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This is a shameless vanity for which I apologize. I am not HTML friendly. I read an article in this weeks Time Magaziner entitled "Bible-Belt Catholics," which discusses the upsurge in the number of Catholics in the Southern states. The author made one statement which I don't belive is accurate, to-wit: Given how overwhelmingly Protestant the South was in the 20th century, it easy to forget that the Catholic Church - which, to its shame, condoned slavery - was a player there before the Civil War.The author gives no attribution for this statement. I wanted to turn the power of...

One-Party patriotism:The last refuge of Republicans"I pray you to pause and consider. Against our traditions we are now entering upon an unjust and trivial war, a war against a helpless people... "At first our citizens spoke out against this thing...Today they have turned, and their voice is the other way. What caused the change?"Merely a politician's trick - a high sounding phrase, a blood-stirring phrase which turned their uncritical heads: Our Country, right or wrong! An empty phrase, a silly phrase. Commentary with a modern ring? It is a long-forgotten voice condemning a long-forgotten war and a kind of argument...

I apologize for the vanity post. I work with an individual who I consider to be a prime example and barometer of modern liberal thought.(I know, an oxymoron). I have read with great interest the posts which discuss the assault on christian faith by the media, the Clintons and liberals in general. Today at lunch, our small group fell into a discussion of religion. This liberal commented that he had "gotten on to" his daughter because she had participated in the "See you at the Pole" event at her public high school. Apparently, he found it completely innappropriate for anyone ...