Before I dig into this, I want to challenge people on both sides- be honest. I understand most of us come into this argument with a bias, myself included. But it the end, reason and logic HAS to win, not faith.

We shouldn’t follow any teaching with blind faith- believing (or disbelieving) simply because we want to, or should, or think we ought to- or not. As thinking beings, we should strive for logic and reason for our conclusions. In this article, I will spell out the logic and reasons for my conclusions. And I invite you to comment, adding your logic and reason for yours.

It’s an age-old question, and one thinking people still ponder. So, let us ponder together.

Is God Real?

Take the following steps with me. As I lay out my reasons and logic, I want you to put yours into these same categories and see if your beliefs stack up to logic and reason, as I see it. As always, if you think I took any leaps of faith, you are welcome to comment below.

Admit Your Bias

Before we can honestly consider the alternatives, we must come to grips with our biases, and ask ourselves- are we here to prove our preconceived notions? Or are we intellectually honest, and seriously seeking the truth?

Read the paragraph above again, and please, be honest with yourself. There’s no good reason to lie to yourself.

Me, I never went to church as a kid growing up. However, I did always have a basic belief that God existed for as long as I can remember. I’m not sure why. My parents, family and friends never spoke much of it. Call it an instinct.

Do You Want God to be Real?

Sometimes our wishes can overpower what is real. Whether you want God to be real or not, I challenge you to remain open-minded enough to admit your bias, and whether or not you want Him to be real.

I had my doubts when I got older. But deep down, I always wanted God to be real. I saw that life wasn’t always fair, and wished there could be justice for all. I like it when the good guy wins. I always did.

Be Intellectually Honest

Are you really willing to follow the evidence? Really? Or are you here for a pat on the back, and reassurance for your belief? In other words, are you really just here to try to convince someone what you believe? Be honest to yourself about this. I’m sorry if you think I am pounding this point a little too much, but it is the most important thing to be fully aware of before we can continue pondering this subject honestly.

I am willing to follow the evidence. If God is real, I want to know. And if He’s not, I would hate to waste my time following my imagination. If you agree with this, read on. If you don’t agree, go to Youtube and find a one-sided video that will make you feel good about your beliefs (or lack of).

What Evidence for God is There?

Logic would suggest that if something is real, you should be able to prove it. And if something is not real, it would be more difficult to prove a negative.

So, to be intellectually honest, you’d have to admit, only an HONEST atheist or an agnostic could be convinced with evidence. On the other side of the coin, since it’s impossible to prove a negative, an HONEST person of faith would be more difficult to convince of a non-existent being.

The burden of proof falls onto the religion to prove. Atheism doesn’t have to prove anything. They believe in nothing, so it stands to reason, nothing cannot be proven.

What are You Willing to Consider as Evidence?

In all fairness, most so-called evidence can be interpreted differently, depending on the biases of the interpreter. If you don’t know that (or admit it), you are just not being intellectually honest, and again, should just go to Youtube and find a biased video that will reinforce your preconceived notions. But again, if you are still with me, read on.

In a court of law, the most common evidence presented is always eyewitness testimonies. With today’s technology, we can add to that; DNA, fingerprints, footprints, and other physical evidence; like fabric fibers or something left behind by the culprit. How about answered prayers? Miracles?

What do you Really Know About this Evidence?

Too often, someone will lay out what they call evidence, jump to a conclusion, and take another jump from there, going off on a skewed path based on a false assumption (or worse, one false assumption after another.) So, to honestly consider this subject, you have to be willing to consider every possibility that the evidence would or could suggest. And, as they say in court, be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt.

About eyewitness testimony; the court will always take into consideration the witnesses character or credibility. We should too.

Any other physical evidence must be proven to be exactly what is said, with no doubt whatsoever of any other possibility.

Proof God Does Not Exist

As mentioned, logic dictates that you cannot prove a negative, without exhausting every other possibility in the world. So, since no one can be at all places in the entire world, since the dawn of time, it is mathematically impossible to prove that God does not exist. However, sometimes, based on what evidence is available, and what our interpretation of that evidence is, it is possible that someone can come to the logical conclusion that He most likely does not exist. But, of course “most likely” will not stand in a court of law. For actual proof, we need to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt”.

