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The Scarlet Letters of the GMC

When asked how long the GMC has held a tenuous relationship with the larger Mennonite conference and ruling bodies, Pastor Amy laughed, “For over 325 years!” The GMC was removed as a conference member in 1997 and again in 2002 for full inclusion of sexual minorities, once for baptizing a gay man and then for ordaining a gay man.

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April 28, 2012

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Joseph Brant – An Unknown American Hero

From his words, Mr. Brant obviously felt that although the Indians were not rich with material wealth, they were happier than Whites because they were not consumed with the greed that comes with money.

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April 27, 2012

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Strip for Collars

Their ruling involved Albert W. Florence who was strip-searched after being wrongly detained over a traffic fine. In fact, the fine was already paid and he displayed an official receipt to officers who stopped him.

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April 26, 2012

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Listen To The Songbird

And after a fashion it became comfortable, perhaps too comfortable. A free creature simply adapted to the circumstances and ultimately the captivity.

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April 26, 2012

Culture / Rachel Hockett - Articles / Relationships / Sexuality / Society

And Marriage Equality for All?

But as with any social justice movement, change is painfully slow, and the bigger the bite of possibility we’re given, the more likely we are to want the entire cake, even as threats to progress lurk everywhere.

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April 26, 2012

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The Cougar Phenomenon: Sex, Gender, and Love

By Alyssa Hart Cougars & Cubs! Provocative articles have drawn attention to the cougar-cub phenomenon in recent years. Discussions invariably focus on the sexual dimension of the relationships and jokingly -- sometimes unflatteringly -- portray cougars as older women who “prey” upon younger men, or cubs. These descriptions, however,…

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April 25, 2012

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The Lamest Duck

Since our government has no fixed term of office (unlike most civilised nations), Cameron can push back his termination of office to 2015, but how he could ever rescue the possibility of re-election seems non-existent. (I say 're-election' for sake of argument; the reality is no one voted for this Frankenstein's monster of a government.)

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April 25, 2012

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Frack and Crack-ers

Fracking is linked to earthquakes, polluted well water, chemical poisoning, and caustic, sometimes flammable water coming out of faucets.

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April 25, 2012

Culture / John Shore - Articles / Religion / Sexuality / Society / Spirituality

“My gay Christian cousin committed suicide”

Jesus knew from suffering. It’s a thing about Jesus not often enough appreciated or noted, how clearly and deeply sad he was. Not for nothing is he remembered to us as the man of sorrows.

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April 25, 2012

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To My 7th Grade Self…

Maybe there's something to this. Last week, I did a bit of "time-traveling". Almost simultaneously, there was a powerful video released called "To My 7th Grade Self". Brilliant idea! If only we could. Our collective minds were in the same place. Telling my 7th grade self to get it together and…

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April 24, 2012