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  1. Valletta

    Liz Cheney warning

    The article quotes Cheney as saying: "A former Speaker of the House is threatening jail time for members of Congress who are investigating the violent January 6 attack on our Capitol and our Constitution," the Wyoming Republican wrote. "This is what it looks like when the rule of law...
  2. MorkandMindy

    What do we want?

    In the US we look back fondly at the 1950s and 1960s. Or at the 1970s when the wealth was really coming through, but the problems were becoming visible. The Conservatives want to go back to then and the Progressives want to go forward to recreate that life again as soon as possible. And one...
  3. Raphael Jauregui

    Attorney for UMC Explains Judicial Council ruling involving Bishop Karen Oliveto

    In a long and complex ruling, the Judicial Council ruled that same-sex marriages and/or partnerships are in violation of the Book of Discipline and that people in such relationships should not be consecrated as bishops. The Judicial Council also ruled of Bishop Karen Oliveto that "she was in...
  4. Raphael Jauregui

    How should the Church recognise same-sex couples (or not)?

    In many churches and denominations, governing bodies are discussing how the Church should respond to the legalisation of same-sex marriages and/or civil unions. Some, like the Episcopal Church, United Church of Christ, and Presbyterian Church (USA) in the US, have responded by supporting...
  5. Martinius

    Have conservatives done a 180 and become federalists?

    All of my long life, it has been a basic assumption that political conservatives want less centralized government in D.C. and more autonomy for states and local governments. States' Rights was an arguing point in opposition to civil rights legislation and many other federal laws. But now, the...