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Downs Syndrome Touchdown
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swaldman
According to the description with this video, Matt Ziesel is a high school freshman with Downs Syndrome in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He loves football”He puts his pads and helmet on, stands next to Coach McCamy and waits for his turn to play. Over and over during the course of the game Matt will say, “Coach…
I Agree With the Value Voters Here
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swaldman
I actually agree with the folks at the conservative Values Voters Summit trying to shut up the MSNBC reporter. It’s always struck me as rude when TV reporters do live shots during public events in a way that ruins the experience for the people there.
Prayerism
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swaldman
Is praying becoming a religion unto itself? Consider this: 39% attend church weekly yet 75% pray at least weekly, according to the Pew Religion Forum. In fact, 58% of Americans, and 66% of American women pray daily. And maybe most remarkably: 35% of those who don’t identify with any religion at all — the “unaffiliated”–…
Why The Catholic Bishops Matter on Health Care Reform
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swaldman
In response to some recent posts about the Catholic Bishops position on abortion and health care, some have chided me for caring too much about what the Bishops think. After all, there’s plenty of evidence that Catholics don’t follow the Bishops on a wide variety of political or social issues, from abortion to contraception to…
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