September 11, 2011
by Sean
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It sounds great on paper. Your gut may even tell you that it’s the “right” thing to do. But when it comes down to it, does forgiveness help? What would happen, for example, if America collectively said, “We forgive those … Continue reading
October 22, 2008
by Sean
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One of the most distasteful and dishonest tactics employed by far-right conservatives in the years since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been to brand liberals, progressives, Democrats and anyone else opposed to the conflicts as … Continue reading
June 13, 2007
by Sean
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On the corner of a downtown office building at 18th and K streets NW in Washington is a reminder of the war in Iraq. In large letters and numbers, stretching up the sides of the building, is a daily tally … Continue reading
March 29, 2007
by Sean
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I often find myself being emotionally pulled in different directions because of the political environment that exists today in the United States. Strictly speaking as a political entity, we are a nation at war, both physically and ideologically. And while … Continue reading
March 18, 2007
by Sean
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Following the weekend’s anti-war protests here in Washington, I heard someone on a newscast make a strange observation: People in Washington, he said, don’t know and feel this war because we’re all so wrapped up in the politics of it. … Continue reading