"Non-filer Syndrome"

This is pretty funny. A politician didn't file taxes for five years - five years - and now his lawyers claim it is because he has "non-filer syndrome."

Now, if he was a little late I could see an argument that he was absent minded. But for a politician to forget to pay his taxes for five years is just absurd. It is also interesting that he was not caught for five years.

See the whole story here.

Homeless man set ablaze!

I'm not even sure what to say about this. It is a terrible thing when people are being burned alive for fun. One person is quoted by the AP as saying: "They think the person is less than human because they happen to be homeless."

It is sad that this is the direction our country is going. Really it sounds a lot like the rational for abortion - "they think he is less than human because he is still in Mom's belly."

If we continue to teach our kids it is okay to kill babies before they leave Mom's belly, why are we surprised when they grow up and kill homeless people who they think are less than human?

Same-sex marriage

Now, I am certain that marriage was originally intended to be between one man and one woman. That being the case, why is it wrong for marriage to be limited to one man and one woman? I don't see how it is discriminatory for marriage to remain as it was intended.

Apparently the Conn. Court disagrees with me. They say (as recorded by MSNBC): "Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same sex partner of their choice."

If we continue to allow the courts to legislate from the bench what will happen next? The rational used to justify same-sex marriage is not far from what it would take to justify marriage for those who practice polygamy, bestiality, or any other sexual perversion.

Homosexual High

Are you ready for your teenage kids to have the choice to choose to go to a Homosexual High School. A place that is designed around the idea that people are made to be Gay, Lesbian, and Trans gender? I certainly am not. The worst thing is that is appears to be a publicly funded school in Chicago. Fox News has more details.

Now, in case this isn't bad enough, Gloucester is now handing out contraceptives. You may remember Gloucester as the school with the 'pregnancy pact.' Now to solve that problem, the school is going to hand out contraceptives. Wow - it just seems like they are going the wrong way - in stead of fighting the problem (extra-marital sex) we are fighting the results (pregnancy).

1 Cor 6:9-11 says: "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."

In our society we are promoting most of these behaviors that God condemns. God help us.

The price of security

How much is too much to pay for security? We could live in a much more secure nation, but that would require much less freedom. For example there are x-ray machines that only see through your clothes - if we install these at airports (train stations, etc) then it will be more difficult for people to sneak contraband onto the planes and cause others danger. But, as the Washington Post says: "are you ready to get naked for your country?"

Another example of where security and freedom go head to head is with wiretapping. We have all heard the news, and it is back again, the USA is listening when we talk to our friends. Newsday has a nice cartoon (here) that adds some humor to the wiretapping situation.

But the question is still, how much is too much? I wouldn't mind people listening to may calls when I am in the Middle East (if I ever went there). But I'm not sure I want to be strip searched every time I enter a plane.

The Stock Market ... is it really that bad?

A man killed himself and his entire family because he was going broke (article is here). How very sad.

It is true that: "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money" (Mathew 6:24). This man, Mr. Rajaram seemed to have chosen money as his god. When his god could not help him he did not know what to do.

I wish I could say that this kind of evil will subside, but the scriptures are clear: "for the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." As the market continues to be in turmoil, more evil will ensue. As people lose their money, they will lose their sense of contentment and security, then we can only pray they will turn to God instead of some kind of evil.

How to lose weight!

I think I finally figured out a diet that works - chopsticks! One news report claimed that: "Those with body-mass indexes in the normal range were also 2.5 times more likely to use chopsticks" [ref].

I have used chopsticks before and I think this news article has it backwards. You see, chopsticks are so hard to use that the people who use them loose weight because they are not able to eat as much. So, it is not so much that skinny people use chopsticks as it is that chopsticks that makes people skinny.

I don't know about you, but I am going to the store tonight, gonna get some chopsticks!

But then again, gluttony is sinful. Maybe a better solution would be self-control. For it is written: "Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control" (Proverbs 25:28).