It is time to remind leaders and those who want to be president that our nation is a Christian nation and should be declared as such. It has been from the very beginning.
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Emails show Gov. Terry Branstad’s chief of staff made specific inquiries as to how the state could essentially shut down Disability Rights Iowa, a privately run, federally funded agency that advocates for the disabled.
Two articles (credit given to Carloz for this technique): Deficit hawks can't have it both ways
It is time to stop giving Herman Cain’s unapologetic bigotry a free pass. The man and his poison need to be seen clearly and taken seriously.
The Rev. Mark Kiyimba was forced to leave his Ugandan home in March for his safety. The gay-rights activist, now in the United States, stood before a captivated church crowd Sunday morning to discuss Uganda's gay rights issues.
We are set for a barrage by yet another set of candidates for president who will surely pontificate on the subject of "family values." The "family values" espoused in past elections put our candidates on a very high place from which to fall.
But Jefferson penned another phrase, arguably his most famous after those from the Declaration of Independence.
The majority of Iowans support same-sex marriage, according to a survey conducted by graduate students at Drake University.
The Brussels subway sound system has become the latest front in the linguistic fight between Dutch speakers and Francophones that has kept Belgium without a government for more than a year.
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In addition to removing the health of a mother as one exception a doctor could use to bypass abortion restrictions, the legislation would essentially bar abortions after what is typically considered the 18th week of pregnancy.
"You [students] just put forth the effort to be part of political propaganda in a political circus," Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck, R-Dixon, said during a hearing at the Statehouse. "I do not like it when students actually come here and lobby for funds; that's just my opinion.
Gov. Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution and has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defending it.
Abstract: The alternation in the plural forms of words such as life (singular) ~ lives (plural) owes its irregularity to various linguistic changes throughout the development of English.
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'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.' - "Animal Farm" [...] Gay marriage is Iowa's Animal Farm.
A legislative proposal to allow Iowans to deny service to people whose marriages they disapprove of is dead...
The tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others has made lots of unlikely heroes.
Three Iowa Supreme Court justices were on pace to lose their seats Tuesday in a historic upset fueled by the 2009 decision that allowed same-sex couples to marry.
To Your Honors:
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Since there is no evidence that any language forbids its speakers to think anything, we must look in an entirely different direction to discover how our mother tongue really does shape our experience of the world.
Argentina became the first Latin American nation to legalize gay marriage Thursday, granting same-sex couples all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexuals.
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In a recent article here, the author articulates his reasons for opposing homosexuality with various Biblical quotes. All well and good.
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For some residents of the African island nation of Madagascar, encountering the tiny mammal called the aye-aye is as bad as meeting death itself.
Abstract: Not necessarily a rebuttal or reply, in what follows - inspired by the stimulating conversation here - I address a few common fallacies about language, the study of language, and those who study language. 1. Introduction
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Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.
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(RNS) Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus are accusing Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum of bigotry and ignorance after he said that "equality" is solely a Judeo-Christian concept. "Where do you think the concept of equality comes from?" Santorum said on the campaign trail …
I am sadly too familiar with these tactics because they were used against the GOP ticket in 2008. The left seeks to single someone out and destroy his or her record and reputation and family using the media as a channel to dump handpicked and half-baked campaign opposit …
Another day, another dishonest Fox News chart.
Watching the debate on creationism in the education system has me laughing and sometimes crying.
Newt Gingrich says the the United States Constitution does NOT apply in the war on terror.
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