Praying for Dungy

Posted on December 23, 2005 | Filed Under Editorial

It would be awful to receive news that one of your sons committed suicide.

It would be worse to get that news just days before Christmas.

I personally felt sympathetic pain for Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy when hearing that one of his sons had committed suicide. I have had a tremendous amount of respect for Dungy as an NFL head coach. I truly believe that without the groundwork that Dungy had laid, Jon Gruden would never have been able to get the Tampa Bay Bucs to the Super Bowl, let alone win it.

I have been rooting for the Colts most …

Is It a Sign?

Posted on December 21, 2005 | Filed Under Editorial

The following happened to catch my eye

Get a shiny new job for Christ

That was the title. I assume that it was intended to be “Get a Shiny New Job for Christmas” but the title, being to many characters got cut off.

Was it divine intervention? Is it a sign? Hmmmm.

Terroism and Time Served

Posted on December 21, 2005 | Filed Under Editorial

What is the definition of a life sentence in Germany? Appearantly, 18 years.

Mohammad Ali Hamadi, a member of terrorist group Hezbollah, received a life sentence in Germany for hijacking a TWA plane to Beirut and murdering U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem, but was paroled after 18 years and freed last Thursday.

For the record, Germany refused to extradite Hamadi because he could have faced the death penalty. Yet, his crime was against a US citizen.

http://washingtontimes.com/world/20051221-120025-9152r.htm

Food for Thought

Posted on December 13, 2005 | Filed Under Editorial

Linda was washing the dishes when the phone rang. It was Chuck, her ex-brother-in-law. “Linda, I want you to sit down,” said Chuck, “Al was killed.” Linda crumbled over the dishes, crying, her 8 year old and 5 year old daughters standing behind her.

Earlier, at the Seven-Eleven where Al was working, 3 men walked in. Two of them went to the cash register, the other took Al to the storage room. Al was made to lay down on the floor. The man chambered a round into his shotgun and shot the security monitor. He paused, reloaded the weapon and shot …

An Open Letter To America

Posted on December 6, 2005 | Filed Under Editorial

On December 1st, 10 U.S Marines were tragically killed in Iraq by an Improvised Explosive Device (I.E.D.)

One of those Marines was 19 year old Naperville, IL native, Lance Cpl. Adam Kaiser.

A cult group known as Westboro Baptist Church intends to picket the funeral of Lance Cpl. Kaiser. [ story] This is a group of anti-Americans who claim to be Christians and that God is punishing the unrighteous.

I have read through some of Pastor Fred Phelps’ material on his web site godhatesfags.com [CAUTION: if you are not slow to anger, you may not want to visit this site!]. Pastor …