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Tag Archives: Courage Award
Decade
As 2019 comes to an end, it seems like a good time to look back at the last decade. While mathematically, the new decade doesn’t start until next January, it is the start of the 2020s and many, if not … Continue reading
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The Political Pendulum
Back in 2003 Wisconsin’s former governor, Lee Sherman Dreyfus, won the first-ever Courage Award from OutReach, Madison’s lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) community center. It was a long overdue recognition for his signing of the nation’s first gay rights law in 1982. In … Continue reading
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Tagged American empire, Bernie Sanders, Bible, Bill Clinton, Caesar, candidate, Christian right, Christianity, church and state, Citizens United, city council, conservative Christian movement, corporate America, county board, Courage Award, Dark Ages, Democratic party, Dennis Kucinich, elections, environment, gay rights, George McGovern, God, gospel of prosperity, Isthmus, Jesus, Lee Sherman Dreyfus, left, left-wingers, LGBT, LGBT rights, liberal, Madison, media, megachurches, Mitch McConnell, money, money mandate, money-changers, nation, Oklahoma, OutReach, Paul Wellstone, political pendulum, power, Presidency, progressive, progressive party, racism, reality television, Republican party, right-wingers, Roe vs. Wade, Ronald Reagan, Roy Moore, school board, Supreme Court, Trump, unions, voters, Wisconsin, workers rights
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Courage
I’d like to thank WCASA and all of the wonderful employees there for presenting me with this award. I am deeply honored to be named your Courage Award recipient for 2016. I would also like to thank Angie Rehling of OutReach who nominated … Continue reading
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