Archive for November 20th, 2012

Give Thanks for the Blessings of God

Give Thanks for the Blessings of God

Thanksgiving is traditionally a time where the people of the United States turn their eyes toward heaven and give thanks for the many blessings which have been bestowed on us by Almighty God. Although we tend to associate the modern holiday with the proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln on October 3, 1863, the first presidential proclamation declaring a day of Thanksgiving actually dates back to 1789 and was promulgated by our first president, George Washington.

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Christmas Has Those Obama Phones Ringing

Christmas Has Those Obama Phones Ringing

The retailers aren’t waiting for Thansgiving to be in the rear-view mirror before buzzing about Christmas, so why should we? Thanks to Rush Limbaugh and Paul Shanklin, we can start celebrating Christmas early with Baracka Claus and “Obama Phones Ringing.”

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Millimeter wave technology. Gen 2 scanner manufactured by Brijot of Lake Mary, Fla.

Time to Overhaul the TSA

If there is any absolute maxim by which the federal government seems to operate, it is that the American taxpayer always gets ripped off. Indeed, one of the greatest culprits when it comes to swindling taxpayers is the Transportation Security Administration, one of the most corrupt, ineffective, and downright abusive of the government’s many agencies (which is saying a lot) and a massive waste of taxpayer money.

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Young girl prays before eating school lunch of soup, milk, and an apple. 1936. Part of U.S. Works Progress Administration Surplus Commodities: School Lunch Programs during the Great Depression.

Outlawing Religious Freedom in America

On June 25, 1962, the Supreme Court stopped school prayer. Ronald Reagan said, March 6, 1984: “From the early days of the American colonies, prayer in schools was practiced and revered as an important tradition. Indeed, for nearly 2 centuries of our history it was considered a natural expression of our religious freedom.”

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