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All Viewpoints Are Not Created Equal

As a liberal, I think I try to look at other viewpoints than my own. I don’t mean that I always agree with them, but I look at them. If they feel like they might have some truth, I look again. And if I find something in them that IS true, I admit it. But,

The Fresno Police Reviewer:A Job No One Wants?

By Dan Waterhouse, “Queer Eye….” Community Alliance Newspaper, Fresno “Queer Eye…” learned on Thursday that the first effort to hire a permanent police reviewer for the City of Fresno failed. A second search effort is reported to be underway. The source, who was close to the process, revealed the first search could find just one

Faith in Politics

(click on image to enlarge) Christians, as leaders, both in politics and political activism… There are so many ways for me to finish that sentence. Most of them, though, after years of frustrated debating, would be rather harsh. Harsh, only because Americans remain, to this day, programmed into acquiescing to quiet respect for those of

NYT: Coming Out In Middle School

From the New York Times: Austin didn’t know what to wear to his first gay dance last spring. It was bad enough that the gangly 13-year-old from Sand Springs, Okla., had to go without his boyfriend at the time, a 14-year-old star athlete at another middle school, but there were also laundry issues. “I don’t

Citizen Activist Faces Revenge From Anti-Gay Groups

Fred Karger is the man behind the boycott of the Manchester Hotel in San Diego, motivated by the hotel owner’s donation in support of Prop 8. He moved on to 3 other boycott campaigns for the same reason, and then went after the Mormon Church and the National Organization for Marriage. Lastly, he filed a

Census Worker Found Dead – Politically Motivated?

Has the town hall fervor gone farther than we thought? Has the crazed, irrational rhetoric we’ve all seen recently directed toward the Federal Government sparked murder? A census worker was found hanged in Kentucky, with the word FED scrawled on his body. The FBI is investigating, and while the crime scene is described as "disturbing"

Ballot Language To Repeal Prop 8 Submitted

(SACRAMENTO – September 24, 2009) – Today, a diverse group of Californians filed ballot language with the State of California for an initiative to repeal Proposition 8 in November 2010, and restore equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. “Starting today, there is new hope for committed gay and lesbian couples who want to get married,”

Still More Christian Craziness? Absolutely…

I’m telling you, Christians consistently provide a never ending source of material for me, but this week is a bonanza. Check out the first video from Kirk Cameron, you know, the actor from the TV show "Growing Pains". After being an atheist for most of his life, a friend convinced Kirk he was guilty of