New Blog: Engage The Culture

A friend of mine, George Sarris, has started up a new blog called Engage the Culture which is his attempt to call Christians to change our approach to Evangelism. George has been working for years as an actor and voice-over artist, performing in churches dramatizing the scriptures. He also has produced a new edition of Ecclesiastes with an eye towards evangelism, and has always been looking for new ways to present the gospel to the unsaved. Check it out.

I don't always agree with George. But he always has something interesting to say.

Lieberman as Independent?

One of the few good things, politically, about living in Connecticut is Joe Lieberman. He is that rare gem - a true moderate who crosses the lines of party when it is to the benefit of his constituents. He is a Democrat who will talk and work with Republicans. He is a man who is pro-choice, but who truly respects the pro-life camp and will talk openly with them. He is a man of peace, who understands that sometimes war is inevitable and that it is important to support the Commander in Chief when our troops are in the field. And, he is the ONLY Senator or Representative in the state who ever writes back when I write him about an issue... and actually appears to have read my letter (or his staff has, at any rate).

Which, of course, means that the current Democratic Party feels he is the worst thing out there. They have decided to mount a strong primary challenge, and it appears they may actually wind up ousting him as their party's candidate. If so, they virtually guarantee CT loses the little power it has, since any junior senator from CT - republican or democrat - will be less than useless at negotiating money for our little state.

But Joe is not taking it lying down and is considering running as an Independent. I'll go on record now and say that I would vote for him as an independent. Otherwise, if he would ever consider it, I'd encourage the CT GOP to see if they can woo him. He is good for Connecticut.

'Plan B' is getting me frustrated

There is a grocery store in Olympia, WA that has decided not to carry the 'Plan B' pill in their pharmacy. Apparently this has caught the attention of some pro-abortion advocates and they decided to picket and boycott the store. I know it's their right to picket and boycott the store and I'm fine with that. What bothers me about this situation is that it is a family store and the reason they're not carrying the pill is a religious/ethical reason, but these protesters feel that this store is impinging on their rights and thus they must do something to the store. Never mind that there are dozens of pharmacies in the Olympia area that would fill the prescription, this one store must pay for their choice. It's like the pro-abortion people are paranoid that any time someone makes an ethical decision not in their favor all of their rights are going to be stripped away.

“I think ultimately, this is a bigger issue than one store refusing to stock contraception. I think if we don’t stand up to this decision, we’re going to see a slow erosion in women’s reproductive rights, one pharmacy at a time,” said protester Rachel Smith.

I personally don't think that abortion is ever going to be totally illegal in this county - probably severely restricted, but never illegal, which is what contributes so much to my frustration. The pro-abortion people are getting all in a twist over losing something I don't think they're ever going to totally lose. I'm sorry that I'm not being very eloquent with this post, but I'm just frustrated - why can't they just go to another store and leave this store alone? It make me want to curse! I just wish there was someway to support the store for making the tough decision and not caving to the pressure - at least yet. Hopefully the conservative churches in the area catch on to the story and start to shop more at this store in a show of support.

It's Funny, Because It's True

Of course, my Vibe is sort of an exception to the rule... except that it has a Toyota engine... which is built in America by American workers.

Enjoy the Show!

Around where CRChair and I live, the towns don't all have their fireworks on the 4th of July. Instead, they each chose a weekend before the 4th and have a town fair all day, followed by fireworks. Derby Day was yesterday in our area, and I managed to catch some of the fireworks from our front yard. I thought folks might enjoy sharing my pictures of the show.

Details... Details...

Personally, I always enjoyed fishing when I was little. But now I am caught in that nether world of adulthood. It has been too long since I've done it for me to fish with REAL fishermen. And my friends who are NOT fishermen have no interest in handling slimy bait only for the promise of later handling slimy fish. I guess I'll have to satisfy myself with photographing fish instead, unless somehow I decide to go fish alone.

Two Bee-you-tiful Words

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