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Anti-Gay Marriage, Confederacy, and the Bible
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Against gay marriage & Racially Divided Confederate Flag Debate
Carol M. Swain, PhD.
Creator and Host of “Be the People” Television Show
The Confederate Flag Comes Down in South Carolina, But Still Flies
Donald Trumps the Media and Political Debate
After a rancorous, 13-hour debate that went into the wee hours of the morning, South Carolina’s House voted 94-20 today to remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds.
Leid Stories in a commentary says that while the removal of the flag may be seen by many as a “victory over what politely is being called “hate,” the flag of white supremacy still flies high in hearts and minds beyond the borders of South Carolina.
Donald Trump has bulldozed his way into the 2016 presidential race seemingly with the hot-button issue of immigration. But, really, it’s about race. And money.
Leid Stories explains how and why Trump is taking dead aim at Mexico and Mexicans.
Lead Stories
NYSE halts trading after major technical glitch. Think they’ll tell the truth about what happened? Don’t be too sure.
Malfunctioning computer network router caused grounding of United flights. What, both in the same morning? Maybe it’s just coincidence. Then again….
Confederate flag’s fate is in hands of polarized South Carolina House. They’re already trying to torpedo getting rid of the flag with amendments. Why do they hold on so tight?
Greece given until Sunday to settle debt crisis or face disaster. Is this really all Greece’s fault? There is some evidence otherwise. Could somebody be trying to kill democracy?
Why Berne Sanders’ momentum is not built to last. Last? A month ago nobody was giving him even a small shot. Don’t believe the hype.
San Francisco murder case exposes lapses in immigration enforcement. True, but that doesn’t mean Mexicans are rapists.
The prosecutor who says Louisiana should kill more people. This is insanity, pure and simple. The man should be removed from office.
Wrongfully convicted man released after 27 years in prison starts new job as paralegal. Not all the stories of exonerated people end up this happy.
Georgia “shop of death” sold guns that killed 2 NYPD officers, Nebraska cop. What, and no license lifted? Is this what people mean by the Second Amendment?
Donald Trump blasts efforts to review contracts he has with NYC, wants city to thanks him for amazing work. Blind lunacy is the only way to describe this man.
The End
Amid new overtime rules, more employers might set e-mail curfew, Maybe their employees will thank them for it.
Episode 143: The Confederate Flag Gay Marries A Gun. It’s inevitable, isn’t it?
Rally Round the Flag
Calls to drop Confederate flag spread nationwide. This is nothing more than a safe, easy way to say you’re not racist while not doing anything about racism. Would anybody, Wal-Mart, South Carolina, Mississippi, NASCAR, anybody have even talked about that flag is nine people hadn’t died?
Here’s what the designer of two Confederate flags used during the Civil War had to say about their meaning:
As a people we are fighting maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus be emblematical of our cause.
