Building blocking Central expansion

Building blocking Central expansion: Latest: 10:00 pm, 11/30/17, Thursday  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- People rallied to oppose the school board's plan to tear down the Burnham mansion.

7-Day Forecast for Latitude 33.21°N and Longitude 97.13°W (Elev. 650 ft)

7-Day Forecast for Latitude 33.21°N and Longitude 97.13°W (Elev. 650 ft)

The real reason American health care is so expensive

The real reason American health care is so expensive

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas message

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas message: [Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] “Have a blessed Christmas, a wonderful New Year, and go out and make music in the heart of the world,” Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry said in…

Church of England says sorry for its response to child abuse allegations against Bishop George Bell

Church of England says sorry for its response to child abuse allegations against Bishop George Bell: [Anglican Communion News  Service] An independent review has been carried out into the way the Church of England handled allegations that the former bishop of Chichester, George Bell, sexually abus…

Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti

"O Come All Ye Faithful" - All Saints Church Oystermouth Swansea

O Holy Night - Josh Groban

How To Make Stuffing with Fruit Cake

How To Make Stuffing with Fruit Cake

How To Make Stuffing with Fruit Cake

How To Make Stuffing with Fruit Cake

How To Make Stuffing with Fruit Cake

THE MOST PERFECT BUTT IN THE WORLD - (PART 2)

Huntsville, Alabama - The City That Saved the World: Paul DeJoe at TEDxH...

The Kildare Mansion- Huntsville, Al.

Caroling in the Arts District 2017

Caroling in the Arts District 2017

O Holy Night arr. Russell Ronnebaum

The Lord's Prayer

"Come, Ye Thankful People, Come"

Happy Thanksgiving from Win Without War

Ari Berman on Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights ...

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over troubled water (with lyrics)

The Practicing Democracy Project

The Practicing Democracy Project: ProgressiveChristianity.org : The Practicing Democracy Project

Gold Star Father John Kelly Blasts Congresswoman Who Politicized Trump Phone Call

Gold Star Father John Kelly Blasts Congresswoman Who Politicized Trump Phone Call: In an emotional 20-minute-long speech White House chief of staff John Kelly chided a congresswomen who politicized the death of a Gold Star soldier.

Trump and Pruitt to Scrap Major Climate Action Plan, Endanger American Lives

Trump and Pruitt to Scrap Major Climate Action Plan, Endanger American Lives: As storms and wildfires besiege our nation, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will announce Tuesday their intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the critical climate action plan set in motion during the Obama administration that will save lives and money.

William Blake

William Blake: ProgressiveChristianity.org : William Blake

‘Their values are cash and not Christ’: Rev. Barber rains holy hell on right-wing Values Voters Summit

‘Their values are cash and not Christ’: Rev. Barber rains holy hell on right-wing Values Voters Summit

Halloween by Robert Burns

Take action: Stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline

Take action: Stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline: The company behind the biggest inland oil spill in U.S. history wants to build a new pipeline -- and it would cut through Indigenous treaty-protected lands and the Mississippi River headwaters. Submit your public comment now to make your voice heard.

Tell the Senate to keep the Arctic Refuge off-limits to Big Oil

Tell the Senate to keep the Arctic Refuge off-limits to Big Oil: Trump is trying to sneak Arctic drilling into the fine print of his budget plan. The plan just moved to the Senate -- tell them to keep the Arctic off-limits to oil rigs!

Christopher Cross - never be the same (1979) Stereo

America - A Horse With No Name ( Official Video )

The Lord is my Light and my Salvation

The Lord's Prayer sung by MaryAnn McCormick

America- Tin Man (w/ lyrics)

America - Ventura Highway

The Shameful Silence of Donald Trump

The Shameful Silence of Donald Trump: Donald Trump remained silent all weekend on the worst U.S. humanitarian crisis since Hurricane Katrina crushed New Orleans.

Tell the EPA you support strong tailpipe pollution standards

Tell the EPA you support strong tailpipe pollution standards: Polluters want you to pay more at the pump. Tell the EPA you want more fuel-efficient vehicles!

enjoy & have a nice meal !!!: Cracker Barrel chicken n' dumplins

enjoy & have a nice meal !!!: Cracker Barrel chicken n' dumplins: 2 cups Flour ½ teaspoons Baking Powder 1 pinch Salt 2 Tablespoons Butte...

Taking One (Knee) for the Team

Taking One (Knee) for the Team: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Taking One (Knee) for the Team

Islamophobia: misinformation and blatant lies

Islamophobia: misinformation and blatant lies

Tell your senators to reject funding for Trump's destructive border wall!

Tell your senators to reject funding for Trump's destructive border wall!: Unless we act fast, Congress could divert billions of taxpayer dollars into a project that damages people and planet in innumerable ways.

