The Thirst for Freedom

Don’t Mix Religion and Politics?

ThirstyJon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:52:52 +0000

A reader made a comment on the About page of this site: Honestly, religion and politics should never mix. Government is there to provide services for the people not to convert people to Christianity. I hope politicians will never be voted into office based on their faith rather than their morals or goals. Here is [...]

What is Truth?

ThirstyJon — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:10 +0000

In John 18:38 Pontius Pilate famously asked Jesus the question “what is truth?” I once heard R.C. Sproul give this definition: “That which corresponds to reality.” One of the interesting things about a Biblical Christian Worldview is that it assumes the existence of an absolute objective truth that is external to mankind. We are not [...]

The Non-Marriage Marriage

ThirstyJon — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:21:18 +0000

I just read this article at CNN.com: My daughter and her partner were married in 2004 and I couldn’t ask for a better spouse for my daughter, or daughter-in-law for me. However, my attitude traveling to the wedding was far different from my attitude on the trip home. God attends gay weddings. Who knew? People [...]

Herman Cain Drops Out

ThirstyJon — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:47:05 +0000

I don’t know whether or not Herman Cain has ever been involved with “sexual harassment.” I don’t know if he had an affair with someone other than his wife. I do know that neither charge has been proven. I haven’t even seen compelling or interesting evidence. If indeed this has been a “political assassination” it [...]

End of the World or All of Life?

ThirstyJon — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:13:39 +0000

I have been engaged in a conversation about “who is Babylon” in the book of Revelation here: http://bit.ly/babylon2012 Here is one of my responses: (Article Continues Below) Hello again Chris! Thanks for your reply. I am not sure how to respond to what you have said about the dating of the book not mattering. Understanding [...]

The Evils of the Free Market

ThirstyJon — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:41:41 +0000

More people have food. More people have shelter. More people have dignity. More people have prosperity. More people have a higher quality of life. More people have hope that they can improve their situation in life with hard work. More people can be optimistic about the future. More people command resources with which to help [...]

Principle or Luck?

ThirstyJon — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:43:00 +0000

Republicans (and others) would like to see Barack Obama be a one term President. Will this happen? I don’t know. Maybe. Hopefully. But I do NOT feel like I can depend on American voters to throw him out based on principle. It is really a matter of luck. If people feel that the economy is [...]

The Last Best Hope of Mankind

ThirstyJon — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:35:00 +0000

A friend of mine from the U.K. took issue with Rick Perry saying that America is “the last best hope of mankind.” Below are the contents of my response: Some thoughts on “the last best hope of mankind.” Source Perry is basically quoting Ronald Reagan and Reagan was saying a variant of something that Abraham [...]

Another View on the Abbottabad Raid

ThirstyJon — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:50:15 +0000

What would you say if a news story broke that involved a Mexican commando unit raiding a house in Oklahoma somewhere and killing some high profile enemies of Mexico? You can be assured that Americans would be “up in arms” about this. We would be furious. I could write about a number of reasons why [...]

Opposing ObamaCare – Principle Outlasts Passion

ThirstyJon — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:21:45 +0000

Passion erupted in America in opposition to ObamaCare. It appears that this passion is waning. From WND.com: (The WND article relies on a Rasmussen Reports survey.) Outrage over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called “Obamacare,” gave rise the tea-party movement and fueled a historic cleaning out of Congress in 2010, but new [...]