Commentary on capital punishment
I am in favor of capital punishment. I will say that up front: I’m in favor of the death penalty. I’ve been in favor of it all my life; it’s not something that ...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
A forgotten case on abortion
Typically when discussing abortion, many in both the "pro-life" and "pro-choice" camps tend to focus on the infamous Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113...
Don’t be narrow focused on health care reform
I work in the health care industry and have worked in the health care industry for the last 4 years, minus a stretch of unemployment. I first worked for a mediu...
Nothing happens at Internet pace
Tuesday January 19, 2010, in an upset victory, the Senate seat once held by John Kennedy and his younger brother Edward Kennedy went to a Republican – State Sen...
The United States was founded by Christians
One thing that always irks me is when atheists use the argument “this country wasn’t founded by Christians”. And the one thing that irks me the most about these...
Why is the pro-life movement going after contraception?
Back in November I watched a documentary on the pro-life movement in the United States called Unborn in the USA (Rent it on Netflix). It is nothing more than vi...
The Bill of Rights and Immigrants
Question: Does the Bill of Rights apply to immigrants? Recently I’ve been getting into some interesting discussions with my cousin’s husband. Many of these disc...
With all this talk about H1N1, what is being missed?
Unfortunately H1N1 has claimed another life: Article: “Kansas Man, 75, Dies From H1N1 Flu” And this recent death is in line with what I’ve bee...
Maafa 21 – Quote-mining Darwin to forward a political agenda?
It’s not the first time it’s occurred… But it’s pretty bad when I don’t have to see more than the first 10 minutes of the document...
Where are our priorities?
I’m wondering more and more where our priorities have gone. Look around and you will find… …advisers telling individuals to not spend far beyo...