More reasons why the power to imprison people should not be given solely to the executive branch. What will it take to wake us up?

If you think that the latest bill signed by the President, Military Commisions Act only applies to non-citizen enemy combatants, do yourself a favor, as an American, and listen to this podcast. This is not, nor should it be, a partisan issue. This latest bill is an insult to all of us, and shame on […]

Austin will be speaking at Mid-City Nazarene Church about slavery and human trafficking this weekend. I’ll be there, and if you’re in San Diego and want to join what should be a fascinating and alarming wake up call, I’d encourage anybody to join.
Austin works with Free the Slaves and they are recently promoting efforts […]

After years of wanting to get up there, we finally took a few days and traveled in Washington and Oregon. I’ve created a new Tabblo with some of our pics.

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The Common Dreams Newscenter has a short piece on the reaction of the Amish community to the shooting of 10 of their children, killing five. I haven’t written anything about the events, but the reaction of both the older girls before they were shot and their families after the attacks has moved me.
Marian Fisher, […]