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Christian American Family Association Sends Homosexual To Olympics2 comments

dekerivers wrote 3 weeks ago: The American Family Association, a freakish little operation run by the odd and always-sweating Do … more »

Tags: Conservatives, Evangelicals, Gay Rights, Religion, Republicans, Society

Supreme Court Ruling On Handguns Wrongheaded8 comments

dekerivers wrote 1 month ago: It was a long awaited Supreme Court decision by those who correctly see the need for restrictions o … more »

Tags: Conservatives, Gun Control, Republicans, Supreme Court, Law, Society, CNN, Politics

Channel 3's Neil Heinen Said It All About Gay Marriage2 comments

dekerivers wrote 1 month ago: The editorial by Neil Heinen on Channel 3 regarding gay marriage was short and to the point.  And l … more »

Tags: Gay Rights, Morality, Society, Madison, Wisconsin, Marriage, Human Rights, Politics

New York Governor David Paterson Fights For Gay Marriage Equality

dekerivers wrote 1 month ago: There are politicians ‘in the arena’ that deserve praise and recognition.  New York Gov … more »

Tags: Gay Rights, Conservatives, Society, New York Times, Marriage, civil unions, Politics

Appeals Court Forcing Military To Prove That Gays Hurt Troop Readiness And Unit Cohesion1 comment

dekerivers wrote 2 months ago: The court ruling on Wednesday was fantastic.  And smart. In short, three judges of the 9th Circuit … more »

Tags: Gay Rights, Conservatives, Society

Reflections On Gay Marriage Fight In America2 comments

dekerivers wrote 2 months ago: Moving ahead on the great social issues of the day has never been easy.  From women securing the ri … more »

Tags: Gay Rights, Conservatives, Supreme Court, Law, Society, Marriage, civil unions, Politics

Gay Marriage Legal In California, Court Declares10 comments

dekerivers wrote 2 months ago: GREAT COURT RULING A deeply divided California Supreme Court said Thursday that California’s b … more »

Tags: Gay Rights, Conservatives, Supreme Court, Law, Marriage, civil unions

If Felons In Prison Can Marry, Why Not Loving Gay Couples?

dekerivers wrote 2 months ago: The New York Times always has meaningful letters to the editor that I find highly enjoyable to rea … more »

Tags: Gay Rights, Conservatives, Supreme Court, Law, Society, New York Times, Marriage, civil unions, Politics

Anti-Gay Hatred To Get Second Chance In Arizona2 comments

dekerivers wrote 2 months ago: When misguided and thoughtless Wisconsin voters were placing discrimination into the state constit … more »

Tags: Elections, Gay Rights, Conservatives, Democrats, Morality, Republicans, Society, civil unions, Politics

Gay Marriage Massachusetts Style4 comments

dekerivers wrote 2 months ago: A nicely written and well thought out article on the great social issue of our times, that being g … more »

Tags: Gay Rights, Marriage, New York Times, Society

Pope Gives Support For Millions Of Undocumented Immigrants Living In US. What Would Vicki McKenna Do? 6 comments

dekerivers wrote 3 months ago: I wonder if the same conservative folks who are upset when drivers license exams are printed in lang … more »

Tags: Catholic Church, Conservatives, ethics, Immigration, INTERNATIONAL, Madison, Morality, Politics, President Bush

Al Gore: A New Powerful Slideshow About Climate Change1 comment

dekerivers wrote 3 months ago: I am not sure how wide spread this video has been distributed, but I feel it is so well done with su … more »

Tags: Al Gore, Environment, ethics, Geography, History, INTERNATIONAL, Politics, Presidential Race '08, Society

U.S. Military Tried To Stop Gay Spouse Of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin From Trip3 comments

dekerivers wrote 3 months ago: The military needs to have a long series of sensitivity classes. I know that the military, for the … more »

Tags: Gay Rights, Conservatives, Republicans, Law, Society, Madison, Wisconsin, Politics, Tammy Baldwin

"The Tin Man" Has Awesome Blog Response To Barack Obama Speech1 comment

dekerivers wrote 4 months ago: Always thoughtful and well worded, “The Tin Man ” provides an insightful look at the spe … more »

Tags: Barack Obama, blogs, Elections, hillary clinton, Politics, Presidential Race '08, racism, Society

Heart-Felt American Responses To Barack Obama Speech On Race And Rev. Wright1 comment

dekerivers wrote 4 months ago: I am not sure what the end result of the speech made by Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama … more »

Tags: Elections, Democrats, Presidential Race '08, Society, Barack Obama, Politics, racism

Barack Obama Delivers Powerful Speech About Race In America And Rev. Wright27 comments

dekerivers wrote 4 months ago: Some speeches by politicians are mere political words of convenience.  Then there are times when a … more »

Tags: Barack Obama, CNN, Democrats, Elections, Politics, Presidential Race '08, racism, Society

Washington Times Updates Style Guide Over Gay Marriage And Immigrants

dekerivers wrote 4 months ago: I do not think I have ever mentioned The Washington Times on my blog before.  The paper is just to … more »

Tags: Conservatives, Gay Rights, Marriage, media, Newspapers, Politics, Society

NRA Has Six More Dead Americans On Their Hands6 comments

dekerivers wrote 5 months ago: Thursday afternoon I was on the west side of Madison doing some grocery shopping when I heard on the … more »

Tags: Conservatives, Gun Control, NRA, Society

Mike Huckabee Declares War On The Constitution...On God's Behalf5 comments

dekerivers wrote 6 months ago: How are we to respond to this?  I have followed politics for decades and may I say I was dumbfounde … more »

Tags: Conservatives, Elections, Evangelicals, Mike Huckabee, Politics, Presidential Race '08, Religion, Republicans, Video


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