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Posted on April 27th, 2004 by admin
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This article on Reason about a new generation of “socially aware” clothing manufacturers who are trying to buck the trend and keep their work in shops in the U.S. that actually take care of their workers. The article itself is quite positive about American Apparel, and it poses some interesting questions about the offshoring of […]

Posted on April 22nd, 2004 by admin
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NPR had an interesting segment this morning about the detainees in Guantanamo and the Supreme Court’s involvement in their hearings. The most interesting bit — supporters of the administration and its policy of not allowing the detainees access to lawyers compared their policy to what the Vietnamese and Koreans did during those respective conflicts. Huh? […]

Posted on April 20th, 2004 by admin
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The American Prospect has an interview with former President Jimmy Carter. The interview focuses on Carter’s opinion of the “Christian Right” and how they’ve distorted the teachings of Christ for political gain. I really, really hope a lot of people come across this interview and see that not all Christians are conservative lunatics. Also, I […]

Posted on April 9th, 2004 by admin
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Oregon County Bans All Marriages Well. that’s a fine solution to the gay marriage issue. My only comment is this — if I’m a single person in that county, living with my significant other (who has better health insurance coverage that I do), I sue someone (my S.O.’s employer, their healthcare provider) for not providing […]

Posted on March 24th, 2004 by admin
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I never said that. Did I?

Posted on March 17th, 2004 by admin
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I’ve been reading a lot of the opinions flying around in the days after the Madrid bombing and the subsequent shift in government power (the conservative prime minister was not re-elected, replaced by the Socialist candidate). As expected, conservatives are claiming “the terrorists have won in Spain” and their gloomy forecast is that if the […]

Posted on March 17th, 2004 by admin
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If the initial reports are true, and the bombing in Spain was committed by an group working with Al Queda rather than the Basque separatist group ETA, will the current administration in America work directly with Spain to find the culprits? Or, if it’s discovered that ETA was in fact responsible for the bombing, but […]

Posted on March 14th, 2004 by admin
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Two things this morning. First, this article on Salon about the new cultural battlefield points out the hypocrisy of the Federal Marriage Amendment: Kindly notice what this proposed amendment leaves out. While purporting to be aimed at the defense of marriage, it entirely overlooks every single problem associated with heterosexual marriage. The amendment does nothing […]

Posted on March 2nd, 2004 by admin
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As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve begun to rethink some of my political positions in the light of re-reading the Gospels. What I’ve found so far has shaken the foundation of some of my political beliefs (again, as I’ve mentioned before). This change in thinking has afforded me some interesting conversations with friends about my faith […]

Posted on February 21st, 2004 by admin
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