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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Why Same Sex Marriage Has Some Preachers Worried.

One of the enduring questions since the beginning of the gay rights movement deals with why people who are not gay care that gays enjoy the same civil liberties as are afforded everyone else. Just why are so many people who disapprove of homosexuality so exasperated by the Supreme Court’s recognition that gays are people […]

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Recalling Heroism; The Legacy of Tom Hayden

There are a lot of overused words in the mainstream media, and by virtue of that overuse, they lose their meaning.  “Hero” is one of those words.  In recent months, the word “hero” has been attached to a long list of people.  Chris Kyle (not a hero), Caitlin Jenner (not a hero), Michael Brown (not […]

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