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• Atheist advertisements to appear on Bloomington buses

  Atheist advertisements to appear on Bloomington buses A few months ago, Indiana Atheist Bus Campaign won their legal battle with Bloomington Transit, when the bus system agreed to settle out of court and run the advertisements. This has generated a few letters to the editor and quite a bit of discussion [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 7:10am EDT
  

• Comments are now on post pages

  Comments are now on post pages I have switched the comment system to JS-Kit's service. You can comment on any post by going to the post page. [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 7:56pm EDT
  

• The Benton mural, revisited

  The Benton mural, revisited Stan Shapiro responded to my letter to the editor from last month and, as is often the case with critics of the Thomas Hart Benton mural in Woodburn Hall, Shapiro intentionally misrepresented the argument I made in favor of keeping the mural. The writer is offended because [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 7:23am EDT
  

• Using the force of the state to silence dissent

  Using the force of the state to silence dissent -------- Original Message -------- Subject:Using the force of the state to silence dissent Date:Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:58:54 -0700 (PDT) From:Scott Tibbs To:Flag@WhiteHouse.gov CC:Rush Limbaugh , WriteMalkin@gmail.com Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 6:59am EDT
  

• Robbery foiled by a fool

  Robbery foiled by a fool A bank teller in Seattle has stirred up populist support after he was fired by Key Bank for leaping over the counter and "heroically" chasing and capturing a bank robber. This act of "heroism" undoubtedly saved the bank hundreds of dollars and put criminals on [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 7:20am EDT
  

• The fraudulent lie of "tolerance" in Bloomington

  The fraudulent lie of "tolerance" in Bloomington People in Bloomington love to blather endlessly about how this is an "open" and "tolerant" community. The motto of city government is that Bloomington is a "safe and civil" city. We have task forces and commissions for this and that, we have a [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 7:20am EDT
  

• Vandalism is not "art"

  Vandalism is not "art" There has been some discussion of graffiti in Bloomington, with small business owners expressing frustration with the cost of cleaning up graffiti only to have it reappear. A few letters to the editor (see here, here and here) have defended graffiti "artists" and proposed ways to [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 7:13am EDT
  

• Regarding the BHRC "hate incidents" report

  Regarding the BHRC "hate incidents" report I was disappointed to read through the "hate incidents" report from the Bloomington Human Rights Commission and find that the hate incident I reported last October 6 was not included in this year's report. While a group of over 150 Christians were silently and [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 6:14am EDT
  

• The wrong way to support Second Amendment rights

  The wrong way to support Second Amendment rights Last week, the Herald-Times (subscription required) reported that the U.S. Senate rejected an amendment that would allow people to "carry hidden guns in 48 states if they have a concealed weapon permit in any one of them." Indiana's senators took opposite positions [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  

• A Biblical view of suffering

  A Biblical view of suffering Earlier this month, North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Il, the leader of the nation with one of the world's worst human rights records, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Kim's regime has been responsible for a huge number of murders, "disappearances" and various human rights abuses. [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  

• Racial profiling or race baiting? (Part II)

  Racial profiling or race baiting? (Part II) The Henry Louis Gates case continues to generate controversy, even though Gates himself (perhaps realizing how badly this controversy is making him look in the court of public opinion) said that he thinks it is time to "move on" from the controversy he [...]
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  Posted: July 27, 2009, 9:28am EDT
  

• Racial profiling or race baiting?

  Racial profiling or race baiting? I have often criticized abuse of power by law enforcement, specifically the mentality that places getting convictions over seeking justice, the alarming overuse of paramilitary strike forces (SWAT teams) and the lack of respect for civil liberties. I was concerned when the federal government passed [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 7:04am EDT
  

• The truth about the Woodburn mural Bloomington ...

  The truth about the Woodburn mural Bloomington Herald-Times, July 23, 2009 To the Editor: In a lecture hall in Woodburn Hall, there is a mural near the front of the room. On this mural, you see a large image of white nurse caring for a black baby. Farther down, you will see [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 6:49am EDT
  

• Judgment is not forbidden by Scripture! One ...