Proof God Exists

There is a lot of evidence that could suggest that God does indeed exist. Of course, that depends on your interpretation of that evidence. But, logically speaking, it should be possible to prove, if it is true.

Let’s Look at Some Evidence for God

Of course, this is limited by my personal knowledge, and by no means am I an expert. I’m just one person who likes to think. Everybody has their own evidence. If the whole world got together and put all their evidence in one location, maybe then more of us would reach the same conclusion. For now, I’ll give you what little I know of.

God or Coincidences?

Sometimes I get prayers answered, miracles happen, and I get a feeling God is speaking to me through the Bible and through preachers. Then, I wonder, if He is real, or if it is all just a series of coincidences. Let me explain.

Eyewitness testimony: I have had many prayers answered in my life. A lot of people I know have too, but in keeping with the court of law (eyewitness testimony) theme, I will only tell you about my firsthand knowledge- things I have seen with my eyes.

I’ve seen people (including myself, my son, my daughter, and other friends and relatives) get miraculously healed from injuries, diseases, addictions, etc- things that were supposed to kill, maim, or leave you otherwise with a huge problem.

I found a loved-one in Chicago within just an hour (a very transient person with no contact info whatsoever, and living with someone else who I never knew), without any leads at all.

My brother found me in San Francisco without any inclination of where I’d be- at a cheap hotel where I just stayed at one time only.

On many occasions, I opened a Bible on the exact page I was seeking. Whether I was looking for a specific quote I thought might be in the Bible somewhere, or seeking an answer to a personal dilemma. I just randomly opened it to the right spot- many times. And I don’t really know the Bible that well, having read less than half of it to this day. Coincidence?

Almost every time I hear a preacher, he answers questions I was wondering, points out scripture that addresses my exact concerns, brings up quotes I was wondering about- almost every time I hear a preacher! It’s as if God Himself is speaking to me.

My Personal Experience- The Back-Story

Do you consider personal experience to be evidence? I do, if it happened to me, or someone I know and trust. So, I can tell you my personal experience. But as with any testimony, you have to consider the witness’ credibility. The following is my own personal experience.

I never went to church as a kid. I grew up in Chicago. Once in a while, on a Saturday, some church-guys from the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana would come along with their white shirts and ties, going door-to-door, asking everyone to attend their church. When I was thirteen, me and a few friends agreed to go. We were a bunch of punks who spent our time stealing car batteries and stereos to sell, so we could buy a nickel-bag of pot. The only reason we went was because we were bored, and so we could visit Indiana.

When we got there, we all agreed to sneak outside to smoke cigarettes and see the town. Somehow, I lost my friends, and wound up sitting in church alone listening to the sermon by myself. This was the only time I ever attended that church, and the next time I went to any church would be three decades later.

The preacher was a powerful speaker, with a booming voice, and a convincing authority about him. I listened intently and was blown away by some of the things he said. I had no idea about any of it, yet. To this day, I have no recollection of what he said, or who he was. But I do have a powerful memory of what I felt that day.

At some point during his sermon, I felt the presence of God come into me. I had an awakening that day, a sudden realization that God was real, His name was Jesus, and He was inside me. I cried like a baby, agreed in prayer to God that I was a sinner and needed His forgiveness, but no one seemed to notice.

I met my friends a while later, as we boarded the bus. They told me about the cool stuff they saw, and I told them I just sat in church. We never went there again.

Since that day, it would be difficult to convince me that God was not real. I felt Him, I know.

Are We Brainwashed?

Is it possible that I was brainwashed by a crafty preacher, and felt some emotion that I mistook for God’s presence inside me? After all, I was only thirteen. I never was taught anything about being “saved”. Yet, that day, I am convinced, I was.

More Miracles (or Coincidences)

About twenty years later, my son had a terrible accident. He was hit by a car and crushed his skull. The doctor told me and my wife that, “He has about two tablespoons of brain matter outside of his skull, and it would have to be removed.” And that, “He would most likely die during surgery, and if he lived, he would very likely be a paraplegic, and likely never talk, see, hear, and that any recovery whatsoever would be extremely lucky.”

Without a word, we walked together down the hall and into the bathroom, where we both threw up at the same time. That was the worst news I was ever told in my life, still to this day.

