You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up

 
Apparently, a cross in the Mojave Desert built to honor fallen soldiers of WWI is at the center of the ACLU's latest attack on common sense.  They want it removed.  Because it "has been judged to be an unconstitutional display of government favoritism of one religion over another."  I had to check the URL to make sure I hadn't stumbled onto an Onion post unawares...  nope.  This is from the Washington Post. 

For now, the 6.5 ft tall cross stands encased in a wooden box.

Now that's freedom and tolerance for ya.

The American Trinity

I'm not what one might call a fan of Dennis Prager. I don't tend to listen to him, well, pretty much ever. But this idea he has of educating Americans about America, well that's something I'm all in for. I've long said that one of the big problems with our country is that most people don't know what it is that makes us so great, and so don't know how to protect that greatness. So, Prager is doing something about it. Well-produced, clear, and well-thought-out messages each fitting into about five minutes. If you have any desire to know a little about this great nation of ours, this might be an excellent place to start.



Hat tip to Andy from Political Friends.

Baby Faith

Imagine being a 23-year-old, single woman, pregnant, and being told that your baby had no brain and no chance to live once she was no longer in your womb. Imagine doctors telling you should end the pregnancy now. Many women would do as the doctors suggested. Thankfully, this woman didn't. The baby she was told would only live a few moments once born is now a month old and doing quite well. She's not in an incubator or connected to a bunch of machines to keep her going. She's not sickly or withering. She's very blessed to have a mother who chose to protect her life.

Anyone who believes that abortions are ever a good idea should read this story.

Had to share this.

Please watch it to the end, and by all means research the claims for yourself and see if they're true!



Hat tip to Andy from Political Friends.

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match!

I'm posting a quiz on a Thursday this week because tomorrow is the Blog365 official day of rest. It's the one day this year where participants are not supposed to blog, so I'm doing all my Friday stuff a day early.

Hey, look: it's another political quiz! Stole this one from Princess Jami. Sad, isn't it, that the best match is at 45%? Also sad that it's McCain, but not that surprising really. I'll probably end up voting for him anyway, lesser of two evils and whatnot... And I'm pretty sure he's the only hope the republicans have of keeping Obama and Clinton out. Also, I'm not sure that I even know who Mike Gravel is... but I'm NOT voting for him if he got the same score as Obama.

	45%	John McCain Republican Sr Senator (AZ); 2000 Primary Candidate for President	Candidate Tracker McCain's answers McCain's stances Get This Bobble Head
	38%	Mike Huckabee Republican AR Governor	Candidate Tracker Huckabee's answers Huckabee's stances Get This Bobble Head
	20%	Ron Paul Republican Representative (TX-14); Libertarian nominee for President in 1988	Candidate Tracker Paul's answers Paul's stances Get This Bobble Head
	15%	Mike Gravel Former Senator (AK)	Candidate Tracker Gravel's answers Gravel's stances Get This Bobble Head
	15%	Barack Obama Democratic Jr Senator (IL); previously State Senator	Candidate Tracker Obama's answers Obama's stances Get This Bobble Head
	13%	Hillary Clinton Democratic Jr Senator (NY); former First Lady	Candidate Tracker Clinton's answers Clinton's stances Get This Bobble Head

Sunday Seven #126

I can't believe I forgot to blog yesterday! I had been doing so well with the daily thing too. Well, the rules of Blog365 say I can just post an extra one today and backdate it, so here's yesterday's post:

This week’s question might turn a few people off. Not everyone is willing to go on record over politics, and I understand that. So if you want to bow out of this week’s edition, I’ll understand. Just be sure to be back next week!
For those who don’t mind talking politics, you’ll need to take this candidate quiz. Starting with the top match, name the seven candidates the quiz says most closely match your views.

As we all know quizzes are imperfect at best, but here are my results:

1. John McCain
2. Mike Huckabee
3. Rudy Giuliani
4. Mitt Romney
5. John Edwards
6. Ron Paul
7. Dennis Kucinich

Truth is, I haven't actually made up my mind yet. Pretty sure it won't be McCain though. For an alternate view, I also took the presidential candidates quiz here. Here's how I scored: