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About me - Brian Burns

Freelance writer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally raised in Milford, Connecticut, I left to experience life outside of the colonial town. After spending 3 years overseas in the U.S. Army, I moved to Chicago to study fiction writing at Columbia College Chicago.

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Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The case for the separation of church and state
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Mend The WallFor many years now Evangelicals in America have been positioning themselves inside of Washington D.C., and have twisted the definition of the First Amendment to our Constitution to mean something that it never has. The First Amendment in our Bill of Rights states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establis... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Blind vs. discerning patriotism
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John McCain and the Faux-PatriotsIt's unfortunate that a great portion of Americans are enjoying the present state of our union, and are actually hoping for more job losses, more war, and more of our earnings being dumped into the health and welfare of foreign nations. These are the anti-Dems - the faux patriotic mass who lov... More..

Education > Secondary School Issues Is abstinence only education effective
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A Faith-Based WasteAs long as there are recipients of large quantities of tax dollars there will always be proponents of failed ideas. After taking over a billion dollars, those who refuse to accept the fact that they have little control over the sexual activities of their teenage sons and daughters continue taking our money ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Evangelicals: Religion or political party
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James Dobson's Focus On Only The Good Stuff'It appears James Dobson is telling all Christians that the Old Testament, the book in which his views of our universe's origin is shown, is nothing more than outdated gibberish that can be tossed aside. He and Tom Minnery, senior vice president for government and public policy at Do... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can intelligent design be considered a science
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Stealing ScienceJohn Freshwater's heinous act of branding a cross on the arm of his middle-school student in Mount Vernon, Ohio should not be very shocking to us. Though it brought much media attention, as "shock stories" tend to do, the thought of an uncompassionate Christian willfully harming others seems to be all too comm... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Republican Leaders US elections 2008: The appeal of John McCain
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The Hundred Years' War' By John McCainThere has been a lot of talk recently about our involvement in the war in the Middle East and which of our candidates would be best in handling it. Yesterday the media launched news that the American voters actually prefer John McCain over Barack Obama on this issue, stating that he has m... More..

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