Snyder v. Phelps, Part 1

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled– seemingly– in favor of the Westboro Baptist bigots. Judging from the explosion of comments and coverage on the web, Americans from all walks of life are shocked and outraged over the ruling. But does our Constitution allow any other outcome? Given the modern “fast food” approach to news in […]

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Snyder v. Phelps, Part 2

Now to take on Westboro Baptist Church and its infamous founder, Fred Phelps (I know that friends just heard my literary shotgun racking knowing I take after the fiery Protestant preacher branch of the family tree). I must preface my remarks by saying that I believe God is who He says He is as stated […]

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God, Misrepresented

Do you have a can of Quaker Oats in your house? Good. Because now you know what the guy one of my ancestors came to America with looked like. Quaker Oats says their cylindrical packaging doesn’t portray William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, but there’s a strong resemblance. This ancestor came here from England on […]

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