Paper written Fall 2008 for the Women’s Spirituality Master’s Program class Women, Religion, & Social Change; with professors D. Grenn & M. Rigoglioso. Bibliography (with…
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Tolerance FAQ, take 2 (II of II)
5. Homosexuals are destroying the institution of marriage The social ritual of marriage in the United States today is highly unstable, as the 50+ %…
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Originally posted August 2004 Credits: Thanks go to Lou, Bob, George, & Ian, for input and answers to difficult questions My May Firestarter, Why not…
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Physical characteristics One other interesting observation: almost all the people there were White. I saw a small handful of Asians or Pacific Islanders, and maybe…
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Air conditioning! Remember I said the weather was unseasonably wonderful? I loved the warmth, but I felt really sorry for the island’s local folks when…
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Originally posted July 2004 Credits: For my extended family, who gave me cause to be there. It was a great reunion! I recently spent a…
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1 January 2005 Rank Song Group 1 Let Me Love You Mario 2 Drop It Like It’s Hot Snoop Dogg & Pharrell 3 Lovers &…
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Credits: For love, compassion — and the music. Let’s all hold out for more, and better! ;) Originally posted (tongue firmly in cheek!) on February…
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Conditioning by personal choice To the selfish all are selfish.— Aesop These are all unpleasant situations which I suspect many people have had to deal…
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So why does this matter? A friend noted I sounded a bit annoyed here. I am. I don’t know why, but for some reason our…
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