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... Jenner: Gender, Sexuality & the Image of God
Maybe we should just start doing what the Indonesians do and go by a single name.And Malay languages like Indonesian, Malaysian (properly known as 'Bahasa Indonesia' and 'Bahasa Malaysia') and even the...
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Greece in 2015: When 2+2 Finally Doesn't Equal 8
We are about to find out what happens when an entire generation attempts to make 2+2=8.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) - which is only the most significant of Greece's creditors - has withdrawn...
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The End of Marriage? Or the Beginning of Belonging?
In the Old Testament/TaNaK there is a book among what the Jews call the Nevi'im - or Prophets - where God speaks to the prophet Hosea and tells him to marry a prostitute.There are lots of theories out...
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Marriage and our Gay Neighbors: The Way Forward
It was after a funeral service and my wife and I were on our way to my parents' grave site. We dropped into a small grocery to see if they had flowers we could bring. The clerk who helped me - if I...
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The Federal Reserve and "New Economic Thinking"
In a MarketWatch.com story we learn the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now advising the Federal Reserve on the timing of its expected hike in interest rates. What caught my eye first, though,...
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Greece and Germany as Seen Through American Eyes
Right up front I have to admit that my headline is a bit misleading. No one elected me spokesperson for all Americans, so really this is how I - one American - see Greece and Germany. But I am...
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Only Civil Society Can Save the European Project
In one of the most banal, intellectually dishonest rants of his career, Princeton Professor Paul Krugman has just tried to turn the debate over yet another bailout for Greece into an argument about...
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'Sovereign Debt' is an 'ὀξύσμωρός': Repudiate It!
The people of Greek are bewildered by the 'deal' (which is really a complete capitulation) struck by the Tsipras government with Greece's creditors. From MarketWatch:“I’m quite upset with this deal, it...
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Sovereignty and Debt: Financial War Breaks Out Into the Open
We are about to find out how far Europe is willing to go in throwing away democracy (which was, of course, born in Greece) to the keep the sham which is the Eurozone alive.The purpose of the Eurozone,...
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The Equality Act and Religious Freedom
Yesterday (Thursday, July 22, 2015) "The Equality Act" was introduced in Congress. This act would "outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing,...
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Is What is Happening at Planned Parenthood "Above our Paygrade?"
It was almost about this time seven years ago that President Obama was asked when he thought a baby had human rights. His answer was criticized for being a bit flippant:"...whether you’re looking at...
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Deflation is the Monster in Little Janet's Closet
Anyone who's had kids knows that the closet at the foot of the bed is the source of much nighttime dread. (I think I might be channeling Dr. Seuss here.)And we know as well that the solution is...
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Emails, State Secrets & the Integrity of the Law
As an information technology/cyber-security professional, if I ran an email server on what the National Security community calls the "Non-secure Internet Protocol Routed Network" (or NIPRNet - national...
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Is the Fever Finally Breaking? Is This the End of 'Financialization'?
Anyone who has kids has been there.You're standing by the bed with the thermometer to check on their temperature as you nurse them through a bout with the flu. They are bundled up in blankets,...
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Wall Street Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds
"Rich" is a word that can mean different things in different contexts. Wall Street is "rich" - but not just in terms of income or wealth but also in irony and hypocrisy.Today's MarketWatch.com tells...
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Watch Your Back - Meaning Your Access to Cash
A couple weeks ago the Financial Times came out with an article arguing for the end of 'cash'. They are using the term 'barbarous relic' - a term John Maynard Keynes used for gold as a form of money -...
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The Future of Europe is Where it Belongs: The Hearts of the Greek People
Greek Prime Minister Alex Tsipras has played the part of Volumnius and has fallen on his sword. Later this month the Greek people need to make sure they decide once and for all what dies and what...
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Hang on to your wallets!
The decision of the Federal Reserve to leave the Federal Funds Rate at 0.00%-0.25% included a foreboding little tidbit in what is called the "dot plot" chart the Fed includes with its guidance.Each dot...
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The Cloud in the Silver Lining?
The media was crowing today about the "best jobs report this year" (CBS Evening News). Talk is starting to turn on whether this will be considered enough for the Federal Reserve to start raising...
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San Bernardino - And the First AND Second Amendments
The mass shooting in San Bernardino has now brought us to a place where we have to take seriously the potential for our neighbors to be radicalized by the Islamic State, resulting in loosely connected...
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