Solomon in the Book of Proverbs (as seen on page 66) "He That troubleth his own house...shall inherit the wind."

I believe this to mean that someone who troubles the house of god, or troubles that which they believe in with get nothing in return. This relates to the book because in the end, Drummond doesn't win the case, and Brady dies, so the whole trial was basicly for nothing. They troubled with something they should have just dealt with quietly, which is what someone does in their own house, so in the end, they inherited the wind.

Intelligent Design:

Here is how I stand on intelligent design being taught in schools:

Intelligent design is based on faith.
Evolution is based on fact and studies.
If intelligent design is taught, as a theory, in a religion class, I have no problem.
If evolution is taught in a science class, as a scientific theory backed by scientific evidence, I have no problem

The fact of the matter is, intelligent design is a religious theory based on faith. It is not a scientific fact or theory, therefore it should not be taught in a science classroom, just as evolution should not be taught in a religion class.

Wisconsin Gay Marriage:

Gay marriage, in my mind, does nothing to ruin the sanctity of marriage. Marriage is a concept in which when two people say they love one another, and decide to spend the rest of their lives together, they use it as a contract to ensure that they stay together. I do not see why it is only being seen through the lens of only heterosexual marriage. Speaking of sanctity, how many marriages turn out to be false, or men beat their wives and vise versa, and adultery occurs, yet we don't have an outright ban on all marriage. How is gay marriage any different. OH, I understand, the bible told us we can't. I guess the separation of church and state has really held up, and we are still letting religious agendas ruin a perfectly beautiful thing for a certain group of "condemned" people. Were the Jews not allowed to marry when they were persecuted? Even they, under the worst hatred, were allowed the freedom of marriage. Why not homosexuals? It does nothing to bother the heterosexual public what so ever. It does not make a heterosexual marriage have any less worth. It is not degrading. It is how people are and people need to accept that or this country will look back on itself in more open times decades from now and hang its head in shame.

Wisconsin Death Penalty: I do not beleive Wisconsin should allow the death penalty for a number of reasons. One, I do not believe it is humane to put a person to sleep as we would put a vicious dog to sleep. Two, I do not believe it is punishment to some, and Three, it disapoints me that our state would want to take the "eye for an eye" approach to criminal casework. To pend someone to die is to SEND SOMEONE TO DIE! Think about someone you know and love being sent to death. You wouldn't want that for them, even if they did a horrible crime. Good can come out of sitting in a jail cell with only your thoughts. Use their experience to help them better the world, instead of wasting another life. Make them see that they still have hope of making an impact on the world, even if they have no life outside of cement walls. A life should be recovered, not destroyed.