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Just One Pull of a Trigger

Posted on April 12, 2012 by jackpelham

If it ever were to become necessary for me to shoot someone, I sure do hope that that person has colorless skin, has no sex, nor sexual preference, and no nationality, belongs to no socio-economic class, has no political affiliations, … Continue reading →

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On Praying for Politics

Posted on March 17, 2012 by jackpelham

It would seem that many Americans pray about political elections.  I’ll share some evidence about that shortly, but for now, let’s take that as a given.  They may pray, for instance, that a certain candidate wins the Presidency, or that … Continue reading →

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How a Simple Game Revealed a Crucial Paradigm Flaw

Posted on March 14, 2012 by jackpelham

Whoda thunkit?  It turns out that one puzzling and disturbing episode in a board game revealed a church’s fundamental paradigm flaw—one that it took me years to figure out! Here’s the story: Having recently joined a new church in the … Continue reading →

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The Dishonesty of Not Responding to Proof

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jackpelham

Recently, a friend sent me a link to an old acquaintance’s blog.  My friend noted that the blogger had been significantly challenged by a commenter, and she wondered whether he would respond.  Last night I checked again to see, after … Continue reading →

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The Idiocy of “Electability”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jackpelham

NOTE: Please keep in mind as you read that the author belongs to no political party, and generally eschews them as bastions of compromise and corruption. One doesn’t have to listen to people discuss presidential primary candidates for long before … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul Accused of Receiving Double Reimbursement for Airline Tickets

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jackpelham

Updates to this story: 23 February.  Jonathon Strong replies to my request for the public documents, referring me to www.fec.gov and sending the following PDF, calling it “the ones that are difficult to get”.  He states further that the Congressional … Continue reading →

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Read It, America!

Posted on February 7, 2012 by jackpelham

The idea is very simple: Get one million Americans to read the Constitution! This project is currently in mothballs as it proved that America simply is not interested in reading her own Constitution at this present time.  The project was … Continue reading →

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What Would YOUR Party Do?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by jackpelham

Everybody in America knows that neither of the two major political parties is in a position to work toward its own goals without interference from the “other side”.  Indeed, we hear about that with every election cycle, and practically every … Continue reading →

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America Does Not Want Ron Paul

Posted on February 5, 2012 by jackpelham

The bulk of what follows is a response I wrote to a post on DailyPaul.com.  It has been slightly edited so as to stand alone better.   Regarding the Ron Paul campaign, the poster asked, “Are we trying to WIN?”.  … Continue reading →

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The Brick Fallacies and Addictive Belief

Posted on February 4, 2012 by jackpelham

Throughout my life, I’ve argued and argued with people about the various tenets of their beliefs, whether the subject matter is religion, politics, science, or whatever else.  In this time, I’ve been amazingly ineffective at persuading most of those with … Continue reading →

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