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Ebooks and the LGBT community

Ebooks and the LGBT community

Now that we can look back on it, 2011 was the year of the ereader. Technical writers and bloggers spent most of the year predicting how one tablet or another would finally unseat the ipad as the most popular gadget but in the end it was a souped up ereader, the kindle Fire, which took the biggest bite out of Apple's market share. But even before that there were signs that ereaders were on a roll. The basic Kindle and the Nook have been selling well. E-reading apps on the ipad, other tablets and even smart phones are increasingly popular.

Getting Screwed

Getting Screwed

For once and for all, I would like to put to rest the insane rumor that I broke my leg because, while totally shellacked on watermelon flavored malt liquor, I tripped over a cement curb and fell into a flood drain in a mini-market parking lot.  That story is not only cruel but also spurious and malicious and spiteful and some other words, also.  The truth is that it was lemon-lime malt liquor.

Gay Marriage After DOMA

Gay Marriage After DOMA

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) purports to do two things that are subject to constitutional challenge.  First, it declares that the federal government and its agencies will recognize only serial marriages between one man and one woman.  It places no limit on the number of times these folks can divorce and remarry, the Biblical admonitions to the contrary notwithstanding.  Matthew 5:31 and 19:9; Mark 10:11; Luke 16:18.  God knows so-called “Christians,” and at least one candidate for President, have been ignoring those admonitions with a vengeance.  The challenge there is based on equal protection, due process, and privacy grounds—primarily equal protection.

 Christian Cannibalism

Christian Cannibalism

Christians have been metaphorically eating each other ever since the Roman emperors stopped feeding them to the lions.  They took the wrong lesson from that early Christian experience.  Their tendency toward internecine cannibalism first broke out most publically and memorably with the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.  The Protestant Reformation itself split what was left of the original church after it had split in the eleventh century from the Eastern Orthodox folks.

Medical Science Vs. Politics and Religion

Medical Science Vs. Politics and Religion

January 20, 2012, was an important day for women and families across the country, and an important day in the fight for reproductive justice. On that day, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) affirmed the importance of access to affordable birth control for every woman when they decided to not further expand the “refusal provision” that would have eliminated access to birth control to millions of women who are employed by a religiously affiliated hospital, university or other organization that serves the broader public.

Iowa Governors Conference on LGBTQ Youth

Iowa Governors Conference on LGBTQ Youth

All students deserve a safe and supportive place in which to learn including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ).  For many LGBTQ youth, school can be a terrifying place due to bullying, harassment, and discrimination.  In order to eliminate bullying in Iowa schools and create leadership opportunities for LGBTQ youth, Iowa Safe Schools founded the Annual Iowa Governors Conference on LGBTQ Youth.

Will You Be My Valentine?

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Is Valentine a synonym for love?  In seems in the days we currently live in, it is easy to find an article, a politician, or place of worship telling someone that they are not worthy, they must change, they must do this or that, and that they are not loved.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 February 2012 18:01 Read more...

Ebooks and the LGBT community

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Now that we can look back on it, 2011 was the year of the ereader. Technical writers and bloggers spent most of the year predicting how one tablet or another would finally unseat the ipad as the most popular gadget but in the end it was a souped up ereader, the kindle Fire, which took the biggest bite out of Apple's market share. But even before that there were signs that ereaders were on a roll. The basic Kindle and the Nook have been selling well. E-reading apps on the ipad, other tablets and even smart phones are increasingly popular.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 February 2012 18:00 Read more...

Getting Screwed

E-mail Print PDF

For once and for all, I would like to put to rest the insane rumor that I broke my leg because, while totally shellacked on watermelon flavored malt liquor, I tripped over a cement curb and fell into a flood drain in a mini-market parking lot.  That story is not only cruel but also spurious and malicious and spiteful and some other words, also.  The truth is that it was lemon-lime malt liquor.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 February 2012 17:59 Read more...
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