The Stavig Letters

Enough! Demand Sec. Zinke and Administrator Pruitt resign

Enough! Demand Sec. Zinke and Administrator Pruitt resign: Interior Secretary Zinke and EPA Administrator Pruitt have racked up nearly $1 million in luxurious travel and unnecessary expenses. They've sent us, hardworking Americans, the bill. Tell them enough is enough -- it's time for them to resign!

Early Victory in East Texas: Railroad Commission Rejects Oil and Gas Waste Facility

Early Victory in East Texas: Railroad Commission Rejects Oil and Gas Waste Facility: Neighbors living in the Piney Woods region of East Texas breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Railroad Commission of Texas recently denied an application by Common Disposal to operate a vast commercial oil and gas waste facility located near the tributaries of the Neches River just upstream from the Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

URGENT: Send a Public Comment by Oct. 20 to Demand No Border Walls!

URGENT: Send a Public Comment by Oct. 20 to Demand No Border Walls!: Border walls are symbols of colonization, racism and xenophobia. They cut off access to wildlife habitat and trails, and they worsen flooding. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has put out a call for public comments on 60 miles of new border wall infrastructure in the Rio Grande Valley. Please submit a comment by Oct. 20, 2017 to Customs, as well as Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, to demand no border walls and transparency for the RGV.

Sailing by Christopher Cross in 1980

Blaine Larsen - How Do You Get That Lonely

Tell Congress: Pass a special aid and relief package for Puerto Rico

Tell Congress: Pass a special aid and relief package for Puerto Rico: Hurricane Maria's unprecedented devastation in Puerto Rico demands unprecedented action.

Protect the Clean Water Rule

Protect the Clean Water Rule: A third of Americans' drinking water will be at risk if Trump's EPA rolls back the Clean Water Rule. Send in your comment today.

Tell Congress to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Tell Congress to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Trump is trying to sell out the Arctic by including

Is God punishing Texas & Florida for the governments they elected or … ?

Is God punishing Texas & Florida for the governments they elected or … ?: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Is God punishing Texas & Florida for the governments they elected or … ?

Exploring An Old Civil War House - Huge Bird Inside!

What Hillary Clinton really thinks

Hurricane Harvey’s Homosexual Problem?

Hurricane Harvey’s Homosexual Problem?

Don’t let Congress cut crucial health and environment funding OR fund a harmful border wall

Don’t let Congress cut crucial health and environment funding OR fund a harmful border wall: EPA budget: slashed. Parks funding: cut. Public health protections: gone. But border wall? Trump wants it. Tell your representatives NO!

My Day With Sheriff Joe Arpaio

My Day With Sheriff Joe Arpaio: ProgressiveChristianity.org : My Day With Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Family and Politics: Why I’m Against ‘Keeping the Peace’

Family and Politics: Why I’m Against ‘Keeping the Peace’

Classics IV - Spooky

The Youngbloods - Get Together

Yes, Trump is a white nationalist but remembering he is screwing us all

Yes, Trump is a white nationalist but remembering he is screwing us all

Delmarva Treasure: Tunnel West House - Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - DelmarvaLife

Delmarva Treasure: Tunnel West House - Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - DelmarvaLife: You can spend weeks, even months, traveling up and down Delmarva learning about each towns history. Some of the history …

Tell Congress to Protect our Public Lands

Tell Congress to Protect our Public Lands: Interior Secretary Zinke just recommended that Trump downsize several of our national monuments -- but he refuses to release the details to the public. Tell Congress to block his attempts to sell out our public lands!

This timeline shows confederate monuments are about racial conflict

TAKE ACTION: Stop Trump's Rollbacks on Cleaner Car Standards!

TAKE ACTION: Stop Trump's Rollbacks on Cleaner Car Standards!: Historic vehicle efficiency standards are working, but are now under attack. Tell the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration not to turn the clock back on our progress!

Say Something

Say Something

Protect the Clean Water Rule

Protect the Clean Water Rule: A third of Americans' drinking water will be at risk if Trump's EPA rolls back the Clean Water Rule. Send in your comment today.

Take action: Tell Wells Fargo don't fund the Keystone XL pipeline

Take action: Tell Wells Fargo don't fund the Keystone XL pipeline: It’s time Wells Fargo stood on the right side of history. Urge them not to fund the Keystone XL pipeline.

Steve Bannon, Unrepentant

Steve Bannon, Unrepentant: Trump’s embattled strategist phones me, unbidden, to opine on China, Korea, and his enemies in the administration.

PREDICTION: Trump Will Resign In Disgrace...Soon

After Charlottesville, how do we cover an immoral president?

Tell Congress: Put the interests of people and the environment at the forefront of NAFTA negotiations!

Tell Congress: Put the interests of people and the environment at the forefront of NAFTA negotiations!: Replacing NAFTA must not be done behind closed doors. Speak out for responsible trade and transparent negotiations that put the interests of people and the planet at the forefront.

