Patriotism

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 2/28/2004 EDITORIAL DESK | February 15, 2004, Sunday My War By Larry David (NYT) 645 words Late Edition – Final , Section 4 , Page 11 , Column 2 DISPLAYING FIRST 50 OF 645 WORDS – “I couldn’t be happier that President Bush...

High Stakes: Kerry vs Bush

From: Terre’ Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:43 PM CAMPAIGN 2004 High Stakes Quite simply, Kerry must be stopped; and Bush must win PAUL JOHNSON The great issue in the 2004 election (it seems to me as an Englishman) is, How seriously does the United States...

Capital Punishment

by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 8/16/2011 On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:56 AM, From: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND To: John Dear John, Thomas: Since you brought up the issue of capital punishment, I shall now address it, since I did purposely did not include it in the argument re:...

The Spectrum of Governmental Control

THE WORLD AT RISK Throughout history, some part of the world has always been in turmoil.  But before the era of worldwide instant communications, we were unaware of the conflicts and could enjoy what we thought were periods of peace. With 24-7 worldwide news coverage,...

Supreme Court Worship

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 4/8/2011 “Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least...

Sporting Event Prayer

by Nick Gholson Times Record News, Wichita Falls, TX 9/5/1999 (received as  an email attributed to Andy Rooney, 6/5/2010) I don’t think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world’s foundations. Nor do I believe that not praying will...

Responsible Technology

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND An effort to genetically create a Roundup-tolerant grass seed stalls because of market, scientific and regulatory dilemmas Sunday, September 12, 2004 ALEX PULASKI The following discussion thread took place between Thomas & Jonathan. The...

Guns in Church

Christian Gun Ownership and Concealed Carry as a Christian Responsibility By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 6/26/2009 Dear Tom, I was at Starbucks and ran across an interesting article on the front page of the NY Times. Pastor Urges His Flock to Bring Guns to Church This...