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True theology is above skin color - when it's not, like here, then it's racist.

Sorry for the omission, here's one by James Cone, the man whose ideals that church (including notable members like Rev Wright and B H Obama) espoused and promulgated for many years: "Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If...

I am sympathetic to the argument that the UN may be the most logical place to build some global-policing muscle, but this is a thoroughly corrupt organization where most members are dictatorships of one kind or another, openly out to pursue their own agendas. Can we form "the son of the UN"...

It's not the thread, it's us... on Labor Day weekend, what do you expect? :)

You mean that he got himself on some politically-minded boards (so do a gazillion other people to pursue their own agendas), was part of a team that claims to have registered people to vote (statistics in this endeavor are notoriously misleading), was the director of something (so am I), was a...

IMAO: Why I Love the Sarah Palin Choice Because (from a recent MorOn.Org email) it makes Democrats say things like this: "I think she's far too inexperienced to be in this position. I'm all for a woman in the White House, but not one who hasn't done anything to deserve it. There are far...

By Jon Stewart Palin, yes, but don't forget that Obama too has a great story to tell: http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=183509&title=Barack-Obama:-He-Completes-Us :) :) :)

IMAO: New McCain/Palin Bumper Stickers "The McCain campaign has already come out with new bumper stickers. I think these may be particularly focused towards conservatives..." :) :) :)

B H Obama Versus S L H Palin For sure Governor Palin, at 44, having successfully held elected executive positions for years, and having earned her reputation as a political maverick and achieved many things in her career so far, eg, battling corruption in that "old fashion" state, is better...

Times are changing. A long time ago, you only cared about your direct family. Then it became your village, then your city-state, then your country. Now, look at Europe, look at NATO. Soon, we'll all teach our children that everybody on this globe is our family. I am not arguing that this...

Agree :)

So, we did what we had to do to stop those regimes from becoming another Hitler and his axis that caused over 30 million casualties in the mid 20th century... There is no radical country, only radical dictators who oppress their people and threaten their neighbors. Countries are full of...

Casualties are always difficult to accept, but let's not forget that we are talking about professional/volunteer soldiers, whose sacrifice resulted in two terrible dictatorships being removed from power, two nations being free with a good chance of advancing towards true democracy, and, as a...

IMAO: Barack Obama Speech Analysis "On the forty-fifth anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech," Barack Obama gave his speech accepting the nomination of the Democratic Party. King's speech was about judging people not by the color of their skin but by the content of their...

American Politics A La JibJab Another timely JibJab: http://www.peteyandpetunia.com/VoteHere/VoteHere.htm :) :) :)

The Hopeless Student "It’s no good, sir,” whispered the young boy, "I try to learn History, but everything you say goes in both ears and out the other.” “Goes in both ears and out the other?” asked the puzzled teacher, “but you only have two ears, son.” “...As you can see...

Creative Waterfall http://www.noob.us/miscellaneous/creative-waterfall/ :) :) :)

Educating The Young For the tenth time, Lady Muffy asked her husband, Lord Richard, to explain the facts of life, tell the "birds and bees" story to their teenage son. Lord Richard finally agreed and called the young lad in his study. "Son", he started, with his characteristic upper class...

College Student Aptitude This particular college's student body is composed of the sons and daughters of the very rich who could not meet the academic requirements of any other college. Lo and behold, the college basketball team wins every game and dominates their league. All this success is...

That workman was actually MichaelAngelo. True story! :)