A few days ago, I wrote in summary of a discussion I had with a friend, who is also a lawyer, concerning Proposition 8. We’ve exchanged a few more thoughts since then. I’ve written extensively about Proposition 8 and same-sex… Continue Reading
From: Edwin KaginSent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:41 AMSubject: Evolution Wins Over Intelligent Design in Mock Trial in Kentucky! Last night, October 22, 2008, in Northern Kentucky, a rather remarkable thing happened. At Northern Kentucky University, within the shadow of… Continue Reading
INTRODUCTORY NOTE: Some of you may not be familiar with a long-lost literary convention called “sarcasm.” This post makes extensive use of that technique. To help the humor-impaired, I have designated those areas of the post which are intended to… Continue Reading
A trip to Santa Monica today was really kind of wasted. All for work. No real chance to enjoy the cool ocean breeze or walk the Promenade or eat at one of the good restaurants. No fun at all. Just… Continue Reading
Perhaps the first and foremost concern I have for what the President of the United States does is what kind of people the President will appoint to the Supreme Court. That has the most impact on my day-to-day and professional… Continue Reading
I wrote more than a year ago that Ernie Chambers, a state legislator in Nebraska, had taken atheism advocacy too far by filing a lawsuit against God. Now that the lawsuit has been thrown out — on the exact grounds… Continue Reading
You didn’t notice. You probably didn’t care. But there is a new Cabinet-level branch of government here in the United States, as of today. Congress, in the midst of the worst financial crisis in three generations, in the middle of… Continue Reading
If you’re rooting for the McCain-Palin ticket, you don’t need me to tell you that you want a game-changer to enter the game. You need some good news, and you need it not much later than two weeks before the… Continue Reading
Cleverly, the proponents of Prop. 8 are saying nothing about the direct rights of gay people who want to marry. Rather, they make three claims based on Prof. Richard Peterson of Pepperdine Law School’s analysis of the Marriage Cases. All… Continue Reading
Separation of church and state runs both ways. But these days, it’s not too often that I come across stories in which the government interferes in religious affairs. This divorce case from Arkansas (H/T to the fascinating Howard Friedman blog… Continue Reading