This is an excellent article-very well written and thought out. I could not agree with you more. Evolution is JUST a theory and yet many teachers and schools promote it as fact. One argument I've heard is that since Creation cannot be tested in a lab, there is no proof of it occurring...but then, there isn't a way to disprove it, either. In addition, evolution also cannot be recreated in a lab. I think it's wrong that schools should teach it as fact. If anything, they should at least admit it is simply a theory; although, I don't think it has much ground at all.
It saddens me to see how easily we have forgotten what America was founded on. The first book ever printed by the government, I believe, was the Bible. And, in schools, they taught the Ten Commandments and the values of the Bible, which of course is the source of "intelligent design". All throughout our nation's history it is evident that our Forefathers believed in God and creationism. Evolution isn't even an American concept.
If we must have evolution taught in schools, than it should be hand in hand with "intelligent design".
Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Socialism is all fun and games till you wake up and realize...you're not in America anymore, Todo
Obama recently forced Gm CEO Rick Wagnor to quit-well really, that's just a nice way of saying he fired him. I didn't know firing an executive of a company part of the presidential job description? It's not, and it never should be. Perhaps it is in line with the stewardship theory of the Presidency, but I would go so far as to claim to you this act is, quite simply, illegal. The powers of the president are seemingly expanding to degrees once considered impossible, and who will be there to stop it? Congress? There didn't seem so much as a hiccup of protest against Obama's firing Wagnor. It's hard to say if a same-party Congress rallied behind their leader would do anything but eagerly support whatever the president feds them. Hey, but at least Europe will applause.
There has been talk of nationalizing the banks, instead of bailing them out. That's a terrible idea. Bailouts can create problems all by itself, but we don't need to add nationalization of corporations to our desperate far-reaching list of ideas. Our government was not intended to control business of any kind, and if they did nationalize the banks, it would be in violation of our capitalist system. To do so would be another step in the country's move toward socialism. It may be argued, that once this crisis is averted, we could return the banks to private owners. However, since when has any president, or Congress, given up a power once it was granted them?
Maybe socialism wouldn't be so bad, though , after all nearly 20% of Americans believe socialism would be a better system than capitalism. Come on...are we really that naive? Have we forgotten our history and are now doomed to repeat it? For one, we have the great and ominous example of the Soviet Union. Also, it is interesting to note, that our forefathers already tested socialism and found it a poor system. At Plymouth everyone was supposed to work for the common good and so each would get an equal share of food. Some soon discovered, however, that they would still receive food even if they didn't work, or worked the minimum. Thus, those few hard workers had to carry the weight of the irresponsible freeloaders. The pilgrims realized this was a poor plan, and soon made it so that if someone didn't work they didn't eat. Sound wisdom-maybe we should live by their example. Socialism didn't work, and doesn't work. Plus, it's just plain not American.
There has been talk of nationalizing the banks, instead of bailing them out. That's a terrible idea. Bailouts can create problems all by itself, but we don't need to add nationalization of corporations to our desperate far-reaching list of ideas. Our government was not intended to control business of any kind, and if they did nationalize the banks, it would be in violation of our capitalist system. To do so would be another step in the country's move toward socialism. It may be argued, that once this crisis is averted, we could return the banks to private owners. However, since when has any president, or Congress, given up a power once it was granted them?
Maybe socialism wouldn't be so bad, though , after all nearly 20% of Americans believe socialism would be a better system than capitalism. Come on...are we really that naive? Have we forgotten our history and are now doomed to repeat it? For one, we have the great and ominous example of the Soviet Union. Also, it is interesting to note, that our forefathers already tested socialism and found it a poor system. At Plymouth everyone was supposed to work for the common good and so each would get an equal share of food. Some soon discovered, however, that they would still receive food even if they didn't work, or worked the minimum. Thus, those few hard workers had to carry the weight of the irresponsible freeloaders. The pilgrims realized this was a poor plan, and soon made it so that if someone didn't work they didn't eat. Sound wisdom-maybe we should live by their example. Socialism didn't work, and doesn't work. Plus, it's just plain not American.
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