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If you’re in the game for a new computer monitor, you might as well stop looking and go ahead and pick up a 19″ widescreen LCD. While 22″ widescreens might be the new black, 19 inchers are the new flannel PJ’s. They are currently the most attractive price point in the LCD market in my opinion. I was just reading on Tom’s Hardware that the screen real estate on a 19″ widescreen is only about 14% bigger than a standard 4:3 17″ screen. That explains the price point seeing as how 17’s are going as cheap as $140.

The small difference in screen size also means that it won’t tax your graphics card any more than a 17″ would. Here is the breakdown:

• 19″ Wide: Native Resolution – 1440×900 = 1,296,000 pixels
• 17″ LCD: Native Resolution – 1280×1024 = 1,310,720 pixels
• 19″ LCD: Native Resolution – 1600×1200 = 1,920,000 pixels

You can see that the native resolution of most 17″ monitors actually results in more pixels for the graphics card to drive than the standard 1440×900 resolution of a 19″ widescreen. This is definitely the screen to get if you are needing a new monitor but don’t want to drop a whole lot of money.

So the latest bit of furor from the thought police, otherwise known as the homosexual agenda, is in regards to General Peter Pace’s comments in a recent article. As always, it’s best to go to the original source to find out what was said rather than relying on second and third hand reference articles from other outlets. Here is what he said:

So General Pace believes that homosexual sex is immoral. Tell me where he is not entitled to that opinion. I’m struggling to figure out why it is so shocking that somebody actually believes that. Millions of people believe that. Why is it odd that one of them would be a US General? He can believe whatever he wants. I think what is happening here is that he came dangerously close to the truth. He stared the 300 pound gorilla in the room right in the eye. What matters to the homosexual agenda crowd is not that people think it’s immoral, it’s why people think it’s immoral that scares them so bad. Here is that reason:

And there you have it. That is the type of reasoning that scares the gay activists to death. The inclusion of homosexuality as just another form of sexually deviant behavior. The gay agenda is wholly based on seperating homosexuality out as a seperate and distinct act that is different from any other sexually wierd behavior. That would put it on par with natural heterosexual sex. Anybody on board with that? I’m not. Look at yourself in the mirror. It’s pretty obvious where things are supposed to go. It’s not rocket science here folks.

Gay advocates are loath to get into discussions of why homosexuality should be afforded it’s immunity status from other sexually abberant behaviors. When you compare it to incest, bestiality and such, about all you’ll get is a retort along the lines of “well, it’s different because it’s between two consenting adults and it’s not hurting anybody.” Those arguments are woefully inadequate for the task though. They end up proving too much. Let’s do a mental exercise for a moment to prove that point:

1. Adam and Steve are two adult men. Let’s say that they are both in their 40’s.
2. Adam and Steve are also gay and live together.
3. Anybody have a problem with this so far? Probably not. They can be gay if they choose to.
4. Now, would your opinion change if I told you that Adam and Steve were brothers? I thought so.

The point here is that all of the traditional defenses that gays give to justify homosexuality, just justified incest too. If it’s ok for Adam and Steve to be gay because they are both consenting adults and they aren’t hurting anybody, then it’s also ok for them to commit incest with one another as long as they both consent. They are men and so there is no possibility of having messed up children result from their actions, so they aren’t “hurting anybody”. Any justification that also justifies incest is no justification at all.

There is only one valid excuse for being homosexual: Because you want to. It’s as simple as that. If you want to be gay then you will be. But don’t try to act as if it’s totally normal and nobody should be freaked out by it. If you decide to be gay, you will have to deal with the consequences. Just like Adam and Steve will have to deal with the consequences of their incest if it were to be discovered. General Pace’s moral convictions are logical in this regard and I am extremely glad that he didn’t apologize for them.

Wow! It’s been entirely too long since my last post. It’s the busiest time of year where I work, and you know what that means for us computer admins. Yep, crazy hours. But I’d rather let you know about a book that a friend of mine got for me recently. He’s the same friend that got me this other book. He always seems to have a knack for getting me the perfect book at just the right time. This one is called Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley. I had heard really good things about it from numerous sources and so far it doesn’t disappoint.

It’s basically a very accessible church history survey that starts with the life of Christ. It gives a brief overview of his ministry and life before moving into the church age. And when I say brief, I mean it. Jesus earthly ministry only lasts 13 pages out of a 500+ page book. That’s fine though. That’s what makes it a “church history”. Shelley did a good job of not getting too bogged down in rabbit trails and specific theologies. He keeps it very informal and very brisk. He covers every church epoch, starting at 70 AD and going through the present.

Overall, it’s an excellent book so far and I highly recommend it. Every Christian should have a firm foundation in Christian history. So many of the issues and philosophies we face today are just re-hashes of issues the church has faced throughout it’s 2000 year history. We would do well to learn from those who went before us.

• Get it at Amazon here.