Mare's Mess

This morning I heard about the Supreme Court's recent eminent domain decision and I was dismayed. The Virgin Queen said it best: Our government has just declared that the inalienable right to own property is now subject to the whims of the mob an… more »

The first time I read “The Three Minute Abortion Debate” it was a little uncomfortable because at one time I was the insufferable liberal. And yes, I did sound that stupid when arguing about abortion with someone. You can’t really blame me. There is n… more »

When I first found "Fred on Everything" I loved him. Then I found I wasn't very interested in anything he's written since then. Today (see Pitying the Poor) he backed up my thoughts on poverty. I think he nails the problem and I gave the explanation… more »

As he so often does, Vox rocks once again! . . .the libertarian Right is opposed to the war because it and many things inspired by it are violations of libertarian principles. The Left opposes it because George Bush is for it. You may recall that… more »

Found this blog entry about how the Minneapolis Star Tribune has recently posted an editorial supporting the right of Democrats to use the filibuster to block President Bush's appointee votes in congress. What makes this interesting is that in 1993 and… more »

From 1993 to 1996 I taught at a middle school in Norfolk, Virginia. It was an inner-city school – about 90% of the students were black and about 75% of them lived in public housing projects. When I first got the job, I was terrified. I didn’t have “To… more »

God made you or he didn't. If he did, your little human life is, and has been, touched by the divine. If this is true, it would be true of all humans, not only some. And so--again, if it is true--each human life is precious, of infinite value, worthy… more »

I don't know that I have any strong opinions about Terri Schiavo to share, but here are a few thoughts. If I were in a persistent vegetative state I certainly wouldn't want to burden my husband, my kids, or the state with the immense hospital bills to k… more »

you probably won't like the latest by Bruce Bethke called Rethinking the Death Penalty. He does a pretty good job tearing down the death penalty plank by plank. It's not the strongest argument I've read, but it's pretty good. Ever since I read the abo… more »

I read recently that 99% of the indecency complaints made to the FCC in 2003 were made by one organization and its members, the Parents Television Council. Thank goodness someone is diligently keeping track of the smut on the airwaves for us. But I'm e… more »

I had posted this link on a friend's blog but realized that I hadn't ever posted it here. This is was originally a speech given at some Libertarian convention. The speakers/writers give their reasons why their Christian beliefs coincide more closely with… more »

After all my online pro-life rants, I found myself posting this comment on Matt's blog: If someone is hurting or taking my kids and my only way of stopping them is to kill them, you can be sure I would – in a heartbeat. Not sure HOW I’d go about doin… more »

Bet you didn't expect me to ever say that! But add Robertson's declaration from an April, 2000 NY times story as my third reason why Christians should not support the death penalty. Declaring that the death penalty discriminates against members of mino… more »

Came across this article by Bruce Bethke and thought it was a thing of beauty. I could make lots of comments about it, but I'll just let it speak for itself. more »

Too late. I've been corresponding with a dear friend in regards to my inflammatory post about Christians and the death penalty. This conversation has led me to want to clarify my position. My main argument against the death penalty is that we are human.… more »

I've had several ideas for things I wanted to blog about this week. Many of them would require more research than I'm able to put in to do them justice so I've scrapped the idea. But I've got to release my pent-up frustration so I'm giving some mini-rant… more »

I know this title is a quote from some movie because Matt is always saying it in the actor's voice. Don't know the actor or the movie, but I thought it was an appropriate title for this entry. This will probably be a series of posts which detail relig… more »

OK, I just read "Fred Endorses Hillary" (ditto - can't make it link directly to column so find it on left and click on it) and had to recommend it. I haven't laughed this much in a long time. If Matt suddenly died in a mysterious accident, I would marry… more »

I've finally discovered the world of blogs. I'm like a kid in a candy store and spending way too much time these days reading blogs. My kids aren't suffering. I still spend the same amount of time with them. But my domestic duties have suffered - and bel… more »

I had a discussion with a friend today which was spurred by the liberal-bashing I did yesterday. The conversation mainly revolved around helping the poor and who would help them if the government didn't. It led me to do some searching for how libertar… more »

Just a note of clarification. I don't find liberals and conservatives to be annoying as people - some of my best friends are liberals and conservatives. It's their view of government that I find annoying. No hard feelings. I'm sure there are plenty w… more »

In the interest of fairness, I thought I'd post this quickie (guess it wasn't so quick after all) rant on liberals. I don't see much difference between liberals and conservatives. Both have decided that their ideas of right and wrong should be legislated… more »

This issue isn't necessarily timely, but it's been on my mind for months now and I haven't had an outlet to let my thoughts out - UNTIL NOW! (lightening, thunder, maniacal laughter) Do we really need a constitutional amendment to keep marriage between a… more »