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Prop Hate and the African American Community

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 18, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I keep seeing the same statistic: “70% of black voters in California voted for Proposition 8.” It is often presented with disconcertingly blatant racism. Many people have already written in response to this racism but I feel compelled to add …
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What Motivates Women to Act

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 13, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) recently released a 64-page analysis on The Challenge to Act: How Progressive Women Activists Reframe American Democracy. In their press release, IWPR stressed that the report “calls for political leaders and progressive activists …
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Some sobering secular thoughts on President Obama

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 8, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Although I am very excited that Barack Obama will be our next president, I share the concerns voiced in an article from Ronald Lindsay published in a recent newsletter from the Council on Secular Humanism (CSH). Some excerpts: But just …
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Amazing!

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 5, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

When I left for my class last night, McCain was winning due to the odd fact that only two states had reported their results: Kentucky & Vermont. I had a blast reviewing the folk dances I had learned and got …
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Atheists United: Vote your secular values and defeat Prop 8

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on October 31, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

From a press release from Atheists United: The board of Atheists United unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the California Attorney General’s proposed constitutional amendment titled “Limit on Marriage:” WHEREAS, the California Supreme Court has ruled that “the right …
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Open Message to the Obama Campaign

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on October 26, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I just sent the Obama campaign the following note: Did you know that the support from women for Obama is about 14-percentage points higher than that from men? Probably. Everybody is keenly aware of the gender gap. But did you …
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