In this time of hyper-partisan politics, with compromise and mutual respect seemingly things of the past, I find myself contemplating Memorial Day. Today. May 25th, 2015. Very few times in history have we been as divided as a people as we are now. Never before has the average man had such a huge voice. And […]
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Why this Liberal is Not Offended by the Duck Commander’s Opinion On Homosexuality
Phil Robertson from the popular A&E show Duck Dynasty set the world ablaze this week because of his statements about homosexuals, promiscuity, and black people. His remarks concerned A&E significantly enough for them to pull him from the show indefinitely. This is what Phil Robertson said on homosexuality: Start with homosexual behavior and just morph […]
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What a Binary Biker is Not
I was riding through Ormond Beach, Florida yesterday when a fellow biker pulled up next to me and asked for directions to St. Augustine. Of course I assisted, but as he rode away I noticed the stickers on his helmet and his saddle bags. His helmet had a picture of a hand giving the finger, […]
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Suffer not a witch…
I grew up in a staunchly religious family; a Southern Baptist family to be exact. When I was about ten-years-old I was told that Satan was working through rock and roll bands and that rock and roll was filled with subliminal messaging. Subliminal messaging would turn our nation’s youth into devil-worshiping hooligans and imperil the very […]
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Pseudo-Science and Religion
I was raised in a pretty religious household. We went to church every Sunday morning. I was active in Sunday school. I often went to the less formal Wednesday services. I was a geek even then; I looked forward to “Find the Verse” contests where the person who could find a verse in the Bible […]
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