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March 17, 2010

'...address the poor relationship between the construction industry and government. While we welcome the appointment of a chief construction adviser, we believe more needs to be done, and issues addressed at a higher level, to ensure the industry can deli

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February 18, 2010

By Stephen Rockwell

My Christian Argument for Gay Marriage

I had another one of the conversations with a conservative Christian about gay marriage. I have had this conversation a million times with fellow Christians and have no problem having it again and again. My latest iteration is probably the most succinct I have been able to be.

First, if you read the Bible from a fundamentalist, literalist perspective, its tough to have much of a conversation. But the truth is even fundies interpret the Bible, even if they don't want to admit it. Homosexuality is case in point.

January 27, 2010

By Stephen Rockwell

My Hope for President Obama

What a difference a year makes. January 20th, 2009 was a day filled with hope and unbridled expectations as the nation's first African American President would take over the reins from a President who left the nation in near financial ruin, and at history's first judgment one of the worst President's in US history.

The last day of the first year of Obama's administration was marked with a stunning defeat for Ted Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts eliminating a filibuster proof Senate. The election may not have a repudiation of health care reform (Massachusetts already has reformed with mandates and supports for working families) or the President himself, but it certainly captures the general mood of the country given 10% unemployment, a housing market that has yet to right itself in many areas, and a continued fear that big corporations and big government are in cahoots draining the treasury to maintain the lifestyles of the few on Wall Street.

January 19, 2010

By Stephen Rockwell

My Prayer for the Day After Martin Luther King Day

My conservative friend posted a question on my facebook page tonight in response to the video of King's last speech the night before he died. He said it makes you wonder how the world would be different if he had lived.

We do have some inklings of course. At the time he was organizing the Poor People's Movement and was planning on sitting in on the Capitol until the government agreed to eliminate poverty and jobs. Such a movement seems almost unimaginable in the current political climate, even with Obama as President.