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Nov 24, 2009, 12:22 pm
My Blog turned a year old on November 20th. My readers may have noticed a sharp decline in the number of posts I write.
This is partially due to the fact that I'm applying for tenure-track teachi... Comment - Like
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Nov 16, 2009, 12:31 am
As we get closer to the something called "health care reform," let us take another look at the moral case for health care as a human right, as well as the question of religious faith and "health care ... Comment - Like
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Nov 16, 2009, 12:20 am
I just want to celebrate the fact that the great Chargers running back, Ladainian Tomlinson, still has a little something left.
Perhaps its because he learned just before the game that his wife is pr... Comment - Like
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Nov 5, 2009, 6:13 pm
The English tradition of Bonfire night, celebrated tonight, remembers the FAILED attempt to blow up the king and Parliament by angry religious Zealot, Guy Fawkes. It has its place I'm sure.
But e... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2009, 11:12 am
For those of you who follow the liturgy, today is All Souls Day. Yesterday was All Saints Day, and the day before, of course, was Halloween.
I don't make it to church all that often. I attend a l... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2009, 9:00 am
As we go into Halloween Weekend, I thought I would share this video from the History Channel on the History of Halloween. Let us celebrate the holiday with a little perspective on its past and meaning... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2009, 11:29 am
As we approach Halloween I find myself watching the classic films of the holiday. Not Jason, Freddy, and Michael Myers, but rather the Universal horror films of the 30s and 40s: Dracula, Frankenstein,... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2009, 10:26 pm
My readers may have noted that I have not posted on Health care reform for a while now. In part this is because I am attempting to finish the initial draft of my dissertation and also because I have s... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2009, 11:42 am
I was unable to see all of Ken Burn's National Parks: American's Best idea on PBS, I watched 3 of the 6 Episodes. I did manage to see clips from the other episodes and plan to watch them all w... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2009, 12:01 am
I am officially late with this post. Sunday ended a couple minutes before I got to my blog. But this Sunday was the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. I've always honored the man.
People are fond ... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2009, 12:14 pm
Yesterday was the 130th anniversary of the Birth of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Let us remember the man, let us recall what he stood for, and let us hear what he still has to teach us.
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Oct 1, 2009, 1:11 am
We live in a country dominated by corporate power and corporate interests. Our corporate masters buy and sell our politicians (look no further than corporate prostitute Max Baucus), bombard us with ad... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2009, 1:41 pm
... sees himself as superior to the great theological minds of the past. In order to keep up this illusion, Spong weaves an utterly ... shallow readings of past thinkers. The mystics, for Spong, p... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2009, 12:07 pm
First full disclosure. Strictly speaking I'm not a vegetarian. I eat Seafood, eggs, and dairy. I don't eat poultry or beef, and my eggs and dairy are free-range, local, and organic, but still,... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2009, 12:37 am
In this clip Bishop Gene Robinson explains why Obama's understanding of "inclusiveness" is misguided. The Bishop also shares his thoughts on health care reform and the public option:
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Sep 9, 2009, 1:01 am
In this brief video, Robert Reich explains the public option and why he believes it is essential to real reform. He ends with a call for action.
Please act everyone! Call, write, tweet, and email you... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2009, 1:31 pm
The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care by T.R. Reid
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is the best book on Health insurance coverage that I have ever read. Anyo... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2009, 12:27 pm
Labor day is nothing more than a day of grilling burgers, drinking beer, and - for may - not even getting the day off work. This is very sad. Labor day was originally a celebration of the labor moveme... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2009, 12:48 am
In this video clip Bill Moyers says, more clearly than any yet have, what is wrong with Barack Obama. In short, Mr. Obama is a coward. He is too frightened of Republicans, big corporations, the media... Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2009, 12:49 am
John Mackey the founder and CEO of Whole Foods is a free-market libertarian about health care reform. He recently pinned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal arguing that any "public-option" and all he... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2009, 9:00 am
A while back I wrote a blog post in which I asked my readers to imagine how Jesus would have treated people who came to him to be cured if he operated like a Health Insurance Company (See "If Jesus we... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2009, 4:02 am
From the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church:
ACHIEVING HEALTH CARE REFORM
In the United States, 45.7 million people were uninsured according to the... Comment - Like
Matthew W. posted an article on
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Aug 21, 2009, 1:54 am
I have long believed that even in the most corrupt among us an ember of real concern for what is right sill burns. I believe this also of each of you who are now in talks to write a bill for health ca... Comment - Like
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Aug 20, 2009, 7:35 pm
If, like me, you are tired of the discussions regarding health care reform revolving around absurd and foolish claims about "Nazis," "Hitler," "Death Panels," "Socialism," "publicly funded abortion," ... Comment - Like
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Aug 18, 2009, 12:44 am
This video clip from Rachel Maddow is one of the finest explanations of the problems with our health care system and one of the best debunkings of lies about "single payer" and "socialized medicine" I... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2009, 1:38 pm
I have written before of the basic argument against leaving the health care system in the hands of private insurers. To maximize profits a private insurance company MUST raise premiums all the time wh... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2009, 1:02 am
We need to take the advice of old Joe Friday: where health care is concerned we must stick with "just the facts ma'am." (ironically, Joe Friday never actually said this!)
Here are the facts as pr... Comment - Like
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