Archive for the “religion” Category
Nov
05
2008
Oct
22
2008
The Meek Shall Not InheritPosted by terrance in current events, economics, politics, race, religionIn my work-related news reading this morning, I came across an interesting take on Obama’s exchange with “Joe the Plumber.”
You’d think so. But once again, depending on how you you believe faith and finance relate to one another. Tags: current events, politics, religion
Oct
20
2008
Observations from a Ersatz(?) AmericanPosted by terrance in current events, economics, politics, religionBefore I launch into this post, let me just be clear about one thing. I’m not sure of much anymore. But I am fairly certain that I shouldn’t be writing this, or much of anything having to do with politics these days. For starters, I’m not that relevant as a voter. Based on everything I’ve read, seen, and heard, as black gay male, a member of the upper middle class, a college-educated white collar worker, and a non-Christian and non-theist, who doesn’t reside in a southern state, a rust-belt state, a battle-ground state, a small town or a rural area, and someone far enough to the left to be out of the mainstream much of the time, I am one of the most irrelevant, least important voters in this election. I am also not a “real American” living in the “real America.” At best, I am an “ersatz American.” (The use of the word “ersatz” automatically disqualifies me as a “real American.)” But this is something I — and the rest of the country — already know and have known for a while. Tags: current events, politics, religion
Oct
07
2008
Faith & Financial CrisisPosted by terrance in current events, economics, gay rights, politics, race, religionWant to blame someone for the financial mess we’re in? Well, join the club and get in line. Folks on the right are hell bent on blaming blacks. And if that doesn’t work, they can always blame gays for our economic downturn. (Okay, okay! I confess already. it’s all my fault. I’m not sure how I did it, and I don’t know what I did with the $1 trillion that’s likely to be the total we’re in the hole.)
I’ve heard some people suggest — in response to the above — that if Jesus did have something to say about this mess, he’d probably take a swipe at the “moneychangers” again, and repeat the parable about the rich man, the camel, and the eye of the needle. Jesus would run the moneychangers out of the temple, and denounce the worship of wealth, right? Tags: current events, gay rights, politics, religion
Oct
01
2008
What I Do.Posted by terrance in blogs, elections, gay rights, life, marriage, politics, religion
Sep
24
2008
Two Men Who Would Be KingPosted by terrance in current events, economics, elections, politics, religionThis is a post about two headlines and one scary story.
Sep
19
2008
Queer Science for Simple MindsPosted by terrance in celebrities, current events, gay rights, music, politics, religionI was catching up on email when I came across this article about a Christian music performer who just came out as gay (and proceeded to open a can of worms). It wafted into my inbox via the LGBTPOC listserve.
Of course, you know someone had to sound off on that. And ignorantly, at that.
Sep
11
2008
Seven Years Later: Al Qaeda RisingPosted by terrance in bush, current events, iran, iraq, politics, religion, war on terrorEd. Note: I don’t have the obligatory 9/11 recollection post in me today, in part because of it’s dual significance to my family, since a one year ago today we began what turned out to be a painful period of loss. I’ve posted my recollections previously, and you can read them the post about gay 9/11 victims. Today, I’m going to dedicate to pointing out significant news items and blog posts from others. Seven year’s later, Al Qaeda is gaining ground in Pakistan, and shows no signs of weakening.
[Photo via Jamespon @ Flickr]
Sep
10
2008
Log Cabin’s “Inclusive” Veep CandidatePosted by terrance in books, current events, elections, gay rights, politics, religionI can’t wait to hear how LCR explains this away. Via Queerty comes more specifics on the story about Sarah Palin inquiring about banning books from the public library while mayor of Wasillia.
Here’s where I’m confused. How does This add up to being “inclusive”? OK, she has “gay friends” but doesn’t want “gay books” in the library? And did she have “gay friends” when she was mayor? Did they say anything to her about this? Do Republicans’ “gay friends” ever say anything to them about stuff like this? If so, it apparently doesn’t do any good. (That the books weren’t banned says more about the character librarian and the integrity of the process than about how much of either quality Palin possesses.) And if not, why not? Tags: books, current events, elections, gay rights, politics, religion
Sep
09
2008
Intelligently Designed EvolutionPosted by terrance in computer games, current events, religion, scienceIt’s not something I haven’t to do, in the past few years, as much as I used to. And with two kids I have even less time for it. But, always the enthusiast, I keep up with news, and I know pretty early when the next big new thing is coming out. I start counting the days up to a year in advance, buy it as soon as its available, take it home and spend hours playing around with it, figuring it out, and just immersing myself in it. That was the case with The Sims, and that’s been the case with Spore. Well sort of. Tags: current events, religionI thought of two things when I saw this poll. The first was one of my favorite songs, from which I borrowed the title of this post. The second was a book I read a few years ago that actually makes it hard for me to answer “yes” to the question in the poll. Tags: current events, politics, religionWell, for starters, it can result in a lawsuit against a judge where there was not one before.
Ordered to pray? Ordered to pray? Tags: courts, current events, politics, religion
Aug
12
2008
The LGBT Hate Crimes Project: Victor ManiousPosted by terrance in courts, crime, current events, gay rights, hate crimes, politics, religionI wrote this yesterday:
That was the case with the murder of Victor Manious. When I filed away an article on Manious’ murder a couple of months ago, I intended to get back to it, and I did. But I didn’t expect to find so much information on the case, or to spend much time with it. But the more time I spent looking in to it, the more I was reminded of a few other stories, which raised some questions for me. Tags: courts, crime, current events |

















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