Daily Archives: March 25, 2012

The Shooting of Trayvon Martin

Posted on March 25, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

This post is about the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin. 1.  George Will and Donna Brazile had insightful comments on ABC This Week.  Click here for the transcript. George Will said: “That the law in question, the so-called Stand Your … Continue reading →

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The Old and the New

Posted on March 25, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

For my write-up today on church, I’ll quote the Prayer of Confession from the liturgy: “O God of laughter and tears, we come in this Lenten season weighed down by the past.  Sometimes we feel trapped by past actions, past … Continue reading →

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Charlotte Allen’s Critique of Susan Faludi’s Backlash

Posted on March 25, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

For this post, I will share some comments that I read on Susan Faludi’s 1991 book Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women. I will focus primarily on a February 1992 article by Charlotte Low Allen in Commentary, but I … Continue reading →

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