Israel’s President Resigns over Sex Crimes

Israeli President Moshe Katsav resigned today, a day after admitting to sex crimes against women employees in a case that has brought unprecedented disgrace on an Israeli head of state.
When his resignation from the largely ceremonial post takes effect on Sunday, the speaker of parliament will be president for two weeks. Former prime minister Shimon [...]

Obama: Bush/Cheney Impeachment is a waste of Time

WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out list of political shortcomings he sees in the Bush administration but said he opposes impeachment for either President George W. Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney.
Obama said he would not back such a move, although he has been distressed by the “loose ethical standards, the secrecy and [...]

Religion is too “Religious”

Would you consider yourself a religious person? How about spiritual? Most people don’t believe that there is a difference between these two concepts - but there is a very important difference. Some individuals I have run into are very religious, but not spiritual. However, spiritual people are always religious. To get a better understanding of what I [...]

Exciting News for Politics and Religion

For those of you who come here on a regular basis, you may be interested to know that this website has made the “Growing Blogs“ (#58) list on WordPress :)  I was pretty excited to see that as I have always wondered how one gets on it.  That’s all for now - God Bless.
-Justin

Putin: “Russia technically owns the North Pole”

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has made an astonishing bid to grab a vast chunk of the Arctic, giving himself claim to its vast potential oil, gas and mineral wealth. His audacious argument that an underwater Russian ridge is linked to the North Pole is likely to lead to an international outcry. Some commentators have already [...]

Bush and the “Muslim Problem”

This is quite an intiative by President Bush.  Frankly, I can’t help but cringe when I read things like this. Our country’s leaders have no idea how to approach Islam in the slightest bit.  <Sigh> Maybe one day we’ll figure it out, but not anytime in the near future that is for sure. I think that a good place [...]

Christianity’s “Contradictions”

Christianity’s Downfall Series - Part Two
(Havn’t read part one?  CLICK HERE before reading below) 
In the last installment of this series, I briefly outlined the basic tenets and dangers of modern day Christian fundamentalism, particularly in America. Today, I am going to go into more detail about why fundamentalism has difficulties, especially with contradictions from science (a [...]

Is Cheney too Powerful?

The President often dominates the political spotlight that most of the country tends to forget about the man next in line. With this in mind, ABC did an investigation of the Vice President’s office, in particular Cheney’s apparent ’quest’ for power.  Below is a short article regarding the power of Cheney, and at the bottom is a link to the original which contains a Good Morning [...]

Politics & Religion is Two Months Old!

 Today marks the two month anniversary of this website.  In the first month, this site received above 4,500 visitors.  In the second month, the site steadily grew and received 10,500 visitors, which brings the total to 15,000 for its lifespan!  I am happy to see the growth in popularity/presence of this blog as I believe it touches on very important topics that [...]

6-year Old Boy: “Taliban recruited Me to Bomb U.S. Troops”

FORWARD OPERATING BASE THUNDER, Afghanistan The story of a 6-year-old Afghan boy who says he thwarted an effort by Taliban militants to trick him into being a suicide bomber provoked tears and anger at a meeting of tribal leaders. The account from Juma Gul, a dirt-caked child who collects scrap metal for money, left American [...]