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Write Your Own Obama Speech
The Daily Beast analyzed Obama’s famous speeches to crack the code behind the president’s rhetoric. Our step-by-step guide for turning even the most divisive debates into an inspiring call for unity: 1. Thanks for having me. 2. Express shock that someone with your life story could ever stand before such a crowd… 3. …But that’s…
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Barack Obama on Players’ Prayers
Barack Obama is not just Senator of Illinois and a Democratic web2.0 addicted presidential candidate, but also an enthusiastic churchgoer and a spiritual football fan.Sen. Obama writes in his book “The Audacity of Hope”: “football players point to the heavens after every touchdown, as if God were calling plays from the celestial sidelines.” If Obama…
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Fear not! #LasVegas #MassShooting
At least 59 people were killed in Las Vegas on Sunday. The event has been called the biggest mass shooting in modern US history. It is appropriate to pray for the wounded, the families of the dead, and all those who do the hard work of helping the community recover. It is also important to…
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Word of the Year 21016: post-truth
I burned my right thumb pretty bad preparing our Christmas dinner. I poured water in a hot frying pan only to have the steam peel my skin off. Not that my mother told me a thousand times that the stove was hot. Growing up I knew better and touched it and got burnt, and touched…
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Support Houston Pride
The General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ issued a statement mourning the loss of those murdered, calling for prayers for their families, and expressing horror and frustration over how commonplace this kind of tragedy has become. The incident happened early Sunday morning June 12, when a gunman killed 50 people and…