Author: Steven D

God and Politics in America

And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when...

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Dems, Why Pander to Fundamentalists?

Dear Democratic candidates: You aren’t going to win the votes of conservative Christians no matter how often you invoke God in your stump speeches, and no matter how often you speak glowingly of your faith. The reason is...

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Speaking of the Weather …

If you thought 2007 has been a bit over the top weather wise, well, you were right: GENEVA (Reuters) – The world experienced a series of record-breaking weather events in early 2007, from flooding in Asia to heatwaves in...

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Anniversary

Sixty-two years ago today the first atomic bomb was dropped by the Enola Gay, a specially modified B-29 Superfortress American bomber, against a major Japanese urban area, the city of Hiroshima. A terrible decision with terrible...

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Supporting the Troops

It’s not often that I point people to read an article at another site, but that is precisely what I am going to do today. What I am asking you to read is an essay by Julian Delasantellis which is published on The Asia...

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