“I believe that when we treat homosexual people as pariahs and push them outside our communities and churches; when we blame them for who they are; when we deny them our blessing on their commitment to lifelong, faithful relationships, we make them doubt whether they are children of God, made in his image.” PeopleBelieveChildrenMadeI BelieveCommunityChurchDoubtBlessingCommitmentTreatsBlameDenyFaithfulHomosexualLifelongOur CommunityChild Of GodPariahs Author:Steve Chalke
“The Houston Contractors Association is proud to endorse Council Member Oliver Pennington for re-election to Houston City Council. Council Member Pennington understands that infrastructure investment is crucial to protect the long-term economic vitality of our community. We strongly support his efforts on behalf of small businesses and the construction industry while demonstrating his commitment to sound management of the city's budget.” LongSoundTermCommunityEffortCitiesSupportEconomicIndustryProudProtectMembersCommitmentManagementElectionInvestmentBudgetsLong TermCrucialConstructionAssociationBehalfSmall BusinessCouncilInfrastructureVitalityOur CommunityHoustonDemonstratingContractorCity CouncilConstruction Industry Author:Jeffrey Nielsen
“We need safe communities that are free from methamphetamine and a federal commitment to stand next to state leadership and law enforcement in the fight against this epidemic.” NeedsStatesLawFightingNextCommunitySafeCommitmentPoliceSafetyLaw EnforcementEnforcementEpidemicsMethamphetamine Author:Rick Larsen
“Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.” YearsMadeEndsNationsCommunityUnitedCrimeCommitmentYears AgoInternationalPunishmentGenocideConventionsUnited NationsPreventionInternational Community Author:Alcee Hastings
“We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to fulfill many of its extravagant promises of health and life, in spite of the tolerance of the scientific community for unsubstantiated just-so stories, because we have a prior commitment, a commitment to materialism... We cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door.” StoriesSidesCommunityDoorsFeetDivinePromiseCommitmentToleranceSpiteMaterialismAbsurdityConstructsPatentsExtravagantCreation And EvolutionHealth And Life Author:Richard Lewontin