Public Opinion: Do Americans Trend More toward Tolerance for Gays than for Muslims?

22 August 2010

Is Islam the new deviance in America? Are Muslims the new Gays in neighborhoods? Keep reading to see why the answers to both questions are trending toward "yes" based on American public opinion.

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Why are Gay People Boycotting Target?

19 August 2010

Gay people are boycotting Target. Read this blog entry to find out what all the fuss is about.

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Chattanooga Fitness: The Rush 24 Hour Fitness Contract vs. The YMCA Contract

18 August 2010

I highly recommend avoiding The Rush's $99 cancellation fee if for any reason you suspect that you might need to cancel your gym membership prematurely. Try the Y!

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Count Down: Expect Conservative Social Studies Text Book Changes in Five Years

06 August 2010

I was further alarmed when NPT informed me that the textbook changes will affect social studies textbook editions nationwide because Texas' textbooks set the standard in the market due to the sheer size of Texas.

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Zach Wamp’s Theocracy Hypocrisy: A Worldview in Conflict with a Corporate Donation

29 July 2010

Is there a corporate donation that conflicts with Zach Wamp's theocratic worldview? Yes. Check into Cash, which actually has a payday loan option that charges more than 1,000% APR, conflicts with Zach Wamp's theocratic worldview. According to Check into Cash's Web site, here are the costs of a payday loan...

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Augusta State University and Eastern Michigan University: Nondiscrimination in Public Education

28 July 2010

Additionally, there is no "religious exemption" for codes of ethics against discrimination. The religious exemption was used to segregate races until integration, and the religious exemption is used to defend discrimination and ethnic clashes around the world.

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Hoovervilles and Superdomes: Rand Paul’s (R) Radical Vision for America

12 July 2010

Rand Paul’s slow talking Southern accent is soothing. Born in Texas, he moved to Kentucky a little over a decade ago to practice ophthalmology and to marry a Kentucky girl. He seems Southern enough enough to aspire to a political career in Tennessee’s northern neighbor–Kentucky. As a current reader of Hannah Arendt’s scholarship, I [...]

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Former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman Says He’s Gay

Posted on 26 August 2010

The Atlantic reports, “Mehlman is the most powerful Republican in history to identify as gay.” Gays are both welcoming and angry toward Mehlman.

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