by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 6, 2011 | Latitude 821, Politics, World Views
But the catch lies in another hypothetical that revealed to me how clever Miss Scanlan really is. I pondered for a moment – if Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson were running against Barack Obama, which candidate would I vote for? Obama professes to be a Christian,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | May 9, 2011 | Latitude 821, Literary Projects
The latest book I’ve contributed to is available now in both hard and digital copy! From www.Latitude821.com… Femininity. With over five and a half million results on Google, this isn’t a small topic, nor is it an easy one to cover. Where do we start? How...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 29, 2010 | Latitude 821, Luke Historians, Politics, World Views
“Women are the last line of defense.” – Fire From the Heartland film trailer The following is a letter to Christian conservative women on the subject of the Bible and women in state government. Dear Sisters in Christ, As I write on this chilly October morning,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 14, 2010 | Comedy, Latitude 821, Satire
When will you get married? Somebody needs to answer the question for the romantically absorbed singles! “I’m going to be betrothed,” I said in one way or another, with complete confidence overshadowing my ten year old social consciousness. Rachel, who was three years...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 16, 2009 | Latitude 821, Politics, World Views
How often have you looked at someone who passionately disagrees with everything you stand for and thought, “just look at the facts! You can’t argue with facts, if these people would just look at the truth they would have to change their minds!”? I’m discovering that...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 25, 2009 | Latitude 821, Politics, World Views
“I’m sure we’ve all heard some variation of the fact before: the average Muslim family has 8.1 children, while the American birth rate barely reaches the bare minimum for a culture to survive beyond 25 years – 2.11 children – and that is counting the influx of Latino...
