Negotiating Armageddon: UN Nuclear Conference And The National Day of Prayer
With Iran, an Islamic theocracy, and Israel, a Judaic state based on biblical history, at the center of the conferences controversy: the United States of America, the host country, is going to recognize a Christian National Day of Prayer. President Obama must make it clear in his statements regarding the National Day of Prayer, or in his address at the event, that it is not a Christian ritual that is being recognized. Domestic conflict over the unconstitutionality of the event, as well as its implications on foreign policy, require that the event, if it must proceed, be presented as inclusive of all Americans, including all adherents to religions as well as secular non-believers. The controversial National Day of Prayer must be re-cast as a national day of unified and inclusive reflection void of sectarian or denomination proselytizing.
Are California Drug Agents Targeting Hispanics?
A northern California drug enforcement team has been accused of singling out Hispanics and other minorities by pulling them over on Interstate 5 based on ethnicity. The allegations could put Shasta County squarely into the increasingly heated national debate about racial profiling.
Oil: A Deadly Source Of Energy
The entirely man made environmental disaster unfolding in the Gulf Of Mexico is likely to become the worst oil spill in America’s history surpassing the one of the Exxon Valdez, which occurred in Alaska 20 years ago. Despite all the promises made by our elected officials, we are still failing to address our addiction to […]
Federal Immigration Proposal Tough On Border Security
Reporting from Washington Senate Democrats officially unveiled a framework for immigration reform. The 26 page draft outlines a series of “benchmarks” that must be met before immigration status and the backlog is addressed. Here are the benchmarks: 1. Increase the number of border patrol officers. 2. Increase the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Parsing McKibben: If There Be Sorrow
In Mckibben’s analysis: “ … at least part of the problem lies within environmentalism, which no longer does enough real organizing to build the pressure that could result in real change. Many of our largest environmental groups are still running on the momentum they built up in the early 1970s.”
