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Good news from WVDA!

Gus Douglas, the long standing Commissioner of Agriculture in West Virginia reported some good news in his April 2012 update. “In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court last month settled the dispute over ownership of streambeds and stream banks, ruling that landowners, not government, are the rightful owners. President Bob Stallman said farmers and ranchers […]

US Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Religion

9-0 the US Supreme Court rules that the federal government (including agencies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) has no business interfering with a religious institution’s decisions on what ministers to hire and fire. It would simply be unconstitutional. The Court’s Ruling “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the […]

Santorum Surging!

I had decided to vote for Rick Santorum in the Republican primaries. I didn’t care that he didn’t seem to have as much support as the others at first. The primaries are not a time to vote for the one you think everyone will vote for, but a time for Americans to show their honest […]

IRS wants to break the law?

States can easily stop Obamacare dead in its tracks with the law itself on their side, not to mention the Constitution. Sweet! Listen to this short word by expert Michael Cannon, the Director of Health Policy Studies at the CATO Institute. http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/how-states-can-shut-down-obamacare Here is a thorough article on the unconstitutionality of Obamacare, the constitutionality of […]

Where they stand

This link is an excellent resource for finding out where the candidates stand on all the issues. http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm The only thing wrong with the site is that it places some statements under “civil rights” which actually belong under “principles and values” or “crime” or at least a separate “marriage” section.

National Day of Prayer

Across the nation, each county, city, church, family and individual makes a choice . . .

Yesterday, May 5, was the National Day of Prayer. Two verses the Lord gave were particularly encouraging to me . . . “When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth . . .” and “By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted . . .” (Proverbs 11:10-11). Whether it is through […]

Resolve.

Fort New Salem, one of many tributes to our forefathers' resolve.

Reagan’s speech in the previous post rekindles a hope that we might be more committed to the founding principles behind our nation’s greatness. That commitment is our resolve. Resolving is resting–building our lives on a principle which produces a single passion and cannot be compromised. As Christians we “give diligence" to determine our purpose just […]