Tag: Beau Weston
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One Definition of Centrist
More than three years ago Beau Weston gave the following description of centrism in a post at his blog, What I think Principled Centrism Means. … Let me put this in a too-strong way at first in order to be clear: A centrist wants to promote what is best for society, tolerate what is good…
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Moderator Musings with Beau Weston follow-up
Last Tuesday, the moderator of the PCUSA, Bruce Reyes-Chow sat down with sociologist Beau Weston (Gruntled Center) and did a webcast discussion about Beau's paper "Rebuilding the Presbyterian Establishment," complete with Twitter and interactive discussion. Everything about this (the subject matter, the willingness to ask controversial questions, the technology employed) makes me proud to be…
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“Why Is Super Bowl Sunday a High Holy Day in the Civil Religion?” Beau Weston
Gruntled Center (Beau Weston): Why Is Super Bowl Sunday a High Holy Day in the Civil Religion? When I made my civil religion calendar last year the holiday of Super Bowl Commercial Sunday came before Rodent Shadow Day. Such have been the rapid advances in our civilization that in only one year the movable feast…
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“95-10” is a Good Centrist Plan to Reduce Abortion
Beau Weston of Gruntled Center posted “95-10” is a Good Centrist Plan to Reduce Abortion yesterday. The 95-10 proposal has the ambitious aim to reduce the number of abortions by 95% in ten years. The program starts with better education about birth prevention, the pregnancy support that is already available, the extent of the national…
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Fighting the Culture of Fear is THE Centrist Issue
Fighting the Culture of Fear is THE Centrist Issue is a post by Beau Weston. I came across it while catching up on my blog reading. It ties in directly with the stuff I have been writing about, and I am about to write about. Sociology is a great help in combating the culture of…