Obama Speech Transcript

Byhenry March 18, 2008

It’s available here. This is for all you other people like me who prefer to read something that long.

Politics | Racism

Jena, LA: A Town in Turmoil
Byhenry August 22, 2007
Newsweek story here. I wish I was surprised at such racism, but I’m not. In many places it’s just below the surface. (HT: Pursuing Holiness.)
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Afternoon Links (9/21/07)
Byhenry September 21, 2007
Just a couple of things that caught my eye: Fellow member of the moderate Christian blogroll Michael Westmoreland-White has written a post on the [tag]Jena 6[/tag], titled Racial Bias in the U.S. Courts: The Case of the Jena 6. He appears to have been following the case fairly closely, though this is the first time…
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Christian Apologetics | Christianity | Politics

Removing Mormons from the Cult List
Byhenry October 19, 2012
There’s something deeply troubling about the decision by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to remove Mormons from the list of cults on their web site. My concern is not with failing to list any particular group as a cult. In fact, as commonly used in Christian apologetics, I don’t think the label or lists of…
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2008 U. S. Presidential Election | Politics

Information, Laziness, and Voting
Byhenry January 4, 2008
News stories this morning pointed out that Romney outspent Huckabee 6 to 1 in Iowa, yet in the end it wasn’t enough for a win. It’s interesting that the expectation is that spending is equal to votes. It’s unfortunate that it’s often quite true. Voters frequently complain about the behavior of candidates–too many sound bites,…
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Politics

Respect, Disrespect, and Conscience
Byhenry February 21, 2019
I have seen a number of posts suggesting that those who won’t recite or stand for the pledge of allegiance are disrespectful, or perhaps just badly behaved. Good people, by implication, will say these words and join in the group. My view of this is formed by my upbringing. I am a United States Air…
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Asides | Freedom of Speech | Politics

Free Press
Byhenry August 16, 2018
The nature of a free press is not that it is always right, always responsible, or required to print what any person or group wants, but that it is free. It can challenge authority and it can be challenged.
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