Sierra Faith

Giving an illegal combatant the protections of the United States Constitution — let alone the platform from which he will spew perversity. The Mayor speaks. Charles Krauthammer. The Wall Street Journal: Most Americans, we suspect, can overlook the legal niceties and see this episode through the lens of common sense. Foreign terrorists who wage war [...]

Read the conversation in order here, here and finally here. In 19th-century parlance, “Islamism” and “Islam” were synonymous, and meant to be equivalent to “Catholicism,” “Protestantism,” and “Judaism” — not to “radical” or “fundamentalist” sects of any of these religions. Sir Henry Layard, the British archeologist, writer, and diplomat, described an abhorrent spectacle of such [...]

Lynn Woolsey (D-CA): The IRS is less restrictive about church involvement in efforts to influence legislation than it is about involvement in campaigns and elections. Given the political behavior of USCCB in this case, maybe it shouldn’t be. The Congressman is not only attacking the Catholic Church, but attacking all those who disagree. UPDATE: The [...]

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Unbelievable, well OK, it is believable since it involves CNN. Read it and weep or laugh.

Two Examples: • U.S. Army General: Lack of diversity in Army is worse than mass murder: Loss of diversity, says General Casey, would be worse than jihad murder: “Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I [...]

John Mark Reynolds: Seventh, there is sure to be a section on fearing “ignorance and want” that implicitly argues for government run universal health care for poor Tiny Tim. Read it all.

Gates of Vienna: So it was obvious the lower ranks that there was a potential for trouble, but the higher-ups — anybody with any ambition for career advancement, that is — didn’t want to hear about it. Forget the speculation. Forget backlash. Never mind whether he snapped or not. If the officers had listened to [...]