Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Is the Problem That Brought Us Trump Racism or Sexism? Or Both? Commentary in Today's Newsfeed

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A reader of Talking Points Memo gives Josh Marshall some feedback about the interconnection of racism and sexism in the rise of Don...
Monday, September 11, 2017

Betsy DeVos' Attack on Obama-Administration Regulations re: Sexual Harassment on Campuses: It's What Heterosexual Males Want

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Trump, DeVos, and the Creation of an American Oligarchy https://t.co/tOhKEXYIYv pic.twitter.com/UJ3jOB1Oxs — April Spivey (@a35362) Sep...
Sunday, September 10, 2017

People Who Have Been Told That Their Gifts and Talents Don't Count: Unearthing Buried Stories of LGBT Family Members

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I shared some of this story here a number of years back. Because I told the story again on Facebook today and a Facebook friend encou...

Opening to "Dialogue" in U.S. Catholicism and the Fracas Involving Father James Martin and Austin Ruse: My Take

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I see mention online of some kind of fracas involving Father James Martin and Austin Ruse — or perhaps "fracas" is not the ...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

4 Sept. 1957: Elizabeth Eckford Walks Gauntlet to Integrate Central High; 4 Sept. 2017: Robert E. Lee's Great-Grandson Forced to Resign Pastorate After Denouncing White Supremacy

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At Little Rock Central High School, National Guard is summoned to block entry of African-American students--60 years ago today: #Counts p...

In the News: Hurricanes, America's Moral Crisis with Trump, and What Are Churches Good for Again?

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Some pieces I've read in the last few days that, to my way of thinking, tell a story. I hope you'll agree: what story do you ...
Saturday, September 2, 2017

What Do You Hold Onto After Floods Have Swept Everything Away? Questions LGBTQ Christians Are Also Forced to Ask

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What do you hold onto after floods caused by a hurricane have swept through your house and destroyed almost everything? I haven't h...