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Saturday December 24, 2011 · 1:44 PM PST

2011/12/24 · 13:44

Christus natus est.

Whether you think that Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God or not, has his message, which I acknowledge was not new, good or bad for humanity? Up front, I will say that I don't believe any of the Christian mythology about virgin births or rising from the dead. I do however, believe wholeheartedly in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, enough to call myself a Christian - perhaps more realistically so than those that jump up and down screaming these days about their "faith".

The people that proclaim their "Chritianity" most loudly seem to adhere to the vengeful, angry God of the Old Testament, conveniently ignoring Jesus' message of unconditional love, tolerance and radical charity. I am convinced that if Jesus could look down on us today, he would not recognize the worldwide religion that he founded, nor would he condone things that have been done in his name, mostly good, some horrifyingly bad (the Crusades and the Inquisition come immediately to mind). I still consider myself a disciple of Jesus, even though I really can't stand most of the folks that also claim that title.

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Wednesday July 29, 2009 · 3:57 PM PDT

2009/07/29 · 15:57

Church Weddings for Gay Episcopalians

It's great to be an Episcopalian today...

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Monday July 20, 2009 · 12:23 PM PDT

2009/07/20 · 12:23

Where is Bryce Faulkner?

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Tuesday January 13, 2009 · 9:14 AM PST

2009/01/13 · 09:14

This is the story of two little boys. They know each other vaguely as toddlers, then circumstances thrust them into the same household. The first little boy is Yusef. He is the youngest of a large family. He is treated with benign neglect by his parents and older siblings. By accident of heredity, he is neither as physically large as his siblings, nor as adept at winning over his teachers in school with his intellect. His family has no contempt for him, but no particular degree of admiration either.

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Friday January 02, 2009 · 2:46 PM PST

2009/01/02 · 14:46

Note the crawl at the bottom of the video as it progresses. Unbelievable.

Stay classy, FOX...

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 1:22 PM PDT

2008/09/19 · 13:22

Advocate.com

Senator Barack Obama's campaign is reportedly launching a "Faith, Family and Values Tour" next week that will include Catholic legal scholar Douglas Kmiec as one of the campaign's surrogates. Kmiec wrote an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle this summer in which he urged support for passing California's marriage ban, Proposition 8.

Hmmm, here we go again?

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Thursday June 05, 2008 · 11:05 AM PDT

2008/06/05 · 11:05

A brief diary here, but I will try to ask a serious, thoughtful question, and I hope for serious, thoughtful answers.

On Saturday, Hillary Clinton will address her supporters and the cameras to announce her suspension of her campaign and endorsement of the nominee, Barack Obama. She has, by my definition, honored her supporters by staying until everyone had spoken, played by the rules allowed under the DNC, and is accepting the will of the voters in the primary season without an ugly and divisive convention battle.

I have seen many diaries and comments regarding her actions in recent days and speculation about her plans going forward. My question is this: what will it take? What must she say and do to get her most fervent opponents (I won't say haters because I'm not trying to start fights) to let up on her and allow her to be the surrogate she can be for Obama?

Or is there nothing she can do that will satisfy you?

The devil and the DLC.

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Wednesday June 04, 2008 · 4:07 PM PDT

2008/06/04 · 16:07

Being somewhat of a moderate Democrat (a distinct minority hereabouts), I am regularly bombarded with venom about the evils of the DLC. If memory serves me, the group was created to address the number one complaint of citizens about their representation in Washington - namely, that nothing ever gets done because of gridlock and partisan bickering.

I personally think that bipartisanship is not a bad thing by definition. It requires honest brokers on both sides, and people of good will that put parochial interest aside in favor of the common good. By any yardstick, we have not had this in DC since before the Reagan era, and it has only gotten worse. The Republican Party has drifted so far to the right that any compromise makes us give up far more than they. Indeed, much Democrat-crafted legislation begins life less progressive than it should. And yet...

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Thursday February 14, 2008 · 4:25 PM PST

2008/02/14 · 16:25

Goodbye, cruel Kossacks, I fold. You win, Obama wins, my candidate has not, cannot, and will not get a fair hearing here, and I'm done.

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Friday October 26, 2007 · 1:42 PM PDT

2007/10/26 · 13:42

I've been scratching my head for several days trying to understand why most straight Kossacks don't seem to comprehend the rage of gay Kossacks over the McClurkin affair. Let's turn the tables and see what happens...

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Wednesday September 26, 2007 · 3:32 PM PDT

2007/09/26 · 15:32

I have spent my entire adult life trying to reconcile being gay with being a Christian. Because of the embrace of the Episcopal Church, I was able to do so. No more...

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Wednesday August 29, 2007 · 10:39 AM PDT

2007/08/29 · 10:39

This is my question for Kossacks: Is the fundamental message of Christianity inherently negative? What is it about people of faith that pisses off so many intellectuals? Why can I not be a thinking, reasonable person and yet also be a man of faith? More importantly, can any of the Abrahamic faiths be rescued from fundamentalism?

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