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Churches, fraud, and tax exempt status73

Churches, fraud, and tax exempt status

I realize that the government is supposed to be a servant of the Lord. The Church is supposed to be the of the Lord, as well. There are issues I see with churches having a tax exempt status. There has been a lot of abuse with that status in the name...

4 comments    money finance religion
Halloween handouts and November elections64

Halloween handouts and November elections

“Y’all are going to vote November 2nd, aren’t you?” we were asked while waiting in line at Wal-Mart.  “Oh, yeah,” replied my lovely bride. One of the frustrating things about writing this column...

0 comments    politics kids america
Requiring property ownership to vote82

Requiring property ownership to vote

Should you be required to own property in order to vote in this nation?  "Preposterous", you say, "not in America!  That is totally against the fabric of our nation's founding!"  Believe it or not, this is a long debated subject that goes back...

27 comments    money finance politics
A republic and enslavement of the masses70

A republic and enslavement of the masses

Just as I was contemplating the very topic, a former classmate of mine forwarded an email that contained a famous quote. I was unsure about the validity of the quote, so I did some research. "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of...

3 comments    politics democracy welfare
Illegal immigration is killing school budgets64

Illegal immigration is killing school budgets

At the risk of sounding like Mel Gibson after a night of drinking, I did want to bring to the forefront something that is pretty much already there. I am not getting on the bandwagon on this topic, but have been blowing this trumpet for almost two...

0 comments    education politics schools
Sponging off the system68

Sponging off the system

Recently, there was a news story about a robbery in Selma. On May 4th, I saw that an arrest was made in a break-in case at a Selma Housing Authority apartment. The break-in was committed by another resident...

9 comments    politics government cheating
T.D. Jakes is a heretic80

T.D. Jakes is a heretic

I read with disgust a recent commentary by T.D. Jakes, senior pastor of The Potter's House of Dallas, Texas. You may have seen him on television. His commentary was about the pending nomination of Barack Hussein Obama for Democrat candidate for...

14 comments    religion politics obama
Local spending and federal supply59

Local spending and federal supply

I was at a loss about what to write this week, but one thing kept hitting me every time I read a newspaper, news web site, or local news report today.  That was local spending.  Every news source seemed to...

0 comments    money government blogs
We are about to get hosed with tax changes59

We are about to get hosed with tax changes

Last week I wrote about the facade put on by politicians trying to look good so they will be re-elected.  This hypocrisy is especially strong when they want to look like they are doing us constituents a favor by not taking more of our money from...

0 comments    health care congress spending
A letter to Toys "R" Us58

A letter to Toys "R" Us

Below is one of my latest newspaper columns.  I did not mention the name of Toys "R" Us in the column for publication purposes.  However, here on the net, I don't care.  Besides, I think that people may be...

2 comments    business firearms 2nd amendment
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