  Judgment is not forbidden by Scripture! One of the most common heresies both Christians and the world have about Scripture is that "only God can judge." This is taken from Matthew 7:1, which is the most quoted verse of Scripture by our decadent society but is also taken out of [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 6:54am EDT
  

• How to lose a bone in four ...

  How to lose a bone in four easy steps The prefixes have a disagreement over who gets to play with the bone. Tera: "That looks like a good bone. I want to play with it." Tera: "Hmm. This is pretty good." Nano: "Well? Are you going to intervene or not?" Tera: "Yum!" Nano: "Not only" [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 7:19am EDT
  

• The human rights crisis in American prisons ...

  The human rights crisis in American prisons In 2003, President George W. Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act, seeking to put policy in place that would protect the basic human rights of prisoners that are too often violated in U.S. prisons. It is estimated that over 60,000 prisoners are [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 7:13am EDT
  

• Comments now enabled on ConservaTibbs As of ...

  Comments now enabled on ConservaTibbs As of this post, comments are now enabled for new articles posted on ConservaTibbs.com. Simply click the comment link on the post page to leave your own thoughts about something I posted here. Thanks to Blogger.com for providing this service. There are a few rules, listed [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 6:58am EDT
  

• The upcoming redesign of HeraldTimesOnline.com J.J. Perry ...

  The upcoming redesign of HeraldTimesOnline.com J.J. Perry had an interesting editorial on Monday about upcoming changes to Herald Times Online and new features the website will have. One change I would strongly and enthusiastically suggest is eliminating multiple usernames in the comment sections. Right now, someone can add as many [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2009, 7:29am EDT
  

• The rampant idolatry of celebrity, Part II ...

  The rampant idolatry of celebrity, Part II Late last month, a famous pop singer passed away unexpectedly, leading to wall-to-wall news coverage on the cable news networks and news Web sites. While the coverage has decreased somewhat, that story continues to be a featured item for the news media, surpassing [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 7:22am EDT
  

• Nitpicking one statement is poor argumentation In ...

  Nitpicking one statement is poor argumentation In his letter to the editor, Kenneth Pimple attempts to refute the statement in my guest column that "anyone who has honestly viewed pictures of a developing fetus" knows that he is looking at a human being. Pimple asserts that if this is the [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 7:30am EDT
  

• Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance I ...

  Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance I attended the July 8 Bloomington City Council meeting to consider amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance. (See the agenda here.) Many of the amendments were simply clarifying definitions and correcting typographical errors, but there were a couple of policy-related matters. Unfortunately, the proposal [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 7:18am EDT
  

• Responding to my critics on homosexual marriage ...

  Responding to my critics on homosexual marriage There have been three letters to the editor in the last couple weeks responding to my letter to the editor last month praising the California Supreme Court's decision to allow Proposition 8. Proposition 8 was the amendment to the state constitution banning state [...]
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 6:54am EDT
  

• The world's false Jesus A letter to ...

  The world's false Jesus A letter to the editor on July 7 displayed a common error about Jesus, or more specifically the effeminate wimp so many people believe "Jesus" to be. The writer claimed that "Jesus condemned no one. His ministry was one of compassion for all, not just those" [...]
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  Posted: July 09, 2009, 7:18am EDT
  

• The nanny state seeks further restrictions on ...

  The nanny state seeks further restrictions on Tylenol In response to 56,000 emergency room visits each year and 200 deaths caused by accidental overdoses of acetaminophen, a federal government panel has proposed "limiting the maximum single dose of the drug to 650 milligrams." The current 1,000-milligram dose is two tablets [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  

• California legislator declares political opponents are "terrorists" ...

  California legislator declares political opponents are "terrorists" Newsbusters brings us a very disturbing quote from the Speaker of California's Assembly, Karen Bass (D-LA), when asked about the role talk radio has played in the debate over California's budget. The Republicans were essentially threatened and terrorized against voting for revenue. Now [some] [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 7:13am EDT
  

• Happy Secession Day! The Fourth of July ...

