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Peyton Manning is the Greatest Quarterback of All-Time*

February 7, 2016

Today, I believe we will watch Peyton Manning play his final NFL game; in fact, given his obviously-declining performance, I hope today is his final game, particularly if the Broncos win the Super Bowl, as I will be cheering hard for them to do. One…

An Open Letter to Jerry Falwell, Jr.

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…

I’m Not Taking Your Guilt Trip

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…

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

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…

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

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…

5 Things about the NBA Finals So Far

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…