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• ‘It’s Perfectly Constitutional’: Kansas Governor Signs Bill Blocking Islamic Law in Courts and Government Agencies

  May 25, 2012 at 11:31pm

  In reply to godhatesacoward.

  @GODHATESACOWARD

  Sharia law takes the Koran and makes religious law into civic law.

  True, many of our laws are based in Christianity, but not all of Christianity is contained in our law.

  BTW a better name might be COWARDSHATEAGOD.

• Feds Propose New Rules to Fight Foodstamp Fraud

  May 25, 2012 at 11:26pm

  In reply to Mgui35.

  You are right, not everyone that is on food stamps was always poor. My guess is, and I’ll try to find a source, would be that there are plenty of people that have been on food stamps a good portion of their life. It would be an interesting stat.

  I don’t believe the government should be in the charity business.

• 150+ Maine Churches to Launch Massive Anti-Gay Marriage Father’s Day Fundraising Campaign

  May 25, 2012 at 11:20pm

  In reply to Mainer forever.

  @ENCINOM

  You are free because of Christianity’s influence on the philosophers, the founding fathers, and pioneers of this great country. We were not founded by Turks, Chinese or Africans, rather by Christian Europeans who sought for freedom to choose, as they believed God would want it.

  You have your own opinion, but I’m afraid history would argue otherwise.

• CNN Article: Republican Voters are ‘White, Aging and Dying Off,’ And the Party Could, Too

  May 25, 2012 at 5:36pm

  In reply to Individualism.

  @SOYBOMB315

  Hahahaha! Good one.

  @INDIVIDUALISM

  Good point. The young can see through crony capitalism on both sides. They do not want to be forced to do anything, and libertarianism has a strong appeal on college campuses.

  The Tea Party is slowly (rapidly?) taking over the GOP.

  I would caution about being frustrated that the change isn’t abrupt enough. You may not like Romney, but there is no way to end government assistance, the Fed, the EPA, the UN, etc. overnight. Romney will prove to be a nice bridge to the land of freedom.

  You have to start somewhere, and this may be our last chance.

• 150+ Maine Churches to Launch Massive Anti-Gay Marriage Father’s Day Fundraising Campaign

  May 25, 2012 at 5:21pm

  In reply to Mainer forever.

  @ENCINOM

  The Declaration gives a starting point – that is “we are endowed by our Creator…”

  It then gives a list of grievances that are in opposition to this purported claim.

  That is the basis for the founding of this country. A belief in a Creator who has given us rights. The dominant religion in this country has been, and continues to be, Christianity.

  As such, our laws are largely based on Christian concepts.

  As a tolerant religion (yes, many fail, but it is a religion of tolerance), there is allowance for sinful behavior in our legal system. Not everyone is Christian, and that is tolerated. You are free to attend church, or not. You are free to divorce, or not. You are free to be childless, or not. You are free to do many things which a good Christian would not engage in. You are also free to not engage in things that a good Christian would.

  However, there are certain tenets which cannot be abided, and we defend those. You are not free to murder, steal or bear false witness. Homosexual marriage falls into this category.

  I am sorry if a loose outline of religion affecting our laws makes you believe we are a theocracy, but I think a rational viewpoint would suggest otherwise.

• Feds Propose New Rules to Fight Foodstamp Fraud

  May 25, 2012 at 4:24pm

  In reply to Mgui35.

  @JROOK

  Well said. I’ll even go a little further…

  The government should get out of the charity business entirely; they should not funnel money to social organizations, or even mainstream churches.

• 150+ Maine Churches to Launch Massive Anti-Gay Marriage Father’s Day Fundraising Campaign

  May 25, 2012 at 1:10pm

  In reply to Mainer forever.

  @ENCINOM

  Most people here believe the words of the Declaration: We are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights…

  Most also believe that this same Creator created them as male and female for a specific purpose; that someday a “man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife” in order to “be fruitful and multiply”.

  I’m sorry we disagree, but I do not see this in the same context as race relations – the REAL civil rights movement, which was correct. Bigotry and racism go against the Declaration; “All men are created equal”. Not accepting homosexual marriage as legitimate does not fit the denial of civil rights argument.

• The Blaze’s Will Cain Calls Out Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Frustrating Interview…Again

  May 25, 2012 at 12:51pm

  In reply to amused.

  @JROOK

  I’m confused.

  Saving ONE company saved the WHOLE industry?

  That argument is like “fair share” and it only works for the uninformed.

  Is it possible that letting one business fail would’ve revitalized the whole industry? Someone else would’ve picked up the slack and absorbed the best of the employees into their own company.

  Nobody is too big to fail. Competition has high demands. It allows for the best to survive.

• Rapper Snoop Dogg Tebows After Throwing First Pitch at Twins-White Sox Game (Poll)

  May 25, 2012 at 10:34am

  In reply to PRESENTSOFMIND.

  @PRESENTSOFMIND

  I needed that giggle to start my day. Thanks.

  Baseball is a business. They do what they can to draw crowds. Was Snoop Dogg a good choice, time will tell.

  I seem to remember hearing that most of the kids that bought his music were well-to-do white kids.

  The thing I don’t understand is how someone with his “mind on his money and his money on his mind” can be a democrat these days.

• Feds Propose New Rules to Fight Foodstamp Fraud

  May 25, 2012 at 10:21am

  In reply to Mgui35.

  @BRYAN B

  What did I say that makes you say that about me?

  I am not a fan of food stamps. Why not set up food banks that give food to people that need a hand? Why allow them to have cash (or some equivalent) to spend as they want? That is the most efficient way to feed them.

  If you are in need, you would be happy with Ramen noodles.

  By the way, Bryan, my name is Ed – just like my screen name says. We Latter Day Saints call each other ‘brother’ and ‘sister’, therefor, Brother Ed is technically my name.