July 2004

U.S. Senate Rejects Constitutional Ban On Homosexual “Marriage”

July 14, 2004

There you have it. I thought the debate was Thursday, but it was today. From Bloomberg.com: The U.S. Senate blocked an attempt to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, dealing a defeat to President George W. Bush, who made his support for the measure part of his re-election campaign. [He did? News to me.] [...]

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Let’s Go To The Carnival (and the Council)

July 14, 2004

Are fairs and carnivals the same thing? I went to a state fair last year with my family. I had so much fun I still think about it. I think I’ll go again this year. In the meantime, go see these carnivals: Christian Carnival and Carnival of the Vanities. Check out the Watcher of the [...]

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Museveni, Uganda’s Radical President

July 14, 2004

Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda, upset a few people on Monday at the recent AIDS conference in Bangkok. He had the nerve to suggest that abstaining from sex was the best way to prevent AIDS. Who does he think he is? God? Museveni’s “ABC” program (Abstinence, Being faithful and Condoms) helped lower the rate of [...]

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Is He Talking About Me?

July 13, 2004

Kweisi is queasy over us black conservative folk. We’re a “collection of black hustlers” who’ve become conservatives for “a few bucks a head.” He thinks we’re being paid for our views. As my pal Michael King said, “P21 executive director David Almasi and I had a conversation Monday afternoon about that very issue, after a [...]

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Am I A Constitutionalist?

July 13, 2004

Would it be easier to go through life as a constitutionalist (is that what they call themselves?)? From the Constitution Party web site: The pre-born child, whose life begins at fertilization, is a human being created in God’s image. The first duty of the law is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood. It is, [...]

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GOP May Revise Marriage Amendment

July 13, 2004

According to the Washington Post (registration required): Senate Republicans yesterday weighed a proposal to scale back their constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages in hopes of picking up some votes, although they conceded that passage is still beyond their reach. Democrats objected to the move and derided it as a desperation effort to avoid the [...]

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Christians, Government And The State

July 13, 2004

I’m always interested in biblical discussions about Christians and government, especially in regard to politics. I’m drawn to political commentary, and I’ve grappeled with how far to go as a political opinion writer. I addressed some of this in a post about Christian bloggers last month. I ran across an essay by Darrell Dow titled [...]

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New Christian Carnival And Carnival of the Vanities

July 12, 2004

From Karen Marie Knapp: “This coming Wednesday (7-14) is the next Christian Carnival, and will be hosted at From the Anchor Hold. If you have a blog, this will be a great way to get read, and possibly pick up readers in the process or highlight your favorite post from the past week. To enter [...]

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Am I A Libertarian?

July 12, 2004

Would it be easier to go through life as a libertarian? From the Libertarian Party web site: We oppose all violations of the right to private property, liberty of contract, and freedom of trade, especially those done in the name of national security. I agree with the first part of the sentence, but I think [...]

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White Southern Racists

July 12, 2004

This story caught my eye: “Some blacks shift from Democrats”: Shamin Rutledge grew up with Democratic values. But six years ago, she began to feel a conflict between the party’s positions on abortion and homosexual rights and her personal values. “The party just wasn’t heading in a direction I was comfortable with,” she said. So [...]

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Bush Refuses to Shuffle Along

July 12, 2004

Why is President Bush not speaking at the dinosaur’s national convention? Let Chairman Julian Bond tell you why: “They preach racial neutrality and practice racial division….They’ve tried to patch the leaky economy and every other domestic problem with duct tape and plastic sheets. They write a new constitution of Iraq and they ignore the Constitution [...]

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The Nationalization of Marriage

July 11, 2004

Blame the Supreme Court. Again. They made a federal case out of homosexual “marriage.” On July 15, the Senate will debate the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA), which reads: Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this constitution or the constitution of any state, nor [...]

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Totally Gratuitous, Self-centered, Blowing-Off-Steam-On-A-Friday Post

July 9, 2004

Before I get started, I want to apologize to first time visitors or friends visiting in response to my morning e-mail. This rant is brought on by some of the derogatory and disparaging comments I’ve been reading about myself on other blogs and from those who e-mail me or come onto my blog to insult [...]

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The Daily Dispatch

July 9, 2004

College student and columnist Jason Alston asked me for an interview a few weeks ago. It’s been published, and BlackElectorate linked to it. While I brace myself for a barrage of e-mails from the irate to the civil to the extremely nice, I offer you this link.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

July 9, 2004

In preparation for my 15 minute speech at a conference on July 17 (I’m scared!), I’m doing background research on the evolution of affirmative action and the legislative history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Skin color preferences have rendered it obsolete, in my opinion. This month is the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking [...]

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