The shifting history of Confederate monuments

The shifting history of Confederate monuments: The backdrop of Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, was a plan to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the city's downtown. What’s the story behind such monuments and why do we continue to struggle with the legacy of the Civil War? Edward Ayers of the University of Richmond joins William Brangham to offer some historical context.

Angelou: 'No one of us can be free until everybody i...

Who was “Detroit’s” intended movie audience?

Who was “Detroit’s” intended movie audience?: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Who was “Detroit’s” intended movie audience?

How America Really Lost its Mind: Hint, it wasn’t entirely the fault of Hippie New Agers and Postmodern Academics

How America Really Lost its Mind: Hint, it wasn’t entirely the fault of Hippie New Agers and Postmodern Academics: ProgressiveChristianity.org : How America Really Lost its Mind: Hint, it wasn't entirely the fault of Hippie New Agers and Postmodern Academics

How Trump's Charlottesville response emboldens white supremacy

To save a world: Al Gore and global warming

To save a world: Al Gore and global warming

Save the Mission! Save the River! Resist the Wall!

Save the Mission! Save the River! Resist the Wall!: Its no surprise that Trump’s attack on Human Rights, Immigrants and Latinos is also an assault on the once untouchable Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge. Make your way to Mission, TX to join the march & rally against Trump’s border wall on August 12.

Tell your mayor you're ready for 100% clean energy for all!

Tell your mayor you're ready for 100% clean energy for all!: Cities across the country are ready for 100% clean energy, good jobs, clean air, and strong leadership! Join the #ReadyFor100 movement!

Trump’s war on transgender service members

Trump’s war on transgender service members: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Trump’s war on transgender service members

Why Pride? An Explanation For Straight People

Why Pride? An Explanation For Straight People: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Why Pride? An Explanation For Straight People

PC Experts: Nat Turner - Dr. Patrick Breen

PC Experts: Nat Turner - Dr. Patrick Breen

Losing faith in American institutions

Losing faith in American institutions

AMERICAN CIVIL RELIGION IS DEAD, LONG LIVE AMERICAN CIVIL RELIGION

AMERICAN CIVIL RELIGION IS DEAD, LONG LIVE AMERICAN CIVIL RELIGION

Pro-life or pro-shame?

Pro-life or pro-shame?

Can Facebook replace church?

Can Facebook replace church?

2017 Performers | A Capitol Fourth | PBS

2017 Performers | A Capitol Fourth | PBS

Will Supreme Court allow businesses to not serve the LGBTQ community?

Will Supreme Court allow businesses to not serve the LGBTQ community?: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Will Supreme Court allow businesses to not serve the LGBTQ community?

Is Healthcare a Right or Privilege? Wrong Question.

Is Healthcare a Right or Privilege? Wrong Question.: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Is Healthcare a Right or Privilege? Wrong Question.

Candles for the Uninsured

Candles for the Uninsured

BCRA #DoctorsSpeakOut

Why Do Americans Keep Saying “We Can’t”?

Why Do Americans Keep Saying “We Can’t”?: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Why Do Americans Keep Saying

10 Things You Can Do to Resist Trump’s Historic Paris Mistake

10 Things You Can Do to Resist Trump’s Historic Paris Mistake: Today, Donald Trump made a historic mistake by announcing he will be withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.

Father's Day 2017: Turning Love Into Action in the Trump Era

Father's Day 2017: Turning Love Into Action in the Trump Era: When President Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement—a deal that took years to negotiate and was signed by 195 nations—he unequivocally put the financial interests of the fossil fuel industry over the health and long-term security of our kids.

Ten of the Worst Cuts in Trump’s Budget

Ten of the Worst Cuts in Trump’s Budget: Donald Trump released his budget late Monday and, as expected, its massive cuts target life-saving public health and environmental programs and standards. Once again, we’re seeing Trump put polluters ahead of the safety our families.

Responding to mass incarceration

Responding to mass incarceration

Four marks of the next Methodism

Four marks of the next Methodism

Lynching and Repentance

Lynching and Repentance

Healing Earth – Free Digital Textbook

Healing Earth – Free Digital Textbook: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Healing Earth - Free Digital Textbook

After Comey, Congressional Republicans Totally Control Trump

After Comey, Congressional Republicans Totally Control Trump: To avoid impeachment, the president has no real choice but to do their bidding.

Despite subscription surges for largest U.S. newspapers, circulation and revenue fall for industry overall

Despite subscription surges for largest U.S. newspapers, circulation and revenue fall for industry overall: Some major newspapers reported a sharp jump in digital subscriptions, but the industry as a whole faced ongoing challenges in 2016.

Trump could make NAFTA even worse for our climate!

