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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Picture of the Day for May 12, 2015: Regarding the GOP’s War on Women
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Here’s a “Picture of the Day” that I think is an appropriate follow-up to the article that I posted this morning titled The Public Shaming of Unwed Mothers: Regarding Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Florida’s 2001 … Continue reading
The Public Shaming of Unwed Mothers: Regarding Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Florida’s 2001 “Scarlet Letter” Adoption Law
By Elaine Magliaro On Tuesday, Laura Bassett of Huffington Post brought attention to Florida’s 2001 “Scarlet Letter” adoption law. According to Bassett, the controversial law required single mothers who did not know the identity of the fathers of their children … Continue reading
Texas Teacher Fired after Posting Facebook Comments Suggesting a Return to Segregation of the Races Might Be a Good Idea
By Elaine Magliaro From Jia Tolentino of Jezebel: A fourth-grade teacher at Bennett Elementary School in Frenship ISD, which serves Lubbock, TX, has written, deleted, and faced widespread public shame for a Facebook post in which she details her anger … Continue reading
Posted in Equal Rights, Police, Racism, Society, Texas, United States
Tagged Facebook, Karen Fitzgibbons, McKinney (TX)
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Two Bright Lights in Missouri: The Ferguson Municipal Public Library and Its Director Scott Bonner Who Served the Community Well in a Time of Crisis
By Elaine Magliaro Here is some uplifting news out of Ferguson, Missouri: The Ferguson Municipal Public Library (FMPL) has been named Library of the Year by Library Journal magazine and Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. According to Caroline Siede … Continue reading
A Black Ex-Cop Writes about Race and Policing in the United States (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Redditt Hudson has an interesting article titled I’m a black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing over at Vox. Hudson was a St. Louis police officer for five years. He currently serves as the board … Continue reading
Posted in Equal Rights, Law Enforcement, Police, Racism, Short Video, United States
Tagged Racism and Policing, Redditt Hudson
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Picture of the Day for June 10, 2015: Regarding Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Politics, Religion, United States
Tagged Discrimination, Picture of the Day
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Plaintiffs in “Gay Conversion” Therapy Lawsuit Were Told to Blame Their Mothers for Their Homosexuality
By Elaine Magliaro David Porter of the Associated Press reported on an interesting New Jersey court case on Monday. According to Porter, four men sued Jersey City-based Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH) “in 2012 under New Jersey’s consumer … Continue reading
Getting a Religious High in the Hoosier State?: First Church of Cannabis Granted Tax-Exempt Status in Indiana (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Crooks and Liars wrote, “The intent of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in Indiana was to allow the free exercise of ‘religious freedom,’ which was highly contested and revised due to public outcry. That’s because the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Drug Policy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Homosexual Rights, IRS, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Short Video, States, United States
Tagged Cannabis, First Church of Cannabis, Indiana, Marijuana, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA
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What’s the Matter with Kansas?: How Governor Sam Brownback Threatened to Defund the Judiciary If It Rules Against a Law He Favors
By Elaine Magliaro Things just keep getting worse in the state of Kansas thanks to the policies and political actions of its governor Sam Brownback. Steve Benen of MSNBC said, “If the spectacular failures of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s (R) … Continue reading
Picture of the Day for June 8, 2015: The De-evolution of the Republican Party
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
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