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 I am not a movie buff by any standard, but somehow I suspect I am not the only one who was more than a little surprised at the reception of the latest war movie at Sunday’s Oscars. The voice of…
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Nobody today will be able to celebrate our many veterans without the memory of Fort Hood fresh in our collective conscience. It is a horrible irony that such an inexcusable evil took place so near one of our nation’s most hallowed…
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Like so many across our country, I have been reeling about the news coming out of Ft. Hood, TX. A friend and fellow conscientious objector, who is also co-founder of Centurion’s Guild, informed me via text message shortly after the…
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 There are good men (and certainly at least a few women) who have been slipping through the cracks within our military. Too often service members are not made fully aware of their rights under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. …
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I’m a big fan of iTunesU, and I usually try to listen to informative podcasts on long drives, since I can’t read and drive simultaneously. Driving through the cornfields of our central plains not too long ago, I listened as…
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Last month, legislators in Hawaii introduced House Bill 444 (HB 444), which would provide rights and privileges to same-sex couples equal to those granted by the state for marriage. The religious and social fallout has partitioned our little island state into factions either…
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I am an evangelical Christian who attends church regularly, so I was surprised to see a worship service on the grounds of the Hawaii state capitol this past Sunday. What struck me even more was the purpose for the service…
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I have given a lot of thought in the last several months about the vote coming up. Shane and Bart both gave interesting perspectives, and I certainly appreciate their input (and hope you, the readers, have as well). Having spent a lot…
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 During the last four days, more than 100 Iraq Veterans Against the War combat veterans, academics, and international guests shared their [...]
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A comment on my recent blog about The Hurt Locker really got my blood boiling. Fortunately, after having a good chat with another combat veteran, I realized that my frustration was not really with that particular comment, but the fundamental sentiment…
My fingers have been tapping out of control for more than a month and a half now. Don’t worry, though — I am not falling to the symptoms of 
