Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:
Lesbian boss ‘fired me for being straight’ ~ Guess things have come full circle huh? Only now the minority gets to dictate its morality to the majority.
Oddly enough, the NYC Upper West Side private school is named “Trinity.” They really should rename it to something a bit less socially offensive.
The Daily Flag ~ A new almanac I recently happened upon. Providing a daily dose of American history; each factoid receives its own special flag salute.
Apartheid South Africa: Reality vs. libertarian fantasy – From Ilana Mercer who is South African by birth and has written extensively on this subject ~
As the pesky facts attest, black dysfunction in racially desegregated South Africa is way worse than it was during state-enforced segregation. In fact, it now resembles that of the rest of Africa.
Apartheid was reprehensible. But dogma denuded of data does nothing to bolster this uncontested, incontrovertible position[…]
The unvarnished truth about democratic South Africa is that it is “now preponderantly overrun by elements, both within and without government, which make a safe and thriving civil society impossible to sustain.”
As further evidence of Mercer’s last statement, elsewhere in Africa ~ Bible Translator Gunned Down While Trying to Protect His Family in War-Torn African Country ~
The situation in the Central African Republic, a nation in central Africa, continues to be dire. Following a coup in March by a coalition of mostly Islamic rebel groups known as Seleka, the political situation has been chaotic and unpredictable.
A&E declares war on ‘Duck Dynasty’s’ Christian values ~ What the controversy’s really all about. “Nothing says tolerance and diversity (quite like) silencing the Christians and shoving them in a closet.”
Meanwhile, here’s the Robertson Family Official Statement.
Yummy-sounding Christmas baking recipes ~ from King Arthur Flour. Warning – you may gain a couple pounds just by looking. 
Chuckle of the week; The Dynamic Duo of Empty Gestures ~
