Category Archives: Politics

Whither the youth?

My view is that the reason youth are largely disinterested in the evangelical church once they “grow up” is that the evangelical church has largely been co-opted from its mission by excursions into right-wing political action. Let me give a … Continue reading

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An Inconvenient Question

I went to see the Al Gore movie, An Inconvenient Truth. It’s a very interesting movie and I hope lots of folks will go to see it. I could do with a little less footage of Al Gore riding in … Continue reading

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The Death Tax

I support the so-called “death tax”. I pay sales tax, income tax, excise tax, gas tax, FICA and property tax. But one tax I will never pay is the death tax. Why? Do I plan to live forever? No, but … Continue reading

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Secret Al Qaeda memo uncovered…

A secret memo has been uncovered, documenting a high-level planning meeting of Al Qaeda before the 9/11 attacks. One terrorist argued that they should send a plane to Washington DC, targeting the US Constitution, the symbol of the great Satan … Continue reading

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Homeland Security [sic]

Open letter to Congressman J. Gresham Barrett: Hardly a week goes by without my reading of yet another debacle at the Department of Homeland Security. Last week it was Congressional investigators smuggling in enough nucler material to build a bomb … Continue reading

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Crime and Punishment

I’ve been thinking a little about prior restraint. That lead to thinking about different kinds of crime and punishment. It seems that there are actually two kinds of crime/punishment schemes. The first relates to crimes society wants to prevent. The … Continue reading

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Open letter in support of Public Broadcasting

Nobody else I know of in broadcasting is providing such in-depth coverage of important topics… Continue reading

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