We have, as a country, been under virtual house arrest for weeks because of the COVID-19 virus. It originated in the Wuhan Province of China, possibly in a Wet Market where exotic animals are slaughtered upon demand…
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Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, in the Declaration of Independence, that we are “endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of…
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Another day and we are closer to two more “orders” from our governor, JB Pritzker, to follow to get us out of this nightmare virus. These are simple: the stay at home…
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No doubt you have heard in the media about the VA study which suggests that using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients had no positive benefits for the patients or made…
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Love, when you are young, boasts a lot of passion. When the couple declares “I do!” most mean love to last “until death us do part.” But sadly many marriages do not…
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Nails were strewn over the parking lot of one church. Another church had police cars blocking the parking spots; still another had worshippers given notices of fines if the Christians persisted…
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Many years ago a cousin of my father’s undertook to trace the lineage of our family, to find, as far as possible, the beginnings of our family tree. Yesterday, when researching…
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I have long had this subject on my desktop, but have had a writer’s block on how to process it for publication. For this post, we shall discuss hatred and show…
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In his article, Christ or Chaos: There is No Third Choice, Jack Kerwick gives the following example: Hannah Arendt, a German-Jewish 20th century philosopher whose family had to flee Nazi Germany, attended…
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I am obviously not an expert in the coronavirus or in the workings of the economy, but I read widely and listen to experts interviewed on the radio and television. We…
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