He remained in a coma for three weeks, with no response whatsoever. Life support systems kept him alive.

The hospital was very far from home so we stayed at the Ronald Mcdonald House. (A wonderful place to donate money to, if you ever wonder what is a worthy charity.) They had a prayer room, and me and my wife went there several times daily and prayed for a miracle.

My prayer was always a crying, begging prayer, desperately asking God to spare my only son. About three weeks into it, I got tired of begging, and just surrendered to whatever was inevitable. I prayed, “God, if you are going to take him, just take him. If he’s going to be a vegetable, just take him. Do what You will.” Basically, I just surrendered and gave it to God.

With those words, I had a sudden realization that he was not going to die, and that he was going to recover. It was as if God told me, without any audible voice. Just a reassuring feeling. It was so overwhelming, I was convinced I heard from God. I ran to my wife and told her, God spoke to me and our son would be OK.

Within a day or two, he started coming out of his coma. First with little responses- like shaking off the doctors’ pinch, then words, then one eye opened. And within a week or so, he was up, walking, though only speaking a few words (yeah, shit, home).

It was a long, tedious recovery, but he recovered! He does still have some permanent damage- double vision at some angles, deaf in one ear, and a lower IQ. But he is doing just fine physically, and is now a strong, healthy man who can walk, talk, run, carry a refrigerator, whatever. Coincidence? Good luck? I call it a miracle.

More Prayers Answered

Since then, I have had many incidences of prayers being answered. I’ll give you a couple of them.

One day, I was unemployed and flat broke, and needed $175 for a phone bill. A local scrap yard owed me $30, but the gas to go get it would be about $10, so I wasn’t too excited about that. I started my truck, looked at the gas gauge (just barely enough to make it there). I prayed, “God, please let me make the money for the phone bill somehow.”

Now, I was living in a small town. And although I used to find scrap easily when I lived in Chicago, out here (population 1600), it was very rare indeed.

I took off and turned the corner. There was a hot water heater. I turned another corner and there was a stove. I turned another corner and there was a pile of pipes. I went down an alley and found some more scrap. As I was loading it, a man walked out of his house and approached me, saying, “I don’t know why, but God told me to give you this.” And he handed me $40. I answered him, “This really is from God because I prayed for it only ten minutes ago.”

When I cashed in at the scrapyard, and picked up the $30 he owed me, I left with exactly $175. Coincidence? I think not.

Then there was the time I went looking for my daughter who had run away. I knew she went to Chicago (about 100 miles away). But I had no idea where in that huge city she would go. We drove around looking for her for only about an hour, and then we found her. Coincidence? Luck? No, a miracle.

Then, just two years ago, my back gave me a huge problem. I always had back aches here and there, but this time I was literally crippled with pain. For three months, I was bedridden. It took all my strength, just to go to the bathroom.

I lost my job, and after my meager savings was exhausted, I had no money at all. When I told my landlord my situation, that I couldn’t pay my rent for months, he said, “Don’t worry about the rent”. Miraculously, I got a huge income tax check, the biggest one ever ($8000).

The doctor told me I had degenerative spine, and it would likely get worse and worse as time passed. I resigned to the idea that I was crippled for life. I spent a lot of quality time with God in those days, laying in bed, praying.

Well, I got better. I started walking, then exercising a little, then hanging (trying to do pull-ups), then Tae-bo. I lost about 35 pounds, and in a few months I was ridding my bike, playing basketball, and living pain-free. Good luck? Coincidence? No way.

I have a very good friend who had a worse back injury than I did. His spine was severed from his (crushed) pelvis. Doctors told him he would never walk again. These days, he is one of the most active people I know. Ask him if there’s a God. He knows it for a fact, and serves Him daily, feeding poor people at a local food pantry. And hes, he carries the boxes, drives the truck, walks, all of it.

This article is becoming a book, so I’ll cut it short. But the bottom line is, I know for a fact there is a God, His name is Jesus, and He still does miracles.

Just Look Around You

Consider this; take a look around you. Science teaches us that life formed by sheer chance- A single-celled organism, which evolved into every life form we know of. A major coincidence, if you will. Do you really think it’s possible, that all of these coincidences took place? Think about how many coincidences it took- Molecules in the oceans accidentally met and formed a living cell. Then that cell found a mate. No scientist has ever been able to prove that in a laboratory. But they still believe it.

