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	<title>My Random Tangents &#187; The &#8220;Big&#8221; Issues</title>
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		<title>My Thoughts on Religion</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2010/08/22/my-thoughts-on-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article briefly addresses my religious beliefs, and my thoughts on religion in general: Background on religion in my life My mother and her family are Catholic, and while they don&#8217;t go to church every week, they do go on major holidays.   My father was a protestant until I was about 14 years old, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Thoughts on the Laws Surrounding Illegal Drugs</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2009/02/15/my-thoughts-on-the-laws-surrounding-illegal-drugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My thoughts on the state of the law surrounding illegal drugs are below: I&#8217;ll start out by saying that I&#8217;m not a drug user, and never have been, for several reasons.  First, I don&#8217;t like my mind to be impaired by drugs.  I don&#8217;t find that feeling to be enjoyable, and many of my hobbies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Thoughts on Gay Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/11/24/my-thoughts-on-gay-rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article addresses my thoughts on the issue of gay rights, from the perspective of a heterosexual male who is engaged to the woman he has dated for nearly 5 years. My thought on the question of gay rights is that it is not a question at all, at least insofar as the Government or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police Raiding of Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/08/07/police-raiding-of-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police agencies increasingly make use of raiding tactics when they suspect the presence of drugs or guns.  My thoughts on this police tactic, and its consequences, are below: First, one of the many examples of the tactics I&#8217;m referring to: BERWYN HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Mayor Cheye Calvo got home from work, saw a package [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innocent Until Proven Guilty</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/07/31/innocent-until-proven-guilty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/07/31/innocent-until-proven-guilty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All to often, a horrible crime is committed, and the news media seizes upon a &#8220;likely suspect.&#8221;  This person then has their name dragged through the mud, and is harassed 24/7, only to be proven innocent at a later date.  When that happens, the media circus dies down, and this innocent person is left with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Thoughts on Labor Unions</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/07/06/my-thoughts-on-labor-unions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article addresses my thoughts on the issue of labor unions Although I agree with many of the changes that labor unions brought about during the the last century, I am generally opposed to the labor unions of today.  This is because of the way that many unions extract substantial dues from their members, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Thoughs on Capital Punishment (the Death Penalty)</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/06/30/my-thoughs-on-capital-punishment-the-death-penalty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/06/30/my-thoughs-on-capital-punishment-the-death-penalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am ardently opposed to capital punishment for a variety of reasons, as discussed below: 1. It is morally wrong to kill a human, except in self defense First and foremost, i believe it is wrong to kill a human except for in self defense. Given that belief, it seems to me that capital punishment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Thoughs on Free Public Education</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/06/09/my-thoughs-on-free-public-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/06/09/my-thoughs-on-free-public-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although I am generally in favor of a smaller government that intervenes less in the daily lives of its citizens, I am in favor of having well funded public schools, that all citizens pay to support. I explain my reasons for this below: We Can Build and Fund Schools or Jails Empirical data collected over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Thoughts on Gun Control</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/06/04/my-thoughts-on-gun-control/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/06/04/my-thoughts-on-gun-control/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.myrandomtangents.com/?p=6</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This article addresses my thoughts on the issue of gun control. I am opposed to gun control.  I base this upon the fact that gun control doesn&#8217;t reduce crime, does leave people who obey the law defenseless, and infringes upon the 2nd Amendment&#8217;s fundamental right to keep and bear arms. Gun Control Doesn&#8217;t Reduce Crime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Thoughts on Abortion</title>
		<link>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/06/04/my-thoughts-on-abortion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myrandomtangents.com/2008/06/04/my-thoughts-on-abortion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that a woman has the right to have an abortion during the early phases of pregnancy, if she so chooses. At the same time, I personally dislike abortion outside of a few narrow circumstances, and hope that a girlfriend/wife of mine is never in the position of choosing to have an abortion. Additional [...]]]></description>
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