Alabama’s church-state merger and hell rides with it
Basing government policy on religious doctrine is a precarious path, challenging democratic principles and individual rights.
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Tim James says that our children “are in the cross-hairs of Hell itself”
He cited Critical Race Theory (CRT), acceptance of transgender students in schools and yoga.
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See recent postsAmendment 4: Stairway to heaven or highway to hell?
If you wouldn't trust that august body to manage your checkbook, reconfigure your last will and testament, or redefine the terms of your car loan, then you should vote no.
Today is Halloween
Halloween falls on October 31 each year. Children dress in costumes and will go door-to-door asking for free candy and many adults will go to parties. Be aware that many children could be walking up and down neighborhood streets tonight so drive slowly. Since Halloween falls on a Thursday, which is a school night, some … Continued
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See recent postsAlabama Dems’ pathway to relevancy: Alabama workers
There is nothing Alabama Democrats can do about Republican supermajorities in this very red state. Have you heard that one? I have. Heard it repeatedly, in fact. Hell, the leadership of the Alabama Democratic Party said it recently, as it attempted to justify its pathetic inaction — and subsequent tail-kickin’ — in last year’s midterm … Continued
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See recent postsRemembering Feb. 28, 2013, and the politics of contempt
Feb. 28, 2013 was just another late winter’s day in Montgomery. The temperature was in the 50’s, the Legislature was in session and the State Board of Education was having a work session. State Superintendent Tommy Bice was at the work session with no clue that Hell was about to break loose two blocks away … Continued
Today is Halloween
Children will dress in costumes and will go door-to-door asking for free candy and many adults will go to parties. Be aware that many children could be walking up and down neighborhood streets tonight so drive slowly. This is a very American holiday and is not exactly something that the colonists brought with them from … Continued
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See recent postsBattling the death penalty with Baldwin
If you’re thirsting to understand our increasingly cold, jaundiced, at times carcinogenic society, James Baldwin’s singular insight about America and his dizzying, divine command of the English language are as refreshing as an icy elixir on the hottest day in hell. Moreover, for death penalty abolitionists, Baldwin’s writing is particularly poignant in the wake of: … Continued
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See recent postsMy wife is Time’s Person of the Year
By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter I was heartened and encouraged by Time magazine’s Person of the Year. It’s one of those years where the person is persons. One of those persons is my wife. No, not Taylor Swift. Nor Alyssa Milano. Nor Rose McGowan. Nor Selma Blair. Veronica Pike Kennedy. My wife. Whom I’m … Continued
Tomorrow is Halloween
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31, 2017, is Halloween. Children will dress in costumes and will go door to door asking for free candy and many adults will go on parties. This is a very American holiday and is not exactly something that the colonists brought with them from Europe. Halloween … Continued