Posts Tagged ‘Society’
BARON: Wake Up, Internet Generation!
Noah Baron, Religious Progressive
If the many progressives of the internet generation do not make it a point to log off of Facebook and actually show up to the meetings of the groups they joined there, we are going to be in serious trouble, starting with the elections coming later this year.
BILBO: Impending Genocide in Uganda
A group of hate-filled legislators in Uganda hopes to add the African republic to a shameful list of countries that punish homosexual acts with the death penalty.
BARON: Salvation Army to Gays, Atheists, Undocumented Immigrants — ‘Go to Hell!’
Noah Baron, Associate Editor
Ideology: Religious Progressive | Writing from: New York City, NY
I’ve known for a long time that the Salvation Army isn’t exactly a pristine institution. In 2004, I heard [...]
FULHAM: Fighting for Equality
The New York State Senate’s decision to deny civil rights to gays will only further empower the marriage equality movement.
SIEFF: On the Marriage Equality Question
The struggle for equality is perpetual and without satisfaction. Its cause is righteous in our minds, but intractable in our condition.
BARON: Blunt Equality — Marijuana, Marriage, and Referenda
Maine decriminalizes marijuana but bans gay marriage — what happened and why.
Carpenter: Take a Stand on Hate
Why everyone should support the LGBT hate-crime legislation passed in the Senate
BARON: No Such Thing as a “Stolen Vote”
Politicians regularly take the money and votes of their constituents, and then turn around and ignore their concerns. Yet come next election-day, they cry foul when a third-party candidate challenges them because they failed to govern honestly or in accordance with the values of the people who supported them.
BARON: “Christian” “Love” or Christian Love?
Christian Fundamentalists claim that they speak the Word of G-d – in reality, they don’t.
GOLDIN: Why I’m Marching
On October 11, thousands of Americans will march for equal rights for LGBT people in Washington DC.
WALK: Pro-Life? Adopt Gay Marriage
Extending full marriage rights to gay couples could save thousands of babies from being aborted every year.
ROGERS: The Case For Marriage Equality
A constitutional conservative argues for marriage equality from a constitutional and social standpoint.
Conor Rogers, Editor
Ideology: Republican | Writing from: New Jersey
The passage of California Proposition 8 was a resounding [...]
ROGERS: Do your best friends get the same rights as you?
Conor Rogers, Editor
Ideology: Republican | Writing From: New York City
Proposition Number Eight: In California, Marriage is between a man and a woman – Yes or No?
Do you want to take [...]
BARON: My Vote for Nader, Vindicated
Noah Baron, Staff Writer
Ideology: Liberal
According to AMERICAblog, Barack Obama’s legal team — likely on instructions from the White House — filed a motion to dismiss a legal challenge to [...]
BARON: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: A Violation of Free Speech, Religious Liberty, States’ Rights, and Equal Protection
Noah Baron, Staff Writer
According to recent news reports, the Supreme Court decided to refuse to grant cert to a case coming from the First Circuit in which the court upheld [...]