My son was asked to write a persuasive essay for high school. The topic: gay marriage. Being part of the LGBT community, we sometimes get tunnel vision. It is nice to see someone else’s perspective for a change. In the following examples I will argue that gays and others like them should be allowed to marry if that is what they wish. They should enjoy the same rights and freedoms from everyone as any other person does. Gay people are just like everyone else. My first argument I’ll address on the topic is what makes them different. It is often, though not always, the (more…)
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11
Jan
2010
Mike Huckabee: Lose Your Job for Christ
Speeches in Iowa are normally a precursor to presidential candidacy. True to expectations that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will enter the 2012 presidential campaign, he gave an impassioned speech this past Thursday night before a crowd of several hundred pastors. The audience at the Rediscover God in America conference gave jubilant applause and agreement as Huckabee spoke about America’s need for “spiritual warriors”. Right Wing Watch reports: … America is in a battle of good against evil and needs “spiritual warriors” who will not allow the nation to fall “to the hands of those who would enslave us.” God created the United States and only God (more…)
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