  Happy Secession Day! The Fourth of July marks 233 years since the 13 colonies seceded from England and became an independent nation. England attempted to block the colonies attempt at secession with military force, but were not able to do so as the colonists won a long and bloody war [...]
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  Posted: July 04, 2009, 8:03am EDT
  

• How President Ronald Reagan created the Transformers ...

  How President Ronald Reagan created the Transformers Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress [...]
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  Posted: July 02, 2009, 7:13am EDT
  

• The rampant idolatry of celebrity Thou shalt ...

  The rampant idolatry of celebrity Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. -- [...]
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 6:04am EDT
  

• Mark Sanford needs to resign Now that ...

  Mark Sanford needs to resign Now that South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is the most recent politician mired in a sex scandal, where will his career go from here, and what does this mean for the political landscape? First, it amazes me how some of these politicians think they can get [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 7:20am EDT
  

• Increasing the speed limit on Tapp Road ...

  Increasing the speed limit on Tapp Road I attended the Bloomington Traffic Commission meeting last Wednesday because of an item on the agenda that interested me: the proposal to increase the speed limit on Tapp Road from the current 30 mph to 40 mph. Immediately before that, the commission voted to [...]
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  Posted: June 29, 2009, 7:20am EDT
  

• Worship the Creator, not the creation Professing ...

  Worship the Creator, not the creation Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts [...]
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  Posted: June 26, 2009, 8:29pm EDT
  

• NBA Draft busts? Sports Illustrated has a ...

  NBA Draft busts? Sports Illustrated has a feature on NBA draft busts, including Shawn Bradley, the #2 pick in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Here, draft position means everything. Even on draft night, many people scratched their heads and wondered why Philadelphia would choose Bradley over Anfernee [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 7:16am EDT
  

• Should churches pay taxes? A frequent complaint ...

  Should churches pay taxes? A frequent complaint of some on the Left is that churches do not pay property taxes, and are therefore getting a "subsidy" from the government. They argue that churches should pay their "fair share" rather than getting "special" treatment. Should churches pay property taxes, or should [...]
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  Posted: June 24, 2009, 7:23am EDT
  

• Note: This guest editorial contains a factual ...

  Note: This guest editorial contains a factual error. I said "anti-abortion terrorists may have killed dozens" but the number is actually less than 10. While one death is far too many, accuracy is important. I regret the error. Hiding the truth about abortion is not civility, it is cowardice Printed in [...]
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  Posted: June 22, 2009, 7:02am EDT
  

• Letterman's crude, inexcusable "joke" David Letterman provoked ...

  Letterman's crude, inexcusable "joke" David Letterman provoked a great deal of criticism last week when he personally attacked Sarah Palin's daughter with a crude "joke" that she was "knocked up" during a Yankee's game by one of the Yankee's players. Letterman finally apologized, and the next few weeks may determine [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2009, 8:47am EDT
  

• Scott's speech to the Bloomington City Council, ...

  Scott's speech to the Bloomington City Council, 6/18/2008 [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 7:16am EDT
  

• Sinners, saved by grace On a forum ...

  Sinners, saved by grace On a forum I frequent, a poster made a remark about former House speaker Newt Gingrich converting to Roman Catholicism. The question was this: How is it that a 3 times married, twice divorced guy fits in with Catholics? That is a good question, since it underscores [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 7:18am EDT
  

• Pro-abortion fantasy: pro-lifers cannot possibly be moral ...

  Pro-abortion fantasy: pro-lifers cannot possibly be moral Many abortion rights advocates have become unhinged over the last couple weeks since an anti-abortion terrorist murdered notorious abortionist George Tiller. They argue that pro-life rhetoric, especially statements that abortion is murder, incites violence and those making the argument are also to blame [...]
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  Posted: June 13, 2009, 9:24am EDT
  

• Preserve marriage as God intended Bloomington Herald-Times, ...

