Christianity is bigger than your underpants
Categories: Spiritual practiceTags: Christianity, Jesus, Loving, Marriage, New York, Party of Lincoln, Paul, Purpose-driven, rick warren, Roy J. McDonald, Same-sex marriage, Theology,...
View ArticleIn the wake of Sandy, still no power
Categories: EnvironmentTags: 2011, Irene, New York, October, Power, Sandy, SnowstormHundreds of thousands of people are still without electricity after Hurricane Sandy did her worst, and there are...
View ArticleShould you know who has a pistol permit in your neighborhood?
Categories: Balm in GileadTags: New York, Newspaper, Pistol perimits, PublishA New York newspaper has published a map who has a pistol permit in their area. You can read more here. I once suggested...
View ArticleWhen can you skip explaining the legality of drone strikes?
Categories: The republicTags: Catch-22, Court, Drone strikes, FOIA, New York, U.S. District Court Colleen McMahonWhen the courts say so. A New York judge ruled that the government does not have to give...
View ArticleIn the wake of increased hate crimes against members of the LGBT community…
Categories: A round of equality for everyoneTags: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, hate crimes, LGBT, New York, traditional marriage…why would Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan call for more emphasis on sermons about...
View ArticleWelcome to CT, Gov. Perry. And merry Christmas.
Categories: Spiritual practiceTags: Business, Connecticut, Gov. Rick Perry, Merry Christmas Bill, New York, Waste of timeThis is what Texas Gov. Rick Perry is pitching on his anticipated visit to New...
View ArticleMcDonald’s pays crap, offers budget advice
Categories: Eye of a needle, Food sort ofTags: Bloomberg report, Budget, Chicago, Employee, Employer, Low pay is not OK, Mcdonald's, New York, WebsiteMcDonald’s offers its employees a nifty website to...
View ArticleDid you watch the Miss America pageant last night?
Categories: One of God's creaturesTags: Caucasian, Klan, Law Vegas, Miss America, New Jersey, New York, Nina Davuluri, Pageant, racismMe, either. But here was an excitingly prescient rundown that ran...
View ArticlePoverty is expensive
Categories: PovertyTags: Expensive, New York, poverty, The American Prospect, U.S., Winter heating billAnd that’s not just on a cultural scale, either. Read this, by Monica Potts at The American...
View ArticleThe unequal United States
Categories: EconomyTags: 1%, 99%, Connecticut, Economic Policy Institute, Income inequality, New YorkCheck out this Economic Analysis and Research Network report (and thanks, Leftover, for the links)...
View ArticleThe country’s most segregated schools are…
Categories: EducationTags: Connecticut, New York, poverty, Segregated schools, Segregation…in New York, according to a new study from UCLA. You can read more here. And before we tsk-tsk, Connecticut...
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