I am absolutely thrilled with Sen. Obama’s speech last night. Finally, he defines the terms, is clear, memorable, and tough (all those things, I think, work politically). If Sen. Obama wins this thing, I think it is safe to say the road to his victory truly began last night. In the news today, however, is [...]

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Blaming LGBT people for the violence inflicted against them is not a new tactic.
I am reminded of the words of Pope Benedictus XVI, Cardinal Ratzinger when he wrote the following, found in ‘Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,’ ‘The proper reaction to crimes committed against homosexual [...]

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This is a disturbing story - and Ramin Setoodeh’s way of telling the story makes me livid. I am going to write about this soon - but, for now, read it and feel free to let us know what you think.
Beating a dead horse, I know.
I continue to be inspired by posts [...]

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What follows is a long (it really is a violation of the short, manageable post rule) reflection - an essay regarding my support for Sen. Clinton. I have deleted several posts of earlier articulations of my reasons for supporting Sen. Clinton (I apologize if your comments were deleted. Matt and I are very honored [...]

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I have been considering what troubles me most about the current media, et al., turn against Rev. Wright. I cannot say I am troubled by the critical attention his messages are receiving - though I am troubled by some of the critiques that are being made against Rev. Wright.
I am, however, most troubled by [...]

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