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Religious teachers find it tough to leave faith at the school gatesAt my favorite high school, there's a room I subbed in once with a HUGE cross on the wall, made of horseshoes (for the Broncos, the school mascot). This is not a tasteful display in the teacher's desk corner, it's in full view of the entire class. Probably three feet tall ( Read more... ) -
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Abortion Doctor Slain by Gunman in Kan. ChurchOne of the things, I think, that makes people "pro-life" is how disconnected, as a culture, we are from death and from the myriad of things that can go wrong in pregnancy ( Read more... ) -
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The torture house of cards comes crashing down.
The 'paper trail' comes all the way from the top, from Rumsfeld himself.
Obama won't bar an inquiry into the interrogation tactics or their proposers, but he's still clinging to his ideas about keeping the country from division. Which is fine--except, y'know, when human rights violations are being ( Read more... ) -
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In downtown Houston, there were some in the crowd of 2,000 that poured into the Jesse H. Jones Plaza who also wanted Texas to secede. They were joined by other conservative groups like anti-abortion activists, Libertarians and fiscally conservative Republicans. American flags abounded, along with hand-painted placards that bore messages like “ ( Read more... ) -
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From Books, New President Found Voice
Hm. I remember absolutely despising The Great Gatsby when I read it in high school. At least as much as I despised Romeo and Juliet. (And I adore Shakespeare otherwise.) Maybe I'll have to try it again.
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2 Churches, Black and White, See Inaugural Hope
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There can be no truly moral choice unless that choice is made in freedom; similarly, there can be no really firmly grounded and consistent defense of freedom unless that defense is rooted in moral principle. In concentrating on the ends of choice, the conservative, by neglecting the conditions of choice, loses that very morality of conduct with ( Read more... ) -
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The man who threw his shoes at President Bush is being hailed as a hero in Iraq. In fact, when he dies, he'll be greeted in heaven by 72 podiatrists.
--Conan O'Brien
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Rick fucking Warren?!?Oh, Obama. And you were on such a roll ( Read more... )
