Global Warming Has always Bothered Me.

The founder of the Weather Channel is ridiculing Al Gore over his calls for action on global climate change, saying in a column that global warming is a "hoax" and "bad science."

John Coleman, now a weatherman at San Diego's KUSI, wrote on his station's Web site Wednesday that Gore refuses to acknowledge the faulty research on which the idea of global warming is based.

Coleman's lengthy scolding came as the former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner addressed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and urged lawmakers to pass a bill that would put caps on heat-trapping gases and take the lead on a global climate treaty.

Coleman wrote that the Environmental Protection Agency is "on the verge" of naming CO2 (carbon dioxide) as a pollutant, and that seemingly all of Washington is on board with such CO2 silliness."

"I am totally convinced there is no scientific basis for any of it," Coleman wrote, describing the decades-old theory that increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere leads to global warming.

"Global Warming. It is the hoax. It is bad science. It is a high jacking of public policy. It is no joke. It is the greatest scam in history," Coleman wrote.

Read it here.

Forgive the Political Theme Lately

For anyone who happens to be interested, I've decided to throw my support to Ron Paul.

For me, this is not about who is the most electable, or who has the support of the Evangelical Church. You could make those arguments about Mit Romney, Mike Huckabee or even John McCain. It wasn't about who could make me laugh, or who I'd like to have dinner with. That vote would probably have to go to Fred Thompson. For me, it's about two things; my values and my candidates record.

The values that I hold steadfast to are as follows;
1. I'm strictly Pro-life
2. I'm for Religious Freedom
3. I'm against higher taxes and for a smaller government.
4. I believe that we have to secure our borders now and not grant amnesty to illegal aliens.
5. I believe that a marriage is strictly between a man and a woman.
6. Most importantly, I believe in the Constitution and the vision that our founding fathers had for our great nation.

Ron Paul is the only candidate that not only lines up with these views, but also has the voting record to prove it. So, after the dust has settled, I'm left here with nothing more to do than to add this to my blog:

Let's Play a Game

With the Michigan Primary fast approaching, I'm still not completely sold on who to vote for. So I wanted to play a little game. I want to give you a chance to convince me to vote for your candidate.

Here are the ground rules.
1. You get to lay out your best possible case for YOUR candidate.
2. This means why I should vote for your candidate, not why I shouldn't vote for the other guy.
3. You are not allowed to bash the other guy until two things happen.

A. You have made your case for your candidate
B. Someone else has made a case for the candidate you wish to bash.

Go for it. Convince me.

Vote Like Your Soul is on the Line

The nation's Catholic bishops Wednesday approved a statement on the nature of "faithful citizenship" that hammers home the "intrinsic evil" of abortion and reminds Catholic voters that their choices in the 2008 elections "also may affect" their salvation.
USA Today, Nov. 15

To those of us who believe in Salvation through God's grace, this one is another outright slap in the face of religion by our Catholic friends.

[The statements] stress life issues such as abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, artificial contraception and racism are "evils" that can never be supported.

Don't anyone get me wrong, I absolutely believe that we should vote based on our moral values, but to even suggest that our salvation might be affected if we vote Giuliani is not biblical in the least. The Bishops did realize that this would be met with some skepticism, so they did what comes natural and downplayed it.

[Bishop Nicholas] DiMarzio questioned, "Are we ready to give the impression that one vote could endanger a person's eternal salvation?" He reiterated that the statement and bulletin insert are "trying to form consciences, not trying to judge them."

But they still decided to publish the claim that your salvation is on the line.

The bishops ultimately agreed to softer language: "It is important to be clear that the political choices faced by citizens have an impact on general peace and prosperity and also may affect individual salvation." Still, the statement acknowledges, "in today's environment, Catholics may feel politically disenfranchised, sensing that no party and few candidates fully share our comprehensive commitment to human life and dignity."

Rest assured, christian who is leaning towards Obama, Clinton or Giuliani, your salvation is not on the line. I recommend that all Christians seriously consult their God given consciences before they vote. Vote for the candidate that most closely follows your values, and can run this country as our founding fathers intended.

Ultimately, whoever takes office will be God's choice anyway, (Romans 13:1,) so if God chooses Hillary, and that requires a few Christians throwing their vote her way. then I put my trust in God to make that happen. Rest assured that no matter how you vote, salvation is by God's grace, not by your voting record.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. -Ephesians 2:8-9