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Anchorage Baptist Temple prepares to enter Prop 5 debate, as tax assessor’s investigation continues
After a period of relative silence, Anchorage Baptist Temple is now preparing to raise its head in public discussion on Proposition 5. ABT associate pastor Glenn Clary filed on February 21 with the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) as chair of a new group called “Protect Your Freedoms Vote No on Prop 5. Continue reading
Prevo divorce documents raise “loosey-goosey” questions about Anchorage Baptist Temple house
by Mel Green | posted originally on Bent Alaska Court documents in the divorce of Allen Prevo, son of Anchorage Baptist Temple pastor Jerry Prevo, and Holly Jo Prevo raise questions about ABT religious exemption housing. Or, in the judge’s … Continue reading
Does Palin really have jury duty?
Does Palin really have jury duty? Damned if I know. But if she’s telling the truth about jury duty, she’s also telling the truth about how long her schedule is affected by it: 30 days at minimum.
I’m going to Netroots Nation
Mel the reluctant political blogger is going to Netroots Nation after all — on full scholarship through the LGBT Netroots Connect initiative. Wanna know what I said on my scholarship application? Then read this post.
Posted in LGBTQA, Polis
Tagged AKMuckraker, Alaska Commons, Bent Alaska, Jeanne Devon, lgbtq, LGBTQ allies, Mudflats (blog), Netroots Nation, Shannyn Moore
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Hangin’ with the Justice folks
John Angell was the Director of the UAA Justice Center for the first several years I worked there starting in 1990. I still work there, but he’s emeritus. I took this self-portrait with him this past Tuesday at the annual … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska justice system
Tagged Troopergate, UAA Justice Center
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Table 2 (poem)
“…Sustained / by statisticians, I am a maker / of passionless tables that summarize / in numbers the reasoned philosophy / of this well-ordered State’s philosopher-kings.” A poem for National Poetry Month.
Posted in Poems, Social justice
Tagged Alaska Justice Forum, James P. Carse, National Poetry Month, poem, The Religious Case Against Belief (book), UAA Justice Center, writing
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Is Alaska Governor Sean Parnell a Christian dominionist?
Given the evidence — his recent political appointees, his affiliations to Christian dominionist organizations — I think we’d be fairly safe to say that Parnell is a Christianist & dominionist, much like Sarah Palin — except not quite so noisy about it. Which actually makes him more effective at it.
Posted in Alaska politics
Tagged Carl Ekstrom, ChangePoint, Christianism, Don Haase, Kenneth Kirk, lgbtq, Miller v. Carpeneti, Sean Parnell
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Help John Aronno of Alaska Commons go to Netroots Nation
I was delighted to learn that John had applied for the scholarship for Netroots Nation 2011; & I’m even more delighted to support his candidacy — both as a progressive blogger per se, and as a tremendous ally to LGBT Alaskans. Please vote for him!
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance
Tagged Alaska Commons, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, John Aronno, LGBTQ allies, Netroots Nation, True Diversity Dinner 2009
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The Palin February briefing
Over the past month I’ve been keeping track of news about Sarah Palin in order to brief those people who had accepted the Dana Milbank challenge, so that they could catch up quickly & easily when February came to a close.
Alaska Hate Crimes Act: My letter in support of SB11
Today the Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony on Senate Bill 11, the the Alaska Hate Crimes Act, “An Act relating to the commission of a crime when the defendant directed the conduct constituting the crime at the victim … Continue reading