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New Jersey Cops Watch While Police Dog Mauls Man Who Later Dies While in Custody (VIDEOS)
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, James Joiner wrote in a Daily Beast article that “Policing in this country really seems to be going to the dogs” after seeing a video that appeared to show Vineland “police allowing a K9 dog … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Media, New Jersey, United States
Tagged police, Police Brutality
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The State of South Carolina Files Amicus Brief with SCOTUS…Claims It Is Legal to Discriminate Against Women–So Why Not Against Gays?
By Elaine Magliaro Mark Joseph Stern posted an interesting article titled South Carolina to SCOTUS: We Can Discriminate Against Women, So Why Not Gays? over at Slate on Thursday. In his piece, Stern said that a major problem with the … Continue reading
“Woodchucks” and Three More Poems by Maxine Kumin for National Poetry Month (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin (1925-2014) served as the United States poet laureate from 1981 to 1982. From 1989 to 1994, she was the poet laureate of New Hampshire. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Kumin was also a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Literature, Poetry, Short Video
Tagged Maxine Kumin
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Religious Freedom Laws: Digging a Little Deeper
By Elaine Magliaro Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Indiana Discriminatory state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts appear to be all the rage in some parts of this country. Unlike the RFRA legislation passed previously in other states, the recent passage of Indiana’s RFRA … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Jurisprudence, Justice, Labor Movement, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Roman Catholic Church, Society, United States
Tagged Arkansas, Indiana, Religion, Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Republican Party, Republicans, RFRA
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A Few Thoughts about Religion in America
Posted by Elaine Magliaro The biggest threat towards America today is not Communism, it is moving America towards a fascist theocracy . . . . When you have a government that prefers a certain moral code derived from a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Politics, Religion, United States
Tagged Frank Zappa, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA
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Zaid Jilani: “How Religious ‘Liberty’ Has Been Used to Justify Racism, Sexism and Slavery Throughout History”
By Elaine Magliaro Zaid Jilani has an interesting article titled How Religious ‘Liberty’ Has Been Used to Justify Racism, Sexism and Slavery Throughout History over at AlterNet. Jilani says that religion has been used for hundreds of years to deny … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, History, Homosexual Rights, Justice, Louisiana, Political Science, Politics, Racism, Religion, Society, States, United States
Tagged Bigotry, Indiana, Jim Crow, Republicans, Sexism, Slavery
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Et Tu, Wisconsin?: Following in the Footsteps of Florida, the Badger State’s Board of Commissioners of Public Lands Bans Discussion of Climate Change for State Agency
By Elaine Magliaro Eric Roston (Bloomberg) reported earlier today that discussing the subject of climate change is now “out of bounds for workers at a state agency in Wisconsin.” Roston said that “any work related to climate change—even responding to … Continue reading
WTF: Department of Justice Defies Congress and Claims It Can Prosecute Medical Marijuana Cases…at a Time When a Government-Funded Group Admits New Research Shows That Cannabinoids May Be Helpful in Treating a Deadly Form of Brain Cancer
By Elaine Magliaro Timothy Phelps (Los Angeles Times) reported last week that the Department of Justice (DOJ) claims that it can prosecute medical marijuana cases despite the fact that Congress passed a bipartisan amendment last year which prohibited the DOJ from … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Constitutional Law, Courts, Crime, DOJ, Government, Health Care, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, United States, War on Drugs
Tagged Medical Marijuan
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Gun Owner Accidentally Shoots Himself While Attending Easter Vigil Mass in Altoona, Pennsylvania
By Elaine Magliaro Courtney Fischer of WTAE reported that a gun accidentally went off about 11 p.m. on Saturday during an Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Altoona police said that the gun … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Society, United States
Tagged Altoona, Gun Accidents, Gun Nuts, Gun Permits, Gun Rights, Guns in Church, Pennsylvania, Second Amendment
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“In Praise of Zigzags”–A Poem by Jane O. Wayne for National Poetry Month
By Elaine Magliaro In Praise of Zigzags is one of my favorite poems. It brings to mind all of the students that I had during my years in teaching who marched to the beat of a different drum…who didn’t always … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Literature, Poetry
Tagged Jane O. Wayne, Liz Rosenberg, National Poetry Month, The Invisible Ladder
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