The conflict between Patrick Kennedy and his Catholic bishop uncovers the underlying fail of most of the fundamental Christian groups that choose to ignore the separation of church and state policy. By playing this political game, they in essence abandon the philosophy of their founder. The words were simple, “whoever is without sin let him cast the first stone.” The lessons behind the words were far more complex, however. First, they indicated the end of the Mosaic Law and usher... Read Full Story

Hello? Hello?!? For eight long years we had this guy as the Commander-in-chief, the Leader of the Free World, and an arm’s reach away from the “football.” Is there any wonder why the rest of the world held their collective breath, and why they’re so relieved now? It’s just amazing after 8 years of Bush, so many of the Teabaggers would want us to go back to that. Do people on the far right all have short term memory loss? Or do they all answer their phones like t... Read Full Story

If you ever want to know whether the government is honest, fair, and logical, just ask a Native American . . . Native view of goverment foolishness But what this Indian didn’t realize when speaking about the foolishness of the government is . . They didn’t sew the blanket. They used highly classified special staples that cost $600K each. They spent 1000 hours in Congressional committee to decide exactly where each staple would go. The Republicans said no at first because they ... Read Full Story

Senator Harry Reid said today that the health care reform bill he’ll take to the floor of the senate will have a public option, but one that’ll let individual states opt out of if they so choose. Now this seems like a good idea, and it should get more senators to vote for it. But there’s a couple of points I haven’t heard anything about yet . . . First, who in each state will decide whether to opt in or opt out? I suppose it would be the governors after conferring wit... Read Full Story

In his address this week, President Obama urged the passing of the Health Insurance Industry Anti-Trust Enforcement Act. This, hopefully will be passed and become part of the over all health care reform presently going through Congress. But you can help! Senator Leahy would like your help in making sure everyone involved in passing this is notified about the peoples’ wishes. To give your support, you’re urged to go here: http://ga3.org/campaign/hcr_antitrust and sign a letter add... Read Full Story

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems very few people ever get killed in marijuana related car accidents, or many who get arrested for domestic abuse due to being under the influence of pot. Neither are there many cancer deaths from smoking marijuana, or liver problems, or anything like that. So maybe it is just me, but if something doesn’t hurt you, and in many cases actually helps people, why on Earth would it be illegal? Some may make the argument that, because of all the drug cart... Read Full Story

There’s no doubt the most divisive force to the human community on the planet is religion. Perhaps it’s because so many of them all claim to be the true one, and so their adherents are less willing to back off, which in turn creates fertile ground for conflict. But how could every religion exclusively hold the truth? The answer might be found in the study of Noetic Science. Noetic Science is basically the study of mind over matter, but more specifically its the study of how the m... Read Full Story

You know, it’s amazing that anything gets done in Washington. Congress is supposed to be looking out for the best interest of the nation, but more often than not, it acts more like its running a three-legged race with a one-legged partner. Someone is always refusing to carry their weight for political or monetary reasons, which makes everything drag on far longer than it should. Take health care reform for example . . . There’s absolutely no reason why Congress should be concerni... Read Full Story

We hear a lot about special interest groups lobbying Congress to get special corporate favors. They seem to buy senators and representatives who’s votes appear to hold no other logic than to satisfy these lobbyists’ agendas. As these politicians’ re-election funds are padded with corporate money, and their sent on free elaborate vacations, the people should be asking, “What about our special interests?” While watching TV the other night, a political commercial c... Read Full Story

With sixty-five percent of the American people in favor of the public option, and the majority of the rest not fully aware of what the public option is (medicare for all), perhaps there’s another way for us to bring about a sort of health care redirect that could very well change the playing field. Imagine if every American who was denied health care, whether it be from a “pre-existing condition,” or for whatever reason, took what they’d normally pay for a monthly ins... Read Full Story