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- Neighborhood Walk (2)
Gen X Revert: "My brother lives in Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) and whenever I visit I realize how out of shape I am. Just walking the neighborhood with the large hills…"
- Gay Marriage in California (14)
Peter: "gbm3: Weekends are usually when I have the time to participate in blogs. But my office is moving this weekend and I may not have time to respond to…"
Jerry: "Well, you picked a good book to be incensed by, not a strawman. Perhaps you could write up a critique of some key part of the book in the future for…"
Peter: "Introduction to Christianity.…"
- Engaged Encounter Part I: House of God? (8)
whizkidforte: ""Sing of the Lord's Goodness" actually kinda reminds me of "Take Five" by the late, great jazz saxophonist Dave Brubeck. . . Not that that's a good…"
Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
It is the power of the state to wage war and engage in an aggressive, imperialistic foreign policy that ought to be eclipsed by Christianity. Instead, Christians have willingly supplied the state with cannon fodder for its wars and military interventions.
— , “Christianity in Eclipse” [May 6, 2008]
privacy
Can You Hear Me? Then Get Off My Phone!
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probablecause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." - Fourth […]
An Electronic Leash for Sex Offenders
[Gutter Ball Master's mini bio has been added to the "Who are my guest bloggers?" page. - Funky] I recently heard that GPS devices have been proposed for use on sex offenders where I live in the Baltimore, MD area. Tracking Criminals From The Sky "WASHINGTON — Some call it 'Big […]
ACLU Mining Member Data
A.C.L.U.'s Search for Data on Donors Stirs Privacy Fears
The American Civil Liberties Union is using sophisticated technology to collect a wide variety of information about its members and donors in a fund-raising effort that has ignited a bitter debate over its leaders' commitment to privacy rights.
Some board members say the extensive data collection makes a […]
Scary and Scummy
I got an email from a site called "Share Your Experiences" saying, "Someone
who knows you is attempting to share experiences opinions and experiences about
you via our website." At first I was extremely freaked out. I checked the site
and found multiple requests and offers of information about me, […]
To Amend or Not to Amend?
I heard a caller on the Marty Minto Show today say something on the line of, "If we leave homosexual marriage to the states, the liberal state governments will screw it up."This, to me, seems to miss the whole point of the question. It would be an abuse of the U.S. Constitution and contrary […]
