Baptists Should Support The Gospel, Not Mosques. Period. Full Stop. EOF.
by Smitty Another day, another dubious proposition: Why Baptists Should Support Muslims’ Right to Build Mosques. Had the occasion this morning to overhear people trying to puzzle out what all the fuss surrounding the Wailing Wall, in the news due to President Trump’s visit. The Old Testament is essential to understanding the Middle East, even […]
Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge
by Smitty Steps onto the porch and freezes. They come at him from the front and both sides. He’s already used the planter to jump up for a support. Gives the attacker coming from the right a face full of fragrant hibiscus. (They’ve already rifled the house twice seeking it.) Lands on the right side […]
BREAKING: Critical Legal Theorists Seek 8A Theory Supporting Crucifixion
by Sissypuss the Blog Kitty Dr. Adrasteia von Kriegbeagle-McHaggis of NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice is researching a review of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, which states: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. This blog obtained a partial transcript from her recent speech at […]
Bettors Siding With The Media
by Smitty British bookies say gamblers are betting Trump won’t finish his term in office I have no insight, and I’m typically wrong on any political prediction. But I can’t see how Trumps ego would let him quit, when a general insult to manhood like Obama could complete two terms. My gut is that Trump […]
A Cautionary Point About 2018
by Smitty The Z Blog has some of the most thought-provoking posts going these days. A post today about a French province trying to counter the Revolution is quite instructive: The revolt in the VendĂ©e region, on the west coast of France, began with the March 1793 conscription requiring Vendeans to fill their quota of […]
Happy “Can’t Be Happy” Day, Feminiskis
by Smitty Happy "Persons of Currently Female Gender Identification, Irrespective of Natural Womb Occurrence Therein, or H8 for Other non-Males" Day. — IGotOverMachoGrande (@smitty_one_each) May 14, 2017
Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge
by Smitty He looked at the picture, staring forward at his grown self. He glanced at his watch, seated at international arrivals. Sign said she’d arrived. He and his sister had been fortunate to be taken in by an orphanage shortly after the picture. He’d lost her not long after his adoption. They had sought […]
Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge
by Smitty Dad’s absence hung in the air like a cloud obscuring the sun on an otherwise glorious day. Halfway through the annual fishing trip, Grandpa had changed. Finally, she couldn’t take it any longer. “Is it Daddy?” she ventured. Grandpa staggered visibly. “He won’t be back from Syria, honey.” “Mom and Grandma last year […]
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