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  • A Practical Suggestion for NFL Players

    A Practical Suggestion for NFL Players

    Dear NFL Athletes, As a fan rather than a critic, may I offer a suggestion to you regarding the national anthem? it seems like the league can get very political on some fronts. And who is affected by this? You and the fans. This is not fair and this is not right.

  • If 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Is a Myth Why Do So Many Black Americans Believe It?

    If 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Is a Myth Why Do So Many Black Americans Believe It?

    According to every reliable report, my young namesake Michael Brown was not shot in the back, nor did he have his hands up, nor did he utter the words, "Hands up, don't shoot."

  • The Death of Hugh Hefner and the End of the Sexual Revolution

    The Death of Hugh Hefner and the End of the Sexual Revolution

    The sexual revolution promised freedom but produced bondage. It promised excitement but produced emptiness. It promised thrills and produced STD's. Thanks for nothing, sexual revolution. You have brought nothing but destruction.

  • Here's What Roy Moore's Victory Really Means

    Here's What Roy Moore's Victory Really Means

    It's often said that you can know a man by his enemies. That being the case, we can know a lot about Judge Roy Moore by the blaring headline on Huffington Post last night: "Alabama Earthquake: GOP Picks Outsider Bigot." Translated, this means, "GOP Picks Conservative Christian, Anti-Establishment Candidate." Sounds good to me.

  • What Jesus Really Meant When He Spoke of the 'Days of Noah'

    What Jesus Really Meant When He Spoke of the 'Days of Noah'

    Have you heard this before? "We know that the last days will be wicked. Very wicked. Just like the days of Noah. That's what Jesus said." What was Jesus' main point?

  • President Trump and the NFL: What Do We Make of This Battle?

    President Trump and the NFL: What Do We Make of This Battle?

    Earlier in the week, the president had referred to NFL players who knelt in protest during the national anthem as "SOB's" who should be fired. NFL owners expressed their solidarity with the protesters and their disappointment with President Trump. Is there a right and wrong in all this?

  • Jesus Smashes the Gospel of Self-Esteem

    Jesus Smashes the Gospel of Self-Esteem

    One of the cruelest things we can do during a time of great human suffering is to suggest that those who are the most severely afflicted must be worse than everyone else. "Those wicked sinners got what they deserve in that hurricane," we say glibly, little knowing that we condemn ourselves in the process.

  • No, God Did Not Prescribe the Use of Cannabis in the Bible

    No, God Did Not Prescribe the Use of Cannabis in the Bible

    Just when you think you've heard it all, a pastor calls your radio show asking how to respond to a congregant who claims that cannabis was sanctioned by God in the Torah. That's right, sanctioned by the Lord Himself, not to be smoked but to be burned in large quantities by the priests of Israel. Far out!

  • Sorry to Tell You, But Jesus Is Not Returning on September 23

    Sorry to Tell You, But Jesus Is Not Returning on September 23

    Yes, it would be wonderful if Jesus returned for His people this week, but it's not going to happen. Count on it. The Second Coming will not take place this year on September 23.

  • Trump's 'Rocket Man' Speech: This Was Vintage Trump on a World Stage

    Trump's 'Rocket Man' Speech: This Was Vintage Trump on a World Stage

    President Trump's first speech before the U.N. was vintage Trump, for better or for worse. One line in particular epitomized why some people love him and others loathe him: "Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself." Accordingly, his speech drew enthusiastic praise as well as breathless condemnation.