Political & Religious Controversy - Page 76 of 85
July 31st, 2015
The field of candidates vying for the Republican Party’s nomination for President is rather crowded. It boasts plenty of political experience, yet one man stands head and shoulders above the rest: TV’s Donald Trump.
Rachel Dolezal: Black or White?
June 29th, 2015
Rachel Dolezal was thrust into the national spotlight when her white parents spoke to the press and identified their daughter as a white woman who, for years, had been posing as Bblack in Spokane.
Pope Says Climate Change is Real, and it's Our Fault
June 29th, 2015
Pope Francis Said What? Pope Francis recently released his encyclical, the open letter titled “Laudato Si” and subtitled “On Care For Our Common Home.”
Supreme Court Rules on Gay Marriage
June 26th, 2015
This post was last updated on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 to reflect continued events and challenges in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision. The conservative Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of marriage equality, bringing it to all 50 states! This w
A Heritage of Hate
June 24th, 2015
Since 2009, we have been saying that the Confederate battle flag is not some simple display of Southern heritage, as many of its defenders would claim. Rather, it represents a heritage of hate going back centuries.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Remembering Kalief Browder
June 15th, 2015
Last Saturday, a young man named Kalief Browder took his own life at the age of 22. Browder spent the last six years of his life as an example of the brokenness of the American justice system.
High-pocrisy
June 3rd, 2015
Should pot smokers go to jail? Many politicians on both sides of the aisle sure think so, despite having a hazy past with pot themselves. Presidential candidate Jeb Bush is one such person.
The New Normal: Marriage Equality is an International Right
June 2nd, 2015
Very soon, the Supreme Court of the United States will make decisions about several landmark cases concerning same-sex marriage, and the world awaits to see how they will vote.
Making Sense of the Josh Duggar Scandal
May 29th, 2015
A lot of ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled over the incestuous child molestation scandal surrounding Josh Duggar of TV's Duggar family, the darlings of the conservative Christian “quiverfull” movement.
Kill 'Em All?
April 27th, 2015
For many years, lethal injection has been the preferred method of state-sanctioned executions in America's prisons, but that may not be true for long, as the ethics of that method have been called into question.
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