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Posted on November 24 at 8:20 a.m.Suggest removal
exactly, HT307! It's an attempt to make sure that judges follow the law of the United States!
. . . which is why I can't wait for the next election cycle when the same people that are so adamant about preventing an activist judiciary and so passionate about separation of church and state follow this up by passing a law banning the use of Christianity or Judaism (or their principles therein) in determining legal judgments. How progressive of Oklahoma to take this logical next step to make sure judges follow the law, and not some religious dogma. Can't wait to see that.
Posted on April 27 at 11:30 a.m.Suggest removal
Also: a correction- the discussion panel on Tuesday is at 4:30 in Meacham. At 8pm on Tuesday is a film screening of "The Band's Visit" in Beaird Lounge.
Posted on April 27 at 11:26 a.m.Suggest removal
To reply to the fact that Israel is an "apartheid state", it is the only state in the entire Middle East where arabs, no matter their background or gender, are given full enfranchisement as long as they are israeli citizens. Israeli Arabs have all the same rights and privileges of Jews in Israel. They can vote, they can serve in public office, they have the right to free speech, they have the right to marry whoever they wish, they have the right to live free of honor killings, etc. Israel is the only country in the entire Middle East that has universal suffrage for Arabs and the only real democracy that gives them a seat at the table with little to no preconditions, even putting Arab parties in the position of being able to break or make coalitions within the Israeli government.
As far as impressions not being based on reality and Israel being a police state: As someone who has been there, I can tell you that it is most certainly not a police state. There are parts of Israel that do have intensive security, and when there is a terrorist attack or a bombing, of course security is heightened, but for the most part Israel is a free and liberal society on par with most European cities. That's the point of this week: to help people realize that there is so much more to Israel than what happens on the fringes in conflict areas like Sderot or Ramallah.
Posted on March 26 at 7:28 p.m.Suggest removal
On January 8, 2009, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to impeach Blagojevich by a 114–1 vote for corruption and misconduct in office, the first time such an action has been taken against a governor of Illinois, making him the second state official in Illinois history to be impeached. He was subsequently convicted and removed from office on January 29, 2009 by a unanimous 59–0 vote in the Illinois State Senate. In a separate vote, the Senate voted unanimously to permanently bar Blagojevich from holding public office again in the state of Illinois.
Posted on February 4 at 1:57 p.m.Suggest removal
Rhology, you are living a condemnatory and hateful lifestyle. you seek to pass judgment on me because of how I live, and tell me that my lifestyle is destructive. My "lifestyle" is, first of all, only a small part of who I am. It does not rule my identity, just as i'm sure your heterosexuality doesn't rule yours. The only difference is that I don't tell you that you are wrong or unjust or ungodly for your natural inclinations, while you at the same time condemn me for something I cannot control and condescend to giving me your misplaced pity and self-righteousness by giving me this crap about God's love. Who are you to say what God is or is not okay with. The only one who know what God wants is God, and my life has been incredibly fruitful so far, so clearly my "lifestyle" is not destructive, and clearly God has not taken serious issue with how I live. It seems only you have. And that sets you apart from God.
Posted on February 3 at 7:39 p.m.Suggest removal
Rhology, I love you and want the best for you. God is real and He is not OK with your lifestyle. It is best if you can work towards change, and I will do all I can to help you.
Judge lest not ye be judged.
Posted on February 3 at 1:04 p.m.Suggest removal
I think it's interesting which words you chose to omit from the original article, such as changing, "years of rocket fire" into simply "rocket fire". Considering that Israel's actions are, in fact, a response to rocket fire that has continued and grown exponentially since Israel's complete disengagement from Gaza in 2005, I'm not entirely certain the omission of "years" contributed to your journalistic duty to provide context.
I also think that the statement "Both sides have claimed victory; Israel for the sheer number of Hamas killed, and Hamas for surviving Israel's attacks"is clearly both slanted and misinformed. The statement as written makes it sound as though Israel is bloodthirsty, while Hamas is a fragile victim. First of all, this is a gross misrepresentation of the two entities. Second, Israel does not see the campaign as a success. Ehud Barak, the defense minister, actually issued a statement lamenting the high rates of casualties and expressing that, given the high rights of civilian deaths in contrast to few goals actually achieved, this venture was at best step 1, and at worst (and the more likely scenario), a step backward.
Objective response. FAIL. Contextual understanding of situation. FAIL. More than just basic research. FAIL.
Thank you Matt for posting this article. It was fine the way it is.
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Posted on April 6 at 8:18 p.m.Suggest removal
I was a national merit scholar at OU, graduated in 2010, and I can say that my entire freshman year I thought about transferring to somewhere like Yale or Stanford. Then I fell in love with the school and realized that I was getting both an incredible education and some amazing opportunities. I don't regret my choice to come to OU even though I could have gone elsewhere.
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