Another Update On The Call To Methodist Bishops
This email arrived a few minutes ago from the Bishop of Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church. The VA Conference Bishop has also written George.
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Boycott Conservatives Won't Tell You About
Here’s a boycott the conservatives don’t want you to know about. Apparently, in 1999, a group of conservative organizations called for a boycott of military enlistment. Their excuse, Wicca. So help me God…
Read moreNew Religious Left Group Forms
The success of the Religious Right in appropriating the language of Christianity has led many people to become generally wary of religion in the public sphere and of Christianity in particular. The Religious Right has used the language of Christianity to promote an extreme and divisive political agenda that has helped polarize our nation. But foundational Christian values like compassion, justice and peace are largely absent from our political discussion. And there are millions of Christian Americans who share progressive views, or, at a minimum, are increasingly turned off by the extreme rhetoric and political agenda of the Religious Right.
Read moreWhere Has All The Character Gone; Long Time Passing
There’s a lot of people who staked their political capital and professional credibility on the idea that Terri Schiavo was not a vegetable, that she could be healed, that Jesus loved her that much. Well, tough shit. They went all in on that bet, and now it’s time to make these pay. Turns out that science was right, and their kind of sick twisted faith was wrong.
Read moreThe Downing Street Documents
I haven’t said much about the Downing Street Documents so far. It’s getting plenty of coverage in other blogs (and since its not a postitive for the Chimp ‘n Chief not much coverage in the main stream media). However, I thought it was time to take a crack at the topic. To listen to the blather storm of media and right wing spin about the Downing Street Memos, the uproar is merely the dying “told-you-so” bleatings of crazed antiwar protesters.
Read moreWhen All Else Fails-Bash Some Queers
Reviving a major plank of his re-election campaign, President Bush called for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage Tuesday. It’s like a broken record, ain’t it? You’d think by now that Chimpy’s pious, brain-dead following would wake up and smell the giant pile of cowdung that their Dear Leader is shoveling at them. But alas, no.
Read moreUpdate On Letters To Methodist Bishops
I’ve sent a series of letters to U.S. Methodist Bishops trying to get them to pay attention to U.S. Government sponsored torture. I finally convinced two out of fifty to do something.
Read moreSocial Security Signs On With Big Brother
A story in the NY Times reports the Social Security Administration provided the Department of Homeland Security with access to thousands of files. And some of you want the Patriot Act expanded. There goes Government being the “servant” of the people.
Read moreLite Blogging
So you may be wondering why there hasn’t been much posting lately. I spent the past several days building a test blog with all the plug-ins and functions I really wanted to use. I wanted to get a nice clean installation for this blog. I have not been following good practices, as I’ve implemented plug-ins and other functions directly on this blog without testing them fully.
Read moreIdea for College Republicans
Over at Jesus’ General he’s proposed a great resolution for the CRNC to dissolve until after the war, and all of them show what true patriotism is, and help the military overcome its recruiting deficit. (I wonder if there will be a military recruiting table near their meeting?)
Read moreGitmo Embarassment Keeps Going and Going
Is the Constitution still on Display at the National Archives? Are we bothering with the pretext any longer?
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