The Thought-Provoker
Quotations from conservative or Christian sources, speaking to the conditions of society, and countering the Left's phobia of Christian morality.
Monday, September 28, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Birthright Citizenship?!?
The doctrine of birthright citizenship and the acceptance of dual citizenship are signs that we in the U.S. are on the verge of reinstituting feudalism and replacing citizenship with the master-servant relationship. The continued vitality of the nation state and of constitutional government depends on the continued vitality of citizenship, which carries with it exclusive allegiance to what the Declaration of Independence calls a “separate and equal” nation. Unless we recover an understanding of the foundations of citizenship, we will find ourselves in a world where there are subjects but no citizens.
Edward J. Erler, Are We Subjects or Citizens? Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution, Imprimis March/April 2026, Volume 55, Issue 3/4.
Friday, September 18, 2026
Sunday, September 13, 2026
The Real Purpose of Schools
Schools exist for the education of children. Schools do not exist to provide ironclad jobs for teachers, billions of dollars in union dues for teachers unions, monopolies for educational bureaucracies, a guaranteed market for teachers college degrees or a captive audience for indoctrinators.
Thomas Sowell
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Homosexuality Is Contrary to Western Moral Standards
Homosexuality itself is wrong. It’s contrary to Western moral standards and, as shown by the downhill consequences (e.g., deadly diseases, family dysfunction, depression, substance abuse, suicide, etc.), is manifestly contrary to natural law. The whole agenda rests on a foundation of lies. Telling the truth about this corrupt agenda is the best and only way to dislodge its chokehold on society and culture.
If pro-family groups will not knock the hell out of the lie that “people are born that way,” they will inevitably run into the powerful civil-rights counterarguments that homosexual activists have perfected for years. We can talk about the needs of children, but let’s not forget that when proponents of civil rights for blacks and other ethnic minorities fought to end segregation, white supremacists and pro-segregationist forces also argued that they needed to maintain the racial disparities “for the children.”
Arthur Schaper, The ‘Greater Than’ Movement Is Not Enough
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Make A Correct and Logical Argument Against Homosexuality
The homosexual lobby worked hard early on to shift, shape, mold, and deform public opinion to recognize homosexuality as a benign eccentricity, an innate identity, rather than a personally and societally destructive behavior. The “Children need a Mom and Dad” argument does not confront or defeat those fundamental lies. Weak arguments about the needs of children or the need to protect the rights of others all avoid the harsh realities of the homosexual agenda. By hiding behind “Every Child Needs a Mom and Dad,” the Greater Than coalition of pro-family groups is setting itself up for another failure.
Arthur Schaper, The ‘Greater Than’ Movement Is Not Enough
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Monday, July 27, 2026
Tell the TRUTH About Homosexuality!!
If homosexual behavior is not inherently wrong, then there is no basis for preventing its growing acceptance. If pro-family activists won’t tell the plain truth about homosexuality, and won’t reveal the fundamental dishonesty of the agenda and its widespread harms, then all the talk about defending “the children” won’t make a difference. In fact, one could point out that arguing for “The protection of the children” is just another form of bigotry, since opponents of racial integration in the 1950s and 1960s made similar arguments!
Arthur Schaper, The ‘Greater Than’ Movement Is Not Enough
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Private Behaviors Have Public Consequences
Private behaviors do have public consequences. Deviant sexual acts harm public health and public order. Most importantly, allowing license for homosexuality has enabled its advocates to become a militant lobby, imposing their worldview on everyone else, and making everyone who disagrees pay the price.
Arthur Schaper, The ‘Greater Than’ Movement Is Not Enough