Trump could make NAFTA even worse for our climate!: The U.S. Trade Representative is taking public comments now on the renegotiation of NAFTA. Make your voice heard for a deal that benefits people and the planet -- not corporate polluters!

Hope for the earth

Hope for the earth

I refuse to forget the Christians advocating for climate action

I refuse to forget the Christians advocating for climate action

Race and Whiteness in the Era of Trumpism

Race and Whiteness in the Era of Trumpism: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Race and Whiteness in the Era of Trumpism

Add your name to condemn Donald Trump's reckless abandonment of the Paris Climate Agreement!

Add your name to condemn Donald Trump's reckless abandonment of the Paris Climate Agreement!: In a historic display of ignorance, Donald Trump plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.

Social Activist, Religious Activist

Social Activist, Religious Activist: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Social Activist, Religious Activist

The Lord's Prayer Piano Arrangement

Lest we forget

Lest we forget

Trump’s views on Islam 'continue to evolve,' says Secretary of State

Trump’s views on Islam 'continue to evolve,' says Secretary of State

The economics of choice: Christians, abortion, and justice

The economics of choice: Christians, abortion, and justice

Ruling on a gay bishop could be far reaching

Ruling on a gay bishop could be far reaching

Black clergy decry Trump policies as detrimental to African-Americans

Black clergy decry Trump policies as detrimental to African-Americans

Left, right and center: Some misconceptions

Left, right and center: Some misconceptions

Is there hope for a United Methodist Church?

Is there hope for a United Methodist Church?

Foolish Hosey: Grace is a Preexisting Condition

Foolish Hosey: Grace is a Preexisting Condition: I don't want to write about Congress. I don't to write about this latest horror show of a bill, a bill I won't call a "he...

Monumental Betrayal

Monumental Betrayal: Our problem isn’t too many national monuments -- it’s too few.

Monumental Betrayal

Monumental Betrayal: Our problem isn’t too many national monuments -- it’s too few.

Jen Hatmaker, LGBTQ and apostolicity

Jen Hatmaker, LGBTQ and apostolicity

Will the center hold?

Will the center hold?

6 reasons why change is non-negotiable

6 reasons why change is non-negotiable

Where are we now?

Where are we now?

You keep using that word

You keep using that word

How we got to where we are: A brief overview of United Methodism in 2017

How we got to where we are: A brief overview of United Methodism in 2017

Boundaries, not rules

Boundaries, not rules

Consecration of gay bishop against church law

Consecration of gay bishop against church law

Canton, TX Violent Wedge Tornado - 4/29/2017

It’s time. Blow up the UMC. My own breaking point.

It’s time. Blow up the UMC. My own breaking point.

Einstein’s faith and ours

Einstein’s faith and ours

The False Promise of Personal Charity

The False Promise of Personal Charity: ProgressiveChristianity.org : The False Promise of Personal Charity

It Can Happen Here: Changing Hearts and Minds

It Can Happen Here: Changing Hearts and Minds: ProgressiveChristianity.org : It Can Happen Here: Changing Hearts and Minds

Cable News hawks called for war in Syria

Trump’s Dangerous and Cynical Attack on Syria

Trump’s Dangerous and Cynical Attack on Syria: With no direct threat to the national security of the United States and with no Congressional authorization, such use of force was illegal.

The Trump Administration Responds to Syria’s Assad with Missiles

The Trump Administration Responds to Syria’s Assad with Missiles: For the first time since the beginning of the war, the regime has suffered consequences for its crimes. Survivors of Tuesday’s massacre and residents of Khan Sheikhoun welcomed the strikes.

A Syrian in the U.S. Responds to the Chemical Massacre—and to the Apologists

A Syrian in the U.S. Responds to the Chemical Massacre—and to the Apologists: Once again, the dictator of Syria, Assad, has committed a crime against humanity. And once again, the U.S. government is playing the role of apologist.

Justices Didn't Oppose Gorsuch - FactCheck.org

Justices Didn't Oppose Gorsuch - FactCheck.org: Q: Did all eight Supreme Court justices write a letter opposing Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to fill a court vacancy? A: No. That false claim was made on a liberal …

I Have Been to the Mountaintop Full Speech

Sierra & Tierra: Trump Thinks His Pen Is a Magic Wand

Sierra & Tierra: Trump Thinks His Pen Is a Magic Wand: Trump keeps forgeting the future is clean, not dirty

Would Jesus Have an Immigration Policy?

Would Jesus Have an Immigration Policy?

Still no sign of leader for White House faith partnership office

Still no sign of leader for White House faith partnership office

I Am Heath Ledger Official Trailer

Trump is Wrong about Climate Change, and Jobs Too

Trump is Wrong about Climate Change, and Jobs Too: Dismantling federal efforts to address climate change will make it harder for Trump to deliver on his promise to create employment.

