Kahomono - Still Lucky After All These Years

Random musings on whatever catches my attention that day

David F

There's no Lash like a Backlash

I am starting to think that it really is the bigots' last stand. Which certainly has the potential to get ugly - as well-armed as they are. Still, things do seem to be moving in the right direction. First off, Franklin Graham moved his money…

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Humanities

There can be no doubt that the Republicans and the conservative movement in the US are waging war on the humanities. There are actually solid reasons, from their point of view, for the GOP to oppose education in the humanities.  Not for nothing is it called…

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David F

Divorce and Rolling Coal

So there's this Australian couple who have let it be known that if Australia becomes a civilized place where any two people regardless of gender can get married, they will get a divorce.  That's right - if civil marriage in Oz can't conform to their religious ideas…

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David F

Bigots' Last Stand

Franklin Graham (Billy's kid) posted on Facebook You know what?  I'm glad to see it's come to this.  The businesses that acknowledge the reality that there are LGBTQ families among their customer base are following only one Bible: the book of the Quarterly Report and…

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David F

Free University but not here

You might wonder how a college-bound American senior can solve the problem of paying for a top-notch education, without facing decades of debt. Answer: go to Germany.  The linked story tells of students - good enough to get in, of course - who are paying…

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