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Politics and Religion

Excellent post about a believer’s attitude towards politics found here (via Creative Slips). Hugo says this in relation to a First Things article :

There will be times when this leads us into coalition with liberals.

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Banana Republican

I may have found Robert Tagorda‘s female counterpart. Rachel Jurado is a Filipina, a Catholic, and a (gasp) Republican. She’s a dean’s lister at George Dubya U. in D.C. and is taking Early Modern European Studies. She’s…  Read more

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Myths about the Religious Right

From a Slate article entitled How Prayers Poll:

I heard about this guy who called himself “evangelical,” said he lived a “Bible-centered life,” had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ… and voted for Al Gore over George W.

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Ummm, Ahhh…

Wanna hear the California gubernatorial candidates breath and stutter through the debates? I caught this funny segment yesterday on NPR. The organization responsible for “silencing” the candidates, Language Removal Services, has stripped words from their speech,…  Read more

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Bounty on the Mutiny

The year 2002 for me was an amazing year for reunions. I was able to get in touch with several long lost friends. First of all, I was contacted by a former high school classmate who invited me to join…  Read more

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