Just before noon on the Friday after Thanksgiving 2015 another possibly mentally ill individual went to a Planned Parenthood location in Colorado Springs, CO and shot several people, killing a police officer and two civilians before surrendering to police after […]
The lead story on Good Morning America on Tuesday June 2 was the Vanity Fair cover and other photos of former male Olympic champion Bruce Jenner, who has undergone gender reassignment surgery and become a woman named Caitlyn. Here’s the […]
In Colorado and across the nation, gun rights are under attack to a level unprecedented in modern history. Between magazine bans, “assault-weapons” bans, more restrictive background checks, background check fees, confiscation from those accused of domestic violence; laws prohibiting possession […]
This post has been removed due to knowledge I have gained in the months since I wrote it, plus my decision that principles must take precedence over political advantage. Richard D. Turnquist December 13, 2015 Share: FacebookTwitterGoogleEmail
The Only One In what I devoutly hope is my first and last blog post of a religious nature, I am wondering what Jesus would have taught about same-sex marriage if he were on Earth to talk about it. I […]
In the months leading up to the election in November 2014, I was quite active in my activism – writing, tweeting, posting on my Facebook page, and generally doing everything I could to help the candidates and causes I supported. […]
A recent Gallup poll shows that American’s trust in two thirds of the federal government – executive and legislative – is at or near all-time lows. This represents a challenge and an opportunity for our country and has significant implications […]
In the first three parts of this series, I reviewed the cases for and against climate change being a true phenomenon, the causes of climate change and some of the costs to our economy of climate change belief. To recap, […]
Two years ago, in the months leading up to Barack Obama’s re-election to the highest office in the land, I had a conversation with one of my sisters about who she was going to vote for. “Well”, she said “I […]
In Parts One and Two, I reviewed how I became interested in the topic, the arguments for and against global warming, climate change, and human involvement in the climate system. To recap very simply: I think that the evidence supports […]