Posts tagged Social Issues
Good Bye, Chase, I Wish I Would Miss You.
Mar 2nd
Dear Chase,
It is with great sadness that I am forced to write you this letter. I enjoyed our relationship together for the past year. But, you see, since you took the TARP money from the taxpayers of the United States to go on a bank-buying spree, you’ve become so abusive to me that I began [...]
Compare Health Care Reform For Yourself
Jan 5th
You can find the “official comparison” of the Health Care Reform bills from the Senate and House here.
What do you think? Personally, I think the provisions of the House bill are better for the American people.
The best way to participate in government is to stay informed on the issues and at the very least read [...]
Homeless For The Holidays
Jan 3rd
This morning, as I was leaving the parking lot of a local supermarket, I noticed two people sitting on the median at the exit of the parking lot. They were fairly young (probably in their early 20’s), a man and a woman. He was a holding a cardboard sign that said they were homeless and [...]
Dear House: The People Are Knocking
Dec 20th
I have to tell you: I’m tired of American politics. I don’t watch the news or read the newspaper anymore because I find that I just get frustrated and angry over things that I apparently have no control over. Big corporations and special interested and lobbyists and political parties have hijacked our government and everyone [...]
I’m Waiting For The Christian Take-Over of Christianity
Oct 27th
You’ve seen me write about this before. It can be so upsetting to understand Christianity, to get what Jesus was talking about, and then to see the Social Conservative Nazis in the United States claim to be basing their words and actions on Christianity.I received an email yesterday that got my entire day side tracked. [...]
Stop Thinking, Start Living
Oct 20th
Spiritual tools are great. I use them everyday. But the truth is that believing requires action, not thinking.
Sure, meditation is great. But service and action is better.
If you’re thinking about your life and how to change, here’s an idea. Don’t think about how to change your life, just start living the life you’re meant to [...]
3 Ways President Obama Got It Right
Sep 10th
I watched the Presidential speech about health care reform last night and I wanted to take a moment to talk about what President Obama got right. This isn’t about politics, health care reform, or policy… this is about more than that.
1. Character Counts.
President Obama talked briefly about a letter he received from Ted Kennedy, a [...]
