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The Swerve – Too Close to the Truth

Byhenry March 16, 2010

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Jim Wallis Wishes Sarah Palin Ill
Byhenry August 14, 2009
Shane Raynor reports on a blog post by Rev. Jim Wallis on Sarah Palin in which he says: Please dont invoke your Christian faith anymore and embarrass the people of God even further. May your efforts to scare Americans during this important debate fail. May your political future also fail, and may your star fall…
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Bible Study | Christianity | Politics | Religious Education

The Best Place to Teach the Bible
Byhenry April 23, 2006
See You in Bible Class says the MSNBC/Newsweek headline on a story that informs us that the state of Georgia has decided that having a Bible class is a critical part of the public school curriculum for their state. They’re going to mandate that it be added. The story is headed by the picture of…
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But the Whole Election is Out of Context!
Byhenry September 12, 2008
So much of the way in which we understand language, not to mention pretty much everything else, is simply context. Thanks to the folks at Language Log we have a discussion of how Sarah Palin was taken out of context when some claimed that she thought we were on a God ordained mission in Iraq….
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A Few Notes on Civility
Byhenry June 28, 2018
I’m not even sure if civility is the right word here, but it will work. I’m talking about remaining courteous even while expressing vigorous opinions. Civility isn’t cowardice. Rather, it is choosing the most effective way to express one’s opinion. It may lead to civil disobedience, a situation in which one offers oneself in a…
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Michigan Messenger on Militias
Byhenry April 12, 2010
I’ve been very favorably impressed with the work of the American Independent News Network, of which the Michigan Messenger is a part. They seem to be about going out and researching and solid information gathering. As I’ve written many times, I’m less concerned about balance–an ephemeral concept in my opinion–than about thoroughness. If you gather…
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FTC Disclosure Rules for Blogs
Byhenry October 12, 2009
Over on my company blog I indicated that these rules were generally common sense, as in if you make money off of something you should disclose the fact that you do. Of course, you can’t count on the government to use common sense even in implementing common sense. Thus somehow if print news organizations get…
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