In the news, Friday, December 29, 2017

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from Alex Jones (INFOWARS.COM)

CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE,  LOW,  radio program and website run by Alex Jones

COURT UPHOLDS $135K FINE FOR BAKERS WHO REFUSED TO BAKE GAY CAKE

An Oregon court upheld a January decision forcing two Christian bakery owners to pay a $135,000 fine for refusing to bake a lesbian wedding cake. On Thursday, the state’s Court of Appeals found Sweet Cakes by Melissa owners Melissa and Aaron Klein illegally discriminated against a same-sex couple in February 2013. The Kleins had cited religious objections for not wanting to bake the cake, but the court ruled the refusal was in violation of an Oregon law which restricts businesses from discriminating based on sexual orientation.

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from The Heritage Foundation

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The Limits and Dangers of Civil Disobedience: The Case of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The nation’s experience over the past half-century or so highlights the need for a careful reconsideration of the case for civil disobedience. America’s founding principles of natural rights and the rule of law permit the practice of civil disobedience narrowly conceived. American civil disobedience in the theory and practice of Martin Luther King, is mainly—but not perfectly—in accord with those founding principles. As King rightly understood, civil disobedience may only be undertaken: (1) for the right reasons; (2) in the right spirit; and (3) by the right people.

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from The Living Church
Magazine of The Living Church Foundation (Anglican)

Reject two minutes hate
As Emil Durkheim observed, there’s no easier way to forge social solidarity than to create a common enemy. While his common enemy observation is obviously true, a closer reading reveals that it works best in times of anomie, when social cohesion is breaking down. But my real virtual relationships aren’t breaking down. A far stronger basis for connection, Durkheim theorized, rests in shared common values and passions. My most precious and prized virtual friendships, it turns out, are with people who share my deepest values. Those friendships, therefore, don’t need to be reinforced or renewed through creating any enemies.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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