Monthly Archives: December 2009

A Brief Food Follow-up

Christmas Eve! The latest issue of Acres USA arrived today, and one of the first things I read (being lamented by the Acres writers) was the appointment of two big agribusiness men to top posts in the USDA and the … Continue reading

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Winds of Change, Right Here Right Now

It was around 1990; I was 12 years old and like a lot of American children had grown up fearing the Soviets, Communism, and nuclear war, yet the Berlin Wall had come down and the Iron Curtain had torn in … Continue reading

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No to health bill

Indeed, it seems mainly to be congressional Democrats who favor this bill. After decades of failure, they are desperate to pass the bill, but they are placing their zeal ahead of true reform. Thus, they gave in to Sen. Joseph … Continue reading

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Not So Liberating: The Twilight of Liberation Theology

For a start, there’s little question that liberation theology was a disaster for Catholic evangelization. There’s a saying in Latin America that sums this up: “The Church opted for the poor, and the poor opted for the Pentecostals.” In short, … Continue reading

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A Post About Food

Katie and I just watched Food, Inc. via Netflix. Not much of it was new to us because we are already up on the understanding of how our food is made and what is wrong with the processes, but it … Continue reading

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