The Biblical State
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By Henry Meyerding on Feb 5, 2012 - 3:08:52 PM
PENNSYLVANIA—On January 23, 2012, the Pennsylvania State Legislature passed H.R. 535, which declared 2012 to be "The Year of the Bible." What ever happened to the First Amendment to the Constitution?
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Turnabout Propaganda
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By Henry Meyerding on Dec 24, 2011 - 2:47:20 PM
LOS ANGELES—Education is about the hearts and minds of our children. The problem is that we have lots of people who have widely varying/hostile opinions contesting for space in the educational hierarchy.
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Changeless Change
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By Henry Meyerding on Dec 4, 2011 - 9:16:12 PM
LOS ANGELES—People seem to think today that the way things are is the way they have always been. This is a comforting notion for those people who want there to be no possibility for real, meaningful change.
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Exporting Bigotry
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By Henry Meyerding on Dec 4, 2011 - 9:11:48 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—When people from around the world came to the U.S., their dysfunctional behaviors changed, making a nation of brotherly love. But those times are regrettably over.
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The Other Side of Coming Out
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By Jessica MacGilvray on Aug 7, 2011 - 3:33:30 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Everybody in the LGBTQ community has a coming out story. Most all of them are first person narratives. But real lives are not lived alone, what about the other characters in the stories.
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Internet Integrity
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By Henry Meyerding on Jul 3, 2011 - 3:27:32 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the wake of scandals regarding public figures and their Internet lives, it is interesting to consider how many virtual people are now online.
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Animals At Risk
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By Henry Meyerding on Jun 26, 2011 - 9:46:55 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Government programs for animals fall into three categories: animal welfare, public health and safety and environmental/conservation.
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Differences
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By Lyn Meyerding and Jessica MacGilvray on Jun 12, 2011 - 6:31:37 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Unless you live someplace such as Saudi Arabia, gender roles and attitudes have changed quite a lot in the past 50 years. We call this an improvement.
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Conservative? The New Cool
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By J. Matt Barber on Jun 12, 2011 - 12:33:37 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Hippies once were the counterculture. Liberals were the nonconformist rebels, boldly wearing unwashed anarchy. Today, they are the establishment.
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Crimes Of Conscience
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By Jessica MacGilvray on Jun 5, 2011 - 8:59:49 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A recent report by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) concluded that the incidence of hate crimes against LGBT people around the world is increasing.
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LGBTQ Denial
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By Jessica MacGilvray on May 15, 2011 - 2:04:26 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Do you know what is the worst thing you can face as an LGBTQ person? I think it is denial of your valid existence. It is not easy to deal with.
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Catholic Guilt
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By Jessica MacGilvray on Apr 3, 2011 - 11:59:21 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi spoke out against the rights of all people as equals under the law regardless of sexual or gender identifications.
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Transworld Prejudice
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By Jessica MacGilvray on Feb 20, 2011 - 3:39:31 PM
WASHINGTON D.C.—We like to think that prejudice is someone else's problem. Yet there are many who support organizations that reinforce bigotry and intolerance.
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Marriage Divide
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By Henry Meyerding on Feb 13, 2011 - 7:50:35 AM
WASHINGTON D.C.—What is
marriage anyway? Well, it depends on whom you ask. There are two right
answers here. Different institutions have a separate definition of marriage.
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Modern Prejudice
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By Jessica MacGilvray on Aug 1, 2010 - 7:40:11 PM
PHILADELPHIA—There's a lot of denial going around about prejudice. It reminds me of the mid 1960s when half the world was denying they were prejudiced.
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Immigration Hell
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By Henry Meyerding on May 23, 2010 - 9:28:45 PM
ARIZONA—The debate over the Arizona immigration law rages on. Detractors say it is a racist law that invites unjust profiling. The proponents say it is necessary.
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Global Wrangling
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By Henry Meyerding on Jan 11, 2010 - 10:19:18 AM
WASHINGTON D.C.—There has been a big controversy in the media about a college e-mail system in England that was hacked, and a bunch of private e-mails published.
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Civil Union Rights
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By Henry Meyerding on Aug 9, 2009 - 3:28:55 PM
UNITED STATES—A bill passed gaving partners in domestic partnerships, their children and their relatives the same civil rights, protections and obligations as partners in marriage.
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Intellectual Gulag
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By Henry Meyerding on Jun 13, 2009 - 9:28:47 AM
UNITES STATES—Intellectual property rights are supposed to ensure the people who create content get credit and get paid for their work. However copyright and patent laws get in the way.
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Love Doesn't Hurt, Ever
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By Tommy Garrett on Mar 28, 2009 - 12:50:45 AM
UNITED STATES—With the recent surge in discussion over domestic violence, it seems like the time to teach young people that abusive relationships and behavior have no place in their lives.
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What Happened To America's Heroes
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By Tommy Garrett on Mar 22, 2009 - 9:26:58 PM
UNITED STATES—Whatever happened to America's heroes? Politicians, police, businessmen, all have failed our youth and the nation. But one group of heroes, our nation's troops, remains strong and moral.
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Bipartisanship, It's Not The Problem, It's The Solution
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By Tommy Garrett on Mar 14, 2009 - 11:23:07 PM
UNITED STATES—Although Americans are rightly worried about decline of the economy, they still need to know about Pakistan and the possible resolutions to the problems in this region.
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