Why would we want to ask a candidate a question? Don’t we want to know what he want to know what he will do if he is elected?

Do all candidates answer our questions honestly? Unfortunately, the answer is no. Nevertheless, candidates generally answer more truthfully than not. Why? Their answers indicate which voters they want to vote for them. If politician too much alienates the people who support him, that makes it much easy to remove him from office. Therefore, it is worth the trouble to ask politicians questions and to hold them accountable for their answers.

What follows are the questions we included our first candidate questionnaire for the 2021 Election season. When we send our questionnaire to a candidate, we give that candidate three options for each each question. Would they support (S), oppose (O), or are undecided (U) about legislation that would:

1. Restore the death penalty…

Everyone loves a rainbow! After a rainstorm, the sign of a rainbow arched across the sky reminds us of Noah. After he and his family survived the Flood, God gave the rainbow as a sign to Noah that He would never destroy the earth with water again. God called His promise a covenant. A covenant includes two parties and this one was no different.

God was one party and He gave the rainbow as a sign of His promise. Humankind was the other party. God told Noah and his progeny that their part, our part going forward, was to never kill another human being. In Genesis 9 verse 6, God told Noah, “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the…

This is the third post in this series. We have discussed:

• Why and how Christians Respect The Rights Of Their Neighbors.
• What Rights Do The First Four OfThe Ten Commandmentsprotect?

Here we will look at the last six of The Ten Commandments (Bible Gateway).

What Rights Do The Last Six OfThe Ten Commandmentsprotect?

What are the last six of The Ten Commandments (Bible Gateway) about? These commandments focus on the love and respect we owe to each other.

Exodus 20:12-17 New American Standard Bible

12“Honor your father and your mother, so that yourdays may be prolonged on the land which theLordyour God gives you.

¹³“You shall not murder.

¹⁴“You shall not commit adultery.

¹⁵“You shall not…

I copied the image above from the tweet below, but the caption above shows where you can get a higher resolution pdf file.

At a time when Oregonians are spending more time than ever at home, we imagine you may be wondering “Is it still safe to have sex?”

In short – Yes. You can still have sex but with precautions. Here are some tips on practicing safe sex during this time. #COVID19#sexedpic.twitter.com/mjUPQPZitk

— OR Health Authority (@OHAOregon) April 8, 2020

Why? What is the big deal about the graphic? Well I spotted it on this post, Get Bent, Ya Puritan! | See, there’s this thing called biology… (wordpress.com). The lady who wrote that post lives in the state of Washington, and she was not especially happy with that graphic.

Anyway, these graphics are being openly advocated for by our local health dept, brought into…