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Objective vs. Subjective Morality

Thu May 17, 2012 8:31 PM EDT

When you boil away all of the scripture and God talk, the same-sex marriage debate (along with many others) is really about subjective vs. objective morality. In many cases, objective morality is viewed as being good, while subjective morality is seen as being flaky and arbitrary …

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Listenin Here

Thu May 17, 2012 3:40 PM EDT

By mountainfirefall

Where's your word I'm listenin for it. I spray mine out there with a fine mist. I may not like your word, but you got a right to say it. so, where is it, this word of yours. Only ask that it be yours and not some replication. you know, from someone who says they got something for …

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home, jobs, laws, politics, rights, healthcare, work, nutrition, control, authority

Trinity United Church of Christ (Yes That Church) on President Obama's Marriage Equality Stance

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 6:02 PM EDT (YouTube)

Seeded by dwillie

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III challenges fellow black clergy and all of us who are upset with President Obama's position on same-sex marriage.

marriage, religion, civil-rights, gays, vote, faith, love, preacher, bigotry, same-sex-marriage

NATO In Chicago: Joliet Prison Considered For Detained Protesters, Cop Recording Ban Won't Apply

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 12:03 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by mountainfirefall

Strange. After all of this time inside the workings of a 'down' economy, the reaction of a citizenry, and movements everywhere, the powers that be still continue to 'plan' for the worst rather then address the concerns. How do we house mass arrestees. Rather then, let's take a m …

economy, jail, nato, politics, protest, summit, prison, anonymous, illinois-state, rahm-emanuel

Why the Occupy Movement Frightens the Corporate Elite

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 12:02 PM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)

Seeded by mountainfirefall

We've listened to these voices for as long as they've been listening to theirs. It's time to think for ones self, consider the way this has unfolded in the past, see those who these very voices have 'disallowed', and allow them. His voice is continually beating down already bea …

economy, politics, hunger, revolution, poverty, anonymous, income, wealth, homelessness, wallstreet

Abortion and the "War on Women"...or is it Men?....I forget.

Fri May 11, 2012 3:43 AM EDT

By Socrates1

In any discussion related to the right to abort, the one premise that seems to be supported by all pro-choice advocates is the “it’s my body” argument. This premise seems to be the spring from which numerous other assumptions and strategies flow. Pro …

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women, issues, abortion, politics, war, rights, natural, conflict, liberal, men

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Workers Poll: Does your job mean violating some core principals and does it maul your heart to go everyday?

Thu May 10, 2012 6:15 PM EDT

By mountainfirefall

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business, labor, job, unemployment, value, work, working, income, employment

Working, Workers, and the abandonment of one's pride and principal

Thu May 10, 2012 2:05 PM EDT

By mountainfirefall

"I gotta pay the bills!", 'My family needs come first', 'We can't eat cardboard', and then there's "I'm gonna get mine". Far and away the one I hear most often in defense of taking a job that asks one to fore sake all that they know is right and moral is, "The rent is coming due" …

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labor, job, politics, worker, ethics, work, wage, corporate, jobless, working

A Question Was Asked: And no real Answer was Given

Thu May 10, 2012 1:27 PM EDT

By mountainfirefall

I did what I generally never do this morning, I printed out an article to actually hold it in my hands and read it, after having read it on the screen in front of me. Strange as it may seem (to some) it made all the difference in understanding the article, and also finding how t …

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economy, jobs, labor, politics, bankers, hunger, revolution, value, banks, poverty

Articles: Reading the Contempt of Socialists

Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 2:45 PM EDT (American Thinker)

Seeded by CL1

What, if any, is the connection between illiteracy and ideology?George Orwell, our greatest political sociologist, has some ideas. He is the master explainer of governance, power, totalitarianism, education, and the dynamics of class warfare. It's an ugly picture.

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