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Archive for May, 2008

Fallujah 3:16

Posted in Americans, Christians, Iraq War, Marines, Politics, USA, christianity, god, military, missionary, religion, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »

(Cross posted at Leviticus 19:19)
I once was recruited by a sect/denomination known as the Christian Alliance Church. These were some hardcore believers, not your garden variety churchgoer who deep down knows heaven is bullshit but prefers not to think rationally. The Alliance Church saw missionary work as part of their duty as good Christians, and [...]

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Happy Designated-Special-Occasion Day

Posted in Africa, Iraq, Iraq War, diamonds, holidays, support our troops, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

For those unpatriotic bastards who forgot, today was Memorial Day. Did you put your flag up and say a prayer for the soldiers? Today’s the day you’re supposed to do that, you know? That and have a barbecue picnic in the cloudy sun. Such is how we show appreciation in America–with [...]

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Middle-Class Homelessness

Posted in homeless, homelessness, poverty, social class on May 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Stories like this one consume me on my “good days.” For most of her adult life, the woman in this article lived among the affluent in an expensive condo. She didn’t worry about saving money, because she was good at what she did and had no reason to believe she’d ever get laid [...]

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