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When is a Religious “Principle” Not a Religious “Principle”? When It’s Politically Inconvenient | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. When is a Religious “Principle” Not a Religious “Principle”? When It’s Politically Inconvenient. June 22, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. GOP Presidential hopeful Jeb! In a story posted on Grist. Columnist Mark Joseph Stern wrote, “the candidate seems to follow Catholic teachings when they align with the Republican Party and dismiss them when they don’t.” Furthermore, he denounced the climate change encyclical even. It was released...
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Politics | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. Jill’s Star Gets Some Tarnish. August 3, 2016. Bull; 0 Comments. I learned three things about Green Party Presidential candidate and presumptive nominee Dr. Jill Stein tonight that I found troubling. She’s still got my support but now I’m a bit more wary of her consistency and her integrity than I was when I woke up this morning. First, it turns out she appears to be pandering to the uninformed and irrational anti-vaxxers.
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Miscellany | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. Steve Jobs, Ayn Rand and Hank Rearden. September 2, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. My good buddy Tony Seton sent me a note this morning about a review of the recently released Steve Jobs biopic/hatchet job “Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine.” The review was written by Karen d’Souza of the San Jose Mercury News, the newspaper of record in Apple’s home region of Silicon Valley. But one of the main characters in that book is an indu...
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Governance | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. Ignorance Wins Again: Yoga is Not a Religion. March 27, 2016. Bull; 0 Comments. When officials at Bullard Elementary School in Kennesaw, Ga., implemented a meditation mindfulness program recently, they stirred up a hornet’s nest of ignorant blather that is forcing them to severely alter or eliminate a program with nationally proven success in helping teachers deal with classroom behavior and student performance. But not in ...
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What ARE Those Bright Spots on Ceres? I Have the Inside Scoop! | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. What ARE Those Bright Spots on Ceres? I Have the Inside Scoop! June 26, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. NASA scientists and thousands of others are bewildered by the appearance of several bright, shiny spots on the surface of the asteroid Ceres, largest object in the asteroid belt, which the U.S. space program has been exploring in recent weeks. Speculation has run rampant as to the nature and origin of these reflective spots.
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Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein: Two Hopes for 2016 | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein: Two Hopes for 2016. June 26, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. As an unabashed democratic socialist / dyed-in-the-wool progressive, I’m delighted to have two good choices in the field for President of the United States in 2016. Enter the Greens. It would not be unprecedented for them to name Sanders as their nominee as well. Then if and when the Democratic Party completes its abandonment of its ...IR...
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A Lion is Not a Chicken | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. A Lion is Not a Chicken. July 29, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. Check out the new article. On my spiritual blog at One Mind Fellowship this evening. In one of the more thoughtful posts I’ve read on the subject in a long while, Mark Morford of SFGate neatly summarizes. I think you’ll find both my take and Morford’s piece worthy of consideration. Larr; Polls and Ratings. Who Cares is Not Interesting. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Climate Change | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. Suggestion: Don’t Call it Climate Change, Call It What It Is…Catastrophic. July 19, 2016. Bull; 0 Comments. To me, we are experiencing “climate catastrophe” or perhaps, “climate disaster.” Those both to a better job, in my opinion, of addressing the urgency and the unnatural character of the crisis. Bad News :-(. Feds Clear Offshore Fracking for CA Coast. June 1, 2016. Bull; 0 Comments. June 1, 2016. Bull; 0 Comments. That,...
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Human Rights | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. March 3, 2016. Bull; 0 Comments. Today I return to one of my recurring themes. I’ve been saying this for years. In political confrontations with conservatives, we progressives (aka liberals) consistently concede the other side too much of the argument credibility by defaulting on the labels. If those who are anti-choice (the only proper label for their perspective on this issue) were. Pro-life, they would oppose capital pun...
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Predictably, Gun Nuts Blame Dead Pastor for SC Church Shootings | Dan Shafer's Blog
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Dan Shafer's Blog. The Only Issue That Matters is the Global Climate Catastrophe. Predictably, Gun Nuts Blame Dead Pastor for SC Church Shootings. June 19, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. 8220;If only he’d supported the right to carry in churches, eight of his parishioners would still be alive.” That’s the pronouncement from a number of nationally prominent gun nuts in the wake of Wednesday’s mass killing at an historic African-American church in Charlotte, South Carolina. According to this piece. 8221; The NRA&...
