Heidi Munson
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Reject Voices of Prayer-Shaming: They Don’t Represent Reality
Very soon after the massacre which occurred at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, instead of the usual American response of coming together, offering prayers and empathy and shared grief, we were further shocked by near-immediate “prayer-shaming.” Prayer-shaming. Would we ever have conceived that such a thing could occur publicly in America? And, why? What is the… → Read More
We Now Know Russia is Actively Seeking to Divide Us: Will We Let Them?
When officials from Facebook, Twitter, and Google were summoned to testify before Congress this week about Russian influence in last year’s presidential election, a number of revelations came out. Given the enormous amount of attention paid to that topic, most of us are, quite frankly, tired of hearing about it. But we must not tune out, and here’s why. The most important thing to remember from… → Read More
Canada Passed Assisted Suicide Bill Last Year and is now Considering Child Euthanasia
It was only last year that Bill C-14 passed in Canada, which legalized physician assisted suicide. Now they are already they are looking into the same for minors. A report was released last week giving some preliminary results based on surveys sent to pediatricians. From the CBC article: → Read More
Bisexual Student Reprimanded for making Factual Statement about Islam
When you think about heading off to college, what's the first thing that enters your mind? A new adventure? New ideas being presented to you? Your mind being stretched and challenged? To use today's vernacular: LOL! That's SO last century (well, and many other centuries prior to that, but they're all filled with old, dead people, meaning that's all clearly irrelevant to us)! The University of… → Read More
The Reformation Still Impacts You in Ways You May not Even Realize
In the world of Protestant Christianity, today is known as Reformation Day. On this day exactly 500 years ago, a monk named Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church. This was the usual means to communicate that you had some things you wished to discuss or debate. Luther wrote them in Latin, which indicated that he intended to open an academic… → Read More
Newly Released FBI Report about Sandy Hook Reveals Details about What the Police Knew
Nearly five years after the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the FBI has released more than 1,500 pages of documents related to the investigation. Among the revelations in the documents, the most astounding was the fact that the Newtown police were told that Adam Lanza, the gunman, wanted to carry out that specific crime -- and they did nothing. A resident of the town said… → Read More
Does Your College Offer a “Practice Halloween” to avoid Cultural Appropriation? This One Does
Parents of college students across the country can rest assured that their money is being well spent. With Halloween fast approaching and looming threats of cultural appropriation, the holiday has never been so frightening. Thankfully, there is no shortage of education to be had about how insensitive you are, particularly if you are white. At Kent State University, you can see their bulletin… → Read More
When People You Love Suffer, How do You Know if You are Helping or Causing More Pain?
Suffering and grief are topics we all would prefer to avoid. Unfortunately, every one of us will suffer. And we will all experience someone close to us go through something terrible. What do you do when you’re that person? How do you help? Suffering takes many forms. Some people are in tremendous physical pain. A man I once knew had migraine headaches that lasted for weeks at a time. Others are… → Read More
BREAKING: Trump Axes Subsidies Propping up Obamacare
Late Thursday night, the Trump Administration announced that the government would no longer be making → Read More
US and Israel Both Withdraw from UNESCO on the Same Day
The U.S. Department of State announced today its withdrawal from UNESCO. In the brief statement issued from the State Department, they indicated the “decision was not taken lightly, and reflects U.S. concerns with mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform in the organization, and continuing anti-Israel bias at UNESCO.” While it may seem surprising that a government agency would… → Read More
New Study Shows Dems Moving Left, Widening Partisan Gap
The Pew Research Center has released a new study showing the widening partisan gap between Americans. While this is not news to anyone, what is noteworthy is the cause of the increased divide: Democrats' further leftward shift. The study covered about two dozen topics, but particularly on the issues of race, immigrants, and how much the government should help the poor, the split between… → Read More
In California: Use the wrong pronoun, go to jail
In the state of California, calling someone a Grammar Nazi is now closer to being a statement of fact. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill last Thursday which makes it a crime for you to → Read More
Gay coffee shop owner in Seattle forces Christians out of his store
In recent years we’ve been told that everyone must tolerate everyone else – more than tolerate, in fact – we must affirm, celebrate, and participate, backed up in most cases by the end of a barrel of a gun (for this is what laws come down to). As is often the case, rules don’t often equally apply. In the land of Progressive tolerance, a gay owner of a coffee shop in Seattle kicked Christian… → Read More
Librarian refuses free Dr. Seuss books from Melania Trump, makes it the latest politically divisive issue
Liz Phipps Soeiro, librarian at Cambridgeport School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, took the occasion of the donation of 10 books by First Lady Melania Trump in recognition of National Reading Week to make a political statement. The librarian, who superciliously noted that, → Read More
Rand Paul says Trump may take executive action on health care — next week
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) this morning indicated President Donald Trump may soon be taking action on his own that may help consumers greatly in the health care arena. On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Paul said it was something he has already advocated to the president “on multiple occasions.” He explained that, as early as next week, Trump may announce that he is going to take action that will allow… → Read More
Otto Warmbier’s parents share horrifying details of how their son was returned to them
“They destroyed him,” Cindy Warmbier stated. “No mother, no parent, should ever have gone through what we went through. And the fact that Otto was alone all that time, with no one to comfort him, is inexcusable.” Last year, college student Otto Warmbier was arrested in North Korea and sentenced to 15 years hard labor for allegedly attempting to steal a propaganda poster. After a little more than… → Read More
“No electricity to pump water” — Puerto Rico has been devastated
It's easy to want to avert your eyes from the latest destruction caused by the latest hurricane. But we must not. Puerto Rico has been truly devastated by Hurricane Maria and needs our aid. They have no electricity and may be without it for months. No electricity means no ability to pump gas in order to run generators. It also means no running water. No running water means the spread of disease… → Read More
Study: Seattle’s Minimum Wage has also Affected Hygiene Standards in Addition to Costing Jobs
By all standards the minimum wage hike in Seattle has been a disaster. As is nearly always the case with progressive policies, it hurts those it claims to want to help. Progressive politicians decry the “unfair” minimum wage and bemoan the fact that you can’t raise a family on such low wages. Of course, in their rampant emotionalism (read: political grandstanding), it’s never noted that almost… → Read More