  Preserve marriage as God intended Bloomington Herald-Times, June 12, 2009 To the Editor: It is good that the California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8, an amendment to California's state constitution preventing government from recognizing homosexual marriage that passed with the support of 70% of black voters. But why is it good? Think [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 7:11am EDT
  

• Violent Leftist hate speech Hotair.com reports that ...

  Violent Leftist hate speech Hotair.com reports that a blogger for Playboy published a list of conservative women they'd like to "hate-f**k" - in other words, a rape fantasy. It is one thing to insult or personally attack political opponents, but this is just beyond the pale. This misogynistic sicko is actually' [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  

• The Constitution is at stake in the ...

  The Constitution is at stake in the "secret sidewalk" case Four years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that government may take private property for use by private developers, a case that shook the very foundations of private property rights and the Fifth Amendment. Now, in the city of Bloomington, another property [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  

• Note: The letter published in the USA ...

  Note: The letter published in the USA Today was edited for length. This is the full version. Guard free speech in the aftermath of Tiller murder USA Today, June 8, 2009 To the Editor: The murder of George Tiller was an act of terrorism, plain and simple. While Tiller's practice of abortion was [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 6:59am EDT
  

• The Box Bash II On Saturday, June ...

  The Box Bash II On Saturday, June 13 at 2 PM, Church of the Good Shepherd will hold a "Box Bash" carnival. It will be a great time. [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 7:19am EDT
  

• More thoughts on the murder of George ...

  More thoughts on the murder of George Tiller Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 7:13am EDT
  

• George Tiller murdered - an act of ...

  George Tiller murdered - an act of terrorism On Sunday, an anti-abortion fanatic murdered infamous abortionist George Tiller, who had been the target of legal action and protests by abortion opponents for years. Here are some of my initial thoughts, that I will expand on later. First, this was an act [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 7:21am EDT
  

• Mark Kruzan's jihad against the Constitution "nor ...

  Mark Kruzan's jihad against the Constitution "nor shall any person... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." -- The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Two years ago, the city of Bloomington approached Jeff [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 7:06am EDT
  

• The shameless racial politics of Obama's SCOTUS ...

  The shameless racial politics of Obama's SCOTUS pick President Barack Obama shamelessly invoked identity politics with his pick for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayer. The Associated Press reported that the President claimed that "a Hispanic on the court would mark another step toward the goal of 'equal justice under law.'" [...]
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  Posted: May 29, 2009, 7:25am EDT
  

• Barack Obama vs. the Constitution President Barack ...

  Barack Obama vs. the Constitution President Barack Obama made a major gaffe in speaking about a potential Supreme Court nominee, declaring that a potential nominee needs to "be able to stand in somebody else's shoes and see through their eyes and get a sense of how the law might work" [...]
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  

• Memorial Day 2009 "Greater love hath no ...

  Memorial Day 2009 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." -- John 15:13 Yesterday was Memorial Day, when we honor all those who have fallen in defense of our country. From the men who pledged their "lives, fortunes and sacred honor" [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 7:05am EDT
  

• Seek justice, not convictions (Part II) The ...

  Seek justice, not convictions (Part II) The New York Times reports that many prosecutors resist requests by inmates for DNA tests. While there is a legitimate interest in not overburdening the justice system by allowing inmates to tie things up in court, I believe that this again represents a fundamental [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 6:13am EDT
  

• John Hopkins social services funding Every year ...

  John Hopkins social services funding Every year for the past ten years, the city of Bloomington has given Planned Parenthood a handout from taxpayer money. Every year, local abortion opponents have tried in vain to convince the City Council not to fund the local branch of America's #1 abortion provider. [...]
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  Posted: May 18, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  

• Scott's speech to the Monroe County Board ...

  Scott's speech to the Monroe County Board of Health This is my speech to the Monroe County Board of Health in opposition to a proposal to prohibit smoking in an automobile with a child 13 years old or younger. This was originally recorded and broadcast by CATS for Monroe County government. [...]
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  Posted: May 15, 2009, 7:05am EDT
  

• Church authority and the suspended student A ...

