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Hate Crimes Legislation and the Pulpit
By
Paul Raushenbush
The Hate Crimes Bill passed the house yesterday 249-175 and so we have taken another step towards decency in our country and respect for all of our citizens. This has been seen as a threat by conservative religious and legal groups, but others of us see it as evidence of the goodness of our democracy that nobody should be…
Specter’s switch
By
Aziz Poonawalla
This is what it took to forget about swine flu – Arlen Specter joining the Democrats. I have a complete transcript of his official statement over at City of Brass. All the speculation about the political consequences and shakeup is just ramping up, but my main interest is in how the fury from the Republican…
Barack of One Hundred Days?
By
Diana Butler Bass
One of my favorite movies is the old film, Anne of a Thousand Days. After her turbulent affair and brief marriage to Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn awaits execution in the Tower of London and reflects on the fleeting 1,000 days she spent as Queen of England. “One thousand days,” she ruminates sadly on the events…
Pray Away the Swine Flu
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Marianne Williamson
Dear God, Please take away the swine flu. Amen According to Martin Luther King, Jr. there is a power in us more powerful than the power of bullets. King knew that that power was the power of the Spirit. Call it a religious power, a spiritual power, the power of consciousness or whatever – it…
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