March 2013
March 15th, 2013
Written by Angela Delli Sa... in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Republican Gov. Chris Christie has been asked to apologize for referring to the first black female leader of the state Assembly by race and gender, not by name, during a church-hosted meeting.
Christie, who's white, told an audience Tuesday that an "African-American female speaker of the Assembly" is blocking a vote on a school voucher bill that would let children in failing...
March 14th, 2013
Written by James Patrick A... in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Other with 1 Comment
Daniel the Prophet has lessons for the future as contemporary society confronts obstacles and challenges as it sorts out the role of religion and the Church.
In light of the election of Pope Francis, it is not only a time to reflect on Francis of Assisi after whom it is said he patterned his life, but it is also a good time to reflect on the prophet Daniel in the Old Testament of the Bible....
March 13th, 2013
Written by Roger Alford - ... in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - It isn't Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell who comes out swinging in his first TV ad of his 2014 re-election campaign. It's his wife, former U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao.
"You've seen the ads attacking my husband," Chao, speaking directly into the camera, says in a spot that's set to begin airing across Kentucky on Thursday. "As Mitch McConnell's wife, I've...
March 12th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Setting It Straight with 1 Comment
Ironically, while women were shut out of most professions in the 19th century, there was one at which they were permitted to work, and at which they excelled: Lighthouse keeper.
Whether they became keepers by accident or design, female lighthouse keepers performed the grueling, life-saving tasks of their job with a diligence that put to shame those who said women could not withstand the rigors of...
March 12th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Stereotypes & Labels with 1 Comment
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont newspaper defended itself Saturday against accusations of racism over a poster it published in support of a local sports team that read "fry Rice" in type associated with Chinese calligraphy, saying it meant no offense and simply wanted to play on words.
The back-page poster, printed in Thursday's edition, was intended to support St. Johnsbury Academy's basketball...