What About the Big Bang?

And what about the Big Bang? All the matter in the Universe came from a tiny dot, defying the first law of thermodynamics. It’s impossible. There’s no way all that matter can just explode out of nothing. And there’s no way possible for life to magically appear in the ocean.

And what about evolution?

Another miracle if you ask me. Even though every living organism can be observed having offspring just like itself, science books teach us we evolved. Another example of science teaching something that no one ever observed. It’s impossible, all of it- The Big Bang, single celled organism just happening, evolution- all of it is a bigger miracle than what I have seen with my own eyes (the testimonies above).

Take This Challenge

If you are still reading, but still doubtful, I have a challenge for you, and a way you can prove it to yourself. If you are an atheist, or even just a little agnostic, just try this…

First, consider the Ten Commandments, and your sin. Don’t read this part too quickly. It’s important to contemplate each point.

Have you ever lied? (Of course, we all have.)

Have you ever stolen anything? (Of course, we all have.)

Have you ever looked upon a person of the opposite sex and lusted? (Again, we all have.) Jesus said, “If you ever looked upon a woman in lust you have already committed adultery in your heart.”

Have you ever used God’s name in vain?

By your own admission, you are a liar, a thief, an adulterer at heart, and a blasphemer. You’ve already broken four commandments and we haven’t even talked about the other six.

The Bible says we all have to face God on judgement day. If that’s true, do you think He’d find you guilty, and send you to hell?

God’s laws, the Ten Commandments, are like a mirror. They show us that we are all guilty.

The good news is, Jesus paid the price for you (and me), and all you have to do is believe that, repent, and trust Him.

Pray with me. Even if you have your doubts about the whole God/Jesus thing. Just pray with me here, and see if He shows Himself to you…

Dear God, I know I am a sinner. I’ve broken just about all of your commandments, and I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry. Please forgive me. The Bible says if I simply repent and put my trust in Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord, I can be forgiven from all my sins. I have a lot of sins God. And I really am sorry. The Bible says You are faithful and just to forgive, and I’m claiming that forgiveness. I believe Jesus died on the cross, and rose again, conquering death and sin. And He did it all so that I may have eternal life. Thank you God, for forgiving me. Thank you for granting me eternal life. I believe in You, and I trust You. Thank you so much.

Amen

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I have never before endorsed a candidate publicly, let alone during a primary. But nobody has the fortitude of Ron Paul. Nobody else is standing up for States rights. Nobody else is standing up for the falling dollar. Nobody else is standing up to the Fed. Nobody else is standing up to the Republican machine. Nobody else is standing up to Obama’s machine. Nobody else is even close. Ron Paul can win this if the people get behind him, no matter what the media elites try to say or do.

Ron Paul has a very long, consistent record as a Texas congressman of standing for these things. He has never changed. He was against the Iraq war ever since Clinton began the first bombing campaign during the impeachment trials in 1998.

Ron Paul supported the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Not because of his lies under oath, but for a more important reason- because he acted unconstitutionally when he ordered the bombing of Iraq in 1998. Which, in hindsight, was the very beginning of this whole debacle.

Let’s all get behind Ron Paul. He is the most Conservative politician we have ever known, in the truest sense of the word. And the most Liberal, in the truest sense. And if you ask me, he’s the only real choice for any true patriot, whether left or right. If you believe as our founders did, then help spread the word.

Ron Paul for president in 2012! It’s now or never! Tell two friends, like us on Facebook, and visit his official campaign website for more.

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When I came across this story, I thought the brown-shirts were a little out of place- raiding the best guitar manufacturer in the world. Of course, it’s easy to see the real reason for this incident- money. But then, that’s usually the reason when common sense goes out the window. Well, money, or love.

To a guitar player like me, a Gibson guitar is something sacred, something to behold. When you wrap your fingers around the neck, something magical happens. It feels like you are holding the steering wheel of a Lamborghini. Nothing compares to a Gibson. I know (just) a few guitar players are cringing when I say that, but that’s my opinion. (Footnote for all of you Fender lovers out there- I love my Telecaster too, honey blonde, made in Mexico, sweet, plays as good as a Gibson, but with that awesome Fender tone.)

