all-encompassingly

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

The following story personifies the scripture:

The most important (moral) issue of our time is not abortion, but the national deficit/debt. So says Tom Coburn:
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said Congress’s deficit spending has become a moral issue surpassing abortion because it saddles future generations with massive debt before they’re born.
“The greatest moral issue of our time isn’t abortion, it’s […]

What jerks.
Three people were arrested Thursday after staging a noisy protest as a Hindu chaplain read the opening prayer at the US Senate, branding his appearance an “abomination.”
US Capitol Police said the protestors, apparently Christian religious activists, were ejected from the chamber and charged with an unlawful disruption of Congress.
Video here.

 
I received a ridiculous […]

i wrote this in february 2007 and never published it. here it is now. — travis

UK has started discussions about the university potentially offering the benefits to gay and unmarried domestic couples. Last month, the UK Domestic Partner Benefits Committee, commissioned by President Lee Todd in the fall, recommended passing the benefits.
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in order to […]

All those who have embarked on the Don Imus must be fired moral crusade should take time to read Michelle Malkin’s column. Warning, there is offensive language.
She compares what Imus said (which she despises) with the lyrical content of the top six songs on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Chart. Very instructive.

With all the serious things happening in this country and around the world, CNN is leading off tonight on their web site with this story:

Sorry, but I don’t feel so bad for these folks. I follow the Dennis Miller line of reasoning on this.

have you ever read this story?

The President of Harvard made a mistake by prejudging people and it cost him dearly.
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the president’s outer office.
The secretary […]

In Montgomery County, Maryland, there is a new program (although the old one wasn’t spectacular either) for the “health” curriculum. When I was in high school it was basically sex-ed with some talk about drugs and depression as bookends. And this stuff goes way beyond practicing with Trojans and bananas.
From the an American […]

Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, wants to outlaw spanking children up to 3 years old. If she succeeds, California would become the first state in the nation to explicitly ban parents from smacking their kids.
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The bill, which is still being drafted, will be written broadly, she added, prohibiting “any striking of a child, any corporal […]

you know the bumper sticker: ‘visualize whirled peas.’ this is what it would look like.

that’s what i learned here

date: two years ago, yesterday.
subject: an atheist criticizing christmas celebrations in public schools.
result: one of the most enjoyable times i’ve had in an online discussion, to date. find it below this post at provo pulse.
i am still a little embarrassed i made such a big deal about the quotation being retarded, when i […]

Apparently the old law isn’t such bad advice after all.
Although, if we (the human race) just decided to obey #7 then AIDS wouldn’t be such a pressing, serious problem.
Update: And now (February 23, 2007) there is this news -
Scientists say conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men’s chances of catching HIV by […]

so suggests the former bush administration official, who has combined his stunning lack of perception when it comes to religion with authoring a book on religion.
time magazine quotes kuo:

For many evangelical leaders, anything related to homosexuality is this special, dark sin. But that’s not what the Bible says,” says […]

[the homeowner] said she put up the wreath to honor the biblical call for peace and goodwill toward men.

nice try, hippy. wreaths and other christmas stuff already symbolize the biblical call for peace and good will toward men without being formed into an overtly political symbol.
defending his decision to ban […]