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Raj – The racist core of the Tea Party movement is [...]

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jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout(‘loadFBShareMe_59()’,5000); }); function loadFBShareMe_59(){ jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $(‘.dd-fbshareme-59′).remove();$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_59′).attr(‘width’,'53′);$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_59′).attr(‘height’,'69′);$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_59′).attr(’src’,'http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.php?url=http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/20/59/&size=large’); }); }Sharereddit_url = http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/20/59/;reddit_title = Outlaws%3A+Chickens%2C+Monkeys+and+Big+Green+Produce;reddit_newwindow=’1′;yahooBuzzArticleHeadline=Outlaws%3A+Chickens%2C+Monkeys+and+Big+Green+Produce;yahooBuzzArticleId=http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/20/59/;As a friend put it to me, we are all born into a conversation. That conversation sets the scene for the movie that is our life. Some people are born into abusive conversations, yet others bask in warm loving [...]

jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout(‘loadFBShareMe_31()’,5000); }); function loadFBShareMe_31(){ jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $(‘.dd-fbshareme-31′).remove();$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_31′).attr(‘width’,'53′);$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_31′).attr(‘height’,'69′);$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_31′).attr(’src’,'http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.php?url=http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/16/not-your-mammas-church/&size=large’); }); }Sharereddit_url = http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/16/not-your-mammas-church/;reddit_title = Not+Your+Mama%27s+Church;reddit_newwindow=’1′;yahooBuzzArticleHeadline=Not+Your+Mama%27s+Church;yahooBuzzArticleId=http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/16/not-your-mammas-church/;Not sure how well most know me, but you might know that I’ve struggled for quite a while in selecting a faith tradition that fit my expression of worship. For many folks this is a tradition passed down, but my [...]

jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout(‘loadFBShareMe_10()’,5000); }); function loadFBShareMe_10(){ jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $(‘.dd-fbshareme-10′).remove();$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_10′).attr(‘width’,'53′);$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_10′).attr(‘height’,'69′);$(‘.DD_FBSHAREME_AJAX_10′).attr(’src’,'http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.php?url=http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/12/gandhi-was-a-racist/&size=large’); }); }Sharereddit_url = http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/12/gandhi-was-a-racist/;reddit_title = Gandhi+Was+a+Racist%3F;reddit_newwindow=’1′;yahooBuzzArticleHeadline=Gandhi+Was+a+Racist%3F;yahooBuzzArticleId=http://www.soulpundit.com/2009/02/12/gandhi-was-a-racist/;Now that headline seems like a pretty profane thing to say. Could you imagine the little loin clothed Indian man with the cute mustache uttering the words, “leave my elephant alone n!@#!$#@.” The crazy thing is, he’s on record [...]