Tag: rights
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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 […]
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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
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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, […]