Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?
Apologies Accepted – the world’s answer to sorryeverybody.com Awwww…. They heard us!!!! Original Site http://www.sorryeverybody.com Visit the site and see all the people who posted photos of themselves saying sorry to the world community for Bush’s second reign. “Some of us — hopefully most of us — are trying to understand and appreciate the effect our recent election will have on you, the citizens of the rest of the world. As our so-called leaders redouble their efforts to screw you…
Rockridge Institute – How to Respond to Conservatives Dr. George Lakoff has an excerpt from his book here on reframing conservative hot buttons in terms of progressive values. Good to know for the holidays – no screaming at family next to the tree! Very very good stuff – I think I’m going to have to add his latest book “Don’t think of an Elephant” to my Amazon Wish List. (no complaining – if you could see my student loan debt….)…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input on a new proposed study in which infants in participating low income families will be monitored for health impacts as they undergo exposure to known toxic chemicals over the course of two years. For taking part in these studies, each family will receive $970, a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of appreciation. The study, entitled Children’s Environmental Exposure Research Study (CHEERS), will look at how chemicals are ingested,…
The DeLay Rule, which allows Majority Leader Tom DeLay to keep his position in leadership if he is indicted, was passed without a roll call vote and before the new members of the 109th Congress had been sworn in. We need to call on Speaker DennisHastert to schedule a vote in January when the new Congress begins to revisit the DeLay Rule and to have the new vote publicly recorded. Take action on this action alert from Public Campaign Action…
While the Bush adminstration uses every means at its disposal to rubber-stamp its policies and quash fact-finding and healthy discussion, it is not the time to disappear. Rather, we need to stand up for our values, American values of freedom, liberty, honesty, compassion, accountability, and fairness. No, Democrats and liberals, and progressives – and all the faithful who are religious in the deepest and truest sense – aren’t going away. The Bush administration is bankrupting our country – the national…