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November 2004
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Fetal-American rights now!
11.18.04 | Permalink | 4 CommentsI’ve been convinced for a while now that no further good can come of public discussion and what not of the whole abortion issue. It’s just been played out. But tonight I realized I was wrong. I have a new tactic. But before I spoil the fun, here’s the background. As you know, anti-abortionators (or […]
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America’s “blue” urban achipelago
11.16.04 | Permalink | 4 CommentsDo you live in a large metropolitan area, a small city, or a college town? Then odds are you live in the real “blue America.” And, according to these guys over at “The Stranger,” you should be pissed that red, rural and exurban Americans wants to tell you what to do. The old Democratic alliance […]
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Your own. Personal. Protest.
From the front of the bus she spoke. “Lord Jesus…wages of sin is death…get to a good church…sin in your life…repent…eternal life…the Word says…” Sitting in the middle of the bus, I couldn’t quite make it all out. But I knew the script well from my childhood in charismatic churches. Lead with how you’ve been […]
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Obama 2008 and last minute racism
11.11.04 | Permalink | 9 CommentsI was talking to a friend yesterday about the excitement here about a Barak Obama presidency in 2008. But he had doubts that it could happen because of American racism. Not the out-and-out racism of confederate flag wavers, but the passive, hidden racism that’s led white voters to change their minds at the last minute […]
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How to apologize
“I’m sorry. I know I was wrong. I would like to acknowledge that. I feel very bad about what I have done, and I realize that I have caused you great hurt. And now let me hear you speak, so I can get a fuller sense of what I have done to you. And after […]
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Forgiveness, lawyers, and being bitter
“When I was a little child / The preacher told me lies / And I can’t forgive him now / I won’t forgive him now” —Claire Holley, “Love Never Came“ Last week I had the great pleasure of meeting novelist and lawyer Thane Rosenbaum. He was at Emory last week lecturing about his newish book […]
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