Monthly Archives: December 2005

No More Silent Night

Posted on December 9, 2005 by waynem

In Dodgeville, Wisconsin, Ridgeway Elementary School’s "winter program" has changed the name of "Silent Night" to "Cold in the Night." Sung to the tune of "Silent Night," the lyrics include: "Cold in the night, no one in sight, winter winds … Continue reading →

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Iran’s president: Holocaust Never Occured

Posted on December 8, 2005 by waynem

This is unbelievable!  And this guy is the president of Iran… Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday expressed doubt that the Holocaust occurred and suggested Israel be moved to Europe. Watchout Isreal, the next holocaust is coming soon. Complete story: … Continue reading →

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Thought Of The Day: Kindness

Posted on December 8, 2005 by waynem

You cannot do a kindness too soon,for you never know how soon it will be too late.Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Photo of the Day: Victorian Mystery

Posted on December 7, 2005 by waynem

Phipps house B& B Hudson WI Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Phipps house B& B Hudson WI

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Challenges of Parenthood

Posted on December 7, 2005 by waynem

Claude Mariottini, professor of Old Testament at Northern Baptist Seminary in Illinois, published a study on the Old Testament Challenges of Parenthood.  I found this post to be both challenging and encouraging.  It is a well thought out study and … Continue reading →

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Christian Carnival Posted

Posted on December 7, 2005 by waynem

The latest edition of the Christian Carnival is now posted and ready for your browsing at Attention Span. Go check out all the tasty vittles…

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Picture of the Day: Cold and Lonely

Posted on December 6, 2005 by waynem

Snowy landscape Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This is the way life is sometimes… I love it when the sun comes back out.

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Battle for Religious Liberty heats up at Christmas again

Posted on December 6, 2005 by waynem

It is Christmas time again.  Time for the annual battle over whether it is OK to celebrate Christmas in public again.  We see this battle being waged in the Wisconsin schools this year…. Religious-liberty attorneys have contacted a Wisconsin school … Continue reading →

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Red Fridays

Posted on December 6, 2005 by waynem

Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday and … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Gift Solution for the Person Who Has Everything

Posted on December 5, 2005 by waynem

When you have someone on your gift-giving list that has closet shelves stocked fuller than a department store or a tool shed stuffed with every gadget under the sun, what’s left to get this person? Do you end the struggle … Continue reading →

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Abortion increases suicide risk

Posted on December 5, 2005 by waynem

Yes Yes, I know in the world of politics statistics can be used to say whatever you wnat them to say. What is the old line, "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"? But even with that being said if … Continue reading →

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Is This a Moral War?

Posted on December 3, 2005 by waynem

Liberal ney sayers to the war in Iraq are constantly carping on all the problems and mistakes in the war.  What we need to do instead is look at the real goals of the war, correct mistakes that have been … Continue reading →

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California homicides dwarf Iraq deaths

Posted on December 2, 2005 by waynem

Why are liberals decrying the deaths that we have experienced in Iraq fighting a war to keep terrorists out of our country while nothing is being said about all the murders in California? Recently released crime statistics show the homicide … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day: Christmas Lights

Posted on December 1, 2005 by waynem

Christmas Lights Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This Christmas season can indeed be the season of lights in many ways….

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Educating the soul

Posted on December 1, 2005 by waynem

By Bob Perks He was a big man with a huge pain in his heart.  Not the kind that a doctor can cure.Not the kind that one can define easily.  He was hurting and there was nothing anyone could say. … Continue reading →

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Transcript of Bush speech to US Naval Academy

Posted on December 1, 2005 by waynem

What follows is the complet transcript of the speech deliver by George Bush Wednesday Novemver 30th at the Naval Academy.

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Analysis of Bush Strategy for Victory’ Speech at Naval Academy

Posted on December 1, 2005 by waynem

Bloomberg.com has a very good analysis of the Bush speech on the Naval Academy. Read complete story here…

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Unborn Babies are Not Human Beings

Posted on December 1, 2005 by waynem

We are close to being worse than Hitler’s Nazi Germany! The Supreme Court of Hawaii has ruled that unborn children are not "human beings," and therefore women cannot be prosecuted for causing the death of babies by harmful behavior during … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Posted on December 1, 2005 by waynem

The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every human heart. The Gulag Archipelago By Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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