All Posts Tagged With: "law"
Boy Scouts – False Prophets – Eject Gay Eagle Scout
According to the St, Joseph, Missouri, News Press, “A 19 year old Boy Scout has lost his job at Camp Geiger after disclosing that he is gay”. Words like ‘hypocrisy’ come to mind. That boy was “trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent,” and what did that get him? […]
19Jul2012 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Drop Secret Service Protection, Arm The Candidates
FOX News is making a big toot about a recent law that bans protesting within a certain distance from anyone who is protected by the Secret Service. FOX is proud to note that “Obama signed the Law” – as if the President acts alone in passing laws. The Republican House passed the law. The Democratic […]
22Apr2012 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Legal Mexican Disguises To Avoid Arrest
There is a misconception across this country that Mexican-Americans in Arizona can be arrested for looking like a Mexican without a driver’s license. An arrest could happen – but there are measures, completely legal, to avoid unnecessary arrest. We recommend simple disguises to thwart the Sheriff and his Deputies. We begin with the standard Groucho […]
1May2010 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
“the shifting sands of charity… the firm bedrock of law”
Winston Churchill was a young man of twenty two when he gave his first political speech. He referenced the Government’s Workmen’s Compensation Bill before the Parliament in England. “He said the bill, ‘removed the question from the shifting sands of charity and placed it on the firm bedrock of law‘.” (Churchill: A Life, by Gilbert, […]
10Dec2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on “the shifting sands of charity… the firm bedrock of law” | Continued
Just Keep On Walking
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal writer and former GOP speech writer, is an occasional guest on Morning Joe. A couple of weeks ago the topic of the day was torture. American torture. American torture of others – America committing war crimes as defined by the Geneva Convention. We wring our hands, questioning – What to […]
8May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Capitalism is Stronger with a Christian Alloy
Capitalism is the iron of our economy. Long ago men found they could melt iron ore and produce new weapons and new tools. Iron improved the lives of everyone and would eventually launch the industrial revolution. I have cast iron pots and pans even today. But iron was found to be brittle and easily broken. […]
5Mar2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
The Day The Earth Stood Still
November 4, 2008, the earth will stand still. There are moments in human history when all people of all nations stop – they pause their lives – they watch. Sometimes we are captivated in hopeful anticipation, other times frozen in fear and awe. September 11, 2001 was a day of fear and awe. July 20, […]
24Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Day The Earth Stood Still | Continued
Bible Questions
Son, I found an old news paper advertisement for a non-denominational church. The paper is yellowed with age and I suspect it is many years old. The advertisement listed 14 ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions. The purpose of the advertisement was to generate interest in the particular church. Their method was to show their theological teachings […]
13Mar2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
What Distinguishes America from other Countries
Son, You and I are honored to live in the greatest country in all of human history – and even pre-history, if I may be so bold. This is a common refrain in this time of Presidential elections – but is there truth to the statement? I believe there is. If there is truth – […]
18Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on What Distinguishes America from other Countries | Continued
Death Penalty Politics
Son, Government has many responsibilities. The preamble to the constitution mentions ‘domestic tranquility” as one. What does that mean – generally we think of maintaining order in a civilized manner. And we maintain order with the rule of law. The rule of law is much better than the rule of Monarchy or dictatorship, or no […]
7Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Death Penalty Politics | Continued
Fear Must Not Choose a President
Son, When Benizir Bhutto was assassinated the entire world reacted. When the planes struck on 9/11 our government reacted. We Americans are again afraid. The moment we heard of the assassination all of us took two steps to the political right. Decisions made out of fear are not generally good decisions. But fear cannot be […]
28Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Fear Must Not Choose a President | Continued
Church of Love, or Church of Law?
We have been reading a lot about fundamentalism of late. There is rhetoric abound about love vs. law. We tend to embrace the church of love and despise the church of law. Its just who we are. So, we are continually trying to reconcile our belief in the forces of love and our suspicion […]
18Sep2007 | bryan | 1 comment | Continued