I’ve played some great guitars over the years, and I can honestly say, when I play a Les Paul, an SG, or an ES-335, I play better than I do on anything else. My fingers just glide down the neck, and the slightest touch on a string returns a full, rich, thick tone. OK, I guess I better quit drooling and get on with the story.

On Wednesday, the US Fish and Wildlife Service raided Gibson factories and offices in Nashville and Memphis, and seized several pallets of wood, electronic files and (gulp) guitars. And why not? The already own GM, so why not Gibson? I’m digressing again…

The government isn’t saying anything yet, but we can all guess their motives by what they grabbed, what the CEO of Gibson said, and why they did this once before.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Gibson’s chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company’s manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company, and said, “The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier.”

The stupid thing about this story to me is the governments over-reaction to a non-problem. Even if Gibson has that rare wood (which I hope they do have the best possible wood out there), they very likely got it legally. Madagascar does sell that wood after hurricanes and other storms. Plus, it was completely legal up until 2000.

Update: Video released from Gibson USA.

Footnote: Gibson was raided in 2010 as well. Nothing was found to be out of order at that time.

Related stories and viewpoints around the web:

Michelle Malkin has a great piece highlighting not only the the Eco-zealous feds target Gibson guitars, but also antique piano dealers.

Eric Felten at the Wall Street Journal has a great article delving into the motivations of the environmentalist’s agenda in this matter. See Guitar Frets: Environmental Enforcement Leaves Musicians in Fear.

MyLesPaul.com has a hysterical and sexy view of this story. See Another Gibson Raid.

Pajamas Media has a short article, but a funny picture of two Gibson guitars in jail. See Gibson Guitar Plants in Nashville and Memphis Raided Today.

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Only 74% of the men questioned in the study said they didn’t have HIV.

Does that mean 25% of gay men do have HIV? Let’s take a closer look at those numbers and see what the study reveals. Then compare that to other studies.

The Association between Penis Size and Sexual Health among Men Who Have Sex with Men

According to this study of gay men in New York City:
74.6% said they didn’t have HIV
12.5% admitted they had HIV
9.9% said they were never tested
3.1% refused to answer.

We can read between the lines a little bit here. Why would anyone refuse to answer? I’d say either they have HIV and don’t want to admit it, or they have never beet tested and don’t want to admit that. Of course, maybe some of them knew they didn’t have it but refused to answer for some unknown reason. Either way, let’s give them the benefit of the doubt and put their numbers in with the other unknowns that were never tested.

No matter how you slice this, it comes up the same as another well known previous study: HIV and AIDS among
Gay and Bisexual Men, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from September, 2010, which also confirms that about one in five gay men (men who have sex with men) do indeed have HIV.

So, whether you are in support of government funds going to prove how the size of a man’s penis affects his social status or not, the numbers are very consistent: One out of five gay men have HIV.

As for the politics of this, I find it outrageous that, at a time in our Nations history when we should be curbing spending we are wasting valuable tax dollars on how a man’s penis size affects his social status.

Cort Kirkwood at The New American has a great piece which highlights some more ridiculous government spending.

Even the LGBT Weekly found it somewhat preposterous with this title: The government wants to know your penis size – seriously.

And if that doesn’t make you laugh out loud, be sure to check out I Hate the Media’s take on it: What a Bunch of Dicks- $900,000 in grants to study penis size in the gay community.

I just love to find a story like this, then browse the news and blog sites to see how people react on an issue. There’s always a general talking point from Conservatives and Liberals. Then there’s the independent thinkers. To me, that’s the story.

This particular study allows for a lot of funny titles. Like this one from Hot Air- Feds paying to study gay men’s, er, packages.

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It’s one thing to have differing opinions. But what everybody fails to report is the truth! Yes, there is truth. There’s truth in politics, truth in religion, and certainly the Bible represents the official authority of what truth is. And if you disagree with that statement, then you are brainwashed, and I’ll prove it. Just read on.

The so-called Sojourners, who call themselves Christians for justice and peace, are anything but that. Their own website proves it. Not once, anywhere on their front page, among dozens of links and story titles is there one mention of Jesus, Christ, the Gospel, the Bible, the Holy Spirit, or anything Biblical whatsoever. It’s pure politics under the guise of Christianity. In fact, the only place they even call themselves Christians is in their HTML title code, which appears on the top of your browser. Now that is the truth.