Trump’s Ryancare Bet Backfires—Now What?

Trump’s Ryancare Bet Backfires—Now What?: The current kerfuffle among Republicans trying to reverse the ACA’s gains reveals that many Americans actually like having health care.

Live Oak Forest Near Hill Country Could Soon Be Sacrificed To Frack Sand Mining, Residents Fight Back

Live Oak Forest Near Hill Country Could Soon Be Sacrificed To Frack Sand Mining, Residents Fight Back: In northern Atascosa County, just a few miles south of San Antonio, sits 2,000 acres of beautiful ancient oak tree forest. The area has a very delicate and unique ecosystem, from being a sensitive recharge zone for the Carrizo/Wilcox Aquifer, to also being one of the last great oak tree belts in the area. The live oak forest is replete with fauna that is unique to this place. Now, a large frac sand mining operation and processing plant has set its sights on the town and all this natural wonder could be in danger...

Conflicted or Corrupt? Texas Railroad Commissioners ‘Self-Police’ Their Self-Interests

Conflicted or Corrupt? Texas Railroad Commissioners ‘Self-Police’ Their Self-Interests: A new study finds Texas Railroad Commissioners took tens of thousands of dollars from energy interests with cases pending before their agency in recent years, contradicting Texas Sunset Commission testimony in 2012 that claimed that the commissioners “self-police” themselves against such conflicts. Are their actions unethical or do they reach the level of corruption?

LEGE UPDATE - Budget Gimmicks, House Passes Weak Railroad Commission Reform Bill

LEGE UPDATE - Budget Gimmicks, House Passes Weak Railroad Commission Reform Bill: Things are moving much quicker now that April is approaching.

UNT professor files discrimination lawsuit

UNT professor files discrimination lawsuit

Tim Keller, Princeton and What would Jesus cut?

Tim Keller, Princeton and What would Jesus cut?

The First Amendment

The First Amendment

Nacogdoches horse still galloping after 30 years

Nacogdoches horse still galloping after 30 years: When most people think of Texas the first thing that comes to mind is people owning horses.

Rockdale Plantation The Resurrection

The Ryan/Trump “Health Care” Plan Would Take Away a Lot More Than Abortion for Millions of Women

The Ryan/Trump “Health Care” Plan Would Take Away a Lot More Than Abortion for Millions of Women: The Republicans are after Planned Parenthood again, and basic health care access for our most vulnerable citizens is at stake.

Insurance for dummies and suggestions for the church

Insurance for dummies and suggestions for the church

Christians as peculiar people

Christians as peculiar people

More exorcisms and better health care

More exorcisms and better health care

Is the U.S. Going to Pull Out of the Paris Climate Agreement? And What Will Happen if It Does?

Is the U.S. Going to Pull Out of the Paris Climate Agreement? And What Will Happen if It Does?: Environmentalists warn that a retreat from Paris would hamstring American diplomacy beyond climate issues

“Do They Know That I’m…..?!” The Film “Get Out” Reflects on What White People See.

“Do They Know That I’m…..?!” The Film “Get Out” Reflects on What White People See.: Black is in. And the wealthy want it.

For Refugee High Schoolers in Boston, a Vision of America the Normal

For Refugee High Schoolers in Boston, a Vision of America the Normal: These young people from war torn parts of the world describe themselves as friendly, hard-working, responsible, dependable. To a visitor, other adjectives come to mind as well: worldly, resilient, strong.

School Vouchers Are a “False Road,” and the Data Proves It

School Vouchers Are a “False Road,” and the Data Proves It: Recent research reveals that students who use school vouchers fare significantly worse than their public school peers. But who is reading the data?

Trump’s Budget Assault on the Environment Packs a Wallop

Trump’s Budget Assault on the Environment Packs a Wallop: Donald Trump’s first budget makes his antipathy to the environment clear—and his love for fossil fuels and nuclear power even clearer.

Putting Trump’s Budget In Perspective

Putting Trump’s Budget In Perspective: To understand the magnitude of Donald Trump’s distorted priorities, we compared Pentagon spending with domestic programs he wants to cut. “Waste” alone dwarfs all other agency spending. Take a look.

Azaleas blooming abnormally early in East Texas

Azaleas blooming abnormally early in East Texas: Ready or not here they come.

Disney boycotts, Christians, Muslims and discrimination

Disney boycotts, Christians, Muslims and discrimination

FOR's Blog - Fellowship of Reconciliation

FOR's Blog - Fellowship of Reconciliation

FOR's Blog - Fellowship of Reconciliation

FOR's Blog - Fellowship of Reconciliation

FOR's Blog - Fellowship of Reconciliation

FOR's Blog - Fellowship of Reconciliation

For White People Who Want the Racist Nightmare to End, We Must Reclaim Our Lives from Anti-Black Racism

For White People Who Want the Racist Nightmare to End, We Must Reclaim Our Lives from Anti-Black Racism

Are crows the ultimate problem solvers? - Inside the Animal Mind: Episod...

