August 31, 2010
by Chris Johnson
Over the past two years or so, the Tea Party Movement has gained a lot of momentum and influence in mainstream politics. With the election of Barack Obama and the passing of his controversial health care plan came the biggest conservative uprising since Ronald Reagan was elected. It took a lot of prodding from the liberal stick, but in this year’s midterm elections all eyes are on the Tea Parties.
Before the Tea Parties, however, there were the Values Voters. That was the label stuck to those of us who would vote based on candidates’ stands on abortion, stem cell research, homosexual marriage, etc. Those were the big issues in the Bush/Kerry elections. As the Tea Parties have come about with their focus on fiscal conservatism and limited government, the Value Voters have been seen to be graphed into the newer movement, as their views are usually complimentary to each other.
The problem, however, is that there is a vital distinction between the Values Voters and the rest of Tea Party movement. In my opinion, to vote with your conscience transcends voting for your own freedom or your own pocket book every time. To put it more simply the Bible will always transcend the Constitution. (Continue Reading…)
August 4, 2010
Submitted by: Chris Johnson
One morning, when I was 12, my mom was going through the usual difficult routine of coaxing me into starting my morning math lesson. I was homeschooled and math was my least favorite subject, therefore, in my mother’s wisdom, it was our first class of the day so we could “get it out of the way.”
When I was lucky, mom would have unexpected company, or an errand to run, or a phone call from a talkative friend. I would take the opportunity to read whatever Redwall book I was into or go outside and skateboard. The trick was to not attract attention so she wouldn’t remember what it was she was doing before the phone call and get off the phone.
Therefore, on this particular morning, that familiar hope began to rise in my chest when the phone rang. Excellent! It’s one of mom’s friends!
But that was where the excitement stopped. Because that phone call was the first we heard about the radical Muslim terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. (Continue Reading…)
July 9, 2010
Probably the biggest incident that has evoked the most public outrage towards Washington D.C. in recent years was the passing of the President’s health care reform bill in March of this year. Amid allegations of death panels, raised costs, inefficiency, and socialization of the medical field, the legislation was passed in spite of the fact that the public overwhelmingly rejected it. (Continue Reading…)