  Church authority and the suspended student A Christian school in Ohio has stirred up controversy by suspending a student who attended the government school's prom despite a warning from the school's principal not to do so. The school does have a reasonable point in avoiding sexual temptation, though the principal made [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  

• Abortion called a "blessing" by a fake ...

  Abortion called a "blessing" by a fake "Christian" Marvin Olasky reports on Townhall.com the disgusting statements of a false prophet pretending to be a "Christian" minister, who encouraged her audience to repeat the phrase "abortion is a blessing and our work is not done." A further quote from this false [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 7:23am EDT
  

• Arlen Specter leaves the GOP: Good Riddance! ...

  Arlen Specter leaves the GOP: Good Riddance! Senator Arlen Specter created a stir last week when he abruptly left the Republican Party and joined the Democrats, and my response was "good riddance" and glee that Specter left the party where he never really fit. Specter improved the party by leaving [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 7:15am EDT
  

• Is speaking in tongues a requirement for ...

  Is speaking in tongues a requirement for salvation? Some Christian denominations teach that speaking in tongues is a requires sign of salvation, and unless someone speaks in tongues he is not saved. But is this assertion Biblical? As with all questions of Christian doctrine, we must consult the foundational document [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 7:19am EDT
  

• Baron Hill votes to criminalize thought Baron ...

  Baron Hill votes to criminalize thought Baron Hill, who calls himself a "conservative" on his Congressional home page, cast a very anticonservative vote for HR 1913, the so-called "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act." (Roll Call 223.) The full text of the legislation is on the post page. The first [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 7:06am EDT
  

• Congress should crack down on unethical business ...

  Congress should crack down on unethical business practices A couple years ago, I was getting frequent harassing calls from a collections agency. The agency was trying to reach someone named "Julie" and I informed them repeatedly that they had the wrong number. I understand collections calls and I have made [...]
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  Posted: May 01, 2009, 6:38am EDT
  

• On the "Morning After Pill" As is ...

  On the "Morning After Pill" As is to be expected with the most pro-abortion President in American history, President Barack Obama's administration continues to push us away from the culture of life that President Bush advocated during his two terms in office. Now, Obama's Food and Drug Administration has approved [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 7:23am EDT
  

• Refuting a tired pro-abortion ad hominem argument. ...

  Refuting a tired pro-abortion ad hominem argument. Bloomington Herald-Times, April 29, 2009 To the Editor: In response to Heather Hill (4/16), I propose we immediately close MCCSC and Indiana University. After all, a man "can't possibly know much about" abortion, since he has no personal experience with it. If the only true knowledge' [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 7:22am EDT
  

• Arlen Specter leaves the GOP, becomes a ...

  Arlen Specter leaves the GOP, becomes a Democrat Finally, a dream I have had for years came true as Arlen Specter left the Republican Party. Specter has always been a RINO, an advocate for abortion rights in a pro-life party and a squish on fiscal issues. After all, Specter voted for [...]
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  Posted: April 28, 2009, 3:02pm EDT
  

• Can we be good without God? The ...

  Can we be good without God? The Indiana Atheist Bus campaign is looking to raise money to put advertisements on city buses, making the point that "you can be good without God." I find it interesting that a group would basically be proselytizing non-belief, but I will get into that [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 10:32am EDT
  

• ConservaTibbs.com search engine - powered by Google ...

  ConservaTibbs.com search engine - powered by Google The newest upgrade to ConservaTibbs.com is a "custom search" box on the upper right of the main page. Thanks to Google for providing this service! [...]
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  Posted: April 25, 2009, 9:00pm EDT
  

• Tea Party reactions The "tea parties" to ...

  Tea Party reactions The "tea parties" to protest Barack Obama's plans for massive increases in government spending and government control over the economy continue to generate controversy and criticism, both of the Bloomington event and nationwide. Some have criticized the "tea party" activists because they were not vocal during the Bush [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2009, 7:20am EDT
  

• A misuse of mandatory student fees It ...

