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Reporter fired for responding to pro-gay press release
Of course the Bible Brigade is going to jump on this as Christian martyrdom, but the evidence doesn’t bear that out. Grard was fired by Bill Thompson, editor of the Sentinel and its sister paper… more →
For the Sake of Science
Reporter fired for responding to pro-gay press release
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Michael Hawkins wrote 3 days ago: Of course the Bible Brigade is going to jump on this as Christian martyrdom, but the evidence doesn … more →
The faux war on Christmas is back and O'Reilly is leading the charge
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Michael Hawkins wrote 1 week ago: Bill O’Reilly, silly pundit and man of poor reasoning skills, is back at attacking atheists. T … more →
Intelligence trick
Michael Hawkins wrote 2 weeks ago: How dare this person use the trick of intelligence! It’s a conspiracy of the competent! … more →
Same-sex marriage made easy
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Michael Hawkins wrote 2 weeks ago: Larger version here. … more →
Not so humble
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Michael Hawkins wrote 3 weeks ago: Well, I was wrong – about that, I must be humble. I recently wrote about the local paper not p … more →
The atheist martyrs
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Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: A group of harmless atheists (sorry for the redundancy) in Cincinnati had to take down a welcoming s … more →
Does this make them proud?
Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: There was an election day recap article in the local paper for 11/5. One part of it was very strikin … more →
Freedom and prepositions
Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: The First Amendment reads, in part, as follows. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishme … more →
Question 1
Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: The results for question 1 will be coming in soon and I hope my home state is smart enough to not di … more →
How they want to define marriage
Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: The far-right, radical conservatives want to define marriage as a privilege between heterosexuals. I … more →
Helping the 'Yes on 1' campaign
Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: Helping the ‘Yes on 1′ campaign with its ads. The Maine Attorney General and commissione … more →
Tremendous honesty
Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: I have lately found myself hammering people with certain points. See, it is one of the most common t … more →
Rights and why they matter
Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: I have found descriptions of this blog and myself on the Internet where I am labelled a defender of … more →
Making the pleas
Michael Hawkins wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been pleading with people who I suspect or know will vote “Yes” on 1, the Mai … more →
Sometimes they get it right
Michael Hawkins wrote 2 months ago: While many people obviously put little thought into their letters to the editor, that isn’t tr … more →
More letters to the editor
Michael Hawkins wrote 2 months ago: Do people put thought into what they write before sending their letters off to the editor? I was rea … more →
Launching a new blog
Michael Hawkins wrote 2 months ago: I’m launching a monthly publication for my local area which I will be distributing this weeken … more →
Exemplifying the wacky right
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Michael Hawkins wrote 2 months ago: Over at Brad Locke’s blog (which is mostly about sports, but not hockey so who cares), there … more →
Some people are just so wrong
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Michael Hawkins wrote 2 months ago: This is a Letter to the Editor from today’s Kennebec Journal. I don’t know about you but … more →
