In his Earth Day proclamation President Obama stated: “Today our planet faces new challenges, but none poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.” Such a convenient word the environmental left has us all using. Of course the climate is changing. It’s the height of human arrogance to think we can stop it. Climate change is a fact,…
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Email is such a convenient form of communication, we sometimes forget: There’s etiquette for emailing. A recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “Mind Your Email Manners” caught my eye. It draws from the advice of business etiquette expert Jacqueline Williams. Email is quick, efficient, and casual, but especially in business, Ms. Williams says we should actually “Err on the side…
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On April 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Obergefell vs. Hodges, the historic marriage case in which the institution’s very definition will be decided for the nation. In June, the Court will issue its decision, the repercussions of which will affect laws and practices in every state. The stakes are so high, it causes me to…
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Legislators in Indiana began well when they passed their Religious Freedom Restoration Act a couple of weeks ago. Like the federal RFRA and RFRA’s in 19 other states, this law protects religious freedom by providing people the right to go to court and challenge a demand to violate their faith in some way. Under RFRA, if society insists on violating…
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With NCAA Final Four basketball drawing attention to Indianapolis, the liberal press and Hollywood are whipping up a storm against the principled Indiana governor, Mike Pence. Last week Governor Pence signed legislation protecting the religious freedom of business owners. The law is called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA. It’s similar to laws on the books in 19 other states…
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Honest words are being spoken by a couple of famous homosexuals and several young adults raised by same-sex couples. The creators of the Dolce and Gabbana clothing line — once a gay power couple and still very successful business partners — are getting some flack for defending the natural family. In an interview with the Italian magazine, Panorama, Stefano Gabbana…
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There’s a debate going on in America about decriminalization and legalization of marijuana use. Federal law bans all sale and possession of marijuana, but enforcement varies widely at the state level. Colorado and Washington now allow recreational pot. Young people ought to be our top consideration in this discussion. A recent Australian study followed the drug use of more than…
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Recently a pioneer in the pro-life movement died: Jack Wilke, M.D. He and his wife Barbara, who passed on a little over a year before him, were pioneers in the pro-life movement. Years before the Roe vs. Wade decision brought us legal abortion nationwide, Jack and Barbara Wilke began talking about it in packed halls at universities and other venues…
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We talk about the threat gay marriage poses to the institution of marriage. But what’s happening to gray marriage. Marriage in the over 50 set isn’t as stable as it used to be. A Wall Street Journal spread entitled “Gray Divorcés” points out that, “For the new generation of empty nesters, divorce is increasingly common.” The overall divorce rate spiked…
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A new study of United States Census data shows that 30.3 percent of millennials, young adults ages 18-34, are still living with their parents. The report is called “Young Adults: Then and Now.” It pulls together Census numbers showing that, since 1980, the slice of the population in this age group that still lived with their parents hovered around 22…
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Valentine’s Day brings thoughts of love and marriage and sweet things to eat. This Valentines Day a business that is all about those things got some very bad news. Aaron and Melissa Klein own Sweet Cakes Bakery — well, at least they had a bakery. It was located on the edge of downtown Gresham, Oregon. They specialize in wedding cakes…
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