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American Exceptionalism on July 4th

Shortly after beginning his presidency, President Obama was asked whether he believed in American exceptionalism. He replied, “I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.” Many took that comment to say that America was only exceptional in the eyes of those predisposed to believe in American exceptionalism (i.e. Americans). Is there any reason to believe that America is actually different from the other nations in the world?

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Protecting Children?: Thoughts on the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Written by Bob Ewoldt in Christianity, Family, Politics

I got an email fowarded to me from the ParentalRights.org (“Protecting Children by Empowering Parents) about the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which is a “civil rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children,” according to Wikipedia. It hasn’t been ratified by the United States, primarily because of religious and conservative opposition

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The Politics of the Constitution

Written by Bob Ewoldt in Christianity, Politics, Video

TIME’s Alex Altman described the Congress’ opening the session with a reading of the Constitution as “fetishism” in his post entitled “The Cult of the Constitution.”

Others have ridiculed the Republican’s recitation of the Constitution as a “gimmick,” an “obvious sop to the tea party movement,” and a exercise for a “document whose recent relevance is due largely to the ideological and sartorial interests of the Tea Party.”

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