When I heard that a politician, Gabrielle Giffords, and others had been shot at a political event in Arizona, one of the things I wondered about was her party affiliation. And I wondered if it was politics that prompted the shooting. But I didn’t say anything because it was just a thought–not something that had […]
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Presidential Politics: It has been an up and down year for President Obama. Here are a few snapshots–Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed, and major health care reform was created, both of which were pleasing to his liberal base. On the other hand, in his words Democrats received a “shellacking” in the November Elections when
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I read an interesting article online from someone who was arguing in favor of the de-emphasizing of Christmas in exchange for more generic holiday themes. The writer argued two things. One, in our increasingly pluralistic culture, it is insensitive to talk about “Merry Christmases” and whatnot. Two, the vocal efforts by a few Christians to
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I’ve been listening to “Another Sentimental Christmas,” the new album by Christian recording artist Russ Taff. It reminds me a lot of his first Christmas album, released in the early 1990s. Both of these CDs have a Big Band, Bing Crosby kind of sound to them. I highly recommend these two albums, but the newest
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It won’t be long until the next big election, and several talking points have been trotted out by both sides. Is President Barack Obama genuinely condescending to those who disagree with him, or is that just conservative rhetoric? Is the Tea Party led by racists, or is that just liberal rhetoric? Are the voters just