Here’s some more truth about the Sojourners website: It does say the words; politics, media, take action, immigration, let them eat tanks, and other political words and leftist talking points. And they are located in Washington DC. Sound Christian to you?

Not only are they lying about their intentions, and who they are, they are flat out lying about who signed their pledge for a “moral budget”. They said the pledge was signed by “church leaders from diverse theological and political beliefs”. Oh really? Is that true? Of course not. Anybody with half a brain knows you have to be a radical, far left, socialist to stand for any of the crap they represent. But did anyone in the lame-stream media report that FACT? Of course not.

In fact, they ran a full-page ad, which all of the leftist media glowingly reported, that said, “What Would Jesus Cut”. Which was basically a socialist propaganda piece, proclaiming the power of the almighty government and preaching the gospel of social justice (socialism).

Now you may be thinking this writer is just on a rant. And I’ll admit, this pushed a hot button for me. But not simply because I disagree with their politics, which of course I do. I am exposing this political activist group for what they are, simply because they are using the name of my Lord and Savior in vain.

Just because some says they are a Christian that doesn’t mean they are. Hello?

Let’s talk some more truth. What does the Bible say about any of this?

Let’s look to a real expert, not a political hack, a theologian; Dr Michael Youssef, a very passionate teacher, and preacher of the Word, who holds degrees from Moore College in Sydney, Australia, and from Fuller Theological Seminary in California. In 1984, he earned a Ph.D. in social anthropology from Emory University. He has authored more than 20 books, including his most recent, The Greatest Lie, which I highly recommend.

Dr Youssef wrote an article for OneNewsNow.com, Keep Jesus Out of Your Socialism. In part one, he boldly quoted scripture no less than four times, and gave clear, concise examples of exactly what Jesus would cut- Himself! For us! Yes, that’s the Gospel. Jesus was wounded for our transgressions. That is what real Christians are called to do- preach the Gospel, not rob from the rich and give to the poor. I believe that task was Robin Hood’s.

Think about this too- what does it really mean when someone says they are a Christian? Are you a Christian? How do you know? Where do you think we’d find the answer to those questions?

Of course, the holy Bible is the ONLY place on earth where you can possibly find the real definition of what a Christian is. After all, it’s the source of Christianity, the instruction book, if you will.

If someone told you they were a mechanic, and they went around washing windows all day, every day, and talked about how to wash windows, what soap to use, etc, would you believe he was a mechanic? And what if that mechanic had a website, where he explained everything about washing windows? Would you wonder if he was the right guy to ask about your car trouble? I certainly would.

Then why in the world would anybody (hello CNN), report this outfit as a Christian organization? Just because they said they were? I thought news was supposed to report just the facts.

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At the root of this issue is this fact- there is truth. You see, it doesn’t matter what a person believes, as long as it’s true. We can sit here and argue about what’s best for the nation, and what’s best for ourselves, but believing a lie shouldn’t be arguable. But somehow that has become the case.

Post-modernist thinking is pure bull-crap. It’s poppycock, hogwash, boloney. We’ve been railroaded, hoodwinked, bamboozled. And I’m befuddled, and flabbergasted, not to mention bewildered. (I love those words.)

Post-modernism makes the FALSE claim that truth is relative. And a lot of gullible people buy it. Truth is not relative. Something is either true or it isn’t. Why is that so hard to understand for some people?

Truth may be relative on taste issues. For example, I like the Rolling Stones, maybe you don’t. To me, they are great- and that’s true for me. Maybe to you, the Rolling Stones sound like crap. That could be true for you.

But, what about abortion? Abortion is the killing of a human being. That is not my opinion. It’s not debatable. It’s a scientific fact. The baby inside a woman’s womb is not a gob of goo, or fetal tissue. It’s a human being. To believe otherwise is to believe a lie.

Imagine this scene- a scientist is in his laboratory, trying to create life in a test tube. He drops some sperm and an egg into some fluid. The next day, when he checks on his work, he holds the test tube up and sees they have bonded. He shouts, “Eureka, I’ve created goo.” Of course, that would be silly. He has created LIFE, a living being.

