Category Archives: Social Issues

Sorry Not Sorry

Posted on November 4, 2014 by renbog

So I just saw this article on “skinny shaming“. As a plus-sized woman, I suppose I should agree with the spirit of the article. I know how it feels to be made fun of because of appearance or body size … Continue reading →

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Everything in Moderation

Posted on August 14, 2014 by renbog

I believe in gay marriage and gay rights. I think people who are gay have not made a choice to be gay. I don’t think there is any valid religious argument against homosexuality. Gay rights are civil rights. And while … Continue reading →

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It’s All in the Spin

Posted on May 7, 2014 by renbog

Saw this on Twitter this morning. A parent was arrested for disorderly conduct at a school board meeting where he was protesting a book his daughter was reading. Let me get this out of the way first — I think … Continue reading →

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Blogging A to Z — Y: Yes

Posted on April 29, 2014 by renbog

I know I’ve written about this before, but I think it’s important enough to write about again. I heard a news story this morning about the newly launched website Not Alone: Together Against Sexual Assault. I am not the least … Continue reading →

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Blogging A to Z — P: Pornography

Posted on April 18, 2014 by renbog

Well, that got your attention, didn’t it? I’m just gonna put it out there — I don’t know why people have hang-ups about porn. If you don’t like it, then don’t read it or watch it or look at it. … Continue reading →

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Blogging A to Z — G: Gay Rights (or as I like to call them, CIVIL RIGHTS)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by renbog

A little more than a decade ago, something happened that made me feel so incredibly honored. My cousin Peter came out of the closet — and I was the first family member he told. To this day, I am still … Continue reading →

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THIS Is Why I Left

Posted on March 10, 2014 by renbog

Actually, let me clarify my title.  It should really be, “THIS is One of the Reasons Why I Left” but that’s a bit long and cumbersome.  So I took some liberties with my own title.  I can do that. Why … Continue reading →

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Yes Means Yes; Everything Else Means No!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by renbog

Yes means yes; everything else means no. When it comes to consensual sex, why is that concept so damn difficult to understand? If a man wants to have sex with a woman and she says yes, then there’s a green … Continue reading →

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The Slippery Slope That is Freedom of Expression

Posted on December 19, 2013 by renbog

Phil Robertson’s anti-gay comments in a GQ article have swirled up a storm of controversy because he has been suspended from filming on the show “Duck Dynasty”.  There are people screaming about how he is being denied freedom of speech … Continue reading →

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The Joe Paterno Effect

Posted on July 15, 2013 by renbog

A friend of mine posted this article on Facebook this morning, and I received a related article, too.   It outlines the horrible abuse taking place in an assisted living facility.  The residents, mentally and physically disabled young adults, endured … Continue reading →

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