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Why same-sex marriage is not a slippery slope to legal polyamory

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Jone Lewis is the Leader of the Northern Virginia Ethical Society, and she has a recent blog entry that tackles head-on a hot-button question in marriage equality debates: Will equal marriage rights for same-sex couples require that multiple-partner relationships also have marriage rights? Jone argues clearly that these are very different issues that should not [...]

Corporate money poised to flood elections

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

How are you all feeling about the Supreme Court 5-4 decision to let corporations and unions spend as much money as they want on political campaigns? Billy suggests that Congress start dressing in NASCARlike suits with logos all over them.
A corporation, by its very name, is a collection of people. Most of those people [...]

Building community wherever you are

Monday, January 11th, 2010

As a follow-up to my platform address yesterday (“Community Is Dead; Long Live Community”), I’d like to direct you to a list of 100 ways you can help build community in your family, work, neighborhood, and city, from bettertogether.org, a website devoted to helping revitalize community ties in America. If you’re looking for a [...]

Three gifts

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Happy New Year everyone. I had a very nice time in New York and Connecticut with my and Billy’s families; it’s also nice to be back, even if it’s too cold to scoot!
I received several great gifts from our generous families, and I wanted to share three of them with you:
Vegan Brunch and Vegan [...]