Honestly, I can’t believe gays in the military is still an issue, however, it does appear to be a lovely depiction of the social conservatives’ view on gays in general.
Look, there’s really two reasons to keep gays out of the military:
1. They can’t do the job.
This is obviously not the case. There are gays [...]
Survey: Support for terror suspect torture differs among the faithful – CNN.com
More than half of people who attend services at least once a week — 54 percent — said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is “often” or “sometimes” justified. Only 42 percent of people who “seldom or never” go to services agreed, according [...]
Pope to Muslims: Religion rejects violence – Africa – msnbc.com
“Genuine religion … stands at the base of any authentically human culture,” he said. “It rejects all forms of violence and totalitarianism: not only on principles of faith but also of right reason.”
(unless its the One True Catholic Church, in which case, CRUSADE ON, BROTHER!)
The pope [...]
Nifty! Bet McCain is pissed, though. Now they may have to pay benefits.Pentagon to phase out unpopular ’stop-loss’ program – CNN.com
The military will phase out its “stop loss” program, the contentious practice of holding troops beyond the end of their enlistments, for all but extraordinary situations, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Wednesday.
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Is there anyone out there who can honestly say this is surprising?
MSNBC: NSA regularly spied on US journalists, media outlets
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann interviewed a former National Security Agency analyst tonight. The analyst says that, under the ruse of making sure that the NSA did NOT target American media and journalists, they actually collected information on [...]