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2012Are Copyright Claims Constitutionally Related to Actual Artists?
US Constitution Art I Sec 8 grants temporary rights to AUTHORS and INVENTORS, not to record labels. Many copyright claims are held by large companies that dictate terms to the artists. Moreover, the Constitutional purpose is to PROMOTE useful arts. D... -
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2012Election Theory
If Romney is nominated, Obama wins and somehow Palin wins as VP or nominee in 2016. If Santorum is nominated with his work in Texas, well, I really don’t know. -
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2012God’s Judgement Merely Removes what Hinders Love
That’s not to say that God’s Judgement is only ever fluff-and-stuff, but that even harsh-SOUNDING words from God are ALWAYS rooted in love. Many non-Christians AND CHRISTIANS don’t understand this—hating harshness OR hating harshl...
Good Judgement: A Direction toward Reconciliation
It's often goes without notice, with any conflict, that people who refuse to forgive usually have good reasons. The offending party may be, in fact, hazardous. A friend once sat at mother's kitchen table and explained that there is a difference between trust and forgiveness. When hurt, it's easy to become drunk on anger. But, then we often attempt to sedate our anger-drunkenness through abused wife complexes and encourage the beating to continue. A mother can do this as a way to survive, even rebuking her children who try to stand up to the abusive father. Too often, this disaster is viewed as "forgiveness". Letting a murderer walk, no matter how "sorry" he is, isn't merely about our own feelings towards him. It's about our need to protect other innocent people from future harm. Our own pain can easily lead to narcissism and we no longer consider needs of others. What kind of selfish del[...]
I'm a Christian Conservative Web Developer Voting for Obama
January 19th, 2012Seem controversial? Look over the big picture of November in Washington. Ron Paul is a head-in-the-sand ostrich on foreign policy, which his CIA fan only proves. His campaign capitalizes on a few good points that most people avoid, otherwise, as Don Knotts said, "He's a nut." Paul splits votes, loosing year after year and keeps racking in campaign money. Hmmm.. Mitt is a smiling calculator—responding like a pundit-run logarithm to polls. Input-output, whatever is cool in school, a fence-rider who always changes his stance. And.. he practically gave us Obamacare. Newt was the only candidate who led the country in a balanced budget.. even under Clintonomics. But all the Big Media hype makes us angry with him[...]
Electability
December 24th, 2011The next big division in America may be over how to deal with the problem of Moderates. And, of course, it goes to show how big that problem is. But what caused it? Because we let the Moderate problem got out of hand, we have no one to blame but ourselves. We haven't reigned them in properly. And using the same methods that gave them power won't reverse anything. On the one hand, we have the third-party supporters. "It's about principal," they say. Okay, but which principals? Make sure that you elect a candidate who is either perfect or evil—that principal? If so, I believe you. But philosophies that work needs to work. What's the difference between a perfect candidate who can't get elected and a liar who breaks his campaign promises? Then there are the wimpy-optics-scardey-calculating-establishment types. They already have a strong foothold and they don't want to loose it. These are the actual candidates, incumbents, consultants, and pundits. Their question is always along the lines of: How much hogwash will both Independents and extremists swallow? If you make a suggestion to one of them, they'll talk about "reality" and how "you gotta' choose your battles" and stuff—even though it doesn't apply. They measure everything by polling data, appearances, shallow impressions.. because of fear. They're like a marketing firm that perfumes the pig 'cause R&D won't budge. If you say, "Maybe they liked Reagan because he was real," they laugh like you're crazy[...]
Get Our Counterfeits Straight
November 16th, 2011Carl Medearis raised some interesting questions with his ministry among Muslims. I refer you to an interview and teaching since I will not attempt to summarize his own opinion. We would do well to see the difference between Do-ers and Writers. Carl is a Do-er, not a Writer.. though he is an Author with some books. Anyone can author a book and some Authors even get their books published—like Carl. Writers carefully understand something and express it so others can also understand. They have an analytic skill and a way with words. Carl, on the other hand, has a way with people. Reconciling different peoples at war with one another, explaining Jesus to people who hate Christians, and choosing the right words to get one's self out of a tight pinch certainly take people skills—that's Carl. He tells of miracles and favor—things the Apostle Paul also had. While Carl doesn't describe things how many of us would, we certainly owe him recognition for his ability to be at peace with his enemies and gain an audience with those that the American government can't even make peace with[...]
