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I Don't Drink The Kool-Aid. For Anybody.

An Open Letter to Jerry Falwell, Jr.

By Byron / January 21, 2016 /

Dear Mr. Falwell, I watched with interest your glowing introduction of Donald Trump on Monday, particularly given your admission that Mr. Trump “reminds (you) of (your) father”, because “he says what he thinks no matter what anybody cares.” I can identify, to a point: my father taught me by example to stand for truth regardless…

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I’m Not Taking Your Guilt Trip

By Byron / January 18, 2016 /

Donald Trump is simply not, under any circumstances, an acceptable candidate for the office of President. In a previous post, I detailed the many compromises which I would have to make in order to vote for Mr. Trump. At the end of the day, I have to live with myself and my conscience, and I…

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30 Compromises I Would Have to Make in Order to Vote for Donald Trump

By Byron / October 5, 2015 /

I have made no secret of my utter distaste for Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. Nonetheless, I have had friends who suggest that I need to be more “open-minded”, that I need to give Trump a chance, that he is just the “outsider” that this country needs. Here’s the problem: I have to look…

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Combating Neo-Fascism, or “What’s an Evangelical Cake Baker to Do?”

By Byron / June 11, 2015 /

This is not about homosexuality. Neither is it about “gay marriage”, though it is significantly occasioned by it. It’s about neo-fascism, this rapidly-spreading cancer on the body politic that demands uniformity of thought and belief at the point of a gun, this insidious shut-up-and-agree-or-we-will-bury-you, anti-American freedom-squelching disease with progressive roots that threatens our society.  It’s…

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5 Things about the NBA Finals So Far

By Byron / June 7, 2015 /

From time to time, I am going to post under the category, “5 Things”.  The first category is something I’ve never blogged about positively before: the NBA. 1. Though I’m not an NBA fan and have only really watched the ends of the first two games, this is pretty compelling stuff. 2. I love the…

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