ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collected

Of course this is a dynamic template, always shifting just a little but the gist is the same over and over again …
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Can you believe so and so said blah blah blah? I mean seriously… they said blah blah blah! Like, who do they think they are saying blah blah blah? If they really meant [...]

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Seemingly, in Canada, not only can you be punished for speaking out about your religious convictions concerning sexuality, you can be banned from ever communicating about them ever again.
From the Exodus: Live Out Loud Blog:
“Mr. Boissoin and The Concerned Christian Coalition Inc. shall cease publishing in newspapers, by e-mail, on the radio, in public speeches, [...]

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Sao Paulo Gay pride parade drew record attendance. The following is from gay activist Chris Crain’s blog and written by Kevin:

“… what is most remarkable about São Paulo pride is its utter failure to articulate even the most basic message. Beyond a few pronouncements and a banner or a website, a coherent message of any [...]

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A friend forwarded me the poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll itself asked a lot of questions about the state of Florida politics but this was the one concerning the Marriage Amendment.

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Is it me or is this … like … cheesy?  I already view the ACLU as an opponent but “blog of rights?” I hate to say  this but … I will.  Their slogan is a lame opportunistic derivative of our hallowed Bill of Rights.  And if you keep rebranding something so amazing as the Bill [...]

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While in DC, at a Pastor’s conference, I did a local debate regarding the APA silencing people holding the “ex-gay” viewpoint from speaking into a symposium they had scheduled and then canceled at the last minute.  Someone forwarded the transcript to me.  I phoned in to the local CBS affiliate there in town because it [...]

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Apparently so.
An article by AdvanceUSA, in which I interviewed for, was published today.  I will lift two quotes as something I think speaks to today’s decision.  The first quote does not address the decision directly but I hope it will speak to how I approach these type of public policy issues.  The second quote does [...]

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The interview is about the APA canceling a symposium on Homosexuality and Religion.
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Here is another reprint from an article of mine on Boundless.  It is my testimony and was originally published last May.
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Same-Sex Struggles
by Randy Thomas
Fifteen years ago I was a very different man from who I am now.
All of my relational, political, and social needs were defined by a worldview that fed my appetites and met [...]

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The following was originally published on Boundless last October.  I thought I would add it here as well.
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Schaeffer’s Manifesto: A Revolution Realized
by Randy Thomas
The culture war is coming to an inevitable and dangerous turning point and Francis Schaeffer knew it would. The battle between Christianity and secular humanism - absolute Truth versus personal truth - [...]

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