The Tax Bill Is the Grinchiest Christmas Gift Yet - BY MICHAEL WINSHIP

Found here. My comments in bold.
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In 1814, First Lady Dolley Madison helped hide the White House’s famous portrait of George Washington from the British when they burned and sacked the capital. But if the current pack of brigands raiding DC has its way, by the time they’re done, that painting and every other piece of government property that isn’t nailed down will be stolen and put up for sale on eBay. (The author is using a wildly hyperbolic statement to set the stage for his premise.)

That’s because a smash-and-grab mob is running the government. If they continue the way they are, every agency, every social program, every benefit and every one of us not-rich-people will take it in the wallet as they rapaciously loot the system. (Not content with his previous statement, the author piles on.)

Medieval Conservatives

A liberal FB friend posted this:

Several problems here.

A Brief History of Pastors

We are all used to the prevailing model of church leadership, which is a pastor over subordinates. Indeed, the church has been structured this way for centuries. 

What is the biblical support for a pastor leading a church? Well, there is none. None at all. There is but a single mention of the word Pastor in the scriptures, Ephesians 4:11:

Ep. 4:11-13 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Then how did we get pastors? Some time in the late second century, central power began to be consolidated in the leadership via the development of a professional clergy:

According to some historians and scholars The early Christian Church was very loosely organized, resulting in diverse interpretations of Christian beliefs. In part to ensure a greater consistency in their teachings, by the end of the 2nd century Christian communities had evolved a more structured hierarchy, with a central bishop having authority over the clergy in his city, leading to the development of the Metropolitan bishop.

The organization of the Church began to mimic that of the Empire; bishops in politically important cities exerted greater authority over bishops in nearby cities. The churches in Antioch, Alexandria, and Rome held the highest  positions. Beginning in the 2nd century, bishops often congregated in regional synods to resolve doctrinal and policy issues.

What is Heresy? Is Arminianism Heresy, Part I - J.D. Hall

Found here. A valuable list. Not sure I agree that every "heresy" listed is actually heresy as defined by the author. For example, preterism is an eschatological viewpoint where a Christian can be otherwise completely orthodox.

We also note that the author has a mocking requirement that there needs to be a name for the heresy in order for there to be heresy. Yet in his list there are several heresies for which he has simply made up his own name for. But John MacArthur is not a heretic because there is no named heresy.

Part two here. 

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Random Internet Denizen: John MacArthur is a heretic!
Us: Why?
Random Internet Denizen: Because he said you could accept the Mark of the Beast and still be saved!
Us: What heresy is that?
Random Internet Denizen: What do you mean?
Us: Heresies have names. What is the name of that heresy?
Random Internet Denizen: I don’t know.
Us: So John MacArthur is a heretic, but you don’t know what kind of heretic?
Random Internet Denizen: [silence]

That’s pretty much how the majority of heresy discussions go. The term is often – but not always – misapplied in various ways. Unfortunately, the term has been misapplied so frequently that some have thrown out the term altogether, and choose not to use it at all. But, heresy is a fine word. There’s no reason to throw it out. Heretic is a fine title to give someone, and there’s no reason we should stop. We just need to make sure that we’re using it correctly.

WHAT HERESY IS NOT.