Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

FIRST KIDS: Where Are They Now? ~ Updates on the offspring of past (and current) presidents from Kennedy to Obama.
 
Burger King: “Be Your Way” Jumping on the LGBT bandwagon, the fast food chain proudly announces their new slogan ~

While the tagline is vapidly vague, the rainbow wrapper (on the new “Proud Whopper”) makes it clear. It’s less about “individuality” and “promoting self-expression” and more about promoting the only way the tolerance mob says we’re allowed to be: like them.

 
New Archaeopteryx Fossil Grounds Evolutionary Ideas About Flight ~ Uh-oh, Darwinism takes another hit. Never fear though, its dauntless defenders just grow ever more creative; tying themselves in knots as they attempt to fit the latest discovery into an old worn–out theory that should have been abandoned long ago.
 

What Does the Left Think the Supreme Court Is? ~ Hobby Lobby exposes mass incomprehension of the role of courts in a constitutional republic.
Are Lefties just woefully ignorant, or are they being deliberately obtuse? Either way, they’re having a highly corrosive effect on the rule of law ~

Yesterday’s decision was of extraordinary import to those few Americans whose most precious beliefs are being prodded at by a Leviathan that does not know when to barge in unannounced, when to politely knock, and when to leave well alone. But of infinitely broader consequence was the casual manner in which the rule of law was relegated to an irrelevance in the widespread reaction to the ruling. Laws that can be held to mean anything will end up meaning nothing; laws that mean nothing are of no use at all. And those who sit indifferently in the middle, hoping to extract quick wins from a system that they abhor, will soon bring the walls tumbling down — not just on their antagonists, but on themselves, too.

 
Hobby Lobby Raises Minimum Wage to $14: What Happens When Govt Doesn’t Tie Businesses’ Hands ~ While leftists were busy hating on Hobby Lobby they totally ignored this story. It doesn’t fit their evil Christian business-owner narrative.

Hobby Lobby teaches a lesson to all Christians, not just business owners. Standing your ground on biblical principles is more important, but it is equally important is letting “your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

4 Sins That Are Also Okay If You Ignore Leviticus on Homosexuality ~ Once the pseudo-Christian crowd is through cherry-picking their way through the Bible they may as well chuck the entire book; they’re missing the whole point ~

There is a law of liberty, where we are freed from fearful rule-following and liberated to love and please a holy God. But we don’t get to live that way by editing God’s standards; we get that way by repenting of our sins and letting God empower us to live for Him. True freedom—obeying God’s laws willfully instead of spitefully—only come once we’ve changed our minds about our sin and trusted Christ’s sacrifice to pay our punishment.

 
Where’s the Tolerance – Black FL GOP House Congressional Candidate Glo Smith Campaign Signs Vandalized ~ Deneen Borelli (Fox News) reports on the rarely mentioned hostility that black conservatives face from the Left ~

As a high profile black conservative, I’m very familiar with this type of intimidation tactics. Because of my political views, I’m constantly attacked and criticized through social media with comments claiming “You want to be white” and “You should dye your hair blond.” I’ve also been called “Auntie Tom,” “Aunt Jemima” and numerous other names not appropriate for posting.

 
Reading Is Islamophobic ~ Yes, unfortunately after extensive analysis, David Wood at Answering Muslims has been forced to this conclusion. A satrical look (video) at the religion of peace.