Influenza Virus H1N1

The Center for Disease Control has issued a warning that one-half of the United State’s population could be affected by this virus during the upcoming flu season. The H1N1 virus is similar to certain strains of “swine flu.” A relative term that is being associated with the potential dangers of H1N1 is “pandemic.” This then reminds us of the term …

Ye Old Town Hall Meetings

The definition of a Town Hall Meeting includes: “…an informal public meeting derived from the traditional town meetings of New England…everybody in a community is invited to attend, voice their opinions, and hear the responses from public figures and elected officials…town hall meetings are held so that people can influence elected officials in their decision making or to give them …

Taxes and Health Care

From such lofty issues as Islamic imperialism and the alignment of the nations to more mundane issues of taxes and health care, the Bible provides insights and examples of how such contemporary issues were addressed in the past. Firstly, the collection of taxes by the government is sanctioned by the Bible; however, it was a flat tax instead of progressive …

The Final Word from Cairo

Some of the final quotes from President Obama’s Cairo speech to the Muslim world include, “We have the power to make the world we seek…The people of the world can live together in peace. We know this is God’s vision.” President Obama seems to think that a consensus of nations can plot their own future. He overlooks the fact that …

Irreconcilable Differences

President Obama went on to state in his Cairo speech to the world of Islam, “So let there be no doubt: Islam is a part of America…Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one’s religion. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders…and I …

“Let There Be No Mistake…”

“Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism – it is an important part of promoting peace.” This is more rhetoric from president Obama’s Cairo speech to the Muslim world. I’m not sure how he arrived at that conclusion, but I will list several statements from Islamic leaders on the subject of peace with Israel and America …

An Unlikely Trio

President Obama stated in his address to the world’s Muslims, “All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when…the Holy Land of three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be; when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the …

“…and Always Speak the Truth.”

During President Obama’s “New Beginning” speech delivered in Cairo to the Muslims of the world he said as he quoted from the “Holy” Koran, “Be conscious of God and speak always the truth.” That statement garnered a great round of applause from his audience. Firstly he called the Koran “Holy.” Remember that the Koran was written by the self-proclaimed prophet …

Obama Says, “I am a Christian.”

President Obama delivered a speech addressed to the Muslim world in Cairo recently entitled “A New Beginning.” In the early paragraphs of that speech president Obama once again declared his Christianity. He has made that proclamation numerous times especially during the presidential campaign. As a Christian it would be logical to assume that he is trained in and adheres to …

The Good Old Days

How far back in history do we have to go in order to find the “good old days?” Well it all depends on who you talk to and how you define those days. Some might say that we would have to go back to the 50s or at least go back at least one generation. In reality the real good …