Posts by Kevin Schaal
Thank God for Joyful Moms (and Dads)
On May 4, Heather Wilhelm published an article in the National Review that panned all the media sources today talking about the “horror” and misery of motherhood (motherhood-portrayal-in-media-wrong) Of course, Heather says that contrary to the media portrayal, motherhood is worth it. Good for her. With Mother’s Day coming we have the great opportunity…
Read MoreMichelle Wolf and the Throwaway Culture | RCR
The other night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Michelle Wolf, who I’m told is a comedian, regaled the black-tie and sequin-gowned crowd with her “jokes.” Almost all were in extremely bad taste and/or wildly offensive, but one has become accustomed to that sort of coarseness in the comedy clubs and even on mainstream television. However, she…
Read MoreDemocrats’ God Gap | NR
You know elite Democratic anti-Christian bigotry is getting out of hand when it’s expertly skewered on HBO. The show was the excellent Mike Judge comedy Silicon Valley. The gang at Pied Piper (the fictional tech startup at the heart of the series) was assembling a coalition of companies to use its new product, but it…
Read MoreMotherhood Is Much Better than the Media Claims | NR
Contrary to what you may have heard, the benefits of being a mom greatly outweigh the costs.Mother’s Day is approaching quickly, and ladies, you know what that means: It’s time to buy your own darn gifts and book your own darn brunches and maybe even start drinking mid-morning in your kitchen out of one of…
Read MoreThe Sins of Chick-fil-A | Charlotte Allen | First Things
Recently, New Yorker contributor Dan Piepenbring noted with horror that Chick-fil-A, the chicken-sandwich chain that has been rated America’s favorite fast-food purveyor in customer-satisfaction surveys and is slated to become America’s No. 3 in fast-food sales by 2020 (trailing only McDonald’s and Starbucks), has opened its fourth outlet in Manhattan, its sixth in New York…
Read MoreMost Americans believe, but not always in the God of the Bible – RNS
But among the so-called “nones” — a broad category of atheists, agnostics and those who answer “none of the above” on questions about religion — fully 72 percent believe in a higher power of some kind.Two previous Pew surveys found that belief in God generally is falling. A 2007 Pew survey tabulated belief in God at 92…
Read MoreAlfie Evans is condemned to die at 23 months because of Britain’s scary secular state
This is a direct assault on the core premise of the Declaration of Independence. We Americans asserted that we “are endowed by (our) Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” In the American Revolution, in our fight against the British crown, we asserted that rights come…
Read MoreAlfie Evans Tragedy: Britain’s Single Payer System Is To Blame
Bernie Sanders and many of his fellow Democrats pushing single payer endlessly claim is that health care is a “basic human right.” What they never mention is that gaining that one means sacrificing many other rights. Just ask the parents of Alfie Evans. Source: More at Alfie Evans Tragedy: Britain’s Single Payer System Is…
Read MoreThree to Thrive: It’s not what you think
Baptists used to encourage church attendance with the slogan, “Three to Thrive.” The “three” were the key services of the church for years—Sunday morning worship, Sunday evening worship, and Wednesday prayer meeting. These three primary meeting times are still common in many churches and are going strong and profitable. In recent years, churches have been…
Read MoreAlfie Evans and Our Moral Crossroads | First Things
Physicians have many ways of influencing medical decisions made by the parents of children in their care.Certain studies can be cited in support of what the physician desires, and studies pointing in a different direction can be ignored. Directive, emotive, and exaggerated language can be used to manipulate, especially when the likely outcomes of various…
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