  A misuse of mandatory student fees It is unfortunate that the "Miss Gay IU" pageant has been is organized annually for two decades to celebrate the sin of sodomy, which is strongly condemned throughout Scripture. For examples, see Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, Romans 1:24-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Jude 1:6-7 and [...]
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  Posted: April 23, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  

• Government schools trample civil liberties again Six ...

  Government schools trample civil liberties again Six years ago, a 13 year old girl was subjected to a humiliating strip search because the principal suspected she might be hiding ibuprofen in her underwear, after a search of her backpack did not find any pills. Now, the case goes to the [...]
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  Posted: April 22, 2009, 7:10am EDT
  

• We should fear the federal government more ...

  We should fear the federal government more than any terrorist Yesterday marked 16 years since the terrible massacre in Waco, Texas, when 76 people, including 21 children, perished in the fire that obliterated the Branch Davidian compound. The Clinton Administration's foolish raid in February of 1993 provoked an unnecessary armed [...]
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  Posted: April 20, 2009, 7:05am EDT
  

• Misrepresenting the Bible In his April 9 ...

  Misrepresenting the Bible In his April 9 letter to the editor, Jack Buchanan attempts to discredit the Bible, but engages in willful misrepresentation to do so. In Exodus 21:2-6, the Bible does not condone "torturing" slaves. What we have here is basically a voluntary ear piercing. When a slave has served [...]
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  Posted: April 17, 2009, 7:14am EDT
  

• Bloomington Tea Party draws over 500 Hundreds ...

  Bloomington Tea Party draws over 500 Hundreds of Monroe County taxpayers angry about the massive debt that President Obama is racking up on this and future generations, the massive increases in government power and spending, and the inevitable significant increase in the tax burden to pay for all of it [...]
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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 5:53pm EDT
  

• Bloomington Tea Party draws over 500 Hundreds ...

  Bloomington Tea Party draws over 500 Hundreds of Monroe County taxpayers angry about the massive debt that President Obama is racking up on this and future generations, the massive increases in government power and spending, and the inevitable significant increase in the tax burden to pay for all of it [...]
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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 12:05pm EDT
  

• We cannot show weakness against pirates and ...

  We cannot show weakness against pirates and terrorists "Every country will be treated the way it treats us. In the future, America will be the one mourning and crying. We will retaliate (for) the killings of our men." -- Somali pirate Abdullahi Lami, as quoted by the Associated Press The audacity [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2009, 7:14am EDT
  

• Abortion protest on Kirkwood & Indiana I ...

  Abortion protest on Kirkwood & Indiana I joined a group of local abortion opponents to protest against abortion last Wednesday evening, including a graphic sign as well as other non-graphic text signs. Some of the reactions we got were quite entertaining. One woman drove by and screamed about middle-aged men holding [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2009, 7:11am EDT
  

• The First Amendment - no exceptions and ...

  The First Amendment - no exceptions and no compromise Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for [...]
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  Posted: April 08, 2009, 7:18am EDT
  

• Big burger gimmick draws intolerant response Some ...

  Big burger gimmick draws intolerant response Some people, for various reasons, do not consume meat. This is a reasonable lifestyle choice and that choice should be respected. While I may not share the views of those who abstain from meat because of religious beliefs, I respect their right to make [...]
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  Posted: April 06, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  

• Abortion: from the theoretical to the real ...

  Abortion: from the theoretical to the real On Wednesday's Rush Limbaugh program, a caller brought up the topic of "caller abortions" and asked Limbaugh about it, prompting Limbaugh to explain the purpose of the segment. Limbaugh also explains the gimmick in detail in his first book, The Way Things Ought [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2009, 7:17am EDT
  

• Side issues to the smoking ban My ...

  Side issues to the smoking ban My response to the instant message question last week brought a couple interesting responses that I want to address here. "Scott shortTibbs" responded with a remark about me wanting to control people's reproductive lives. I'll address that point below, but I think the form of' [...]
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  Posted: April 01, 2009, 7:10am EDT
  

• Testicular cancer's warning signs Bloomington Herald-Times, March ...

