President Gene Nichol of William and Mary was asked to step down from the position. Following is his letter to the community. It speaks for itself. What a shame. Dear Members of the William & Mary Community: I was informed by the Rector on Sunday, after our Charter Day celebrations, that my contract will not be renewed in July. Appropriately, serving the College in the wake of such a decision is beyond my imagining. Accordingly, I have advised the Rector,…
Impeachment Workshop, June 28th This workshop will focus on Bush’s impeachable offenses and bring out the full array of crimes committed by the Bush administration. Speakers will also address the need to build a movement across the country on the grounds of impeachment as the vehicle to force the Bush administration from office. Thursday, June 28, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Inman Park United Methodist ChurchDOT-ADA Community RoomMarta Stop- Inman Park1 block from the station on Edgewood Dr. Speakers: Dennis…
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Young people should be taught their values at home – and the facts at school. If you’re serious about reducing abortion rates, you’ll support education on birth control and the realities of pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases. All our kids deserve every chance to make informed decisions about their behavior. Empowering young people to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy is the right thing to do. I urge you to contact your congressional representatives to ask them to…
An oncology nurse from Emory University Hospital here in DeKalb Country Georgia got a $100 Ticket for a bumpersticker that was described as “lewd.” The officer gave her a talk about patriotism, too. All is said was “NO MORE BUSHIT” That’s just ridiculous. I have seen much worse than that! Clearly she was pulled over and issued a ticket because of her politics. Not allowed. She was even wearing her nurse’s uniform when she was pulled over. Elaborating to The…
Slavoj Žižek makes a very interesting defense of atheism in the editorial “Defenders of the Faith” (New York Times, 3/12/06). Certainly atheism deserves the restoration of the inherent dignity of its position. But his overall argument, at least in the context of our current realities, is flawed. It could be a readerly effect, since the article looks as though it might have been chopped up. (Boo-hiss to the editor if that is the case – Žižek deserves better.) Still, I…