waste drop-off station where residents can bring items that don’t go in regular trash cans.
I saw two angel encounters happen there.
Pay Attention!
What have we learned from the warnings that God sent to the ancient Hebrews? Not much, apparently.
Good People Need to Step Up
“There are good people in those agencies.” Good people wouldn’t cower and hide, to protect their paychecks at the expense of their fellow citizens.
After Roe Was Reversed
When SCOTUS overturned Roe v Wade, that did not end abortion; it merely returned the issue to the states where it was before Roe in 1973.
The Ten Commandments – Part One
As we continue to explore the philosophical basis for western civilization, it is key to understand that the underpinnings of what we consider morality today is rooted in the Ten Commandments of the Hebrew Torah. Whether one considers them to be divinely inspired or not, they have been pillars of our civilization for centuries, and …
How Daniel Panneton Used 1,183 Words to Tell Us That He’s a Great Researcher Who Doesn’t Understand a Single Thing About His Subject
Daniel Panneton tells us, in his Twitter biography, that he is a “Museums worker and online hate researcher”. He also tells us that he is very afraid to let the Unapproved see his tweets. I looked, but was unable to find a significantly more detailed biography of Mr Panneton. A writer for The Atlantic, he …
Experts, All Around Us
If you go and sample Youtube, to see how to do something, or how to think about something, the experts are out in force, wanting you and I to believe something. Many are true experts, not trying to sell anything, except to make you think about what your lying eyes are telling you, and that …
Tiny, But Mighty
Our world seems to be hopelessly out of control. Maybe we can learn from the hummingbird.
The First Amendment (Part 2)
Free (adj.)—not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. – Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Bad Things and Good People
Bad things happen to good people, but there is a plan for a happily ever after.
Speak No Evil/Hear No Evil
Are our thoughts, words, and deeds acceptable in God’s eyes? Or do we only behave ourselves in public?
America Not “Under God” is Not America
Have you ever watched as Democrats reciting the pledge of Allegiance omit the words “Under God”? Of all the ways that the Pledge of Allegiance could have been misstated, the only one that I can recall through my life is that particular attack, the removal of the words “Under God”. Why is that?
The Bare Necessities
Recently, a meme that I saw stated that, according to science, we humans need at least four basic elements to survive: water, air, food, and light. That’s fairly accurate, but if you do minimal research, you’ll discover that there are varying opinions, scientific and otherwise, on the exact necessities of life. Most sources agree that …
The Failure of (G)god
America in 2022 is a perfect example of a cultural war where the Judeo-Christian values that built this society are pitted against the increasingly secular society seeking to undo those same values willfully or accidentally.
Wisdom From Above
King Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheba, was purportedly the wisest man who ever lived, and he had much to say about foolishness and wisdom. Three books of the Bible are generally attributed to him–Proverbs, Song of Solomon, and Ecclesiastes. These three books and the additional books of Job and Psalms make up what …
Truth Has Been Censored.
One of the most brilliant and grounded psychologists, Jordan B. Peterson, made a post on the Bluebird of Happiness(Twitter), with nothing but truths, wisdom and foresight, not even disparaging the one being used to demonstrate, only as an example of the upside down world we live in, and essentially got banned from the platform. Well, …