Archive for June, 2008

Jun 24 2008

Just Whose Gutter Is It, James?

Published by ghile under Faith, Politics

James Dobson of Focus on the Family is today attacking Barack Obama for a 2006 speech in which Obama addresses the various interpretations of Christianity in the United States. “Even if we did have only Christians in our midst,” Obama stated, “If we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, whose Christianity would [...]

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Jun 17 2008

Still Here!

Published by ghile under Civil Rights, Faith, Politics

It’s now been more than twenty-four hours since California started granting same sex marriages, and, guess what? The state hasn’t fallen into the ocean. The Big One earthquake didn’t crumble every building. Lightning bolts didn’t strike anyone dead. Even in Kern County (where, by the way, I am headed tomorrow to visit family), life went [...]

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Jun 04 2008

No Word On Whether Same Sex Couples Have to Plant Trees

Published by ghile under Environmental Justice, Faith

It seems that at least one area within Indonesia is now requiring couples to plant trees as a condition of receiving a marriage license. Couples in Gorontalo, a rugged mountainous province on Sulawesi island, are being required to plant 10 seedlings supplied by the local government, according to the religious affairs office.
The program, which critics say [...]

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