Republicans to Disabled: Go to Hell

Republicans to Disabled: Go to Hell: Republicans say they just want to make people more responsible for their own health care. Take inventory of your vital organs. Are some more vital than others?

TV-B-Gone

TV-B-Gone

Intelligence Committee Chairman, Ranking Member Establish Parameters for Russia Investigation | U.S. House of Representatives

Intelligence Committee Chairman, Ranking Member Establish Parameters for Russia Investigation | U.S. House of Representatives

Soft-toned Trump reaches out to religious and other minorities

Soft-toned Trump reaches out to religious and other minorities

Kinder, gentler Trump and freedom of religion

Kinder, gentler Trump and freedom of religion

Take action: Tell the Trump administration we won't stand for more tar sands pipelines

Take action: Tell the Trump administration we won't stand for more tar sands pipelines: Enbridge, the company responsible for the biggest inland oil spill in the U.S. and part owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline, wants to double the capacity of tar sands coming to the US from Canada on its Alberta Clipper pipeline. Submit a public comment!

Sierra & Tierra: A Wall of Shame

Sierra & Tierra: A Wall of Shame: The devastation caused by the existing border wall (Photo: Sierra Club)

Public remains divided over role of government in financial regulation

Public remains divided over role of government in financial regulation: Amid steps to roll back Obama-era financial regulations, the public remains divided over whether the government has over- or under-regulated the sector.

Tapping Trump?

Tapping Trump?: Once again, Donald Trump has kicked off a media firestorm with a series of early-morning Tweets, this time leveling the serious

Hamilton's America

Hamilton's America

On the Ground in Iraq’s Battle with the Islamic State—Civilians Caught in the Crossfire

On the Ground in Iraq’s Battle with the Islamic State—Civilians Caught in the Crossfire: In January, my colleagues and I interviewed dozens of residents in eastern Mosul who had remained in their homes as the fighting shifted to their neighborhoods. They shared horrific stories.

Trump’s $54 Billion Increase in Military Spending. Visualize the Insanity.

Trump’s $54 Billion Increase in Military Spending. Visualize the Insanity.: Calling our military “gutted” and “depleted,” the Donald has created a mental image in America’s mind of skinny Mac getting sand kicked in his face. Once again, reality and Trump are not in the same area code.

Trump’s Speech Was Not Reassuring

Trump’s Speech Was Not Reassuring: Immigrants, dead soldiers, corporations all have reason to be “happy” in the President’s restored America.

Unpresidented Trump

Unpresidented Trump: You have to look no further than what he did earlier in the day to realize that Tuesday night's speech was completely bogus.

Trump’s Speech Was Not Reassuring

Trump’s Speech Was Not Reassuring: Immigrants, dead soldiers, corporations all have reason to be “happy” in the President’s restored America.

Progressive Caucus: Sessions Must Go

Progressive Caucus: Sessions Must Go: In floor statements and at a rally outside the Justice Department, members of the Progressive Caucus say the Attorney general must resign.

Turkeys Circling Dead Cat 'Ritual' *EXPLAINED*

What A Character!: The Many Faces of John Easterlin (1/15)

Join me and save the Endangered Species Act

Join me and save the Endangered Species Act

MoveOn's Resistance Recess on Good Morning America

MoveOn's Resistance Recess on Good Morning America

MoveOn's Resistance Recess on Good Morning America

Evangelicals can no longer speak as one voice

Evangelicals can no longer speak as one voice

The Johnson Amendment

The Johnson Amendment

How to Stay Connected and Inspired in America

How to Stay Connected and Inspired in America: ProgressiveChristianity.org : How to Stay Connected and Inspired in America

Christian Faith and Political Governance of Economy

Christian Faith and Political Governance of Economy: ProgressiveChristianity.org : Christian Faith and Political Governance of Economy

Get The Frack Out Of Our Parks

Get The Frack Out Of Our Parks: It doesn’t make sense if you step back and look at it. Parks and wildlife areas are preserved areas, protected from commercial and industrial development. It’s a park after all, right? Well, sure, unless there is recoverable oil and gas below it. If that’s the case, sorry kids. Drillers could get first dibs.

DAPL Pipeline Billionaire Kelcy Warren has no Place on Parks and Wildlife Commission

DAPL Pipeline Billionaire Kelcy Warren has no Place on Parks and Wildlife Commission: The mission of Parks and Wildlife is to manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas, yet Governor Abbott has appointed oil pipeline billionaire Kelcy Warren, CEO of the notorious Energy Transfer Partners, to the Commission.

