“Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.” State of Fear, Michael Crichton You didn’t ask. But why, then, do you know the questions? Believe it or not, these are (nearly) all answers to unfair questions I’ve heard before. Do any of these surprise you? A 2015 […]

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But it’s much more than that; it’s also an attack on the GOP’s own working-class voters, who Republicans hope will stick with the party despite higher taxes and stagnant wages and more expensive insurance because of the country’s other great battle, the culture war. “The Year In Class War,” Sarah Jones, The New Republic, December […]

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Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Rev. Kate Braestrup When my first husband Drew and I joined a Unitarian Universalist church back in 1992, a UU could be Christian, Jewish, humanist, pagan, a seeker or a sinner, gay or straight. Nationally, Democrats outnumbered Republicans 2-to-1 in our churches, so it was a…

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You can really breathe in San Jose They’ve got a lot of space There’ll be a place where I can stay I was born and raised in San Jose I’m going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” Hal David, lyricist, 1968 It may […]

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