But somehow, a lot of people have been brainwashed to think he has created some fetal tissue. These same people will tell you that being gay is normal. When in fact, it is scientifically and biologically abnormal. That is a fact too. It’s not my opinion, it’s not debatable. It’s a scientific fact- testable in a laboratory, and proven many times over. But that’s another article for another day. Back to abortion.

Abortion is destroying our country in more ways than I have time to mention. But I’ll name a few. I already mentioned how it teaches us to believe a lie. But, believing that lie, just like any liar will tell you- leads to more lies. You have to keep lying to cover all the objections.

Abortion devalues women, and it devalues sex. Think about it. Sex before marriage has become the norm. Before abortions were legal, most women kept their legs closed. But nowadays, there’s birth-control. And when that fails, there’s abortion. So why not do it?

Many women convince themselves another lie- everybody is doing it. But the only reason everybody is doing it is because they can. If abortion was outlawed today, women would think twice before they have premarital sex.

Women have been dumbed-down by horny guys. OK, there, I said it- the real problem.

Since the dawn of time, men have been trying to connive their way into women’s bedrooms. They’ll say anything to get her to open up. If she’s smart, she’ll run away, or marry him. But if she’s not that bright, she will believe his lies and invite him in for a nightcap.

Little do they know, he will most likely forget about her right afterward. He will walk out of her life and count it as a victory.

What a lot of women fail to realize is, they have the power. The guy will do whatever it takes to get her- lie, steal, cheat, marry her. But she gives up that power when she says yes.

Then, afterward, she will have to convince herself another lie- that she wanted it just as much as he did, and it’s just as natural for her as it is for him to do it.

But the reality is- it’s not the same thing for men as it is for women. That’s just another one of those lies men tell to get some. He doesn’t have to worry about consequences as much as she does. So, whether she admits it or not, the FACT is- any woman who has an abortion has been victimized by a conniving man, along with the help of Liberal educators and media.

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Look, I love animals as much as anybody, but they don’t mean crap when it comes to people! In fact, animals are NOTHING compared to people. I’d kill a whole herd of elephants myself if it would save just one person, let alone feed a whole village, plus keep a farmer, or two in business. Wouldn’t you?

Well, apparently, the folks over at Namecheap.com don’t feel that way. In fact, they’d rather save one elephant even if it means a farmer goes out of business and a whole village goes hungry.

I’ll lay out the facts and you guys decide for yourself…

Godaddy owner Bob Parsons went elephant hunting in Zimbabwe, with a local group of hunters that were being troubled by some elephants tearing up their crops. To me, it was a win-win situation- Bob can have a successful hunting trip, and at the same time feed an entire village, and help insure a farmer or two don’t lose their crops.

Bob Parsons videoed the event and called it what it is- Hunting Problem Elephant – My 2011 Vacation.

According to Namecheap, the outgoing CEO of GoDaddy was, “Shooting at a parade of elephants“, and “Killing an elephant for sport“. They also said, “Elephants are an endangered species”. NONE of which are true! I can’t help wondering, are they purposely misleading, or just misinformed?

Fact: He didn’t shoot at “a parade”. He shot ONE- a clean shot, followed by a kill-shot, putting it out of its misery very quickly. Maybe Bob was killing for sport, but I’m sure he also was very happy to feed the villagers and save a farm.

Fact: African elephants are NOT endangered. According to Conservationforce.org African elephants are NOT endangered and have an estimated population of more than 660,000.

Bob Parsons may have been hunting for sport, but Namecheap was very misleading to leave that statement there without more details. The fact is, his hunting adventure was tremendously GOOD for the people in Zimbabwe, and even the elephants. Over-population is the problem there, not endangerment.

Namecheap was, “Very disturbed” by this… Or were they?

Let’s consider the money for a moment. GoDaddy.com is the World’s No.1 Domain Name Registrar. The domain name industry is a multi-billion-dollar industry, with over 205 million domain names already registered (multiply that by an average price of about $12 per year, per name), and growing by an average of 20% a year. You think just maybe Namecheap saw a way to drag a few customers away from the giant? I certainly do.

