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Election Results

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So I’m really, really depressed right now. Things have gone from bad to worse. Obama is now President Obama. For the record, while this country still has freedom of speech, I can’t STAND that man and anyone who voted for him will regret it some day. HOW could you have voted for someone who is so obviously a puppet as Obama?  Read More »

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Hate Sermons

I woke up this morning and checked my e-mail, as I do every morning, only to find another disgusting chain letter claiming that Senator Barack Obama is a Muslim who hates America, refuses to hold his hand over his heart during the pledge of allegiance and was inaugurated while placing his hand on the Bible.  Read More »

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Respect Should Have Its Limits

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I agree that there should be respect in this world for varying viewpoints and lifestyles. Unfortunately, the vast majority of wars have come due to religious reasons or radical doctrine that truly resembles religious blind faith. Additionally, I believe that all too often people get an easy pass for what they say and do because they can fall back on "religious respect."  Read More »

"What you say, matters."

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"Sometimes when you're so close to it, emotionally, I can't write about it. And only now, can I begin." -Jennifer Cornay  Read More »

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Wee Tiny Homophobia

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Brain Drain had Middle Child in a headlock again. His older brother is much larger and stronger, and Middle Child often finds himself in a position he can't escape. His explosive emotional outbursts are his only defense against the brute force of Brain Drain. So he exploded.

"Let me go, you jerk! You're...so...GAY!"  Read More »

What's Wrong with the "F" word?

Jerry Lee – who I know little about – is beginning to receive heavy criticism for accidently using the slur “faggot” at an attempt at humor during a telethon.    Read More »

Hate crimes and free speech

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Some people say that there shouldn’t be hate crimes laws:

The bill directly violates freedom of religion in this sense as it declares moral disapproval to be unacceptable.

This is a hate crime:  Read More »

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