John Begin

Bio

John Begin is a middle school teacher having spent three years teaching science and social studies. A 2001 graduate of the University of South Florida with a double major in Religious Studies and History, Begin is very passionate about aggressively attacking the social problems of today's world. Conservative on some issues, while Liberal on others Begin believes firmly that the best way to move the country forward is to find a middle ground apart from the politics of catering to lobbyists. Please comment on my posts. I value all contributions and am happy to mic comments.
By John Begin
Nearly five years ago, a revival movement that became known throughout the world via GodTV as the Lakeland Outpouring came to a screeching halt when it was revealed that the revival’s evangelist, Todd Bentley, was overcome by an excessive drinking…
By John Begin
While the Miami Heat managed to come back on the San Antonio Spurs in game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night, LeBron James continued to show us reasons that he can not be put into the same category as a Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson,…
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While it is not a new phenomenon, this year’s presidential election provides a picture-perfect example of how Christians are putting faith to shame with political activism. Just when I thought it could not possibly get any worse, this week I…
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Recently, I faced the choice of how I would approach the teaching of global warming in my 8th grade science classroom. It was an issue I was honestly nervous about as the science textbooks for years have been slanted towards the liberal propaganda…
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While the glamour and galore of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte was obvious, the question of who will lead the party after Obama is done has not been given much attention.   In the past half century, the party has done an exceptional…
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Activists opposing the Syrian government are accusing President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of carrying out a massacre of more than 200 people in a town not far from the Syrian capital, which the army had just reclaimed from followers of the…
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ has been perverted on many fronts by pastors who have enacted principles of mega-church entrepreneurship that have turned Christianity into a multi-billion dollar business rather than fulfilling the mission of reaching out…
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The role corporations play in regards to the expression of deeply held religious convictions is up in the air once again. But this time it is not Chick-Fil-A that is at the center of the controversy.   The fast food giant, Burger King, is facing…
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A big part of the Republican party’s voter base over the last three decades has been found in evangelicals who side with the party simply because it appealed to their desired approach to enforcing morality in regards to social issues such as…
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While Gay Rights activists have been known to complain of hate speech and hate crimes, in recent weeks they have been the ones perpetrating hate speech and hate crimes against those who hold faith-based moral objections to the homosexual lifestyle.…
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Regardless of who wins the 2012 presidential election between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, the one fact that is becoming increasingly clear with each passing day is that the American people have already suffered a certain defeat.   While this…
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Could Barack Obama be the mastermind behind the recent shootings in Aurora, Colorado, and a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin?   That absurd statement has recently been made by one celebrity in remarks made in Singapore. In recent comments, lead vocalist for…
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When her husband was officially announced as Romney’s running mate, Janna Ryan was introduced to America as a caring and nurturing stay at home mom. While that image is true in the present, a look back at her career leads one to discover the decade…
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The greatest travesty in public education today is the way that “scientific” theories which are far from proven such as macroevolution and man-made global warming are being shoved down the throats of children without much if any at all exposure to…
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Some reports indicate that James Eagan Holmes’ psychiatrist warned a threat-assessment team at Colorado that he had a dangerous mind, which she feared he might act upon. However, her warnings were ignored because Holmes dropped out of school.   The…
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While many hold to the misconception that teaching the Bible in public schools contradicts the separation of church and state, a 2007 Time magazine article gave a resounding endorsement for public schools to offer Bible courses. As someone who took…
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A recently published article by a team of medical ethicists at Oxford University argues for the right of parents to abort newborn babies because they are “morally irrelevant.”  They argue this on the basis of the premise that ending the lives of…
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Questions mount as to the doors we will open if we allow gay rights to be defined as a Civil Rights issue, making it clear that we ought to rethink whether or not the gay rights movement is actually worthy of being treated as such.   The idea of…
By John Begin
While Chick-Fil-A is well known for its chicken, it appeared Friday that most of those in the gay and lesbian community had plenty of “chicken” in them. The planned kiss-in turned out to be a non-event in many parts of the country. Although I am…
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It turns out out Chick-fil-A in the Charlotte area was so crowded that the company lost my business yesterday. I drove to the five Chick-fil-A restaurants closest to my house. My ventures to each revealed a ton of people showing their support,…