Tim Dunkin Responds to Roch Smith
Editor’s note: The following is Tim Dunkin’s response to Roch Smith’s “Pro-Con” article on gay marriage. It was with great interest that I read Roch Smith’s effort at defending so-called gay marriage...
View ArticleMarriage=One man, one woman
Washington, April 4, 2012 –North Carolina is the only remaining southern state that has not explicitly defined marriage in its constitution as a union between one man and one woman. Voters there will...
View ArticleThe legalities of Amendment One
As the debate over Amendment One heats up, the deliberate misinformation and scare tactics regarding the amendment are becoming more widespread. Sadly, the public is being fed sound bites, not...
View ArticleNorms, natural law, and gay marriage
Editor’s note: The artilce below was originally published as a News & Record column on October 16. For the record, it should be noted that a majority of the Republican-controlled legislature did...
View ArticleThe Misuse and Abuse of “Discrimination”
In the News & Record of Saturday, April 28, Rabbi Fred Gutman and Reverend Julie Peeples claimed to “respect the religious opposition of some to same-sex marriage.” If this is so, then why did they...
View ArticleDine with kindred spirits at Chick-fil-A
Today’s News & Record features an interesting AP article about Chick-fil-A’s public opposition to gay marriage. (Leftist bloggers tend to throw temper tantrums when we do not provide links—an...
View ArticleJournalists perceive a threat to Obama
“Journalists” at the AP and elsewhere sense that Barack Obama is in trouble. Monday’s News & Record featured an article illustrative of the trend...
View ArticleNC residents face 61% premium increase because of Obamacare
The staff of three congressional committees recently published a report projecting how much health insurance premiums will increase nationwide because of Obamacare. They found that, for the individual...
View ArticleAre polls more important than principles?
In the realm of politics, few things are more contemptible than shifting one’s position on an issue based upon polling results and cultural trends. Where are the men and women of principle and...
View ArticleStraight, proud, and unapologetic
Okay now I’m confessing to a poorly kept secret — I am a heterosexual black female who loves men and has achieved some modicum of success. So, now will President Obama, Bill Clinton and others give me...
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