Tag: rights

• Don’t Equate Protest With Disrespect

  President Donald Trump catapulted the issue of growing numbers of athletes opting to “take a knee” during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner before their contests further into the limelight this past weekend, jumping in on the side of the hyper-patriotic conservative reactionaries who have been, predictably, popping gaskets over this form of protest since […]

  JunkChuck

  September 25, 2017

  Commentary, Uncategorized

  disrespect, flag, football, fundatmental, kaepernick, national anthem, nfl, patriotism, president, profanity, protest, rights, sunday, trump, usa, veterans

• Quotes From The Other Side #2: George Pullman

  “You give workers only as much as they basically need to survive. Thriving is something that management should do and that workers don’t have a right to do.” –George Pullman

  JunkChuck

  March 25, 2014

  Commentary, Quote

  baron, billionaire, evil, fair, george, pay, pullman, railroad, rights, robber, workers

• How To Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened?

  Here’s the official Chuck Junk read of the day… How to Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened in Just 10 Quick Questions Rev. Emily C. Heath Clergy, United Church of Christ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-emily-c-heath/how-to-determine-if-your-religious-liberty-is-being-threatened-in-10-questions_b_1845413.html

  JunkChuck

  February 26, 2014

  Commentary

  freedom, liberty, religious, rights, spiritual, trampled, violated

• Belated Congratulations: Hawaii, Illinois and….

  Hawaii and Illinois recently moved on legislation that will make them the 15th and 16th states to end discrimination against same-sex couples who wish to marry.  To them I say, “congratulations–it’s about damn time.” I’ve mentioned before that I didn’t wish politics to intrude too heavily on this blog–not that I’m shy about my views, […]

  JunkChuck

  December 11, 2013

  Uncategorized

  bigotry, consitutional, fair, gay, hawaii, homosexual, illinois, kkk, love, marriage, rights, unions