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Archive for April, 2007

On Seashells and Diversion

Posted by Connor on April 30th, 2007

photo credit: e-magic I rarely watch TV. Sometimes when I quilt I’ll turn on the TV to see if there’s anything on other than the normal degenerate filth. In the past few weeks I’ve seen some commercials that a car company is using to promote their vans which have flip-down TV screens, allowing you to [...]

Eternal Entitlements

Posted by Connor on April 27th, 2007

photo credit: Megan Troyer While reading The Peacegiver by James L. Ferrell, I was impressed by part of an insightful conversation between two main characters in the book. They were discussing the topic of entitlements, as one of the characters, Ricky, felt he deserved to be loved and supported by his wife with whom he [...]

Retroactive Illegality

Posted by Connor on April 26th, 2007

Some of you may have seen this letter circulating the internet already, but I received it yesterday for the first time. The letter, be it real or fictitious, makes an excellent point. We are giving away handouts to illegal immigrants at an alarming rate, depleting the reserves of resources intended for our own citizens. Perhaps [...]

Our Words

Posted by Connor on April 25th, 2007

photo credit: wiseacre Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause. (Victor Hugo, via Quoty) Our words, like our deeds, should be filled with faith and hope and charity, the three great Christian imperatives so desperately needed in the world today. With such words, spoken under the influence of the Spirit, tears can be dried, [...]

Hindsight

Posted by Connor on April 24th, 2007

As the old adage goes, “Hindsight is always 20/20″. So often in life, I think we (or maybe it’s just me?) grow frustrated when we don’t get what we want, when we want it. We ask the Lord for things we desire (as we are counseled to do) yet wonder why He holds out on [...]

Orthodoxy

Posted by Connor on April 20th, 2007

Cross-posted at Blogger of Jared. photo credit: quikdraw Orthodoxy is an interesting subject as it pertains to the LDS faith. The word itself comes from the Greek ortho (‘right’, ‘correct’) and doxa (‘thought’, ‘teaching’, ‘glorification’). As it relates to religion, the word can be defined as an authorized or accepted set of religious beliefs and [...]

Income Tax Offer

Posted by Connor on April 19th, 2007

Care for a cool $300,000? All you have to do is take up the following challenge from the Freedom Law School:

Virginia Tech and Gun Control

Posted by Connor on April 18th, 2007

photo credit: Nonsense Pop The recent tragedy at Virginia Tech has brought the gun control issue back into the spotlight it ever so often enjoys. Gun control advocates naturally use such tragedies to their political advantage in an effort to enforce further gun control, citing the weapon as the cause of the crime. The media [...]

Adoration Through Emulation

Posted by Connor on April 17th, 2007

A few months ago I had the opportunity to visit a different ward where the Bishop gave a great talk, one sentence of which I wrote down to preserve in memory: The ultimate level of adoration is emulation. Powerful words.

Why You Should Vote

Posted by Connor on April 16th, 2007

photo credit: Daquella Let’s not kid ourselves. In a presidential election, our vote means nothing. Even in more local elections, whether it be for state or city government, our vote represents a very small portion of the total number of votes being cast on any given issue. The number of times an important issue has [...]

The Electoral College

Posted by Connor on April 13th, 2007

photo credit: nshepard The Washington Post reports on a recent bill signed by the Governor of Maryland: Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law yesterday a measure that would circumvent the Electoral College by awarding the state’s electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes nationwide. The bill… makes Maryland the first [...]

Where Have All The Leaders Gone?

Posted by Connor on April 12th, 2007

Lee Iacocca has a new book out called Where Have All The Leaders Gone?. I read the following excerpt today, which made me jump for freaking joy.

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