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Monday, December 23, 2013

12-23-13 teacherken at Daily Kos: ‘Duck Dynasty,’ meet Pope Francis

Daily Kos: ‘Duck Dynasty,’ meet Pope Francis:






‘Duck Dynasty,’ meet Pope Francis
is the title of this Washington Post op ed by E. J. Dionne, Jr..  It examines not only the remarks of the Pontiff and the patriarch of the Robertson family, but also the recent defrocking of Methodist Minister Frank Schaefer for presiding over the same-sex nuptials of his son.   I am not going to examine the entire column - you are well equipped to do that on your own. There is a section of three
teacherken at Daily Kos 12-22-13: the Nation's Progressive Honor Role for 2013
Daily Kos: the Nation's Progressive Honor Role for 2013: the Nation's Progressive Honor Role for 2013is something everyone here should read and ponder. The Progressive Honor Roll of 2013 is authored by John Nichols, and is subtitled We celebrate these heroes both for their accomplishments of the past year and their determination to do even more in 2014. There are those whom we would expect to appe