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News & ArtsSunday, February 26, 2012
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Posted by Unpaid Intern on Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Posted by news intern Clare Moran
Virginia's Republican Governor: Meets with GOP assembly members 60 times, asking them to set aside conservative social agenda agenda to focus on building jobs.
NATO Recalls Staff from Afghanistan: After Koran burnings and deaths. NATO plans a summit in May to discuss further plans.
Santorum: Says that apologizing for the Koran burning is "is something the president of the United States should not have done."
Americans: Not showing up in Egyptian court.
Maine: Is it ready to overturn its ban on same-sex marriage?
Occupy Tacoma Activists: Moving out the day before their eviction.
Legislative Session: March 8th is the deadline for the budget and tensions are rising.
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Just got a FB post from Rob McKenna...he's promoting Freedom Sunday, a challenge to end human slavery.
http://www.freedomsunday.org/
Freedom Sunday is a worship platform that provides churches with what they need to become more aware and more active in opposing modern slavery.
Soft launched in February 2010, more than 1,000 churches in over 30 countries participated in the first global Freedom Sunday.
In 2011 this number grew to 2,500 in 45 countries. The goal for 2012 is 6,000 churches worldwide.
http://www.freedomsunday.org/
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santorum is a man up with who's words i will not put. what a great dad he must be - imparting the "never apologize" lesson of christ to his children.
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So it's cool to burn the King James bible with the garbage? Actually, I guess most religions prefer their texts be treated with a little dignity: http://www.npr.org/2012/02/24/147321213/…
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I think Slog should have a Bible, Torah and Koran burning at our next Slog Happy!!
And let's televise it!!
And let's televise it!!
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Admitting that something you did was a mistake is not the same as apologizing for something you did. wat?
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Neo-cons like Santorum are warmongers. They want to keep the U.S. population in constant fear in order to gain more power for themselves and their friends. Bush II even said publicly that it would be easier if he were a dictator.
That's what conservatives ultimately dream of: An enormous, military-theocratic goverment where they rule with unlimited dictatorial power.
That's what conservatives ultimately dream of: An enormous, military-theocratic goverment where they rule with unlimited dictatorial power.
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@1, I'm not a McKenna fan, but I applaud that effort. More awareness of this global crisis is needed immediately.
15
Senator Santorum says that the United States does not owe anyone an apology for burning the Korans because it was a mistake, as opposed to an intentional act.
The harm, apparently, is in the intent, not the action. This is an astonishingly self-absorbed and self-involved world view, but it is consistent with the Christian idea that the sin is in the intent - whether it was acted upon or not - and not in the act.
That standard of etiquette goes a long way to explaining the Republican support for tort reform that limits awards to people harmed by businesses or doctors. Since none of that harm was intentional, no apology - and certainly no cash settlement - is necessary.
If I step on your foot or bump into you on the street no apology is necessary because it wasn't intentional.
If a kid hits a baseball through a neighbor's window, no apology is necessary because it was an accident.
If I hit you with my car, no apology is necessary because it was an accident.
If my oil tanker runs aground and spills millions of gallons of oil on a pristine wilderness no apology is necessary because it wasn't intentional.
All of those people in jail for manslaughter should be released because they didn't do anything wrong; they didn't mean to kill anyone.
It's a very strange standard of etiquette.
The harm, apparently, is in the intent, not the action. This is an astonishingly self-absorbed and self-involved world view, but it is consistent with the Christian idea that the sin is in the intent - whether it was acted upon or not - and not in the act.
That standard of etiquette goes a long way to explaining the Republican support for tort reform that limits awards to people harmed by businesses or doctors. Since none of that harm was intentional, no apology - and certainly no cash settlement - is necessary.
If I step on your foot or bump into you on the street no apology is necessary because it wasn't intentional.
If a kid hits a baseball through a neighbor's window, no apology is necessary because it was an accident.
If I hit you with my car, no apology is necessary because it was an accident.
If my oil tanker runs aground and spills millions of gallons of oil on a pristine wilderness no apology is necessary because it wasn't intentional.
All of those people in jail for manslaughter should be released because they didn't do anything wrong; they didn't mean to kill anyone.
It's a very strange standard of etiquette.
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there is a difference. In your examples there is quantifiable objective damage, not subjective spiritual or emotional offense.
Isn't it more ironic, then, that S feels no need to apologize?
Isn't it more ironic, then, that S feels no need to apologize?
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@15,
A subject's skin color and/or sex have a huge impact on conservative's beliefs towards any particular event.
Simply put, black, hispanics, women, and any other minority will be judged much more harshly than an old, white, christian, conservative male.
Conservatives loudly decry this and deny racism and sexism, but then they go ahead and judge anyway. Their actions speak much louder than their words.
A subject's skin color and/or sex have a huge impact on conservative's beliefs towards any particular event.
Simply put, black, hispanics, women, and any other minority will be judged much more harshly than an old, white, christian, conservative male.
Conservatives loudly decry this and deny racism and sexism, but then they go ahead and judge anyway. Their actions speak much louder than their words.
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