Same-sex marriage and religious liberty, continued.
In a follow-up post, Douthat implores certain advocates for gay rights who also strongly support religious liberty, such as Andrew Sullivan, to speak more loudly in defense of religious conscience protections.. In fact, on this legal base, the arguments about religious freedom go away - why? they went away when you, as business owner, received the permission (from the public) to do business (yep, businesses are regulated, defined, and monitored for the common��.
After her sisters murder Helen Mack Chang became a reformer
Today she has become a luminous figure in Guatemala at a time when that country is watching an unfolding courtroom drama involving the genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Jos�� Efra��n R��os Montt. He is being retried after his original.
Veterans Find Comfort In Meditation Therapy
The study goes on to say that ���new and improved treatments are sorely needed, especially in light of the inadequate evidence to support the efficacy of most pharmacologic and most psychotherapy treatments for PTSD. Complementary and Alternative .
Science Be Damned: Americans Prefer Broken Method Of Heroin Treatment.
Even so, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds that the American people largely come down on the opposite side of the scientists. Asked whether its more effective for heroin addicts to detox completely and attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings, or for them.
Washington States Unconscionable, Unconstitutional Child.
The defense argued that the law exempted one faith-healing religion (Christian Science) from prosecution, and there was no rational basis for denying another faith-healing religion (Church of the First Born) the same exemption. The judge ruled that.. and/or that they look both traditional (having been around a while) and boringly respectable, with the public face being ���Christian Science Reading Rooms��� and the Christian Science Monitor newspaper. Frederick says:.
Building Gods (Christian) Army | Alternet
By Jane Lampman / Christian Science Monitor. Freddy Welborn and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, charging violations of Halls constitutional rights, including being forced to submit to a religious test to qualify as a soldier.. He charges that several incidents in recent years -- and more than 5,000 complaints his group has received from active-duty and retired military personnel -- point to a growing willingness inside the military to support a particular brand of��.
GOP Could Risk Alienating Latinos With DHS Fight
Their best hope is that 2016 Latino voters, most of whom support Obamas actions to keep some undocumented immigrants from being deported, will see it that way, too. Republicans said after the 2012 presidential elections that it was imperative to win.
Bobby Jindal: Liberals Are Obsessed With Race
I think the left is obsessed with race, Jindal said at a breakfast event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. I think that the reality is. If it helps you, youre more than welcome to put a disclaimer in every article that Im not white. It.
The new cool cities for Millennials
But rather than being a pioneer, Gustafson quickly realized that she had moved to a city that is full of other young professionals ��� and attracting more every month. There is a vibrant bar and restaurant scene, social sports leagues through which.
Star investigation: Tucson ministry a cult, former followers say
The UA wasnt previously aware of what the Stars investigation found, Vito says. It doesnt monitor groups for signs of trouble, but relies on formal complaints related to current students. Former Faith Christian members say the way the church.
Can women farm owners prevent the next Dust Bowl?
Jean Eells, an Iowa State Soil Conservation Committee member since 2002, developed the program after becoming aware of the lack of women landowners interested in conservation programs. ���What fascinated me was how women as landowners were so .
Obamacare Could Become the Next Volstead Act | Howard.
While the intent of the law is to insure millions of currently uninsured young people and middle class workers, it is precisely these young people who may be more inclined to pay the $695 annual tax if theyre making $35,000 and forgo health. The GOP and Mitt Romney need to do some creative thinking and offer an alterative that is socially conscious (as opposed to unconscious) and fiscally responsible while not being a disincentive to business expansion. A step in��.
Fair share - Columbia Journalism Review
Lets ask some of the brightest minds in this business.. By the time Mitt Romneys surreptitiously taped remarks about the 47 percent hit airwaves in September 2012, many Americans had heard a garbled debate about wealth that delivered more soundbites than facts. Governor Romney. Overall, the divide between rich and poor is growing, social mobility is decreasing, and the average length of unemployment today is twice as long as it was during the last recession. Turning to race��.
The Obamacare Coercion: Corporations and their Religious.
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a case set to decide whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA)���the policy which provides that the government ���shall not substantially burden a persons exercise of religion���.. If a company was run by Christian Scientists who really dont believe in any medical treatment, a ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby would mean they would be within their First Amendment rights to not be ���forced��� to pay for health insurance at all.
The Internet Is a Cesspool and Youre the Victim
Moore (2010), on the other hand, has argued that because economics are so central to cybersecurity, that policy and legislation are the means to incentivize a solution. Even so, Rubens. It is easy to commit crimes on the Internet; most malware is undetected (Moore and Anderson, 2009) and most cyber-criminals also escape detection, let alone punishment (Brenner, 2010)... The Target data breach is becoming a nightmare. Forbes.. The Christian Science Monitor.
MSU art professor remembered for Orpheus sculpture
EAST LANSING ��� In May of 1979, Mel Leiserowitz was in the final hours of preparing his biggest piece of art ��� a 35-foot tall metal sculpture that would sit in front of the yet-to-be constructed new Wharton Center. The Michigan State University art.
Time To Admit It: The Church Has Always Been Right On.
