Contending for Truth

My husband told me a few days ago that he was sure I loved those nail-biter games my kids play. I actually had to pause and think if that was really true. Yes, one of my greatest joys is to watch my children perform. I look forward to every football game, basketball game, play, track meet, recital… whatever they’re involved in, but it is also extremely painful to watch them compete or perform at times. My daughter has been involved in some very competitive basketball games lately, and although basketball is my favorite sport to watch, and was my favorite sport to play, I am almost sick to my stomach before some of these important games even start. And during the intense and close games, I can get very worked up. I can hear my heart pounding in my chest before the first quarter is over. I’m sure most of you parents out there feel the same way. I remember watching one Winter Olympics, and they had a camera on a set of American parents whose daughter was competing in ice skating. As I wat...

A recent Rasmussen poll got my attention. This poll, related to Covid-19 and vaccines, was taken by 1,016 likely voters on Jan. 5. One question asked was if you favored the federal or state government fining Americans for not taking the Covid-19 vaccine. There were 34% of those people who favored fines. When broken down, 55% of Democrats in the poll said fines should be imposed while 19% of Republicans approved this measure. Another question was if you were in favor of putting people in designated facilities or locations if they refuse to get the vaccine. Although 71% of the total people polled strongly opposed it, 45% of Democrats were OK with it while 14% of Republicans also were in favor of it. When asked the question if they would be in favor of imprisoning individuals who publicly question the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine on social media, television, radio, or in online or digital publicans, 67% overall opposed this measure. However, 48% of Democrats were in favor of imprisoni...