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In a story in the July 2, 2007 Des Moins Register, Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo once again evoked Samuel Huntington's theme of the "clash of civilizations" to assert that the culture of Latin American immigrants (especially Mexicans) threaten the very nature of American civilization. However, Mexico is a Hispanic culture (and Spain's culture is part of Western civilization), and its Republican-style government and constitution are modeled on that of the United States. So why is Mexico being equated with, say, the Taliban? To borrow a term from Jacques Der-rida, a negative perception has been "privileged" on Mexican culture as being primitive, ignorant, and anti-modern. These stereotypes are so deeply ingrained in the American consciousness that hardly anyone challenges the assertion that ...
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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. - More than two decades after Scott Anderson told his California congregation that he was gay and therefore must resign as its pastor, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) prepared to welcome him back with mostly open arms.
Anderson was ordained Saturday in his new home of Madison, Wis., as the denomination's first openly gay minister, marking the latest mainline Protestant church to move toward accepting homosexual relationships.
...The church constitution used to include language requiring that clergy liv...
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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. - More than two decades after Scott Anderson told his California congregation that he was gay and must resign as its pastor, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) is preparing to welcome him back.
Anderson will be ordained today as the denomination's first openly gay minister, marking the latest mainline Protestant church to move toward accepting homosexual relationships.
...The church constitution used to include language requiring that clergy liv...
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... Clause of the United States Constitution, and the Due Process Clause of the United States C...as they have by law or usage in the courts of such State.." When we treat a fin...
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... implementation of the far-reaching constitutional changes that were necessary for governing post-ele... World, 2"d, (Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc USA 2003) p. 171-3. . (8.) A. Olukoshi, (ed). The Poli...
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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. - More than two decades after Scott Anderson told his California congregation that he was gay and therefore must resign as its pastor, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) is preparing to welcome him back with mostly open arms.
Scott Anderson, of Madison, was ordained Saturday at Covenant Presbyterian Church during a ceremony attended by hundreds of supporters.He is the denomination's first openly gay minister, marking the latest mainline Protestant church to move toward accepting same-sex relationships.
...The church constitution used to include language requiring that clergy liv...
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You see, Washington has been telling us to wait for decades, even as the problems have grown worse. Meanwhile, China's not waiting to revamp its economy. Germany's not waiting. India's not waiting. These nations are-they're not standing still. These nations aren't playing for second place. They're putting more emphasis on math and science. They're rebuilding their infrastructure. They're making serious investments in clean energy because they want those jobs.
... guests, and fellow Americans: Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President sha...