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Random Thoughts

The First Amendment secures our total religious rights and liberties: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The American Civil Liberties Union and like-minded groups, such as the Freedom From Religion Foundation, are not preserving First Amendment rights; they are perverting the meaning of the establishment clause (which was to prevent the creation of a national church like the Church of England) and denying the free exercise clause (which preserves our right to worship as we want, privately and publicly). Both clauses were intended to safeguard religious liberty, not to circumscribe the practicing of religion. The Framers were seeking to guarantee a freedom of religion, not a freedom from it. ~Chuck Norris
 
"Nothing illustrates the superficiality of our times better than the enthusiasm for electric cars, because they are supposed to greatly reduce air pollution. But the electricity that ultimately powers these cars has to be generated somewhere -- and nearly half the electricity generated in this country is generated by burning coal." ~Thomas Sowell
 
 

Tim Tebow and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

I'm getting really tired of people hatin' on Tebow. I'm no the only one. Sports writer Pierce King sums up the situation like this:
 

Don't get me wrong, I would have been the first to tell you that Tebow was not going to be a good NFL quarterback, and then again I probably would have been one of the reindeer hanging with Dasher or Dancer talking smack about Rudolf behind his back as well.

Look how that turned out.

Everyone -- even his head coach John Fox and executive vice president John Elway -- seems to be hating on Tebow because he's not like great quarterbacks of the past, but that's the beauty of Tebow ... and Rudolf.

They're not like their predecessors. But you know what? They get the job done.

Last time I checked, winning was the most important thing in football, and Tebow seems to be doing just that.

There's nothing wrong with winning and giving God all the credit. More of us should be like Timmy in our everyday lives. God is not a footbal fan, but he is a fan of those who acknowledge Jesus!

A Libertarian Story

A first grade teacher is explaining to her class that she is a Democrat and how nice it is that we have a Democrat president in office. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Democrats and support Barack Obama.

Everyone in class raises their hands except one little boy.

"Tommy," says the teacher with surprise, "why didn't you raise your hand?"

"Because I'm not a Democrat," says Tommy.

"Well, what are you?" asks the teacher.

"I'm a Libertarian and proud of it," replies the little boy.

The teacher cannot believe her ears. "My goodness, Tommy, why are you a Libertarian?" she asks.

"Well, my Mommy and Daddy are Libertarians, so I'm a Libertarian, too."

"Well," says the teacher in an annoyed tone, "that's no reason for you to be a Libertarian. You don't always have to be like your parents. What if your momma was a criminal and your papa was a criminal, too, what would you be then?"

Tommy smiled. "Then we'd all be Democrats."
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Hope y'all got a laugh out of that one,
Jason