Showing posts with label Louisiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louisiana. Show all posts
Sunday, April 5, 2020

Some Churches Holding Palm Sunday Services in States Across US: Reuters' Documentation, April 5, 2020

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Editorial Board: A response to "We Are An Easter People" While clearly a cri de coeur from those who, like we, desperately mis...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

As Catholic Dioceses Release Lists of Priests Credibly Accused of Abuse of Minors, Important Things to Watch for: The Case of Arkansas

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As more and more U.S. Catholic dioceses — but not the diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, which remains "one of the least tran...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

In the News: Wendy Vitter Refuses to Affirm Support for Brown v. Board in Federal Judgeship Hearing; Americans Display Appalling Ignorance of History of Evangelicals Vis-a-Vis Slavery

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Two stories in today's news I'd like to share with you, both showing the effects of religious thinking and influence on the p...
Monday, July 20, 2015

"You Can't Say You Love Someone . . . and Then Disagree with a Positive Movement for Their Civil Rights": Continued Discrimination Against LGBT People in Catholic Institutions and the False 'Love the Sinner' Meme

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Colin Israel writes an open letter to an uncle who informs Colin that he loves him, but cannot accept the Supreme Court's marria...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

The Confederate Flag: With One Great-Grandfather Who Was a CSA Soldier and Three Others Who Had Brothers in the CSA, I Could Not Be Happier to See It Come Down

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To repeat myself: one of my great-grandfathers was a Confederate soldier in Alabama, and my other three great-grandfathers in Louisia...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

As Southern States Call for "Secession by Another Name" in Response to Marriage Equality, Catholic Right-Wing Leaders Prepare to Issue Follow-Up to Manhattan Declaration

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Two days ago, I commented on what's happening out in the U.S. heartland after the Supremes announced they'll take same-sex m...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

As Marriage Rights Sweep U.S., Reaction in Heartland: Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Etc.

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In the news: as German Lopez reports for Vox that same-sex marriage rights are sweeping the U.S., here's what's happening out ...
Friday, January 2, 2015

James Cone: "White Supremacy Is As Present in New York City As It Is in Jackson, Mississippi" — Steve Scalise and the Racism of White U.S. Catholics

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Quote for Day: "The Bible Is Not the Book Many American Fundamentalists and Political Opportunists Think It Is"

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Kurt Eichenwald's new Newsweek essay on how the bible is sinfully misunderstood by most Americans (and American political leade...
Saturday, June 6, 2009

Remembering Stonewall: Celebration, Yes, But Still A Long, Long Way to Go

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I’ve been away from home this week, and I apologize for postings that were written in haste, postings on which I did not have time to labor,...