following politics, pursuing holiness
Here are the poll results: The Rightosphere Temperature Check For June: Sanford, Atheists, Health Care, Oh My! – Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views). And yes, I’d vote for an atheist for President if he or she were conservative. Carter, Clinton and Obama proclaim themselves to be Christians, and how again did that help me? Would you vote for an atheist if he were an otherwise acceptable candidate?
I don’t flatter myself that my going Galt is having a huge impact but, hey, every little bit counts. Whether this phenomenon is more purposeful, as in my case, or simply a bunch of people reacting naturally to bad government policies, federal tax receipts are taking a nosedive: June Federal Receipts: The Dive Continues, As Does Media Near Silence. Near media silence. Imagine that! Is it possble that the stimulus is ::gasp:: not working?! Unemployment is approching double what it was during the Bush administration? The deuce you say! [Read more...]
A George Morrison sermon on my favorite parable, the prodigal son, is below the fold. At times I’ve been the prodigal and at times the bitter, legalistic elder brother, focused on what I “deserve.” Of the two, I like the younger brother better. Whatever else you can say about him, he’s an honest sinner and no “whited sepulchre.”
