4th Of July: Bible, Burgers, And The Tea Party
“Good Christian Americans are under siege from a hostile foe that has taken over the White House and is ruining the country.” I think he was referring to the 2008 elections, but he made it sound as though a military coup resulted in a socialist junta that now lorded over the public park where they were exercising their right to free speech.
Marijuana Busts: ‘Where The Money Is’ For Police
Marijuana is certainly not the most pressing crime problem in the United States — but local police departments, with chronic budget shortfalls, are concentrating more on pot busts than ever before, because “it’s where the money is,” according to one California sheriff.
France, Germany And The UK Cooperate With Countries That Torture
A report, published by Human Rights Watch yesterday, accuses France, Germany and the United Kingdom of sending the wrong message on torture by using foreign intelligence obtained under torture in the so called “war on terror”. The global ban on torture is a corner stone of international law for all nations either in peace or […]
The Real BP Gulf Tragedy: What If There Had Been No Spill?
The extraction of oil is a catastrophe whether it goes as according to plan or not. We are not talking about whether we save the Gulf or not – we are quibbling about whether we get to use the oil before it kills off the oceans. That is the only thing that is at issue. Either way we destroy the Gulf, so can we please stop pretending otherwise?.
Christian Conservative Politics: The Death Of Democracy
Religion missed the age of enlightenment; America and its Constitution did not. Do not let the conservative Christian nationalists, the Christian Reconstructionists, and the Dominionist Evangelicals rob this country of its freedom, liberty and Constitutional rights.
