Tag Archives: religious faith

Education Or Indoctrination?

Well here we go again. Once more Christians are insisting that they are above the law. Why? Because of their “sincerely held religious beliefs” of course. Seems that Colorado offers state funding for preschools, but they must meet certain requirements. Schools participating in this program may not practice discrimination because of the sexual orientation of the student or the parents. And we all know what Catholics think of the LGBTQ community. Continue reading

A Thought Experiment

Now that I’m retired, I actually had the time to put the finishing touches on my HTML editor. I’ve “only” been working on it for a few years. And I decided it was time to put it to the the test. So this post is written entirely with “Al’s Text Editor.” Hopefully I won’t find too many bugs along the way.

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And The Debate Continues

This was originally part of an email discussion / debate between me and a friend who happens to also be a Baptist preacher. The discussion occurred a couple of years back, but recent events in my life prompted me to edit (for his privacy) the text just a bit and release it in a post. And I know I haven’t been around much lately. Hopefully that’s about to change. I’ve had some serious health issues but it appears I have the worst of it behind me. Anyway here goes… Continue reading

The Death Of Haley Richardson

On August 20th, 2021 Haley Richardson, a wife, expectant mother and medical professional died from complications of Covid-19 – two days after the death of her unborn daughter. Her daughter was due in November. She had elected not to be vaccinated because she was uncertain as to what effects the shot might have on her baby. She leaves behind a husband and two year-old daughter. I didn’t know Haley. Never heard of her until her death was reported in the news. But the circumstances surrounding her passing struck a nerve with me. Haley and her daughter could be alive right now. Continue reading

A Question For Believers

AmeliaHarrisOn June 8th, 2018 Carly Ann Harris of Wales drowned her four year-old daughter Amelia, then burned her body in her back yard. Harris claims she did it on God’s orders to “save all Mankind.” She has been declared not guilty by way of insanity and will likely spend the rest of her life in an asylum. This is by no means the first time a child has died at the hands of parents trying to please “God.”
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