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Monthly Archives August 2005
Reporting Tragedies, Raising Awareness, and Helping People
I got an interesting email from the American Progress Action Fund regarding news reports of tragic events, like the devastation wrought by Katrina. "Like many of you, for the past 48 hours we have been glued to our computers and televisions, watching this tragedy unfold. We applaud the […]
CBS Smites Joan
One of the few shows I turn the TV on to watch is Joan of Arcadia (JoA). Quietly on 5-18-05, CBS cancelled the show. I just found this out from my wife who also watches it. We were wondering what happened when there were no commercials about the show. We […]
Voting Restrictions Racist?
I fail to see how a law requiring photo ID at polls is discriminatory against anyone, but that's just what the NAACP is claiming.
"The NAACP accuses the U.S. Justice Department of weakening one of the nation's most important voting laws. On Friday, […]
Abstaining From Meat on Fridays
I was recently corrected in my mistaken belief that Vatican II softened the requirement to abstain from meat on all Fridays of the year. I now know the matter was left to episcopal conferences to decide proper weekly penance. In the United States, the norm has […]
A Litmus Test By Any Other Name…
Apparently, conservatives don't own dictionaries. They seem utterly oblivious to the definition of "litmus test" as well as "irony" and "hypocrisy". I've received a number of alarmist emails from various conservative groups with in this vein: "Write to your Senators and let them know you don't support any […]
