Daily Archives: July 16, 2012

Tim Pawlenty’s Courage to Stand 8: Roots

Posted on July 16, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of Tim Pawlenty’s Courage to Stand, Pawlenty talks about his difficult 2006 bid for re-election as Governor of Minnesota (in a time when Republicans were particularly unpopular nationwide), and how he and others dealt with the … Continue reading →

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Boswell’s Thesis; Nature and the Animal Kingdom

Posted on July 16, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I have two items for my write-up today on John Boswell’s Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality. 1.  Boswell argues that Roman society and early Christianity did not have much of a problem with homosexuality.  When Rome became more authoritarian and … Continue reading →

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