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I’m sure any intellectually honest Liberal is very upset with Obama over his decision to keep the military trials going. But I can’t seem to find any. Instead, I hear a few repeating the mantra- he will close it some day. Can you believe that? They still can’t admit the whole campaign was just lies. In my 51-years I have never seen such a blatant two-faced disposition on a public figure- but they still love him. Go figure.

You see, that’s the real difference between the Left and the Right in today’s politics. The Left are phony, by definition. And the right are for real, by definition. That’s not just my political leanings saying that. It’s actually a fact. Think about it.

Of course there are exceptions, but for the most part, people on the political right are the good people. People like your dad, your uncle who owned a store, your friends at church, your neighbor. And people on the political left are, with exceptions too of course, usually the teenager waiting for the bus, the war protester with long hair and sandals, the health teacher, the chick at the abortion clinic, the guy you get your weed from.

All seriousness aside, I am happy Obama is keeping the military trials going at Guantanamo. I like the fact that the military can hold its own hearing and decide to take someone out to a field, never to be seen again. Come one, it’s a war machine, that’s what they do.

War on Terror News talked to Mason Clutter, an attorney for the Washington-based Constitution Project, who said her organization has mixed feelings about the president’s decision to resume the military trials, and, “We are disappointed that the administration is not going to be proceeding with parallel trials in the civilian justice system while they are trying cases in the military commission system.”

So, that’s what the Liberals really want- CIVILIAN court cases for their lawyer friends. Sorry guys, you’ll have to wait awhile for that after this decision.

Here’s Obama’s fake campaign promise…

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Republicans on Capitol Hill are vowing to push forward with their drive to cut off federal funding for National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Some news outlets are trying to relate this news with the recent sting operation which caught NPR exec Ron Schiller saying the following (as if this was the reason for the defunding efforts:

— “The Tea Party is fanatically involved in people’s personal lives and very fundamental Christian — I wouldn’t even call it Christian. It’s this weird evangelical kind of move.”

— “Tea Party people” aren’t “just Islamaphobic, but really xenophobic, I mean basically they are, they believe in sort of white, middle-America gun-toting. I mean, it’s scary. They’re seriously racist, racist people.”

But the fact is, this sting, which did expose some blatant bigotry, has nothing to do with the fact that Republicans want to end funding for NPR and PBS. And, Republicans say the effort will not be affected by Schiller’s departure. That, from a Washington Examiner story.

An NPR article tries to distance itself from Schiller’s comments, by quoting several NPR exec’s saying, “In no way shape or form do they reflect what NPR does and who NPR is.” But they also keep updates on poor Mr. Schiller’s status.

The sting operation was perpetrated by a fake Muslim organization with undercover cameras.

Michelle Malkin said, “Too bad the Muslim Education Action Center Trust is a fake organization — Schiller would have made a perfect spokesman for them.” Funny, but true.

But my favorite take was this one at TogloPundit… How is this even news… The fact is, Conservatives have known forever about the blatant bias at NPR. The kind of extreme comments made by Ron Schiller just prove it, again.

Something worth mentioning: WGBH, a public radio station which also owns a public TV station, WGBH in Springfield, Mass., received $11.5 million in federal money this year— about 8 percent of its $156 million operating budget, according to the Boston Herald. So, anyone who tries to tell you that this will close down Public Radio or TV simply doesn’t do the math. I mean, come on, 8 percent of a $156 million-dollar budget will not destroy them.

NPR CEO Vivian Schiller has also resigned. (No relation to Ron Schiller, who was caught on tape).

The high-profile meltdown at NPR really has nothing to do with the defunding efforts by Republicans. They have been trying to defund it since the dawn of time.

As you may know, it passed the House but was shot down in the Senate yesterday.

“Our concern is not about any one person at NPR,” said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. “Rather, it’s about millions of taxpayers. NPR has admitted that they don’t need taxpayer subsidies to thrive, and at a time when the government is borrowing 40 cents of every dollar that it spends, we certainly agree with them.”

Of course, Cantor is right. There’s a great piece on Hotair about some provocative examples of where the money goes.

Then, to top all that off, the new interim CEO at NPR is a Democrat political contributor. But there’s no bias there. The Daily Caller goes into detail about how much she gave and to whom.

Even Noam Chomsky knows NPR is far-left. Just watch the opening line of this video…

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