Regulations in the EU

Here is a good description of how regulation is hampering trade within the EU. The speaker notes that it may be easier to do business with countries outside of the EU rather than to actually do business within the EU. Buyers and Sellers will get together without any help from the government, this is what we need to keep in mind.

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This is a perfect example of the unsustainable nature of a union. If a union official won't even hire union workers, why should anyone else?

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Stimulus Spending Math.

These must be really really good jobs. One could almost say, off the cuff, that Obama is only helping the extremely wealthy people get jobs, seeing that each job costs $230,000 and $540,000 per job to produce.

Why Black Church Culture Rejects Homosexuality

You can read the entirety of this article here, however I will share what I find to be some of the most interesting parts below. This article begins with a sociologist laying out a foundation for why he claims black churches have not accepted homosexuality. It is interesting to note his reasons for why he thinks this way. He says:

"They are more likely than the general population to interpret the Bible literally and believe in God with absolute certainty. Considering the theologically conservative disposition of black churches at large, it makes sense that many black Christians take the Apostle Paul at his word when Paul portrays homosexuality as an act of depravity and perversion in his letter to the Romans [1: 26-32]."

"But scholars often overlook that many black Christians pride themselves on a plain reading of Scripture, making it virtually impossible to foster an inclusive embrace or acceptance of homosexuality. As long as African-American Christians adhere to biblical mandates as authoritative prescriptions from God, they won't be easily dissuaded from rejecting same-sex lifestyles as viable alternatives to heterosexual norms."

These are astute observations, but one wonders why they don't hold true for white church culture as well. Could it be that whites don't take the Apostle Paul at his word? Or that they don't hold biblical mandates as authoritative prescriptions from God?

A Long Time Ago ...

To those who have followed my blog in the past and have noticed that I haven't blogged anything in the past few years, I am sorry. I was living in China where Google Blogger is blocked, and it was not really an option to blog on it when I was living there. However, I am back in the US for some time and decided to continue my ramblings to you, my readers.

I hope you enjoy what is coming in the future on Be Commonsensical.

-Publius

The Great Global Warming Swindle

Thomas Sowell's interview for the Investor Business Daily Editorials informed me of this TV report on global warming, or the lack thereof. It was shown on BBC4 in England some time ago, and was made very well. It is very informative, and you should encourage others to watch it when they have concerns about global warming.