Family & Society

The Truth About Jesse Jackson Comes Out

by David Oatney on 7/17/2008 9:58:35 AM

Jesse Jackson would be incensed if any of us used the "N-word," but according to the Associated Press, Fox News is now saying that Jackson used the most hated racial slur in American English with some level of impunity in the same conversation where the microphone was turned on and Big Jesse declare... Continue »

McCain Criticizes “Obama’s Supreme Court”

by brianr on 7/1/2008 3:36:39 PM

McCain maybe forgetting things again? Here he is commenting on Obama’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to ban the death penalty in the case of child rape. “My opponent may not care for this particular decision, but it was exactly the kind of opinion we could expect from an... Continue »

McCain To Illegal Immigrants: Your God’s Children

by brianr on 6/30/2008 11:47:51 AM

Can’t wait to see how this goes over with the Rush Limbaugh wing of the Republican Party. McCain told the Latino officials the proposal failed because Americans were not confident Congress would protect U.S. borders before dealing with the question of illegal immigration. “GOD’S C... Continue »

Brushing Off Dobson and Rove

by Carol Hoenig on 6/25/2008 9:07:09 AM

It does appear as though some evangelicals, especially those on the very far right, believe our country should be a theocracy. Focus on the Family’s James Dobson is one.   Just days after Senator Barack Obama met quietly with religious leaders, including the son of the Rev. Billy Graham, another of... Continue »

Damned Either Way

by Carol Hoenig on 6/24/2008 9:22:18 AM

Without a doubt, Barack Obama has discovered how challenging it is to be a candidate without causing disappointment to some. His recent decision to opt-out of public funding caused much controversy and debate. One obvious point that politicians should realize is that they must have as much clarity a... Continue »

Stroking a Man's Ego

by Carol Hoenig on 6/11/2008 8:57:01 AM

Some Muslim women are taking advantage of a new surgical procedure called hymenoplasty, which will give them back their virginity. Okay, so it won’t really give them back their virginity, but the man they will marry won’t have to know that.   I’m not going to pretend to understand the culture of a ... Continue »

Affirmative Action - you serious?

by Vigor on 6/6/2008 2:10:38 PM

I came across an opinion recently by an American Politician http://whereistand.com/MarkWarner/24751 who feels that as long as their is discrimination Affirmative Action is necessary.Personally, I can't make sense of this at all. I mean, I think we've come along far enough to be able to judge a perso... Continue »

Saying No to Gay Marriage

by Tall Paul on 5/16/2008 2:49:37 PM

Please tell me that the California Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday to allow gay marriage is a joke.  Please allow me to wake up from a bad dream and inform me that everything is going to be okay.   When I consider the potential harm and disgusting nature of this ruling, I just want to shake my head... Continue »

Let freedom ring?

by MisterE on 5/16/2008 11:44:52 AM

Yesterday, as you all know, the California state supreme court ended a ban on gay marriage. Massachusetts is currently the only other state the allows gay marriage. Those of you who know me know that I'm smart enough to know that restricting people's freedoms based upon the way they were born is cou... Continue »

A Conundrum

by Carol Hoenig on 5/8/2008 9:02:45 AM

On the one hand, I want to let the comment go, especially since I know it comes from a place of being inculcated without the inability to reason. However, on the other hand, there is the desire to perhaps show that not everyone adheres to the same teachings. So, yet again, I will wade in, in respons... Continue »