A House with Nobody In It

Fomer Congresswoman Gabby Giffords calls on Rep. Louie Gohmert to hold town halls - TylerPaper.com

Fomer Congresswoman Gabby Giffords calls on Rep. Louie Gohmert to hold town halls - TylerPaper.com: Former Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, of Arizona, responded to U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg feels ‘hope’ after seeing public uprising

Ruth Bader Ginsburg feels ‘hope’ after seeing public uprising

Americans Express Increasingly Warm Feelings Toward Religious Groups

Americans Express Increasingly Warm Feelings Toward Religious Groups: Americans generally express more positive feelings toward various religious groups today than they did just a few years ago.

BGCT board votes to remove three churches

BGCT board votes to remove three churches: The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board declared three congregations “outside of harmonious cooperation” with the state convention because of their views on same-sex relationships.

Indivisible protesters gather outside Louie Gohmert event after congressman says no public town hall meetings planned - TylerPaper.com

Indivisible protesters gather outside Louie Gohmert event after congressman says no public town hall meetings planned - TylerPaper.com: ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@t...

Dr. Marcus Borg - What's Christianity All About? - A Sermon On Day1

Marcus Borg - What is God?

Marcus Borg - What is God?

Woods House to be excavated, moved

Woods House to be excavated, moved

Steam Cheeseburger Maker - Tutorial

The INTRAfaith Conversation: How Do Christians Talk Among Ourselves About INTERfaith Matters

The INTRAfaith Conversation: How Do Christians Talk Among Ourselves About INTERfaith Matters: ProgressiveChristianity.org : The INTRAfaith Conversation: How Do Christians Talk Among Ourselves About INTERfaith Matters

Nationwide

Nationwide

Nationwide

Nationwide

Nationwide

Nationwide

6 tasks for Christians struggling with Trump

6 tasks for Christians struggling with Trump

Why we can't stay out of politics

Why we can't stay out of politics

This Fucker Is Crazy

WOW: Trump Fails Basic Literacy Test

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no.2 op.18 - Anna Fedorova - Complete Live ...

Paul Krugman: When the Fire Comes - Economist's View

Paul Krugman: When the Fire Comes - Economist's View

Join me and save the Paris Climate Agreement

Join me and save the Paris Climate Agreement

Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center: Mark your calendar and save the date for the long-awaited grand opening and dedication of the National Willa Cather Center on

What is the Free Speech Fairness Act?

What is the Free Speech Fairness Act?

Trump vows to let churches engage in politics

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What It Takes to Truly Be ‘One of Us’: In a number of countries, people place a low premium on the importance of being native born to national identity. However, many say speaking the dominant language and sharing customs is important to 'truly' be considered a national.

Here, Let Ezra Explain

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Big, bloody mess

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The Ban

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'Alternative facts' and Christian truth

'Alternative facts' and Christian truth

Faithful discipleship in a time of turbulence

Faithful discipleship in a time of turbulence

Declining clergy influence, Spider-Man, Facebook and fake news

Declining clergy influence, Spider-Man, Facebook and fake news

Following Jesus and supporting Donald Trump are utterly irreconcilable

Following Jesus and supporting Donald Trump are utterly irreconcilable

Video: CAIR Director Speaks at CAPAC News Conference Opposing the Target...

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The Women’s March on Washington highlighted old and new tensions

The Women’s March on Washington highlighted old and new tensions

The Women’s March on Washington highlighted old and new tensions

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Memorial to a Beloved Advisor, and Friend – Marcus Borg

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Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Resisting the Trump Agenda. #WeWillWin

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After Seismic Political Shift, Modest Changes in Public’s Policy Agenda

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Chords of Affection: A Theory of National Political Attachments in the American Founding: American Political Thought: Vol 6, No 1

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A Christian at the Jewish Community Center

A Christian at the Jewish Community Center

The pastoral legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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'Nones' and belief

'Nones' and belief

Trump’s rise and GOP economics may shift Catholic Church’s priorities

Trump’s rise and GOP economics may shift Catholic Church’s priorities

Mental illness is a church issue

Mental illness is a church issue

What kids believe

What kids believe

What kids believe

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Congressmen Castro, Doggett Will Boycott Trump Inauguration

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How America Changed During Barack Obama’s Presidency

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The World Facing Trump: Public Sees ISIS, Cyberattacks, North Korea as Top Threats

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Take Action: Tell Your Senators to Oppose Scott Pruitt's Nomination to Head the EPA

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Take Action: Tell Your Senators to Oppose Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State

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Faith on the Hill

Faith on the Hill: The share of U.S. adults who describe themselves as Christians has been declining for decades, but the U.S. Congress is about as Christian today as it was in the early 1960s.

