Category: Character Matters

What Happened to Burden of Proof? Shamefully, It’s An Accuser’s Market Judge Kavanaugh

All Men are not guilty and all women are not innocent; which is why each case warrants questioning, proof, and discernment. I am mortified at the extensive vilifying and misleading tactics by the media in regards to the ambush set in motion by an accusation of sexual misconduct suddenly leveled against Supreme Court Nominee, Judge … Continue reading What Happened to Burden of Proof? Shamefully, It’s An Accuser’s Market Judge Kavanaugh →

In Light of #MeToo, Why Are We Sexualizing Our Youth?

From the clothes, television and web programming, proliferation of porn sites, sexting, and casual acceptance of sex as a way to say I like you, our children are being indoctrinated into a society that promotes overt sexuality and promiscuity. Pretty ironic with the #MeToo movement going on, huh? Is it possible to talk out of … Continue reading In Light of #MeToo, Why Are We Sexualizing Our Youth? →

Testing My Christianity: Take Captive Every Thought!

… we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”  2 Corinthians 10:5Just for the record, I don’t swear, or curse as some would say it. I grew up in Massachusetts saying that bad words were swears. Oooooh, he said a swear word! After moving to the south, I remember telling a kid … Continue reading Testing My Christianity: Take Captive Every Thought! →

Post-Truth Conversation: Do You Recognize It?

Emotion has a way of muddying the waters of an otherwise clear set of facts. It clouds the judgement and makes objectivity more difficult. This has always been the case, yet in recent years our society has made a significant shift in the delicate balance between emotional appeals and raw facts. Unfortunately, that shift has … Continue reading Post-Truth Conversation: Do You Recognize It? →

Protesting the Police? Don’t Be Prejudiced While Screaming “Prejudice!”

The United States of America is a family of citizens and, not unlike your own family, has its problems. Just because Aunty Erline gets drunk and calls the neighbor outside of his name doesn’t mean your whole family is racist or lacks good sense. I would say the same for our country ... and for … Continue reading Protesting the Police? Don’t Be Prejudiced While Screaming “Prejudice!” →

Testing My Christianity: No Work, No Eat

What a simple, yet practical statement. This flies in the face of today’s entitled, lazy, unwilling to put forth effort, that job’s not good enough for me, I shouldn’t have to sacrifice - mentality. The following letter sums up the poisonous attitudes proliferating too much of our present day society. 
Dear world, 
I deserve nice things and should be able to enjoy all the amenities of life. If I can’t afford those things ...

Illegal and Separate at the Border: Unfortunate Consequence of Parental Choices

Truth be told, I am feeling lied to and manipulated. I am reading increasingly one-sided rhetoric about how I am supposed to feel, and being made to feel guilty for not agreeing with the so-called “widespread sentiment”. There is something terribly wrong when the “news” is filled with opinion, talk show-like soundbites, and excerpts instead … Continue reading Illegal and Separate at the Border: Unfortunate Consequence of Parental Choices →

Was Starbucks Shamed, Bullied into Spending $Millions or Too Politically Correct to Stand for Reasonable Policy?

What if someone in your family - not a spouse or child, not even a close cousin or aunt, but a distant cousin through marriage whom you don’t even know - called the police on someone who wasn’t doing anything criminal. The person in question was not following a rarely enforced neighborhood ordinance about the … Continue reading Was Starbucks Shamed, Bullied into Spending $Millions or Too Politically Correct to Stand for Reasonable Policy? →