Instead of two parents being responsible for the children they conceive, an expectation that was held up by social norms and by the law, we now take it for granted that neither parent is necessarily responsible for their children.. More broadly, the Malthusian view of population growth has been resilient despite having been proven wrong time and time again and causing lots of unnecessary human suffering.. What Your Brand Color Says About Your BusinessStaples.
Homosexuality: The Mental Illness That Went Away
APA create and delete disorders from list of mental illnesses by vote, not science.. These scenes were repeated in 1971, and as people came out of the ���closet��� and felt empowered politically and socially, the APA directorate became increasingly uncomfortable with their stance. In 1973 the APAs. The overall point being that the APAs taxonomy is nothing more than self-serving nonsense... Its a conscience decision, and is the same for anyone who is gay.
���Religious Freedom��� means Christian Passive-Aggressive.
And Matthew Franck is horrified that religious universities will have to provide same-sex married-student housing; religious ���schools, universities, hospitals, hospices, and clinics; social service agencies, retirement homes, eldercare and childcare. One of the examples cited by the model conscience law of Americans United for Life as something that needs to be fixed is ���an ambulance driver in Illinois being fired for refusing to take a woman to an abortion clinic���.
Cartoons of Mass Destruction: The Whole Story Behind the.
The protesters, reacting to what they saw as a xenophobic, if not racist, expression of discomfort with the Muslim population in Denmark and a public equation of the Muslim religion with acts of terrorism, demanded an apology. The paper... Rabiah Ahmed, spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, told the Christian Science Monitor (Feb. 9), ���We are... Basic respect is lacking and it is not being socially or spiritually responsible.���.
NYPD Sergeant Says Guilty Until Proven Innocent Is Just.
In a recent Christian Science Monitor article dealing with teenagers, terrorism and social media (focusing on the recent Cameron DAmbrosio arrest for making terrorist threats via some improvised rap lyrics posted to Facebook),... racial or religious group, that person and everyone who takes part in the attack is responsible for the consequences, breaks international law and, if it results in the deaths of innocent people, commits the universal crimes of genocide,��.
Indiana Senate Says Yes To Faith-Based Hiring By State Contractors
Once a religious institution takes public funding or bids on public projects, they should then have to follow the rules like public businesses do in regards to discrimination based on any trait -- sex, race, gender, sexual and gender orientation, etc.
Hedges: Jeremy Hammond Exposed States Plan to.
He has reported from more than 50 countries and has worked for The Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times, for which he was a foreign correspondent for 15 years... and really sort of avoiding the kind of hacking activity that had gotten him into so much trouble--he was working with Food Not Bombs and these kinds of groups and delivering books to prisoners--I mean, he has a real social consciousness--very influenced,��.
Can Twitter curb #incivility? CEO vows to kick trolls off right and left.
(The Christian Science Monitor dropped user comments in 2012 as it became more difficult and time consuming to moderate the amount of vitriol they produced.) Other sites, including CNN, Popular Science, and the Gawker media family of sites, have either .
Chris Christie Reassures Iowa Voters That Hes Conservative Enough
Christie has faced questions about his ability to connect with social conservatives, who are crucial to winning the early Iowa caucuses. His straight-talk, no-nonsense image has won him many fans at home, but the act can come across as grating to those .
Children as Consumers ��� Global Issues
Childhood consumerism is of concern because it seems to be teaching children to value material things more than human relations. Furthermore, a. As we will introduce here, while this might be good for business, there are also important economic, social, health and environmental and other costs to be considered. Back to top. Kim Campbell and Kent Davis-Packard, How ads get kids to say I want it!, Christian Science Monitor, September 18, 2000. This has long��.
Who is Brooke Axtell and whats she doing at the Grammys? (+video)
Sunday night, the Grammys become a platform for social change as Katy Perry, Brooke Axtell, and President Barack Obama raised awareness for the issue of domestic violence and sexual abuse in America. During a. Certainly, theyre becoming more aware.
California Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Law Would Make Riding Less Safe.
���Any responsible bicycle rider should wear a helmet,��� Liu, chair of the Senate Education Committee, said in a press release. ���This law will help protect more people and make sure all riders benefit from the head protection that a helmet provides.��� .
Hedges and Wolin (2/8): Can Capitalism and Democracy.
He has reported from more than 50 countries and has worked for The Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times, for which he was a foreign correspondent for 15 years.. of standing set of its own institutions and foundations and fund-raising activities all the year round, not just to wait for elections, but to become a kind of permanent force, conscious conservative force in American politics from the ground up.
The Homeland Security Impasse
Meanwhile, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), the man responsible for the 2013 government shutdown, issued a statement of his own. Leaderships current plan -- to pass clean DHS funding and separate legislation barring executive amnesty -- is a mistake, Cruz .
About the notion of cyclical support for legalization
Most of it is the usual stuff he peddles, like wanting to somehow reduce some of the harmful effects of prohibition while keeping marijuana illegal, bemoaning the greed involved in commercial legalization while completely ignoring the overwhelming.
Is Fringe the New Lost? - The Daily Beast
Or take driverless cars, which are being touted as ready for trials���in theory the roads are a much more demanding environment than the skies, and roads dont have air traffic controllers. The computers are much safer say the.. On Thursday, in a private ceremony in his office, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law a measure that allows businesses to reject gay and lesbian customers in the name of ���religious freedom.��� Pence explained: ���Many people of faith��.