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Thinking Like a Political Scientist

Thinking Like a Political Scientist: Each year, tens of thousands of students who are interested in politics go through a rite of passage: they take a course in research methods. Many find the subject to be boring or confusing, and with good reason. Most of the standard books on research methods fail to highlight the most important concepts and questions. Instead, they brim with dry technical definitions and focus heavily on statistical analysis, slighting other valuable methods. This approach not only dulls potential enjoyment of the course, but prevents students from mastering the skills they need to engage more directly and meaningfully with a wide variety of research.             With wit and practical wisdom, Christopher Howard draws on more than a decade of experience teaching research methods to transform a typically dreary subject and teach budding political scientists the critical skills they need to read published research more effectively and produce better research of their own. The first part of the book is devoted to asking three fundamental questions in political science: What happened? Why? Who cares? In the second section, Howard demonstrates how to answer these questions by choosing an appropriate research design, selecting cases, and working with numbers and written documents as evidence. Drawing on examples from American and comparative politics, international relations, and public policy, Thinking Like a Political Scientist highlights the most common challenges that political scientists routinely face, and each chapter concludes with exercises so that students can practice dealing with those challenges.

Why Washington Won't Work

Why Washington Won't Work: Polarization is at an all-time high in the United States. But contrary to popular belief, Americans are polarized not so much in their policy preferences as in their feelings toward their political opponents: To an unprecedented degree, Republicans and Democrats simply do not like one another. No surprise that these deeply held negative feelings are central to the recent (also unprecedented) plunge in congressional productivity. The past three Congresses have gotten less done than any since scholars began measuring congressional productivity.             In Why Washington Won’t Work, Marc J. Hetherington and Thomas J. Rudolph argue that a contemporary crisis of trust—people whose party is out of power have almost no trust in a government run by the other side—has deadlocked Congress. On most issues, party leaders can convince their own party to support their positions. In order to pass legislation, however, they must also create consensus by persuading some portion of the opposing party to trust in their vision for the future. Without trust, consensus fails to develop and compromise does not occur. Up until recently, such trust could still usually be found among the opposition, but not anymore. Political trust, the authors show, is far from a stable characteristic. It’s actually highly variable and contingent on a variety of factors, including whether one’s party is in control, which part of the government one is dealing with, and which policies or events are most salient at the moment. Political trust increases, for example, when the public is concerned with foreign policy—as in times of war—and it decreases in periods of weak economic performance. Hetherington and Rudolph do offer some suggestions about steps politicians and the public might take to increase political trust. Ultimately, however, they conclude that it is unlikely levels of political trust will significantly increase unless foreign concerns come to dominate and the economy is consistently strong.

Neither Liberal nor Conservative

Neither Liberal nor Conservative: Congress is crippled by ideological conflict. The political parties are more polarized today than at any time since the Civil War. Americans disagree, fiercely, about just about everything, from terrorism and national security, to taxes and government spending, to immigration and gay marriage. Well, American elites disagree fiercely. But average Americans do not. This, at least, was the position staked out by Philip Converse in his famous essay on belief systems, which drew on surveys carried out during the Eisenhower Era to conclude that most Americans were innocent of ideology. In Neither Liberal nor Conservative, Donald Kinder and Nathan Kalmoe argue that ideological innocence applies nearly as well to the current state of American public opinion. Real liberals and real conservatives are found in impressive numbers only among those who are deeply engaged in political life. The ideological battles between American political elites show up as scattered skirmishes in the general public, if they show up at all. If ideology is out of reach for all but a few who are deeply and seriously engaged in political life, how do Americans decide whom to elect president; whether affirmative action is good or bad? Kinder and Kalmoe offer a persuasive group-centered answer. Political preferences arise less from ideological differences than from the attachments and antagonisms of group life.

Strategic Party Government

Strategic Party Government: Why is Congress mired in partisan polarization? The conventional answer is that members of Congress and their constituencies fundamentally disagree with one other along ideological lines. But Gregory Koger and Matthew J. Lebo uncover a more compelling reason that today’s political leaders devote so much time to conveying their party’s positions, even at the expense of basic government functions: Both parties want to win elections. In Strategic Party Government, Koger and Lebo argue that Congress is now primarily a forum for partisan competition. In order to avoid losing, legislators unite behind strong party leaders, even when they do not fully agree with the policies their party is advocating. They do so in the belief that party leaders and voters will reward them for winning—or at least trying to win—these legislative contests. And as the parties present increasingly united fronts, partisan competition intensifies and pressure continues to mount for a strong party-building strategy—despite considerable disagreement within the parties. By bringing this powerful but underappreciated force in American politics to the forefront, Koger and Lebo provide a new interpretation of the problems facing Congress that is certain to reset the agenda for legislative studies.

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Hidden figures

Hidden figures

Social Media Update 2016

Social Media Update 2016: Facebook usage and engagement is on the rise, while adoption of other social networking platforms holds steady.