Obama And The No Religious Test Clause
President Obama is being subjected to a public religious test. Although not institutionalized as part of his formal admission to office, this test is equally offensive, and equally destructive to the country and the principles enshrined in its constitution.
America’s Taliban And the Ground Zero Mosque
Religious tyranny, the violation of individuals rights and freedoms, and the oppression of minorities, are the same regardless of the name of the god worshipped, the lexicon of religious terminology employed, the language spoken, the clothes worn, or the scriptures followed. It is unacceptable in any guise and must be resisted.
The Treacherous 14th Amendment Con Game
This is nothing more than a cruel and irresponsible political game. It will serve only to further divide the citizens of this country and ramp up racial and ethnic tensions by providing bigots and xenophobes with a false sense of legitimacy. It is a desperate ploy for political capital by a morally bankrupt group of politicians who lack even a most basic plan for leading this country into the future.
Bhopal’s Verdict: A Parody Of Justice 25 Years Later
On Monday, an Indian court sentenced eight former Union Carbide executives to two years in jail over the 1984’s Bhopal gas leak that poisoned ten of thousands of people. More than 25 years after the world’s worst industrial disaster the former executives, including Keshub Mahindra who was the chairman of the Indian division of US […]
California’s First Harvey Milk Day Gives Us Hope
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay city official in the USA, elected by San Francisco citizens as a Supervisor (Councilman) for District 8. On 22 May 2010, California is celebrating the first official state holiday designated as Harvey Milk Day, honoring the first openly gay elected official in the USA.
