Single-payer system could cure U.S. healthcare - By Richard A. Damon, MD

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First, Dr. Damon's letter:
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How to turn America Socialist

This is a primer for you if you're a budding socialist and want to know how to bring revolution.

Why I am a cessationist - by Jesse Johnson

Found here. Our comments in bold.
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Another installment in our quest for the biblical argument for cessationism. Again, we are not interested in arguments derived from the failures of contemporary charismatics, arguments from silence, or arguments based on post-biblical history. We want the BIBLICAL case. 

But the author will not do this. In this long, speculative, undocumented screed the author manages to quote only a single Scripture. One. That's it. Astounding.

This may be one of the worst defenses of cessationism we have ever read. Yes, it's that bad.
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Good government both liberal and conservative - By Jerrold E. Johnson

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Dr. Johnson doesn't seem to understand what conservatives believe. Or liberals for that matter.
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Fake Pregnancy Centers Will Say Some Ridiculous Things To Trick Women Away From Abortion- BY ALEX ZIELINSKI

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The Left is on a never-ending quest to stifle dissent and quash intellectual diversity. Basically, they can't stand someone having another opinion. Thus, anyone who deigns to utter even the slightest divergence from the leftist Handbook of Approved Ideas will be subject to merciless sanction.

Notice even the title of the article is suggestive of this. "Fake pregnancy centers" means that these facilities aren't about pregnant women. But actually, they are about helping women keep their baby and not kill it. Now certainly a pro-choicer would object to the idea that a pregnancy center would actually be about continuing the pregnancy, but by virtue of not being in favor of abortion, they conclude these centers are fake.
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10 Serious Problems with Jesus Calling - by Tim Challies

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I should state at the onset that I'm not particularly interested in defending Sarah Young or her book. I am, however, going to examine Tim Challies' arguments. 

As I've mentioned previously, it's almost become a quest of mine to find a genuine biblical argument for cessationism. John MacArthur has failed. George Faull fell short. Steve Finnell couldn't step up. Tom Pennington, Phil Johnson, David Vaughn Elliot, Nathan Busenitz, Lyndon Unger and Nancy Guthrie didn't make the cut.

Let's see how Mr. Challies does:

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What I Learned on My Red State Book Tour - by Robert Reich

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Dr. Reich is shocked that there are thoughtful, reasonable people out there in "red" America. A typical leftist elitist, he reflexively looks down on anyone not like him, whether it's ideology, education, or whatever.

I imagine it was quite an eye-opener to find people who are part of the unwashed masses who are actually smart, sophisticated, and informed.
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Who owns Gallatin County? The Bozeman area’s biggest property owners ranked - By Eric Dietrich Chronicle Staff Writer

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What struck me about this article is it never does the math about who are the real big players in land ownership in Gallatin County. So, we shall do the math. The county has a total of 2603 square miles of area, of which 29 square miles is water. That's 2574 square miles, or 1,647,360 acres.

According to the article, the following public entities own land: US Government, 723,893 acres; State of Montana, 62,889; City of Bozeman, 3,879; MSU, 2255; Gallatin County, 1273; Bozeman Schools, 272; City of West Yellowstone, 63; City of Belgrade, 37; City of Manhattan, 40. Total owned by government entities is 794,601 acres, or 48.2% of the county.

That's nearly half the county that is off the taxpayer rolls. 

Holy Crap - Ben Carson thinks our tax system should be based on the Bible - Adam Chodorow

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(Now that Dr. Carson has risen up in the polls, the Left's cannon fire turns towards him. That's what the Left does, doubly so to Republican people of color. They cannot permit a smart, accomplished, educated black to be honored or respected, because their entire world view rests on the idea that the only hope for blacks is with them. 

So now the Left is going to tell us what the Bible really says, because they really believe it and all. And as everyone knows, they're expert theologians.)

The Rigging of the American Market - by Robert Reich

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Having commented on several of Dr. Reich's posts, I am increasingly convinced that his ideology make him incapable of seeing what is right before his eyes. Yet he resolutely spouts leftist rhetoric time after time, completely unaware of the present economic situation.
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The GOP and the Rise of Anti-Knowledge - by Mike Lofgren

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Here is a typical smug, condescending "analysis" from a leftist.
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Carly Fiorina’s Utterly Bonkers Take On The Constitution - BY IAN MILLHISER

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The leftist tendency toward hyperbole is here on full display. "Utterly bonkers?" Some synonyms to bonkers are bananas, nuts, crazy, wild, ballistic, and cuckoo. In other words, according to the author, it is beyond any standard of normalcy of intellectual processes to think the way Fiorina does.