  Testicular cancer's warning signs Bloomington Herald-Times, March 30, 2009 Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer for men between the ages of 15 and 35 years old. Symptoms include a lump or enlargement in either testicle, a feeling of heaviness in the scrotum, a dull ache in the abdomen or [...]
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  Posted: March 30, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  

• Last night's Board of Health meeting I ...

  Last night's Board of Health meeting I attended and spoke at the Monroe County Board of Health meeting last night, where the BOH considered a resolution to urge the County Commissioners to ban smoking in vehicles with children younger than 14.The Commissioners will consider the ban at their 9:00 a.m. [...]
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  Posted: March 27, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  

• Government to prohibit smoking in your own ...

  Government to prohibit smoking in your own vehicle? Tonight, the Monroe County Board of Health will hold a public forum at 7 p.m. in the Monroe County Courthouse regarding a proposal to make it illegal for people to smoke in their own vehicles if a child less than 14 years [...]
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  Posted: March 26, 2009, 7:25am EDT
  

• News Flash: Video Games are not real ...

  News Flash: Video Games are not real Wolves and dogs have been a common enemy in video games for more than 20 years. In Altered Beast for the Sega Genesis, the player obtains power ups by killing dogs and picking up the orbs they leave behind. Wolves are a common [...]
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  Posted: March 25, 2009, 7:16am EDT
  

• AIG, class warfare and cynical political opportunism ...

  AIG, class warfare and cynical political opportunism President Barack Obama blasted AIG last week, after it was revealed that the insurance giant had paid $160 million in bonuses to current and former employees. Obama and Congress are working to deny the bonuses, either by breaking the contract that guarantees the [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  

• Blood donation policy about safety, not discrimination ...

  Blood donation policy about safety, not discrimination A March 20 letter to the editor in the Indianapolis Star questioned why the Food and Drug Administration does not allow blood donations from homosexual men. The author claims that this is "discrimination" because "HIV/AIDS is not just a gay male disease." I [...]
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  Posted: March 21, 2009, 8:45am EDT
  

• Cigarette tax hikes: change we can't believe ...

  Cigarette tax hikes: change we can't believe in. On February 4, President Barack Obama signed a tax increase on cigarettes that will appropriately take effect on April Fools Day. The tax will increase from 39 cents per pack to $1.01 per pack. The National Association of Tobacco Outlets estimates that' [...]
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  Posted: March 20, 2009, 12:29pm EDT
  

• MPO makes irresponsible political statement It should ...

  MPO makes irresponsible political statement It should have been a quick and easy decision. The Bloomington/Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization was to vote on whether federal money would be used to buy less than an acre of land in a "hardship acquisition" from "someone who lost their job at GE," [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2009, 5:30am EDT
  

• PETA discredits itsELF with silly bikini protest ...

  PETA discredits itsELF with silly bikini protest People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which has well-documented connections to the terrorist Earth Liberation Front, dispatched two young women to protest the Kentucky Fried Chicken on Bloomington's west side on Saturday. As an added attention-getting measure, they were dressed in green [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2009, 7:13am EDT
  

• Defending the secret ballot "We can't win ...

  Defending the secret ballot "We can't win that way anymore." - United Food and Commercial Workers Union president Joe Hansen. The above quote explaining support for the proposal to allow workplaces to unionize via "card check" instead of secret ballot does a lot to explain why this is a bad idea' [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2009, 7:16am EDT
  

• John Hopkins social services funding schedule Every ...

  John Hopkins social services funding schedule Every year since 1999, Planned Parenthood has gone to the Bloomington City Council and asked for a handout of money forcibly confiscated from taxpayers. In 1999 and from 2001-2008, that handout came from the John Hopkins social services grants. One would hope that the [...]
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  Posted: March 12, 2009, 7:04am EDT
  

• Barack Obama puts pro-abortion politics over science ...

  Barack Obama puts pro-abortion politics over science President Barack Obama reversed President Bush's ban on using federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research. As expected, abortion opponents criticized the ruling, because embryonic stem cells cannot be "harvested" unless a human embryo - a human being in the very first [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2009, 7:22am EDT
  

• Indiana is in the central time zone ...

