Nov 09 2012
How Evangelicals Decided That Life Begins at Conception By Jonathan Dudley, 11/05/2012 4:34 pm In the late 1960s and early 1970s, evangelical Christians widely believed the Bible says life begins at birth and supported looser abortion policies. That was my argument in an Oct. 31 op-ed for CNN, titled, “When evangelicals were pro-choice.” Understandably, …
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Nov 06 2012
Well, we finally did it. My wife and I decided to go see the most wholly reverend Dwain Miller of Eldorado, Arkansas, in the flesh. We have just returned and I have three words of prophecy for you: OH-MY-GAWD! First of all, let me say that the Glory Barn regulars are the salt of …
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Nov 03 2012
Romneyism By Robert Reich, 11/03/2012 2:07 pm By now, in these last remaining days before the election of 2012, we have learned enough about the beliefs of the Republican presidential candidate to see them as a worldview all its own — a kind of creed that explains Mitt Romney. Those who say he has …
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Nov 02 2012
1 Not-So-Simple, Pretty Funny Question for the 73% of White Evangelicals Who Will Apparently Be Voting for Romney By Frank Schaeffer, October 31, 2012 According to polls 73 percent of WHITE evangelicals will be voting for Mitt Romney. If the polls are correct here’s the question I’d like to ask evangelicals using their own …
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Nov 02 2012
George Bush’s secret Cayman vacation By Andrew Leonard, Friday, Nov 2, 2012 12:06 PM CDT George W. Bush gave the keynote address at an “investment conference” in the Cayman Islands on Thursday night. But we don’t know what he said, reports NBC News, because Bush’s own team required a complete “blackout” on any details …
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Oct 29 2012
Just remember Rome Dear editor: Attention, people of America. Do you love your country? I mean really love it? We have a man in Washington, D.C., who claims to be a Democrat. John Kennedy was a Democrat. Bill Clinton was a Democrat. This man is no Democrat. I grew up in a …
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Oct 28 2012
Whichever of Obama or Romney wins, US dealings with the Arab world will change By Robert Fisk, Sunday 28 October 2012 After last week’s Obama-Romney love-fest for Israel, the Arabs have been slowly deciding which of the two men would be best for the Middle East. It looks like Barack Obama is their man; …
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