Here's a quote from a great man of God - if more were this accepting of different views (not to mention logical...) we wouldn't have the chasms we do: “I’m a Baptist, and I believe that each congregation is autonomous and can govern its own affairs. So if a local Baptist church wants to accept
Just further proof that if we want real economic reform for the 100%, we need minimum wage to become a livable wage now! And we need investment into education and our infrastructure. This Congress won't do it - in November let's elect one that will! The Jobs Added In Today’s Economy Pay A Quarter Less
What do you think? Should protesters be allowed to stand at the entrances to clinics? Was this the right move by the Supreme Court to protect our freedom of speech, or will it potentially increase violence and harassment? If "counselors" are indeed there to show compassion, lend a helping hand and reach out in a
Over 7 million people enrolled in the Healthcare Marketplace by the end of the deadline, giving us a reason to rejoice - the gap for people with and without healthcare in the USA has narrowed! However, the GOP is still talking de-funding if they win enough elections (we have to make sure they don't!). They
JOEFF DAVISRev. Raphael Warnock, a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s old church, holds a sign that quotes the former civil rights icon: "Of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." God bless Rev. Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev. Martin
The GOP wanted to cut $40 billion from the SNAP program with the Farm Bill...thankfully this was reduced substantially to $8 billion and did not include the provisions of kicking people off the program, forcing drug testing for recipients and cutting off anyone who has ever been to jail for life! But the cuts will
We just heard President Obama's State of the Union message, highlighting issues that are important to us: a livable minimum wage, immigration reform, continued progress on the Affordable Care Act, diplomacy over war, equal pay, extending unemployment benefits, jobs, voting rights and much more. The President is doing what he can through executive orders, but
This article by Dean Baker at Huffington Post summarizes the truth about the Affordable Care Act well - it isn't perfect, but it is not the apocalypse. In fact, it is going to help millions of Americans in the states where governors and Republican representatives are not fighting against it. In the states that are
Doug Mills/The New York Times It looks as thought the Tea-Party hostage game with the country may end today, just hours before a US default and potential economic collapse. First, we're going to Praise God that a deal has come through, that we won't see the potential consequences on our nation that a
Well the Radical Right Wing of the Republican party finally had its way and has succeeded in shutting down our government. But that does not mean they have won this war. As they hold America hostage based on ideological principles, millions of people are signing up for healthcare coverage under the new exchanges opened today.