I was listening to a talk show today. The host was going on about our 2nd amendment rights and about how ridiculous it was to regulate guns since it should be obvious even to morons that guns do not kill people, people do. This made me wonder – how many people who agree with this [...]
Archive for the ‘Original Intent’ Category
What Kills People: Or How I Stopped Worrying About Iran and the Bomb
Posted in 2nd Amendment, 9-11, Constitution, Gun Control, Military, Original Intent, Politics, Terrorism, Uncategorized, tagged 2nd Amendment, 9-11, constitution, Gun Control, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nukes on December 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I Interrupt This Series To Bring You An Important Religous Freedom Issue – Action Required Now
Posted in 9-11, Bigotry, Christianity, Constitution, Family Values, Founding Fathers, Islam, Islamophobia, Morality, Muslims, Original Intent, Osama bin Laden, Politics, religion, Separation of Church and State, Terrorism, Uncategorized, tagged American Muslim, bigotry, christian, Christianity, christians, church and state, constitution, establishment clause, Florida Family Association, god, islam, Islamophobia, Lowe's, morality, Muslim, Muslims, religion, Separation of Church and State on December 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Just as I was finishing my last two blogs (maybe three) about Islam up comes a news piece about how Lowe’s is pulling its ads from the TV show “American Muslim”. I have no idea on the quality of this show –whether it is good or bad. Given that it is a reality show I [...]
Would The Religous Right Endorse – Thomas Jefferson?
Posted in Constitution, Founding Fathers, Original Intent, Politics, Separation of Church and State, Uncategorized, tagged Christianity, church and state, constitution, founding fathers, god, Presidents, religous right, Separation of Church and State, thomas jefferson on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I blogged about whether the religious right would endorse John Adams – who was one of the earliest of our founders to declare that we should become an independent nation, who wrote the Massachusetts Constitution, who assigned and assisted Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence, who represented the interests of the [...]
Another Look At John Adams and Today’s Christian Right
Posted in Christianity, Constitution, Founding Fathers, Original Intent, Politics, religion, Separation of Church and State, Uncategorized, tagged Christian right, Christianity, christians, founding fathers, john adams, Presidents, religious beliefs, Separation of Church and State, thomas jefferson, Wallbuilders on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Currently I am working on a blog about whether the religious right would endorse Thomas Jefferson for President – amazing as the thought might seem to those who know at least a little something of his religious beliefs, many on the Christian Right still refer to him to “prove” that the United States is a [...]
Abortion – Part 3
Posted in Abortion, Family Values, Morality, Original Intent, Politics, Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Birth Control, Contraceptives, morality, Pro Choice, Pro Life, right to privacy, Supreme Court, women's rights on May 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This is my last blog in my series about the abortion issue. Of course, I reserve the right to blog, blog, and blog again on the subject should I deem it necessary. In this blog I want to deal with two issues. The first is the origin of the right of privacy that legally protects [...]
The United States Constitution, No Longer Our Founder’s Document
Posted in 4th of July, atheism, Original Intent, Uncategorized, tagged 4th of July, atheism, constitution, Founding Fathers, Original Intent, Separation of Church and State on July 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I guess I am still having some residual 4th of July thoughts. Reading an interesting book called the “Origins of the Bill of Rights” by Leonard Williams Levy. Informative and interesting although I found Akhil Reed Amar’s “The Bill of Rights” a more entertaining read due to being a better stylist. Both however are very [...]