Let's see if the author actually demonstrates this.
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University Statement on Diversity and Inclusion - Notre Dame

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University Statement on Diversity and Inclusion

(The author offers a snippet of Matthew 11:28. One might be led to think that this is as far as it goes with Jesus. However, just prior to this in 11:20-24, Jesus pronounces judgment on certain cities. And Elsewhere in the Gospels, Jesus calls people to repent and stop sinning, viciously condemns the religious leaders of the day, and speaks extensively on the coming judgment. 

The author, however, isolates the welcoming nature of Jesus to establish his entire case.)

13 Ridiculous Things Ben Carson Actually Believes - BY KIRA LERNER

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Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson has become an unlikely frontrunner in the GOP presidential primary, leading recent polls in Iowa and surpassing all of the other Republican candidates’ recent fundraising totals.

Though he has never held political office, his short time in the spotlight has given him plenty of opportunity to make controversial and often factually incorrect statements. In May, ThinkProgress highlighted seven ridiculous things that Ben Carson believes. But in the past six months, Carson (Um, Dr. Carson. You will note in this article that the author never refers to Dr. Carson as Dr. I suspect this is a subtle way to diminish him. The author refers to him as "Carson" 27 times, and "Ben Carson" twice.)

Letter writer doesn’t understand Constitution - By Judith Heilman

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Richard Holper wrote a letter, and Judith Heilman wrote a response. 

First, Mr. Holper's letter:
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Why Do We Say, ‘God Told Me’? - By Nancy Guthrie

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It's almost become a quest of ours to find a genuine biblical argument for the cessation of the supernatural gifts. John MacArthur has failed. George Faull fell short. Steve Finnell couldn't step up. Tom Pennington, Phil Johnson, David Vaughn Elliot, Nathan Busenitz, and Lyndon Unger didn't make the cut.

We are not a biblical scholars. Nor are we particularly smart. We are not here to decimate theological enemies and proclaim our superiority. We simply want to know the biblical case for cessationism. Not the failings of contemporary charismatics. Not the extrapolations from the silence of the Bible. Not the error of prosperity teachers or televangelists. No, we want the biblical case.

Let's see what Ms. Guthrie is able to do for us:
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What One Historian Wishes Bernie Sanders Said About Being a Socialist - by Bernard Weisberger

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We enter this article with the hope that some coherent, logical points will be made without dissembling or obfuscation. It is so rare that we get an analytical, on-topic analysis from the Left. 

Maybe today?
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5 Reasons Christians Need to Stop Using the Term 'Illegal Immigrant' - By Benjamin Corey

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It's interesting how the "religious" Left loves to make up rules about what we can say or think or have opinions about, but they chafe under the principles the church has been governed by for centuries. In essence, "they exchanged the truth of God for a lie..." because they prefer their own rules, they are offended by the Bible, and they want to exercise power over people, cheerfully policing peoples' thoughts, bank accounts, and hate level.

This from Sojourners:

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5 Popular Conservative Talking Points Debunked By Common Sense - By Allen Clifton

Found here. (Link disabled due to virus.) My comments in bold.

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This is another attempt to debunk conservatives with supposedly devastating arguments, but it's just another failure. In fact, it's such an embarrassing failure that I'm surprised forwardprogressives.com published it. (Now defunct...) Oh. The writer is also the website owner...

Read on:

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The words “common sense” and “conservative” don’t often go together. Especially since the rise of the tea party. You know, the people who base facts and reality based on what they want to be real instead of what actually is real. (First an insult, a distinctly non-intellectual approach.)

Our new moral framework (part 3 of 3) - by David Murrow

Found here. Reproduced here for fair use and discussion purposes. A very good article.

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When PC (politically correct) thinking made its debut in the 1980s, it was widely mocked. PC ideas such as gay marriage, multiculturalism, affirmative action, transgender pronouns and hate speech were once derided as follies of the loony left.

Here we sit three decades later. Many PC ideas are no longer laughable distractions — they’re moral imperatives.

Political Correctness didn’t just appear out of the ether. It’s rooted in a new moral framework which I call maternalism. I define maternalism as the belief that society and institutions exist to provide care for their citizens and customers. Key words are protection, nurturing, loving, and affirmation. Modern society places a premium on protecting the weak, leveling the playing field and being nice to one another.

This differs greatly from the old paternal framework, which is rooted in the idea that society and institutions exist to enforce standards and create order. Paternalism believes that society should challenge people to conform to agreed-upon social norms. We place a premium on developing the best and brightest, accumulating wealth and power, and speaking the truth – even when it offends.