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Supreme Court Litmus Test and Hipocracy

October 17, 2005 John

President Bush called attention to Harriet Miers’s religion in order to “patch a growing fissure” amongst conservatives over his Supreme Court nominee. “People are interested to know why I picked Harriet Miers,” he said. “Part of Harriet Miers’s life is her religion.” President Bush shouldn’t exploit Harriet Miers’s faith to rally support for her nomination.

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Crash

October 7, 2005March 26, 2008 John Best Movie, Film, Oscar, Prejudice

Several characters of different racial backgrounds collide in one incident, The different stereotypes society has created for those backgrounds affect their judgment, beliefs and actions, This in turn causes problems for each of them.

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ABC Becomes Pawn of Religious Right

October 2, 2005October 2, 2005 John abc, extreme makover, focus on the family, home edition, illegal campaign contributions, james dobson, religious right, sears, tv, Ty Pennington, wingnuts

I have learned from an article on Daily Kos that on tonight’s episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will be an extended advertisement for James Dobson’s group, Focus On The Family.

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Once Again A Call To Methodist Bishops to Denouce Torture

September 28, 2005August 25, 2009 John bishop, bishops, government, government sponsored torture, Iraq, methodism, methodist, Religion, religious, religious leaders, torture, War

I have, several times in the past, called on the U.S. Bishops of the United Methodist Church, to write George Bush and denounce the practice of government sponsored torture. To the best of my knowledge, only five have done so. In light of the recent revelations, I am, again, calling on these Christian leaders to denounce toture. I will be much aggressive this time in that I plan to make a phone call to each.

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Religious Belief Increases Social Ills

September 28, 2005September 14, 2008 John abortion, blue state, God, illiteracy, murder rates, red state, Religion, Religious Belief, social ills, std, teen pregnancy

The London Times has an interesting story about an article published in an academic journal. According to the study, belief in and worship of God may actually contribute to social ills.