By all rights I should never have gone. I mean, I am a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP), raised Republican in the context of the Southern Religious Right. So pray tell, what was I doing last Saturday greeting a bus of … Continue reading →
Continue reading →The Republican Party has become well-known for its English Only sentiments. Anyone speaking another language has been suspect as if not truly USAmerican. Yet suddenly the Republicans have discovered Spanish! Careful notice was given the RNC audience, seen enthusiastically applauding … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Polls are as fickle as the electorate, but an interesting trend among voters is developing. The recent NBC/Wall Street Journal numbers are an obvious reflection on former governor Romney’s Republican primary campaign.
Continue reading →The Spanish text message, translated as follows, was good news when it reached my smartphone a few days ago. “Thanks brothers/sisters and friends. I have just left the interview and thanks to God and you all for this blessing. Since … Continue reading →
Continue reading →The Spanish text message, translated as follows, was good news when it reached my smartphone a few days ago. “Thanks brothers/sisters and friends. I have just left the interview and thanks to God and you all for this blessing. Since … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Much has been made of the undocumented Latino families who give birth to children in the United States. The oft-repeated thought is that these parents conspired to have their children here in order to assure their own legal residency. Thus … Continue reading →
Continue reading →The phenomenon might otherwise be humorous. I refer to the negative reaction among many USAmericans to a family or group of friends speaking in Spanish. The response when verbalized is always something like “Why don’t they learn to speak English? … Continue reading →
Continue reading →I teach a bilingual Bible class. Although I benefit from a translator, I actually have learned to speak and read Spanish. Recently I made an interesting discovery. In a Spanish Bible the word justicia appears often. It’s a favorite word … Continue reading →
Continue reading →I teach a bilingual Bible class. Although I benefit from a translator, I actually have learned to speak and read Spanish. Recently I made an interesting discovery. In a Spanish Bible the word justicia appears often. It’s a favorite word … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Recently Republican candidates and legislators found an advantage when conservative Catholic bishops objected to the Obama-care requirement for contraceptive provisions. Citing an “assault on religion”, these bishops and Republican politicians joined forces to attack the new Health Reform Act as … Continue reading →
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