When accessing the political apologetics of evangelicals, it is tempting to deal with them on their own terms and question whether their contrition is perfect and sincere enough to remove the stain that their sins have placed on their souls.
In Christian terms, forgiveness for sin requires a deep and sincere change of heart accompanied...
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Foothill South toll road dealt major blow by U.S. Commerce Department
The controversial Foothill South toll road, proposed to connect south Orange County with north San Diego County, was handed a major blow this morning when the U.S. Commerce Department announced it would uphold the state Coastal Commission’s rejection of the plan.
Today’s...
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Tags: 241 Toll Road, environment, Foothill South, San Diego, San Onofre State Beach, South County, Transportation Corridor Agencies, Trestles
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I’ve been talking about this at C4O Democrats this week, and now I want to hear from all of you on where we need to start to “keep Obama honest”. Oh yes, and the same goes for Congress as well. We elected them because we want change we can believe in, so now’s the...
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Randy Udall, an ASPO-USA (Association for the Study of Peak Oil) board member, announced the award at the conference on Tuesday afternoon, citing Cook’s willingness to talk frankly about energy issues.
“We honored her for her courage, for speaking honestly about energy realities and for promoting an energy program that makes sense,” said Udall, who...
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Tags: CA-46, Debbie Cook, energy, environment
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In case you missed it, OC Register surfing columnist Corky Carroll tried to navigate the political world yesterday. Specifically, the world-famous surfer gave a ringing endorsement of Dana. Why? Well, because he’s “cool” to be around with and he can ride waves. Wow.
But what about protecting beaches like Trestles? What about keeping the ocean...
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Tags: CA-46, Dana Rohrabacher, environment, Huntington Beach, OC Register, surfers, West County
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(Originally posted at Clintonistas for Obama… I know I talked about it yesterday, but I’d like to share this special something with you all.)
I live in Orange County, CA. I’m used to seeing scary Republicans that care nothing about environmental justice. But of all the crazy Republicans here, none can be crazier than “Crazy...
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Tags: C4O All-Stars, CA, CA-46, climate change, Clintonistas for Obama, Congressional races, Debbie Cook, energy, environment, League of Conservation Voters, Orange County
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(This was originally posted by my friend Steve M at Clintonistas for Obama. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!)
On Monday, Barack Obama delivered a well-received speech on energy policy in Lansing, Michigan – a speech that was so ambitious and on-point that it could singlehandedly put Michigan in the Obama...
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Tags: Barack Obama, climate change, climate crisis, energy, environment, Global Warming
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