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This past weekend I had dinner with several couples, celebrating a birthday in one of their families. Over the course of the evening’s festivities -- full of food, fun, laughs, and excellent dialogue, there came a moment which later would cause me to pause. The conversation turned political. It wasn’
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Once again our leaders have managed to do what-should-be the impossible. They have managed to politicize a problem instead of solve it (sigh). Please pause for a moment before throwing the first proverbial stone in yet another ad hominem attack. One of the aspects that most gets my
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AR: “So what is your opinion of my blog?” JT: “It’s current.” AR: “What do you think I do?” JT: “Report on current events.” AR: “Why do you think I do it?” JT: “To share your opinion about current events in a respectful way and inform people at the
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So once again in recent weeks, we’ve witnessed the many bold, (for lack of better words) in-your-face comments on cyberspace -- some by us, some by professional politicians and editorialists. I am always a bit taken back by the many who justify such passionate vitriol, typically in the
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Many of us heard the clamoring calls in response to the court’s decisions last week: From the Daily Kos: “Here's that Hobby Lobby slippery slope in action...” From The Week: “Hobby Lobby will not lead us down a slippery slope of religious exemptions.” And from Hillary Clinton:
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This week we’ve been exposed to plentiful perspectives regarding the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision. First, a factual synopsis prior to the point of today’s post, as reported by the Independent Journal Review: "In the 5-4 ruling, the court sided with Hobby Lobby in its
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As told by the Supreme Court Historical Society... "I thought they would, well, talk Latin or something." The visitor had heard argument at the Supreme Court for the first time. On another occasion, a high-school student reported "shock" that a black-robed Justice would rock
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The extroverts scream; the introverts scowl. “There he goes again! Can’t everyone see it?? It’s so obvious... so manipulative!” It’s also -- sadly -- part of the game. For years, grown, seemingly mature adults have “flopped.” They fake injury by another in order to draw a sympathetic, perceived foul.
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“We will never again say ‘our gods‘ to what our own hands have made...” I read that line this week in one of my daily, devotional readings, readings that hopefully help me glean a wiser perspective on what’s happening in the world. I couldn’t shake it... Our gods.
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I am not here to incite or indict. Today I am here to inform. Below are are the facts in the IRS case. (Please note: I have attempted to be as brief but comprehensive as possible, sorting through hundreds of facts and weeding out opinion. Also note: that isn’t
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An amazing thing happened last week... and it happened on the NBA hardwood. Truth be told, the Intramuralist isn’t really a big fan of the National Basketball Association. With all references to Donald Sterling aside -- and save for my beloved, once hometown Pacers -- I am by all accounts and
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When initially pondering what current event to loquaciously pounce upon today, two events seemed especially notable. And then it dawned on me how the two, eventually, seemingly somehow fit together... First, the IRS scandal, as editorialized by USA Today... As Congress investigates the IRS chicanery, the IRS has responded to