Posted on August 24, 2008 by Dan (Fitness)
Religion is a political beast wherein spirituality plays a varying part. It is therefore apt to go beyond discussing the role of religion in public life, to discussing the nature of religion itself. It is essential to balance respect for beliefs and people’s freedom to have and express them, with one’s own freedom to express [...]
Filed under: Politics, Religion | Tagged: Bible, Christianity, compassion, Hell, homosexuality, Justice, Mercy, Politics, Religion, Rhetoric, Suicide | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 18, 2008 by Dan (Fitness)
Immaculate Rape (noun) - Rape in which there is no rapist, merely a victim who may be found culpable due to one or more of the following: ingestion of alchohol, wearing of revealing clothing, living in a society that permits sex outside of marriage, being near a male in the throes of the evolutionary perogative.
Immaculate [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2008 by Dan (Fitness)
The important vote to hold Karl Rove in contempt for skipping his hearing was an essential step towards confirming that we are still a nation of laws (emphasis mine):
Voting 20-14 along party lines, the House Judiciary Committee said that Rove had broken the law by failing to appear at a July 10 hearing on allegations [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Contempt, Democrats, Justice, Law, Politics, Republicans, Rove | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 24, 2008 by Dan (Fitness)
Karl Rove skipped out on a subpoena. Will he be held accountable for breaking the law? From a Brave New Films advisory (emphasis mine):
LOS ANGELES - A coalition of organizations has launched a new campaign urging the House Judiciary Committee to hold Karl Rove in contempt and send him to jail. Â In a clear violation [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Congress, Contempt, Crime, Justice, Karl Rove, Law, Politics, Republicans, Subpoena, Wordpress Political Blogs | 6 Comments »
Posted on July 20, 2008 by Dan (Fitness)
On July 19, 2005, a US soldier was murdered. The murder was literally covered up as a suicide, and glaring inconsistencies in the official autopsy with actual wounds ignored. (Feministing):
Retired Army Col. Ann Wright explains what we all want investigated:
From the day their daughter’s body was returned to them, the parents had grave suspicions about [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Army, Cover Up, human rights, Justice, LaVena Johnson, Law, Military, Murder, Politics, Violence, Women | No Comments »
Posted on July 8, 2008 by Dan (Fitness)
With all the talk about Obama’s position on reproductive rights, its easy to look past McCain’s. That would be a lasting mistake. Straight from his campaign website under the heading “Overturning Roe v. Wade:
John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Politics, McCain, human rights, Law, Republicans, Civil Rights, Gay, Justice, Feminism, Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Wordpress Political Blogs, Homophobia, Courts, Judicial System | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 28, 2008 by Dan (Fitness)
Via Jill, Feministe:
Anti-choicers in Oklahoma again demonstrate how much they care about women: So much that if women want to terminate a pregnancy, they’ll be forced to undergo an ultrasound, whether they consent or not. Making women undergo an unnecessary medical procedure against their will is bad enough — especially when medical professionals do not [...]
Filed under: Politics, Religion | Tagged: Abortion, Anti Choice, Choice, Feminism, human rights, Justice, Law, Oklahoma, Politics, Rape, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Assault, theocracy, Violence | No Comments »
Posted on April 11, 2008 by Dan (Fitness)
Is there any surprise at all? Its not like Dick Cheney would ever say “Oh, you caught me. Yes, I broke the law and approved torture methods.”. Instead members of the Cheney Administration proved once again they have a little credibility as they have honor or morality ABC News (emphasis mine):
On Dec. 19, 2005, Vice [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Bush, Cheney, Condoleezza, human rights, Justice, Law, Politics, Powell, Rice, Torture | 6 Comments »