Debby called me a couple days ago to tell me that she saw a beautiful bald eagle in a tree next to the Emory river a couple of miles from our farm. She said that some crows were attempting to harass the eagle but that the eagle ignored them. Last year I saw a bald eagle fly right over our house, it was quite impressive.
Debby also saw a flock of wild turkeys in the horse pasture and for some reason the horses did not enjoy their presence and chased them into the woods. The horses never chase the chickens so that is kind of interesting. Debby also saw a herd of deer, which the horses ignore. She said there were several young deer that were having fun and chasing each other around.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Renegade Mountain
I just read an article about a ski and golf resort in TN called Renegade Mountain which is now closed. The interesting part is that this property is located in Crab Orchard, TN, just 17 miles from our home. This is the first time I have heard about this place. It sounds a little bit like Bryce resort.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/Feb/19/the-rise-and-fall-of-renegade-resort/
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/Feb/19/the-rise-and-fall-of-renegade-resort/
Monday, February 13, 2012
Article about catholic church situation
Here is a link to an excellent article that I heard about today, regarding the Catholic church and their long march to a social justice agenda.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Catholic Church conundrum
The US catholic church appears unhappy with a provision of Obamacare that requires health insurance plans offered to employees of catholic institutions (churches, catholic hospitals, catholic schools, catholic charities, etc) to include abortions, abortion inducing drugs, and birth control.
The Obama administration initially responded by saying that the catholic church would be given a one year waiver to comply. The church decided that was not acceptable.
The Obama administration has now said that although they will still require all health insurance plans to include abortions, abortion inducing drugs, and birth control that the church won't have to directly pay for these provisions that they find objectionable, instead the insurance companies will be required to offer these provisions as "free" benefits to employees of catholic institutions.
Yeah right, "free" benefits is right up there with free lunches and the tooth fairy. Although I guess when one looks at the Obama deficit perhaps democrats have convinced enough people to believe in free stuff, and a right to free stuff like cell phones, free health insurance (that includes abortions), free flat screen TV's, free housing, free food, free internet, free unemployment benefits, free bailouts for unions, free mortgage bailouts, free retirement benefits, free education, etc. But I digress.
The catholic church has no one to blame but themselves on this issue, Obamacare would not have passed if not for the support of catholic hospitals, nuns, and other "progressive" catholics. I think it's quite fitting that the Obama administration will force the catholic church and it's institutions to pay for and to offer health plans that include abortions, abortion inducing drugs, and birth control.
I've watched what the the US bishops conference has done, and more importantly what they have not done, over the years as many core catholic beliefs have come under attack from the left and have decided that the US catholic church is headed by a bunch of liberal socialist wimps. How many Bishops and priests lost their jobs, houses, insurance, retirement, or vacations during the Obama recession? Well, at least the US catholic church is funded by voluntary contributions at this time and not by mandatory confiscation of wealth from taxpayers.
I feel that since the church is not part of the solution then they are part of the problem. The action I recommend is to stop contributing financially to the catholic church and instead redirect those funds to support conservative pro-life pro-family candidates and members of congress.
It's time for the Catholic church to figure out what it believes in and to stand up for what it believes in. A call for prayer, a public wringing of hands, and issuance of a strongly worded letter are not an adequate response to the continual assault on core catholic beliefs by the democrat party. A good start would be for the church to excommunicate all abortion rights supporting "catholic" members of congress, including the current vice president and house minority leader.
The Obama administration initially responded by saying that the catholic church would be given a one year waiver to comply. The church decided that was not acceptable.
The Obama administration has now said that although they will still require all health insurance plans to include abortions, abortion inducing drugs, and birth control that the church won't have to directly pay for these provisions that they find objectionable, instead the insurance companies will be required to offer these provisions as "free" benefits to employees of catholic institutions.
Yeah right, "free" benefits is right up there with free lunches and the tooth fairy. Although I guess when one looks at the Obama deficit perhaps democrats have convinced enough people to believe in free stuff, and a right to free stuff like cell phones, free health insurance (that includes abortions), free flat screen TV's, free housing, free food, free internet, free unemployment benefits, free bailouts for unions, free mortgage bailouts, free retirement benefits, free education, etc. But I digress.
The catholic church has no one to blame but themselves on this issue, Obamacare would not have passed if not for the support of catholic hospitals, nuns, and other "progressive" catholics. I think it's quite fitting that the Obama administration will force the catholic church and it's institutions to pay for and to offer health plans that include abortions, abortion inducing drugs, and birth control.
I've watched what the the US bishops conference has done, and more importantly what they have not done, over the years as many core catholic beliefs have come under attack from the left and have decided that the US catholic church is headed by a bunch of liberal socialist wimps. How many Bishops and priests lost their jobs, houses, insurance, retirement, or vacations during the Obama recession? Well, at least the US catholic church is funded by voluntary contributions at this time and not by mandatory confiscation of wealth from taxpayers.
I feel that since the church is not part of the solution then they are part of the problem. The action I recommend is to stop contributing financially to the catholic church and instead redirect those funds to support conservative pro-life pro-family candidates and members of congress.
It's time for the Catholic church to figure out what it believes in and to stand up for what it believes in. A call for prayer, a public wringing of hands, and issuance of a strongly worded letter are not an adequate response to the continual assault on core catholic beliefs by the democrat party. A good start would be for the church to excommunicate all abortion rights supporting "catholic" members of congress, including the current vice president and house minority leader.
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