http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:49:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Word has just come down that Susan Atkins, one of the women convicted in the Tate-LaBianca murders along with Charles Manson, has been denied compassionate release by the California Board of Parole. Atkins is dying of cancer, cannot sit up in bed, has had a leg amputated, is paralyzed on ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/07/its-time-to-let-go/ Actually I've been one all my life. But after suffering through five or six major bouts of kidney stones over the last twelve years (I forget how many times I've had them), all of which required at least one hospitalization and one which resulted in my giving birth to a ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/07/now-i-know-why-i-am-an-environmentalist/ 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 ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/06/just-whose-gutter-is-it/ 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 ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/06/still-here/ 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 ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/06/no-word-on-whether-same-sex-couples-have-to-plant-trees/ Having been to that part of the world in 2005, I read with interest stories about the "uncontacted" tribes in the Amazon (of course, they are not "uncontacted" at all, having got close enough to take pictures and be shot at with arrows, as the story relates, but that's beside the ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/05/29/ It seems that Dunkin' Donuts—that seductive hangout for local cops the nation over—has dropped an online ad campaign featuring that radical Islamist Rachael Ray because conservative bloggers complained a scarf worn by Ms. Ray around her neck resembled a kaffiyeh, the traditional Arab headdress that nitwits like Michelle Malkin (and no, I'm ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/05/youve-got-to-be-kidding/ Just when he thought he had solved his "God Problem" with his repudiation of John Hagee, John McCain has had to repudiate another one: Pastor Rod Parsley of the World Harvest Church of Columbus, Ohio. As ABC News put it, "Despite his call for the U.S. to win the 'hearts ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/05/mccains-god-problem-grows/ I have to admit, even though I am in favor of same-sex marriage, I was quite surprised—no, stunned—by the California Supreme Court's decision upholding same-sex marriage in California. I have only glanced at the decision (the opinions can be downloaded here) but it is important to note that all seven justices ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/05/surprise-surprise/ There are media reports that televangelist John Hagee has apologized for his comments on the Catholic Church. After meeting with a number of prominent religious activists -- almost all of them Catholic -- Hagee wrote a letter to Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights, stating in part: "In ... http://www.envirojustice.org/gregsworld/2008/05/pastor-hagee-gets-religion/