Pointed Thoughts for a Sunday Afternoon

Philip Turner treats the subject of Saturday's idle thoughts in a much more learned and extended fashion at titusonenine. Read it!

Idle Thoughts on a Saturday Afternoon

Over at World Net Daily, Les Kinsolving notes that retired Episcopal bishop John Spong has a new book out, and pretty much asks the question, ”should anyone be surprised by the good bishop’s ‘explosive’ new ideas?” The answer, of course, is no. Far from being a radical with his suggestions that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, or that St. Paul was a self-loathing homosexual, Spong is simply the loudest and most self-aggrandizing figure in the push by liberal Protestantism to reinvent itself out of existence. In the quest to create “a more inclusive Christianity,” Jesus is being transformed into an “I’m OK, you’re OK” Buddha with a beard, while Paul, who said all those unkind things about women and gays, has been recast as some kind of villain. Think of Michael Eisner after Disney got ahold of the Muppets, for instance. Oh, and the Old Testament, with all the scary smiting and wars of conquest in the Name of God? Except for some of the nicer psalms, it’ll be getting about as much play as a bluegrass CD in New York City. So where does that leave the liberal Episcopal (and Lutheran, and Methodist, and Presbyterian, etc.,) tradition? Well, once they get rid of all the non-inclusive bits, they’ll still have lots of warm fuzzy ministers who like to dress up in elaborate outfits, and some very pretty buildings where you can listen to music. Seriously, the acoustics are great, especially now that they’re no longer cluttered up with people to deaden the sound.

Illegal immigrants above the law?

Perhaps you’ve seen this item about California State Senator Gil Cedillo’s bill (SB591) to make vehicles owned by illegal immigrants exempt from being impounded if they happen to be caught breaking another law? Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) is, of course, the same dedicated lawmaker who earlier tried to give illegals drivers licenses. What’s his reasoning this time? Impounding vehicles, he says, is a waste of resources that should be spent on “serious” offenses like drunk driving. Apparently in Sen. Cedillo’s world, violating federal immigration law is not considered a serious crime, if he thinks of it as a crime at all. On the other hand, under this same bill, citizens and legal residents are still subject to having their vehicles impounded. What’s the difference?

U.S. Has Fingers, U.K. Has Snakes

Let this be a warning to you. Take a look at what you are eating before shoving the food in your mouth. I wouldn't want you to have any yogurt or chili fingers. Nor would I want your 5 year old son to find a corn snake in his Golden Puffs.

Golden Puffs? Is that the equivalent to Corn Puffs?

Billboard Being Revised Due to Public Sentiment

It seems ClearChannel got sick of having to defend the offensive ad campaign of KRCA Channel 62 and it's promotion of 'multiculturalism'. Personally, I think it took them too long to change their minds. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on KFI-AM, LAST WEEK, that the signs should come down. Public sentiment has been against these signs. People have been picketing out in front of KRCA headquarters. Yet, ClearChannel is only able to get KRCA to change the billboards on May 6th? ClearChannel is also 'clear' about giving out KRCA's phone number if you have any "questions" about the new billboards.

How fast did Gov. Schwarzenegger apologize for 'mis-speaking' by saying "close the border" versus patrol the border? I won't hold my breath for an apology from KRCA.

If John Bolton Fails, Nominate Alan Keyes

This is such a great article by Ann Coulter. I know it's not likely to happen. What a wonderful idea, though. If Democrat and the "so-called" Republican Senators put down the nomination of John Bolton, I say President Bush ought to line-up Alan Keyes for the next nomination. Even if Alan Keyes isn't able to get through the nomination process, it would be such an entertaining committee session. Just think about it for a moment. I'd be watching CSPAN regularly for the exchanges. And if we don't have representation at the UN for a long while, who really cares anyway.

Why the Liberals don't like John Bolton

What is it about John Bolton that make Liberals think he is a bad candidate for UN Ambassador? Based on the website Stop Bolton he "has dedicated his life to undermining the United Nations...John Bolton is a disastrous choice. Right now, the U.S. needs to work through the UN more than ever to make the world a safer place for Americans. Bolton, however, has made a career out of belittling and dismissing the UN..."

Okay, what is my Jedi Master name? Owete Rolon? From one conspiracy theorist to another, let me give you a little bit of information. The UN is not looking to make the world safer for Americans. Let me suggest to my Liberal friends that working with an organization that makes the world safer by making sex slaves out of children is probably not the best idea. Only a fool would think under the current series of scandals plaguing the UN, that what the U.S. needs to do is "work through the UN MORE THAN EVER..."