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The RNC platform. Oops.
Apparently the 2012 Republican National Committee platform was mistakenly posted on their site. It was a draft copy, not to go public yet. Oops. But, we can read what they had posted until they pulled...
View ArticlePulpit Freedom Sunday: I have some questions
Scot McKnight’s quick post about “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” jogged my memory. The more I think about this “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” coming up Oct. 7, the more questions I have. Will the pastor/teacher...
View ArticleVery good pieces on voting
In the last few days I’ve read three very good pieces on voting. All three share my own anabaptist foundation, though we have different backgrounds. And all three have a little different take on this...
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What? Californians don’t like communion or something?
What’s the deal Cali!?! Election Day Communion is coming up in just a month. Yes. It’s the Tuesday as election day. Can’t forget it now, can you? I took a look at the updated participation map and it’s...
View ArticleElection Day: Choosing to Remember
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread, and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body,...
View ArticleBlack NFL Coaches and American Poverty
Yesterday on NPR I caught a brief discussion on the status of black head coaches in the NFL. After the recent annual firing and hiring session (always happens that first few weeks after the season...
View ArticleSee. We have this thing about oaths
We’re Anabaptists. And, well, we have this thing about taking oaths. It’s our thing. Will David pointed out a peculiar state bill that Arizona Republican Representatives have proposed. Instead of just...
View ArticlePoverty, Prisons, and War in the State of the Union
There were three topics I was looking for in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night: poverty, prisons, and war. I was wondering if he was actually going to utter the words...
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