Amateur theologians show their ignorance.

 

All these liberal amateur theologians are beginning to get on my nerves. Steve Blanck of Mesquite is just the latest to twist, misquote, and misinterpret the scriptures to fit his own political agenda.

 

Steve says that he's searched the gospels and can't find where Jesus hated homosexuals. On that, we can agree. He can search the epistles and the Old Testament, though, and easily find where Jesus hates homosexuality. Steve says that "Jesus hated bankers and loved all others." On that, we can't agree. I can't even imagine where Steve came up with something so ludicrous. Guess he missed that part about God so loved the world. Or maybe I missed the part that says God so loved the world except for bankers -- and He hates them and can't wait to send them to hell.

 

Steve wants to know why we're so hung up on what happened in Sodom and Gomorrah. The answer is very simple, Steve. God thought it important enough to put it in the Bible. That means He has a message in it for us. I suspect that the message is not so much the sin itself, but the attitude toward the sin -- a failure to repent and the arrogance to think we can flagrantly violate God's laws and encourage others to do the same without consequence. We are in the era where evil is called good and good is called evil. Have you read that part, Steve?

 

I have to conclude that Steve has seldom, if ever, picked up a Bible. If he has, he certainly has some comprehension problems, and he is in no wise qualified to tell us what Jesus would do.

 

"Who would Jesus accept." The Dallas Morning News; February 12, 2013; p. 12A.

 

 

Interesting Statistics

 

In the United States, 47% of the voting public receive tax dollars rather than pay them. Considering that, here are some other interesting stats:

• More than 90% of households have a microwave oven
• 88% have a television set with 68% having more than one set
• 87% subscribe to cable or satellite TV
• 77% own a personal computer
• 72% have a flat-screen TV
• 68% have broadband internet service

If you have a basic mathematical education, you can readily see that at least some of the people who claim they can't survive without government handouts somehow manage to afford microwaves, high-tech TV's, computers, cable, and internet service.

 

Kind of makes me nauseated.

 

"Let's get real about income tax." The Dallas Morning News; January 27, 2013; p. 1D

 

Please, Senor, let me pluck your chickens!!

 

Jose Hernandez-Medina of Southlake wrote an unintentionally funny letter to the newspaper. Jose takes issue with those who say that illegal aliens are breaking our laws. He asks, "When have you seen a mugger, thief or purse snatcher whose main purpose is to build your roads, pluck your chickens, build your homes and care for your young and elderly?"

 

When I read that my imagination took over. I saw a little two room, dirt floor house somewhere deep in Mexico. I saw Mamacita bent over a little fire in the front yard making tortillas. Pedro kneels beside her. "Mamacita," he says, "Pedro have grande dream. Mi Dios say go to America where I become best chicken plucker in the world. He say plucking chickens why he put me here, so, Mamacita, I go swim rio and find Senor with muchos chickens for me to pluck." Mamacita say, "Si! Si! Pedro! You pluck chickens make me muy proud. Send me muchos pesos!"

 

I wonder if that's how Jose Hernandez-Medina came to be here?

 

"Illegal entry same as mugging?" The Dallas Morning News; February 11, 2013; p. 10A.

Al "Bigfoot" Gore

 

Al Gore boasts that he "walks the walk" when it comes to green energy. "But I walk the walk. I have solar panels all over my house; I even have a solar-paneled little houseboat for recreation. . .I do understand the challenges of making this transition to a decarbonized world, and renewable energy is a difficult one, but I am doing my part."

 

Are you really, Al? Did you know that the manufacturing process for solar panels creates millions of pounds of polluted sludge and contaminated water? To dispose of this material, companies have to ship it by truck or rail to waste facilities hundreds or even thousands of miles. But government scientists cheat. They don't count the fossil fuels needed to transport this gunk in calculating the carbon footprint of the solar panels. Experts say this omission gives consumers and scientists a false measure, leading them to believe solar power is cleaner than it really is.

 

So, Al, maybe you really don't understand the challenges of decarbonizing the world. I'd say when you factor in your private jets and the sale of your tv station to Al-Jazeera, you're leaving a Bigfoot size carbon footprint in that walk of yours. Hypocrite!

 

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/02/07/Al-Gore-s-Personal-Sacrifice-Owning-A-Solar-Powered-House-Boat

 

"The dirty side of sun power." The Dallas Morning News; February 11, 2013; p. 8D.

Are the liberals trying to starve the children?

 

It seems that every time a conservative wants to cut the waste and fraud and giveaway programs in government, the liberals have conniption fits about "starving the children" and "throwing Granny over the cliff." How much would you like to bet that liberals and not conservatives are responsible for this bit of starving the children:

 

The California Department of Education has ordered eight districts to repay nearly $170 million in free and reduced-price lunch programs. It seems they used the money for salaries and other expenses. I'm wondering how many children in those districts actually went hungry without that $170 million. My guess is zero. My guess is that mom and dad paid for the lunch, or they made them a sandwich, or they ate at home.

 

"School meal money misused in California." The Dallas Morning News; February 7, 2013; p. 9A.

Who is Floyd Corkins II?

 

Have you ever heard of Floyd Corkins II? I didn't think so. If Floyd were straight, and if he had done what he did at GLBT headquarters, I promise you would know his name. But Floyd isn't straight, and the organization he attacked was the Family Research Council.

 

Last August, Floyd wounded a security guard at the Washington headquarters of the Christian lobbying group. He planned to do much more -- there is evidence that he planned to kill at least 15 people there, but the brave security guard managed to wrest the gun from him before he could carry out the "gun violence" all the liberals are ranting and raving about. Isn't it odd that they don't use Floyd in their arguments? Floyd carried with him 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches that he intended to smear into the faces of his victims. Perhaps we should start requiring background checks for chicken sandwiches.

 

Anyway, my point is that Floyd has not been on the front pages of the papers. He's been relegated to page 5 instead of the page 1 coverage he would surely receive if he had attacked a liberal organization.

 

"Chick-fil-A-carrying gunman admits attack." The Dallas Morning News; February 7, 2013; p. 5a. 

 



We must do background checks for alcohol!

 

In 2010 (the latest year for which I could find complete statistics), there were 8,306 murders committed by people using guns. That same year, there were 10,228 murders by drunk people using cars.

 

I propose that we require universal background checks for every person ordering a margarita at his favorite Mexican restaurant or stopping by the convenience store for a 6-pack of beer. In fact, we should limit beer to a 2-pack. Those high capacity little plastic rings that hold the cans together are dangerous, because they allow you to carry more beer at one time without reloading.

 

In fact, I just might consider proposing banning alcoholic beverages altogether (if I thought I could get it passed). But, wait, seems to me like they tried that about 95 years ago, and as I recall from history, it really didn't work too well. Maybe the advocates of tossing 2nd amendment rights should look at what happened during Prohibition. They might learn something.