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When You’re Feeling Stressed about this Election
“Why are you concerned about this presidential primary?” I ask. “Because," a friend said over dinner, "someone I don't trust may gain control of our military might, our nuclear codes–someone who seems easily offended and vengeful.” “Because," another said, "I’m afraid I’m losing my homeland. It’s changing right under my feet.” “I wonder,” said another, “what are people thinking?! They don’t appear to care about issues and substance. They seem charmed by the personality of a Pied Piper.” Yesterday I was speaking to another friend who confided that it was getting to the point where she didn’t even want to let her thoughts go to the…
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Duck Dynasty: Should Your Belief Cost You Your Job?
Is it really cause for suspension or termination if when you are directly asked "What in your mind is sinful?" you refer to the Bible and include homosexuality in your response? Gay activists (GLADD) say YES. But their power to shape the national dialogue on the rightness or wrongness of homosexual behavior has been broken this week, or at least dialed down, by an unlikely fellow with a long beard in camo, Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson. The way gays suffered and cared for their own during the AIDS epidemic of the 80’s infused great moral authority into their struggle for acceptance. But those lessons seem lost in the…
