Do the religious right think they can force the 10 Commandment?

One thing I keep noticing is that Christians seem to believe that their ability to worship their God is contingent on the government acknowledging that God. That simply isn't true. If God was removed from our currency, Pledge of Allegiance and the 10 Commandments from all...

Why do Christians think they are persecuted if the government?

I. North Miami mayor candidate Anna Pierre has flyers that states she is endorsed by Jesus. Yes, that Jesus. She seems to be somewhat on the left-wing, so that is just an example of religion's influence throughout the political spectrum, but of course religion's influence on...

Workers in in the U.S. strike for higher wages

As I was traveling down Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, right where the main library sits, I noticed a protest. A protest by workers and their supporters in favor of raising wages for fast food workers. There must have been about 100 people, easily, out there.Protests happened...

Church teaches interracial marriage is plan of devil

The Christian right-wing dominate much of society. But should they? Appleby Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas teaches that African Americans have the color of skin that they do because the son of Noah, Ham, had sex with his drunk father. This story is of course a myth, and...

Disabled adults get $240 million for abuse by company

If you aren't already aware, a jury awarded a group of mentally challenged adults $240 million for the horrible abuse they suffered at a turkey processing plant in Iowa City, Iowa. Some of these individuals worked at this plant since the 1970s. They were only paid $65 a...

How military contractors run our Defense Dept. and wastes money

Defense spending is very high. In fact, the government wastes a lot of money because defense contractors give millions of dollars to congressmen and senators, in order to ensure billions of dollars in defense contracts. Sometimes contracts in the tens of billions. You won't...

Catholic Church bans sex ed in public schools

Different thoughts:I. A Christian conservative who runs one of the largest right-wing websites in America believes that the 10 Commandments were bannished from churches and syngogues.He wrote this in support of 10 Commandments dislays on governmental property, in order to...

$1 trillion wasted on the war on drugs, time to end it now

Since the start of the drug war we have spent over $1 trillion dollars on the drug war and the rates of drug addiction are just as high as they were in the 1960s. Simply, what a waste of money. Waste of lives. Innocent men and women killed by police who search the wrong...

How military contractors run our Defense Dept. and wastes our mon

Defense spending is very high. In fact, the government wastes a lot of money because defense contractors give millions of dollars to congressmen and senators, in order to ensure billions of dollars in defense contracts. Sometimes contracts in the tens of billions. You won't...

5 year old kills sis with own rifle and teen arrested

So many ideas for columns I will put them in one column. I. A young man was convicted of a murder in New York City. The prosecutor was told by the witness during the trial, that she was mistaken about seeing him commit the murder. This was not brought to the attention of the...

Church teaches interracial marriage is plan of devil

The Christian right-wing dominate much of society. But should they? Appleby Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas teaches that African Americans have the color of skin that they do because the son of Noah, Ham, had sex with his drunk father. This story is of course a myth,...

National Day of Reason today and Leroy Butler dropped from church

Happy National Day of Reason. If you aren't aware, the National Day of Reason is a day to honor the utilization of reason. Yes, today is also the National Day of Prayer, a day delegated by Congress for the President to annoy people to pray. But prayer didn't invent this...

National Day of Reason today and Leroy Bulter dropped from church

Happy National Day of Reason. If you aren't aware, the National Day of Reason is a day to honor the utilization of reason. Yes, today is also the National Day of Prayer, a day delegated by Congress for the President to annoy people to pray. But prayer didn't invent this...

Jason Collins, first major sports player, to come out as gay

Jason Collins, a veteran NBA player for the Washington Wizards, has come out the first annouced gay male athlete in major pro sports. That is if playing for the Wizards means you are still a professional athlete. Collins wrote: ""I realized I needed to go public when Joe...

One man loses his job, and another man his life, for using pot

While support for marijuana legalization is rising in America, and there is overwhelming support for medical marijuana legalization, medical marijuana patients still suffer harsh discrimination. Sometimes they can lose their job, and sometimes they can lose their life. In the...