Dowries- An Antiquated Custom
Dowries- who needs them? Why do some countries still allow them? Basically a dowry is an amount of money (or something of value) someone pays their potential in-laws in order to marry their intended. Of course, dowries originated centuries ago, when marriages were for the most part arranged by the families of the bride and groom. In India, the bride’s family pays a dowry. It practically has died out throughout the West. Meanwhile, in various countries throughout Asia and Africa, the dowry is actually a reverse dowry (or bride price) in which the groom and/or his family pays a dowry. If…
Ignoring the Real Enemy
This week, gun control measures appear to be on the march. Connecticut just passed a series of strict gun laws, as did Colorado. In addition, Obama is in Denver to promote gun control. But while Obama is calling for stricter gun legislation, he appears to be oblivious to the threat posed by North Korea. The rogue state has announced a state of war, and has authorized its military to use nuclear weapons. It’s just a question of whom the nuclear weapons will be used against- the United States, South Korea, or Japan. Meanwhile, China is moving its troops closer to…
March Madness
This year, the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee decided not to include the University of Kentucky in the Big Dance, based on the Wildcats’ record and early exit in the SEC Tournament. Naturally, such a decision did not sit well with UK fans, especially since Kentucky was the defending national champions. But it came to who should have been selected, Kentucky is just the tip of the iceberg. Twelve teams with less than ten losses were not selected for the NCAA Tournament. They are as follows: Stony Brook (24-7), Weber St. (26-6), Southern Mississippi (25-9), Ohio (24-9), North Carolina Central (22-9), Eastern Kentucky (24-9), Lehigh (21-9), Stephen F. Austin (27-4), Western Illinois (22-8),…
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Chick-Fil-A Day
It has come to my attention recently that the great majority of those who are boycotting Chick-Fil-A believe that popular fast food chain is anti-gay, because they recently made a public statement that they “are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business…” Leftists and much of the LGBT community immediately responded to this as a “homophobic” and “hateful” statement aimed directly at them. Facebook and the Twittersphere began to explode with pictures, memes, status updates, and blogs condemning Chick-Fil-A because they “fry their chicken sandwiches…
ObamaCare Ruling: Are you awake yet?
So are you awake yet? That is probably one of the most important questions we will all ask one another in light of this Obamacare ruling. Are you awake? So many of us have forgotten the point of what we are doing and how we got here. We are ignoring the fact that both parties are responsible for getting us where we are and that we were sleeping while they did it The tea party, the grassroots conservative movement, the awakening of 2010, that didn’t happen because of the democratic party, not because of Obama. Yes in part but mostly…
American Sex Selection: The Underbelly of the Pro-Choice Perspective
If you live in twenty-first century America, it’s complicated. Corruption is rife in our political system, marriage is no longer traditionally defined, and conservative values are being eroded. We face problems that were unimaginable a century ago and must determine what our response will be. Regardless of era or circumstance, there will always be a right and a wrong. Being on the right means seeing things the right way. When we see an elderly woman being assaulted by a ghetto-dressed thug, we ought to see a criminal robbing an old lady, not a member of the low-income class rightfully helping themselves to…
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