Head-dibs

Jury Duty seems to liven life up a bit for law-abiding citizens. This is a "must read" from Ray Comfort's blog: "I was called to jury duty in Compton, California, the city that has been called "the murder capital of America." As I sat with 44 other people in the jury selection process, the judge asked the prospective jurors in the jury box if they would give as much credence to the testimony of a gang member as they would to the testimony of an officer of the law. I looked across at the two gang members who were on trial for the murder of an Hispanic “human being,” as the judge had put it. They looked nice enough, in their plush suits and ties. I imagined them in their baggies, with their long socks and hats to the side, holding their guns the way gangs do. The judge also asked the prospective jurors if they would be prejudice against anyone who pleaded the Fifth Amendment, and didn’t testify on their own behalf. The next day I was called to the jury box. ...

A number of people called attention to this clip from the popular TV series ER. It really is amazing for secular television. The "Fair Use" law allowed us to teach from it, without violating copyright laws.

Spring Break. And America is in an uproar. I am not one to overmuch wax political and there are plenty of excellent writers out there who are able to articulate well their thoughts pertaining to issues at hand; nevertheless, I am going to toss my two cents here. Yesterday was a landmark day for me for it was formed by the opinions of two judges. One judge is no longer in office because of his statement commissioned in stone. I had the priviledge to view Alabama's Ten Commandments Monument. The monument is privately owned and is in temporarily in possession of volunteer Veterans who are escorting this 5000 pound granite carving of the Ten Commandments around the United States. It was incredible to stand there reading God's Word carved in stone, thinking of all that carving represented to a judge who promised his state that, if/when elected to office he would comissiona display said monument--which he did. Alabama, a state whose constitution includes an appeal to God for leadersh...