  Indiana is in the central time zone Most Hoosiers were reminded yesterday morning that Indiana is in the central time zone with Illinois. While most of the state actually changes their clocks to match New York, it makes more sense geographically to have our clocks set with Illinois instead. This [...]
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  Posted: March 10, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  

• Rush Limbaugh: Leader of the Republican Party? ...

  Rush Limbaugh: Leader of the Republican Party? The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down. - Rush Limbaugh While he's been a wildly successful radio talk show host for the last two decades, Rush Limbaugh has seen his notoriety, and political [...]
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  Posted: March 07, 2009, 9:40am EST
  

• Dog breeder regulation - HB 1468 There ...

  Dog breeder regulation - HB 1468 There have been several letters to the editor denouncing "puppy mills" in the Herald-Times over the last year, as well as a push for legislation regulating dog breeding operations to ensure puppies bred for companionship are kept in humane conditions before they are sent [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2009, 7:12am EST
  

• Should we decriminalize marijuana? Andrew Cohen reports ...

  Should we decriminalize marijuana? Andrew Cohen reports that government officials are considering decriminalizing marijuana, especially as a money-saving measure during lean economic times. Can the money spent prosecuting marijuana use and incarcerating non-violent marijuana users be better spent elsewhere? Before we get into the budgetary issues, it is important to [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2009, 6:48am EST
  

• Creation and evolution I believe in a ...

  Creation and evolution I believe in a literal 6-day creation of the universe by an omnipotent God, as described in the book of Genesis. I believe that the odds against life evolving the way the theory of evolution describes are far too great for it to actually have happened. Nonetheless, I [...]
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  Posted: March 02, 2009, 7:20am EST
  

• Abuse of power is real, and we ...

  Abuse of power is real, and we should beware of it. In 2006, a 92-year-old woman named Kathryn Johnston was gunned down in her own home by police pursuing a bogus tip by an informant. In order to cover up the mistake and justify the shooting, they planted drugs in [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2009, 7:23am EST
  

• Abuse of power is real, and we ...

  Abuse of power is real, and we should beware of it. In 2006, a 92-year-old woman named Kathryn Johnston was gunned down in her own home by police pursuing a bogus tip by an informant. In order to cover up the mistake and justify the shooting, they planted drugs in [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2009, 7:23am EST
  

• Learn to drive or get off the ...

  Learn to drive or get off the road. For several years now, I have been confounded by one of life's great mysteries. Why is it that when the light turns green, so many people are not prepared to move and thus obstruct traffic? I simply cannot figure it out. Why [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2009, 7:18am EST
  

• Learn to drive or get off the ...

  Learn to drive or get off the road. For several years now, I have been confounded by one of life's great mysteries. Why is it that when the light turns green, so many people are not prepared to move and thus obstruct traffic? I simply cannot figure it out. Why [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2009, 7:18am EST
  

• Shameless race baiting over a harmless cartoon ...

  Shameless race baiting over a harmless cartoon For the past eight years, we have seen a steady stream of jokes comparing President George W. Bush to a chimpanzee, and web sites such as smirkingchimp.com and bushorchimp.com have been set up specifically for that comparison. A Google image search finds a [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2009, 7:17am EST
  

• Shameless race baiting over a harmless cartoon ...

  Shameless race baiting over a harmless cartoon For the past eight years, we have seen a steady stream of jokes comparing President George W. Bush to a chimpanzee, and web sites such as smirkingchimp.com and bushorchimp.com have been set up specifically for that comparison. A Google image search finds a [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2009, 7:17am EST
  

• Community Development Block Grants On Wednesday evening, ...

  Community Development Block Grants On Wednesday evening, the Bloomington City Council will be distributing monies from the Community Development Block Grants that the city gets from the federal government each year. Some of the money will go to city departments, and some of the money will go to local not-for-profit [...]
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  Posted: February 23, 2009, 6:00am EST