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so folk singers are terrorists

I talked to a man the other day about the issue of profiling and terrorism. When I asked him for criteria, he insisted that it's cultural rather than religious. "You know, you don't go after all Muslims or even all Arabs. You find the right suspects. Read More...
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2009 10 5

John Spencer

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naming rights

I find it disturbing how often the U.S. names weapons of mass destruction on conquered indigineous people groups. Photo Credit Flickr Creative Commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/destinysagent/2576915531/ Read More...
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2009 06 29

John Spencer

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thoughts on Iran

Each day as I go to the gym, I see images of the protests in Iran. No context. No history. No explanation. So, I try to shelter myself by watching highlights on ESPN. Still, I hear about it on NPR and I read about it in Time and I can't help thinking Read More...
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2009 06 25

John Spencer

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should we teach kids to be patriotic?

Sometime after 9-11, I lost all sense of patriotism. It might have been the way people used the American flag to sell beer (not unlike Jesus Breathmints and granola bars). Perhaps it was when I first heard a country singer telling me we should stick a Read More...
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2008 07 4

John Spencer

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why I don't care about Obama's former pastor

I'm glad that no one has ever suggested that I can't be a good teacher based upon the statements that my former pastors have made. After all, it was Dr. Mark who said, "any good Christian who believes in marriage needs to sign this law preventing same Read More...
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2008 03 20

John Spencer's Blog - A Billion Blogs of Solitude

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