the only true statement in the campaign so far

Jeb Bush calls Donald Trump a 'jerk' - POLITICO

Kenyan Muslims shield Christians from terrorists

Kenyan Muslims shield Christians from terrorists | Christian Examiner Newspapers 

"No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." John 15:13 

Congressman says that visa for terrorist was "sloppily approved"

Congressman: Tashfeen Malik's Visa Was 'Sloppily Approved' | The Daily Caller 

"Immigration law requires that a U.S. citizen — such as the Chicago-born Farook — must have met their foreign national fiancée in person before applying for the visa — a measure which is meant to prove that the relationship is sincere.

But according to Goodlatte, it is not clear from Malik’s immigration file that she and Farook fulfilled the requirement. The couple reportedly met online and were married in Aug. 2014 in Riverside, Calif., but the visa dates on their passports do not indicate that they were in the same country at the same time prior to filing for the K-1.

“Malik’s immigration file does not show sufficient evidence for this requirement,” Goodlatte said in a statement. “What is worse, the immigration official reviewing Malik’s application requested more evidence to ensure the two met in person but it was never provided and her visa was approved anyway.”

"... sloppily approved ..."??? 

the federal government???

"sloppy" like the Secret Service, IRS, Post Office, education, transportation, government procurement and just about every other function that government performs???

go figure.

moral authority

Definition:

moral authority

(of a person, institution, or written work) 

"The quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct."

http://www.yourdictionary.com/moral-authority

example: Moral authority is what the Catholic church doesn't have because of its numerous scandals; and, failures of church hierarchy to address them adequately, e.g., coverups.

political parties

I’ve Had Just About Enough Of You Two | YouViewed/Editorial

demons

25 Bible verses about Jesus Casting Out Demons 

"DEVIL/DEMON: A fallen angel, who sinned against God by refusing to accept his reign. Satan or the devil, the Evil One, and the other demons were at first good angels, created naturally good, who became evil by their own doing (391, 1707; cf. 2851)." 
http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catechism/catechism-of-the-catholic-church/epub/OEBPS/51-glossary.xhtml#devil

Geology--Conway Robinson State Forest, Gainesville, VA

This diabase (dolerite, volcanic basalt) is on one of the trails at Conway Robinson State Forest In Gainesville VA. pristine. hundreds of millions of years old. awesome.

Conway Robinson State Forest- Diabase

"Almost all of the quarries in Northern Virginia (except the granite quarry near Occoquan) are excavating the diabase and crushing it to the desired sizes, before mixing the rock with cement/sand to form concrete - or with asphalt, for road pavement. The photo shows the diabase quarry located behind Stonewall Jackson HS in Manassas VA."  

Tectonic History of Northern Virginia 

www.virginiaplaces.org/nova/graphics/vulcanmanassas.jpg

geology

Spotlight (movie) = spot on

Spotlight (2015) - Rotten Tomatoes

"politically motivated"?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/no-more-baby-parts-suspect-in-attack-at-colo-planned-parenthood-clinic-told-official/2015/11/28/e842b2cc-961e-11e5-8aa0-5d0946560a97_story.html

"The attack on the clinic, allegedly by Robert Lewis Dear Jr., was 'definitely politically motivated,’ said the official, speaking on the condition of anonymity..."

"politically motivated"? please. is everything "politically motivated", as some would have us believe? what about "insanely motivated" or "morally motivated with an insane sense of right and wrong"?

Merry Winter Solstice

For all those who are offended by Christians and by the word "Christmas", if I had my way, then I'd declare you the winners. 

Anti-Christian sentiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I agree with you--let's not call it "Christmas" any more. Let's call December 25 "Winter Holiday" or "Santa Claus Day" or, since some will argue that the origin of Santa Claus is Christian, call it "Gift Giving Day" instead. ("Indulgence Day" would be a better description; but then, there are those who will argue that this too has a Christian connotation.) 

Let those few Christians who celebrate Christmas in remembrance of the day that their Savior was born celebrate it in Peace.

Galileo

Columbus discovered that the earth is round by observing sailing ships slowly disappearing (bottom to top) over the horizon. Galileo, discovered that the earth rotates and orbits around the sun by observing tides and the stars.

Galileo Galilei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

sympathizes with terrorists

Does anyone really believe that there's a lick of difference between the two? 

 

John Kerry 

Hillary Clinton 

terrorists 

terrorism 

witness tree

Yesterday while walking the trail in the southwest corner of the 5,000 acre Manassas National Battlefield Park ("Stuart's Hill"), we saw a sign marked "witness tree". This morning, after searching "witness tree" on the internet, we know, as Paul Harvey used to say, "the rest of the story."

Witness Trees - Manassas National Battlefield Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Follow the $, then give--or not

Pope Francis is One Smart Businessman in "Merchants at the Temple" - Fortune 

"He overturned the tables of the 

money changers..." Matthew 21:12

"You shall not steal." Exodus 20:15

"the indifferences by which He is offended"

"Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly, and I offer You the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. And by the infinite merits of His most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners."
Fatima prayer to the Holy Trinity

Is God offended by idle talk in the sanctuary? by those who should know better? by seniors who engage in long, loud conversations about friends, golf, shopping, restaurants, etc.? (Some of whom position themselves between those kneeling in prayer and the tabernacle.)

Sadly, I witness this regularly.

the best

Teen pallbearers help lay homeless military veterans to rest - TODAY.com

Corrupt two-party system

Neither party is viable--both are corrupt. It's way past time to start over. No Republicans, no Democrats, no lobbyists, no PACs, no expensive TV ads... No political parties--just candidates simply presenting their positions on line (e.g., League of Women Voters) one month before the election--a single document with a 10 page limit; and, voters who can think on their own. ... Wait a minute!!! "Voters who can think on their own"?!? Who am I kidding???

source: (More Crony Media) How the press works to keep the 2 (really 1?) party system in power (Video) | AgainstCronyCapitalism.org

"We have met the enemy and he is us."

If you think that crony capitalism is bad with the two-party system, then you need to look at crony capitalism in places where they have a one-party system--like Montgomery County MD. 

silver spring transit center

Libertarian 
crony capitalism 
Silver Spring Transit Center 
Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center 
Montgomery County MD 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) 
Federal Transit Administration 
news media 
Purple Line 
Gov. Hogan 

Amazing!

Even in the city, and even with the naked eye, on a cloudless night, the sky is full of lights. Some lights are relatively close—manmade--airplanes, helicopters, satellites. There's our moon. Some are other planets and moons in our own solar system. Some are comets, meteors and asteroids. Most are a few of the 300 billion stars in our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Light from other of the more distant estimated 100 billion galaxies in the universe, each with an estimated average of 100 billion stars per galaxy, can take millions of light years to get to us. 

Take a look--it's amazing!

common sense

Villanova University Announces Changes to Its Public Safety Department

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Benjamin Franklin 

This country needs more common sense solutions to problems.

the best

Teen With Special Needs Voted Homecoming King in Manassas City | NBC4 Washington

heartwarming 

Osbourn High School
Manassas VA