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Why is Gay Marriage Even an Issue?
With President Obama’s landmark endorsement of gay marriage, the United States has taken a significant rhetorical step forward in the First World. The barrage of hate and vitriol spewing from the Far Right seems farther and farther removed from the opinions of workaday Americans, who appear to be coming around to the belief that things … Continue reading
Obama Opposes UN Anti-Defamation Resolution
Thankfully, there is some sanity in the U.N. The Obama administration has announced that it is strongly opposed to a resolution that would condemn negative speech against religions. Hillary Clinton said in a news conference that such a resolution would be a major blow against free expression and speech. She’s right, of course. Everyone, theists … Continue reading
Town Hall Meeting: Healthcare
The Event Recently, I attended a Town Hall style meeting where Rep. Paul Broun was trying to sell his version of healthcare reform and denigrate President Obama’s plan. Though I live in a red state, the community in my little neck of the woods is substantially more liberal and activist than the rest of the … Continue reading
The Hardest Job In The World
I generally try to avoid politics, but this is too big. For the sixteen to eighteen percent of Americans who don’t subscribe to the belief that God has chosen America to do whatever it is we’re supposed to do, this is a momentous time in history. At no other time in the foreseeable future will … Continue reading
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