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Category Archives: government, law, and politics
“An Atheist In Our Country Is An Enemy”
Jeremy Hall, a soldier with no religious beliefs is suing the Department of Defense for discrimination based on his irreligion. He said "there is a pattern of discrimination against non-Christians in the military."
Two years ago on Thanksgiving Day, after refusing to pray at his table, Hall said he was told to go sit somewhere else. […]
Blame Schieffer, Not Clark
Have you heard the thing about General Wesley Clark allegedly denigrating the value of John McCain's military service? You might want to look into it further.
The real problem is not what General Clark said, but how it was reported. In the original interview, Clark was explaining that having on-the-ground military experience does not translate into […]
The Emperor Has No Clothes
Now that the alleged grounds for locking people up in Guantanamo are finally seeing, if not the light of day, at least the light of federal judges' chambers, it looks as though the government has been bluffing all along:
With some derision for the Bush administration’s arguments, a three-judge panel said the government contended that its […]
“Personal Faith and Moral Clarity”
It's worrisome that conservative presidential candidates still think they need a seal of approval from Billy Graham—and now his son Franklin:
Franklin Graham issued a statement after the meeting praising the Arizona senator's "personal faith and his moral clarity."
Personal faith and moral clarity are vague, nebulous qualities that have little objective correspondence with the world. Not […]
Don’t Be a Sucker
John McCain says: "Senator Obama’s word cannot be trusted. . . . But the fact is that I’ll keep my word to the American people and you can trust me."
Okay, now that you're done chuckling at how childish and transparently "political" that sounds, read "McCain's Flourishing Flip-Flop List."
And watch this video: "John McCain vs. John McCain."
This is how […]
