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im•pol•i•tic » Guns, Guns Everywhere

I guess I’m really just that uncomfortable around guns.

I think this demonstrates the difference between being raised around guns and not.  Having been raised with guns in my home, I have a healthy respect for such weapons.  I know the kind of damage they can do, and so careless handling of a gun [...]

Christianity Gone Political

Here’s another definition:

fundamentalism [fəndəmentəlɪzəm, fəndəmenəlɪzəm]Anoun

1fundamentalism the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth Category Tree:psychological_feature╚cognition; knowledge; noesis╚content; cognitive_content; mental_object╚belief╚religion; faith; religious_belief╚Christianity; Christian_religion╚Protestantism╚fundamentalism

I [...]

Rights vs. Morality

I read an editorial in the Ball State student-published newspaper this morning. The author of the column basically said that George W. Bush wants to add an amendment to the Constitution that will permanently fix homosexuals as second-class citizens by limiting their rights and freedoms. This, again, is an example of the fact that the [...]

Same Desires

For the past couple of days, I’ve been listening to an extended debate regarding the legalization of gay marriage, and the “rights” and “responsibilities” thereof. It occurred to me today that the primary reason for the whole debate, other than the financial benefits gained for gay couples from such legislation, is that gays are seeking [...]