Christian Carnival CCVI

The 206th Christian Carnival went up yesterday … frankly, I forgot that it was Wednesday, and neglected to post about it.  Sorry about that.

It’s hosted at Parableman. As ever, I encourage you to check it out and see some of the great posts around the Christian side of the blogosphere.

Asking Mike Huckabee about Taxes

Over and over again, I have heard critics of Mike Huckabee and those of us who support him accusing us of being stupid, and simply ignoring his record because he says he’s a Christian.

It occurred to me that we aren’t ignoring the issue. It was at the Values Voter Debate, in fact, that Gov. Huckabee was first asked the question in a serious and public setting. On September 17, 2007, it was Rick Scarborough of Vision America who posed the question: Read the rest of this entry »

NH Recounts Threatened

Apparently desperate to alienate further the 90+% of Republicans and independents who dared not vote for Ron Paul, many of his supporters are now demanding recounts in the state. Some of them are even demanding that NH underwrite their recount, because our system isn’t good enough for these folks.

It seems that there was an error in the town of Sutton, which is a small town near the state capital. Apparently, a poll worker in Sutton recorded 0 votes for Ron Paul instead of the 31 that should have been cast. This was found, corrected, and taken to be evidence of statewide voter fraud. Read the rest of this entry »

“Meanest Mom”?

In a story about a mother who actually takes her important job seriously, we have a woman who calls herself the “meanest mom on the planet.”

I would like to add my voice to the chorus of commendations for Janet Hambleton. She had a rule: no booze. He broke it. There were consequences. Her son now needs to deal with it. Read the rest of this entry »