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Alabama Politicians Should Act Like Jesus | Jonathan Miller, Alabama, Rhetoric, Elections
Alabama Politicians Should Act Like Jesus
As the fall Alabama political campaign draws near, many candidates are trying to "out-Jesus" their opponents. Instead of talking for Jesus, it would be refreshing if they would just act like him. Read More ...
Jonathan Miller

International Community Scrutinizes Rwandan Election, Leader | Laura Seay, Rwanda, Paul Kagame
International Community Scrutinizes Rwandan Election, Leader
Time ran a breathless Rick Warren tribute to Rwanda's president, Paul Kagame, in April 2009. Little has changed in the way Rwanda is ruled since then, but the international community seems to be paying closer attention. Read More ...
Laura Seay

Why We Must Welcome the Manhattan Mosque | Bob Cornwall, Islam, Muslims, 9-11, Anti-Defamation League, Mosques
Why We Must Welcome the Manhattan Mosque
While some oppose the construction of a mosque near the former World Trade Center site as part of their anti-Islamic campaign, the rest of us must move beyond hatred and misunderstanding. Read More ...
Bob Cornwall

War Spending Reveals Fiscal Conservatives' Hypocrisy | Wendell Griffen, Fiscal Conservatives, Unemployment, Deficit
War Spending Reveals Fiscal Conservatives' Hypocrisy
Many fiscal conservatives have denounced spending money to help unemployed working people survive the current recession, yet they have said little against the three-quarters of a trillion spent on the Iraq War. Read More ...
Wendell Griffen

Virginia Governor Pushes Privatized Bottled Liquor Sales | Doug Smith, Alcohol, Virginia
Virginia Governor Pushes Privatized Bottled Liquor Sales
For generations, Virginia has controlled liquor by the bottle through a state-based network of about 300 stores. Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to change that. Read More ...
Doug Smith

Understanding the Origins of Violence in Congo | Laura Seay, Congo, Violence
Understanding the Origins of Violence in Congo
The tension that drives the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo developed long before the Rwandan genocide of '94 or before the conflict minerals became issues. So what ultimately motivates the ongoing violence? Read More ...
Laura Seay