Friday, July 24, 2015

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I told myself not to weigh in on this subject because it is already gathering too many electrons – far beyond those which can actually bring progress to this existence we manage to preserve on this Earth.  SO I will allow Michelle Smith Glass to express herself as a qualified female person.

dearcaitlin


Tuesday, July 7, 2015

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tomurich:

Did you ever wonder why individual American citizens don’t get the chance for a bailout? Let alone TWO?!?

Originally posted on Observing Hermann:

Certainly not back by populist demand, the German government now seems prepared to stop the bitching and moaning long enough to support funding for the sequel to the first Greek Bailout box office flop and enable the EU to wrap up a second package of aid loans to help a struggling Greece or, to be more exact, the German banks that are now terribly exposed to a possible default there.

“Germany is considering dropping its push for an early rescheduling of Greek bonds in order to facilitate a new package of aid loans for Greece, according to people familiar with the matter. Berlin’s concession that it must lend Greece more money, even without burden-sharing by bondholders in the short term, would help Europe overcome its impasse over Greece’s funding needs before the indebted country runs out of cash in mid-July.”

But if you want any popcorn, you’re going to have to bring…

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

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tomurich:

This is a very reasonable and well thought out blog entry by a young man I have had the pleasure of making my acquaintance with at a recent Justin Amash event.

Originally posted on The Faith and Politics of Freedom:

Unless you have isolated yourself to the underside of a rock for the past several days, you have undoubtedly received the news of the landmark Supreme Court ruling which held that the Constitution inherently requires that same-sex marriage be legal nation wide, state bans therefore in contradiction of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

If you are a Christian, then it is likely that a feeling of dismay overcame you in witnessing the ubiquitous and outright celebration of sin by our society: the mockery of Christ under its several masks stirs a deep sadness and dejection, generating heartache for His followers. Indeed, irrespective of one’s final convictions regarding the case, any Christian is probable to feel slight apprehension regarding the disconcerting direction of our society – in its many respects. Christians disappointed in the case have valid reasons to display disenchantment, but we must eschew the inadvertent acceptance of several…

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