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What Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Would Have Wanted – The Daily Show

January 23, 2013 · by Brian · in Politics

On Monday night, The Daily Show’s “Senior Black Correspondent” talked about people misappropriating Dr. King’s name and legacy for their political agendas. After my post yesterday (especially the update to that post) Amoxicillin relieves by changing roles’s opioid to try….

Cross made from a bullet casing

MLK, John Lewis, and transforming guns into plowshares

January 22, 2013 · by Brian · in Faith

Over the last two months, I’ve written – then deleted – a half a dozen posts about guns and violence. I just can’t seem to find the right words. Every day I sit at my desk and see a small…

Accidental shootings mark “Gun Appreciation Day”

January 20, 2013 · by Brian · in Politics

I’m not a part of the gun tribe – I just didn’t grow up in that culture. No one in my family hunts, so I didn’t fire a real gun until I was probably 11 or 12 years old and…

Indiana wants to strip (some) students of right to vote

January 17, 2013 · by Brian · in Politics

Indiana State Representatives Peggy Mayfield (R-Martinsville) and Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) have introduced a bill to revamp parts of Indiana’s election code. One part of that bill would block some college students from being able to register to vote. As introduced,…

Indiana Republicans oppose relief for Hurricane Sandy victims

January 16, 2013 · by Brian · in Politics

Todd Young (IN-9) was the only Republican member of Indiana’s Congressional delegation to vote in favor of a relief package for Hurricane Sandy victims. Only 49 Republicans in the House voted for the bill, which passed 241-180. Indiana’s Democratic representatives…

Reno 911 cast photo

“Sheriffs First” anti-gun-control bill in Indiana legislature

January 16, 2013 · by Brian · in Politics

Last night, Josh Marshall noted the case of an Oregon sheriff who claims he will refuse to enforce any federal gun control laws. Marshall seemed surprised by this, writing: However that may be, random Sheriffs can’t judge and nullify federal…

Picture of White Jesus

Ohio school district promotes non-religious Christianity

January 12, 2013 · by Brian · in Faith

Yet another example of Christians reducing Jesus to a cultural symbol, drained of any religious or theological context: school administrators in Ohio are refusing to remove a copy of a famous religious painting from a public middle school. In this…

Conservative pastor withdraws from Obama inauguration

January 10, 2013 · by Brian · in Faith

Conservative evangelical megachurch pastor Louie Giglio has withdrawn himself from President Obama’s inauguration ceremony, following the publication of an anti-gay sermon he gave in the 1990s. In a statement, Giglio explained his decision to “respectfully withdraw” his acceptance of the…

Juxtaposition: Christians in the Capital

January 9, 2013 · by Brian · in Politics

Yesterday, the inaugural committee announced that Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of Medgar Evers, would be giving the invocation at President Obama’s inauguration ceremony on January 21. Less attention was given to the selection of conservative megachurch pastor Louie Giglio, who will…

Self-selecting polarization: a personal narrative

January 7, 2013 · by Brian · in Politics

I’ve been interested in the latest discussion and research into the trend of self-selected polarization – especially as it relates to redistricting and gerrymandering – for a very egotistical reason: I’m considering doing it. When my wife (The Professor) was…

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