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Archive for June, 2008

The Case against Same-Sex Marriage

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In California, homosexual activists have pulled out all the stops to try to get the looney-tunes Supreme Court to remove a proposed constitutional amendment from the November ballot that would undo its recent ruling legalizing gay marriage.

These homosexuals contend that the initiative, if enacted, “would eviscerate the principle of equal citizenship for gay and lesbian people and strip the courts of their authority to enforce basic constitutional guarantees.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Jane Chastain

June 26th, 2008 at 12:00 am

Posted in Homosexuality

The Passing of a Broadcast Legend — An Opportunity for Truth

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The death of Tim Russert hit most people who work in the news media, or pay attention to the news, hard. His life was celebrated, not just on NBC where the affable host of Meet the Press hung his hat, but on all networks and news outlets.

Why?
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Written by Jane Chastain

June 19th, 2008 at 12:00 am

The Solution to $10 a Gallon Gasolene: Drill, Build and Fill

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Gasoline prices are soaring and there is no end in sight.  It’s a case of supply and demand.  Since the green extreme has crippled our ability to increase our supply of fuel, there is no relief for the foreseeable future.   The price of everything we use that is transported — which is virtually everything — will continue to rise as our standard of living falls. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Jane Chastain

June 12th, 2008 at 12:00 am

Posted in Energy

Why should the state protect marriage?

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It was one of the most embarrassing moments on a cable news show. Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, invited family law attorney Ron Schweitzer on his program to talk about why a recent decision by the California Supreme Court, striking down a state law prohibiting same-sex marriage, should be overturned by a ballot initiative amending the state’s constitution.

During the course of the segment, O’Reilly pressed Schweitzer numerous times to give him one good reason, outside of religion, for opposing gay marriage. Schweitzer couldn’t come up with one. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Jane Chastain

June 5th, 2008 at 12:00 am