http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7127721.ece (link is now behind a paywall – Jan, 12) From the London Times there comes more insight into the mindset that drives Facebook, in its coverage of a bio-pic on FB’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m gratified that the story behind Facebook’s privacy incursions […]
Tag: current events
One great leap for socialism
A sad day for the nation, as it takes a major step towards socialism. The healthcare bill will do nothing good for medical costs, quality of coverage, the national debt or the economy. It will instead ration care, bankrupt the nation, and prove to […]
U.S. on the verge
No matter what happens, we who love the Lord are in His very capable hands. He can and will use anything, even the nation stepping off a cliff, to bring about His will. But He always prefers mercy to judgment, and in situations like ours He looks for intercessors to provide justification for pouring out His miraculous saving power. We need to be praying, in faith.
Panic on Beacon Hill
In case you haven’t heard, Massachusetts, of all places, is about ready to explode. On the very verge of Congress passing the late Ted Kennedy’s signature issue, national healthcare, his replacement is about to be decided, and things are not looking well for the […]
This day we fight!
Yesterday I cited the admonition of Jesus, “To whom much is given, much will be required”. But God judges nations as well as people. And as He does with people, God judges nations subjectively, based on what each one could do, on what each […]
Whom not to trust
One cannot create goods and services out of nothing. Yes, there are efficiencies that can be realized over our present system, but this bill isn't about those efficiencies, it's about forcing the medical system to make bricks without supplying it the necessary straw. Either fewer bricks will be made (rationing), or the medical industry will be put to forced labor. Taking money and initiative out of the system will of necessity stifle creativity, bring research to a screaming halt and lower the standard of treatment.
Religion, Politics, Healthcare and Obama
In which I finally get to tick off a lot of people A revival list that I’m on sent out two emails last week, to the effect that we shouldn’t divert our attention from preaching the Gospel to waging the present culture war that […]
