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OK, so I was reading a post on Prop 8 Trial Tracker where the following quote was rendered which spawned the creation of this post: There’s two lenses here. One’s a biblical world view and the other is basically more of a secular humanist world view and that’s why there never seems to be agreement†[…]
Continue ReadingA major problem with many religions, especially conservative or fundamentalist religions, is that, for them, their dogma, tenets, traditions, and beliefs are more important than people. Following their tradition and teachings is more important than the harm that they cause. It is easy to forget that people are affected by your teachings when the teachings […]
Continue ReadingLinguistics Evolution and Geographic Isolation This post is brought to you by the letter “L” for linguistics. I have come to think about his because of my reading about linguistics. In linguistics it is thought that humanity’s languages all stemmed from a single language called Proto-Indo-European, and then as the tribes broke up and migrated […]
Continue ReadingIf any of these links are not dead, need correcting, or if you have recommendations please let me know. In Support of Esperanto More Casual The ‘One Show’ does Esperanto (January 2010, You Tube Video) – really good coverage Peter Jameson’s Secret Language by Sylvan Zaft (a not-so-short children’s story in English involving Esperanto) A […]
Continue ReadingIf you think that what I am about to write does not affect you please take a look at this quote: Texas is the nation’s second-largest textbook market and one of the few biggies where the state picks what books schools can buy rather than leaving it up to the whims of local districts, which […]
Continue ReadingThe more I read of the Proposition 8 Trial Tracker BLog‘s account of the trial’s testimony the more I believe that there is really no valid argument against gay marriage.  Their Questioning, and their expert witnesses are crushing the pro- Prop 8 people. It is a blood bath in there. The historical evidence supporting the homosexuality has […]
Continue ReadingHere is a link to a live blog detailing the happenings at the Proposition 8 trial: Proposition 8 Trial Tracker BLog from the Courage Campaign. Read it and get involved. This is one of the most important civil rights issues of our time.
Continue ReadingRead about it and you be the judge: Uganda considers death sentence for gay sex in bill before parliament (Guardian UK, November 2009) Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill: Inspired by the U.S. (Time, December 2009) Taboos Silence Opponents Of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill (NPR, December 2009) Uganda’s bill to imprison gays for life is an outrage that should […]
Continue ReadingThis article in Newsweek titled “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage Why same-sex marriage is an American value” is written by Theodore Olson who is a prominent Republican lawyer that served under Bush and Reagan during their presidential administrations. He, along with David Boies, a prominent liberal lawyer, have taken it upon themselves to overturn […]
Continue ReadingI originally published this on Google’s Knol quite a while ago. Some have liked what is written here, some have not. I did have a little help with this, so it is not solely my work.Since my original article this has undergone quite a few changes, reorganizations, and additions so it is a little bit […]
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Continue ReadingGoogle is, thankfully, celebrating Dr. L.L. Zamenhof’s birthday today with a Doodle, since it is Zamenhof Day. Right about now you are probably wondering who this Dr. Zamenhof is that Google would take the time to recognize him? There was a lot of speculation within the Esperanto community as to whether or not Google would do […]
Continue ReadingThe article Gay on Trial: Why more than marriage is at stake in the federal legal challenge to Prop. 8 (the American Prospect) has a great run-down on the current state of the gay rights movement especially in light of the famous lawyers David Boies and Ted Olson taking up the case. The only part […]
Continue ReadingRev. Debra Haffner’s Huffington Post article “A Solomon’s Choice on Abortion: Let Compassion and Justice Prevail” is a great message I have been a fan of hers for a few months now.
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