Happy Holidays! Warmth, light, comfort laughter, love and joy to you and yours to all of us May your spirits be energized, brightened, and filled with caring for others. An important note on the so-called “war on Christmas”: Should there be some reminder that Christmas is a celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace? How does turning Christmas into a time of strife set a Christian example? My greeting to you includes the holidays that I personally celebrate,…
Power Rankings of Members of Congress Congress.org scored and weighted 289 variables in 15 categories to determine a ranking of the most powerful or effective Members of Congress. See Power Rankings by State, Chamber, Party, Committee, Class/Tenure, Position, Influence, Legislation. Don’t write discrimination into the Constitution. The measure was put forward by Rep. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) only days after a judge in San Francisco declared that barring gay marriage violated the California state constitution. Right-wing leaders’ have used 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…
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indymedia.us :: International Day of Protest on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq Some photos from all over the USA, and all over the World. From signs: Support the troops – bring them home Dissent Protects Democracy Who Would Jesus Bomb? War is Terror Drop Bush Not Bombs It’s about Lives for Oil and Nothing about Freedom Students Not Soliders No To Imperialism Militarism and Bush Iraq War is Anti-Christian Making a Killing with Your Money No…