This is a load of crap, as I explained in some detail on the "Abortion" thread.
Wrong. There are fair trade networks that truly empower the workers in these countries, as noted in the links I cited previously.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. What we need is instant runoff voting.
A very right-wing friend of mine sent me this several years ago. While I don't share his conspiracy theories, I am troubled by the near-complete...
From the column I cited: The point, of course, is that the terrorists have no particular interest in Kerry. What they care about is Bush. He could...
How is Kerry any less subservient to corporate interests?
Aw, shucks! :& Fair enough. I still think that this practice is extremely rare and probably unadvisable for most Christians.
The Madrid subway bombing indicates just the opposite. See: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/charleskrauthammer/ck20041008.shtml
I was heavily into psychedelics for several years before becoming a Christian. After coming to know Christ, I began to realize that my psychedelic...
Bin Laden's litany of "grievances" brings to mind a poignant commentary from Christopher Hitchens immediately following the 9/11 attacks: It is...
Sure, one can justify almost anything by taking isolated verses out of context and ignoring other plain teachings of Scripture . . .
Except that's not what the Bible says; it clearly condemns drunkenness. It's possible to drink without getting drunk. A couple of drinks might...
A sperm (or a skin cell) ceases to exist when it is genetically altered through fertilization (or cloning). These processes undeniably create new...
I realize that people have different moral beliefs, but the factual claims that many have made here about embryonic stem cell research are...
Nader shares many of Smith's "conservative" views on bioethics and euthanasia. Does that make Nader a "right-winger" to be dismissed without...
Unlike a sperm or egg, and embryo only needs a proper environment and nutrition to develop as a human. It never transforms into another type of...
Upon fertilization, a sperm and egg cease to exist, and completely new organism is formed. An embryo doesn't "become" human; it simply develops as...
Instead of rehashing this argument once again, I'll just refer to here: http://hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27329
See: http://www.fairtradeaction.org and http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/wvususfo.nsf/stable/globalissues_trade
Keep reading, and try actually dealing with the article's main content. By the way, the "right-wing" Smith is a close friend and colleague of...
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