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Organizations: Mary Gant receives Kiwanis Club gavel
Mary Gant was installed as the 2011-2012 President of the Kiwanis Club of La Caņada (Noon) at an installation dinner held at the Oakmont Country Club last week. The installation of Gant, a former La Caņadan of the Year, and her fellow officers was made by...Tags: Politics, Clubs and Associations, Arts and Culture, U.S. Navy, Libraries
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In Theory: Could same-sex marriage become legal?
Q. A recent Gallup poll has revealed that, for the first time, a majority of Americans support gay marriage. According to the figures, 53% of Americans say they believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid; in 1996, the figure was...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court, Justice System, Crimes
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In Theory: Leaving 'under God' out of the Pledge
Q. The NBC television network has come under fire for omitting the words “under God” from a broadcast of the Pledge of Allegiance shown before the U.S. Open golf championship. The video montage of patriotic images including the American flag...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, White House, Sports, CBS Corp.
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In Theory: Should holy books be distributed in schools?
Schools in White County, Tenn., have agreed to stop allowing the Gideons to distribute Bibles in classrooms after the ACLU threatened a lawsuit. The Gideons entered a classroom at Doyle Elementary School in Doyle, about 100 miles east of Nashville, and...Tags: Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Justice System, Sports, Bible
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In Theory: Can Islam and democracy coexist?
Q. The pro-democracy uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have resonated around the world, with even the Wall Street Journal going so far as to headline one column, “The Arab World's 1989?” Hosni Mubarak's resignation from his position as...Tags: Politics, Minority Groups, Democracy, Heads of State, Crime, Law and Justice
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How endorsements enlighten voters
In America the Constitution guarantees every citizen free speech. That includes Valley Sun columnist Anita Brenner’s “Folks, It‘s a Non-Partisan Election” column published Feb. 3, regarding her apparent frustration that the local...Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Censorship, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Is secularism a threat to religious freedom?
Q. A Mormon leader recently made a speech, in which he claimed religious freedom in America is under assault from secularization and a growing gay rights movement. In his speech, Elder Dallin H. Oaks warned of “an alarming trajectory of events...Tags: Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Supreme Court, Justice System, Utah
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In Theory: Does TV glorify sex for teens?
Q. The Parents Television Council has released a report in which it claims prime-time TV shows sexualize the young girls portrayed in them. The report is based on a content analysis of the most popular television shows for viewers aged 12-17 in the 2009-...Tags: Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Brady Bunch (tv program), Anglicanism, Health and Medical Professionals
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: A chance to be noble
Let's get this straight from the onset.
Under the 1st Amendment, as it pertains to "Freedom of Religion," it is the constitutional right of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to build his mosque and Islamic center two blocks from ground zero.
It's the letter of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Freedom of Religion, Justice System, Lawyers
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Faithful break Ramadan fast in La Caņada
As the sun slipped below the horizon on Friday, more than 100 Muslims gathered, filling the back patio at the Community Center of La Caņada Flintridge. Assembled in neat rows, they raised their hands to their ears.
"Allah Akbar," they intoned —...Tags: Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, New York City, Ramadan, Religious Festivals
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In Theory: Is America Islamophobic?
Last week's Time magazine cover story by Bobby Ghosh reported that "hate speech against Muslims and Islam is growing both more widespread and more heated," with protests against a mosque in lower Manhattan and the building of other mosques elsewhere not...Tags: Politics, Internists, Crimes, Minority Groups, Health and Medical Professionals
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In Theory: Reactions to Prop. 8 ruling
A California federal judge struck down Proposition 8, the state's law that prohibits same-sex marriage, last week. What are your thoughts on this ruling? Judge Walker needs to address our concern that his own sexual orientation clouded his judgment....Tags: Politics, Justice System, Anglicanism, Christian Orthodoxy, Minority Groups
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