Hyper-Patriotism
I downloaded an app for my iPhone called "Thumb." This app allows you to ask questions and get answers from random strangers, with thumbs-up and thumbs-down ratings. It's mindless entertainment, as are most social apps. Anyway, while thumbing through questions I stumbled across one depicting a Marine Corps drill team with the caption, "Respect and honor????" I'm not sure why so many question marks were necessary.
Facebook Affirmations, Vol. V: Pro-Life
In my news feed on Facebook I will be served a daily dose of Christian affirmations from friends. In this series of posts, which I call "Facebook Affirmations™," I will post and discuss some of these gems. Here's the affirmation for today:
Think of the children!
I don't often weigh in on abortion because my views on it are complicated and it's an even more controversial topic than religion. Since I will never personally know the joy -- or terror -- of being pregnant I feel that any view I adopt regarding a woman's reproductive rights ought to be every bit as compassionate as it is logical. Ultimately I feel it comes down to an individual woman's right to decide whether or not her body will be used as an incubator for a potential human being. Let's discuss the post above.
Dispelling Egnorance
There's a guy named Michael Egnor who has a blog he calls "Egnorance." I'm not making this up. Anyway, he recently wrote a post directed at JT Eberhard asking a crapload of questions in the hopes that he'd be able to highlight how stupid he thinks the recent court decision on the Cranston High School prayer banner is. Nevermind the guy isn't an expert on the Constitution and nevermind he's not a judge -- he just has a really strong opinion on how wrong the experts on the matter are. Well, because I'm bored and because it irritates me that these types of challenges sometimes go unanswered I'll pick his post apart and address all of his questions to the best of my ability (JT already did).
Jessica Ahlquist, Patriot
I haven't weighed in on the Cranston prayer banner ordeal yet, but I'd like to take a moment to recognize this young lady as a true patriot and an American hero. Jessica Ahlquist took a stand, not for her beliefs, but for the beliefs of every person in this country against an overwhelming tide of ignorance and hatred. She saw a divisive, sectarian prayer hung in a public school and asked that it be removed so that students and educators of all faiths (or none) could feel equally represented and respected. Jessica knew that this country was not founded on Christian principles but a desire to get away from an oppressive religious regime and allow everyone the freedom to choose what and how they'll worship. Jessica knows this. Christians do not.
SOPA Strike
The Wayward Willis will be participating in the biggest online strike in history. The SOPA & PIPA strike includes sites like Google, Wikipedia, Reddit, and many others. We cannot let Congress take away our freedom of speech and our right to privacy! Join The Wayward Willis and many other sites in an all-Internet blackout tomorrow, Jan. 18.
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