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Supreme Court bears support for cross
The Swampby David Savage and updated at 12:40 pm EDT The Supreme Court gave its approval Wednesday to displaying a Christian cross on public land to honor fallen soldiers, saying the Constitution "does not require the eradication of all religious symbols......Tags: National Government, Clarence Thomas, Mojave Cross Court Case (2009), Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gloucester Institute gets a tax break from supervisors
Who's on Team Gloucester?The non-proft Gloucester Institute won a $10,000 tax break Tuesday night when it was granted a real estate tax exemption on a 5-2 vote by the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Carter Borden said it had been a tough decision for......Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), State Budgets, Politics, Elections
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Cheers for FPL, boos for Rick Scott and Obama's food sin
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsFriday quick hits: --What was President Obama thinking? No, I'm not talking about his handling of the Lower Manhattan mosque controversy. (I refuse to call it the Ground Zero mosque because it's not at Ground Zero, but more on that......Tags: Mayonnaise, Sandwiches, Pineapple, U.S. Senate, Entertainment
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Let us not pray
I wish atheist lawmaker Juan Mendez hadn't delivered his "prayer" to open the Tuesday afternoon session of the Arizona House of Representatives. Mendez, a freshman Democrat who represents Tempe, began by asking his assembled colleagues not to bow their...
Tags: National Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Religious Events, Politics, Religion and Belief
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A practicing Catholic weighs in on Pope Francis
So much commentary about Pope Francis seems to come from non-Catholics and lapsed Catholics, I thought it might do some good to hear from a practicing Catholic. That's so we can dispense with some of the nonsense that we've been hearing about what the...Tags: Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, Christianity, Francis I, Roman Catholicism
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An odd push to privatize marriage
Should government get out of the business of defining marriage? That's not a new question. But as conservatives appear to be losing ground in the same-sex marriage debate, some are showing new interest in changing the rules. Wisconsin's Republican Gov....
Tags: National Government, Fox Business Network (tv network), Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Science and Technology
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Obamacare's wreckage
WASHINGTON — Give him points for cleverness. President Barack Obama's birth control "accommodation" was as politically successful as it was morally meaningless. It was nothing but an accounting trick that still forces Catholic (and other religious)...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Economy, Business and Finance, Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Birth Control
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Are we ready for another Bush?
Members of the Bush Family Dynasty who now aspire to political office have apparently concluded it is "safe" to surface, less than five years after the debacle of George W.'s presidency. George P., eldest son of Jeb, is running for Texas land...Tags: Abortion, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, Politics
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Deciding what God demands can be hazardous choice
I told you so! Five years ago in this column I wrote: Religion may be hazardous to your health! Now I'll do one better: Religion is hazardous to your health! Let's consider the three Abrahamic religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. ...Tags: National Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Christian Orthodoxy, Separation of Church and State
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Goldberg: Birth control agitprop
In 1984, Mario Cuomo pioneered the argument that one may be "personally opposed" to abortion while supporting abortion rights.
Ever since, this convenient locution has become a staple for countless Democratic politicians, particularly Roman Catholic...Tags: Abortion, Democratic Party, Family Planning, Religion and Belief, Hillary Clinton
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Goldberg: Free healthcare? That's rich
"It's not about contraception," thundered GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum. "It's about economic liberty. It's about freedom of speech. It's about freedom of religion. It's about government control of your lives. And it's got to stop!"
He was...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, MSNBC (tv network), Rachel Maddow, Justice and Rights, Family Planning
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Americans must learn different 'Rs'
Here's a trip down memory lane: "School days, school days/Dear old Golden Rule days/ 'Reading and 'riting and 'rithmetic." With those words from a 1907 song, a man and woman recall their lifelong friendship and years in primary school. How quaint they...Tags: Racism, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice and Rights
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Oct 28, 2012
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