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Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on September 15, 2010 at 2:09pm

Here is a concept for liberal free thinkers.
This is organization is in rural a county in California, USA. I've found that most activists are not divided by God belief. In fact in my experience, the subject almost never comes up. The topic at hand is getting liberals and progressives to vote; electing progressives to office; equal access to universal health care; fair and living wages; equality of justice; economic justice; ending racism, sexism and homophobia; putting a stop to unnecessary US Military intervention, etc. ...
-- Gary


A NEW PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE

Realizing that our shared commitment to human rights, religious freedom, and peace and social justice, significantly outweighs our differences; we the undersigned, comprised of both secular and religious progressives, declare an alliance between progressive, rational-minded people regardless of one’s spiritual, religious, or secular perspective.

While our beliefs about the existence of God may differ, progressive Americans share a common tradition of humanism dating back to at least the Renaissance. Many spiritual and religious thinkers have significantly contributed to the advancement of doubt, free thinking, and the sciences, laying the ground work for the Enlightenment and modernity. There is no "cultural war" dividing us.

MORE on line:

http://www.newprogressivealliance.com/

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on August 19, 2010 at 12:18pm

Published on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 by CommonDreams.org

Dear Mr. President...

by Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/08/17-8

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on July 27, 2010 at 12:46pm

Immigration Check Point in Santa Monica, CA

profiling illegal immigrants on a Santa Monica, Calif. mall.

IMMIGRATION CHECK POINT

video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gkBP2RCbo4&feature=player_embed...!

READ more:

http://www.laprogressive.com/immigration-reform/anti-immigrant-netr...

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on July 27, 2010 at 9:37am

Holder vs. Humanitarian Law Project

Analysis

For the first time in nearly nine years of what the government has called a "war on terrorism," the Supreme Court on June 21 [2010] ruled decisively in the government's favor — but still stopped short of providing an unqualified victory. The Court ruled, by a 6-3 vote, that IT DOES NOT VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO BLOCK SPEECH AND OTHER FORMS OF ADVOCACY SUPPORTING A FOREIGN ORGANIZATION that has been officially labeled as terrorist, EVEN if the aim is to support such a group’s peaceful or humanitarian actions.


Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project - ScotusWiki
Brief of the Carter Center, Christian Peacemakers, Human Rights Watch, et al. in Support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al. ...
http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?...Humanitarian_Law_Project

Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project | Center for Constitutional Rights
Jun 21, 2010 ... CCR's plaintiffs include the Humanitarian Law Project, a human rights organization that seeks to provide training in human rights ...
http://ccrjustice.org/holder-v-humanitarian-law-project

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on July 7, 2010 at 6:44am

[USA] Republicans Want as Many Unemployed People as Possible,
Because They Think It Will Get Them Elected

From now until Nov. 2, the Republican Party will be the party of unemployment.
Dean Baker / The Guardian

READ MORE

http://www.alternet.org/story/147447/

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on June 30, 2010 at 8:35am

announcement: Keynote speaker to be Noam Chomsky

anti-War conference in New York.

http://nationalpeaceconference.org/Home_Page.html


Voters for Peace is pleased to be a co-sponsor of the conference along with 28 other organizations. I'll be participating in a discussion about whether a right-left alliance against war and empire is necessary and useful. The key note speaker for the conference is Noam Chomsky. You can see more about the conference
at: www.nationalpeaceconference.org .

The United States finds itself in two long wars - Iraq and Afghanistan - and with attacks escalating in Pakistan along with threats against Iran. Dick Cheney called the "war on terror" the "long war" and projected it lasting generations. This is a time for unity in action against perpetual U.S. wars. Unless Americans who oppose war come together and in a concerted and consistent way - we will continue to see our nation always at war, draining resources, resulting in needless deaths, undermining the economy and making a mockery of the rule of law.

You can register for the conference
here: http://nationalpeaceconference.org/Conference_Registration.html .

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on June 29, 2010 at 6:46pm

I agree. -- Gary

Comment by Ralph Dumain on June 29, 2010 at 1:49pm

I don't dispute the need for cooperation with religious progressives, but I categorically reject kissing their asses. There's a time and place for practical cooperation, as there is for the war of ideas. The latter should not be reduced to the former. Sloppy thinking, ideological conclusion, and unprincipled pandering is endemic to the left.

Comment by Geraldo Cienmarcos on June 29, 2010 at 1:40pm

Dear Ralph,

I mostly agree with you. But I like another comment on the Alternet.org site following the article. My problem is being divisive when with people who share social concerns and compassion. Among those liberal religious who are committed and active in social justice, I was never closeted about being an atheist AND I was never criticized for it. It's just a non issue among committed people.
-- Gary

Comment by Ralph Dumain on June 29, 2010 at 11:27am

On this ridiculous article by Scofield, see my commentary:

http://reasonsociety.blogspot.com/2010/06/liberal-religion-vs-new-a...

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