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HYPOCRISY  

It sucks that there is so much hypocrisy in the church. What sucks even more is that the hypocrites are the loudest.

Our children are like mirrors; every good aspect about ourselves, and every flaw, will manifest itself in them. The big problem we have as parents is the fact that sometimes we don't like to look into these mirrors and we become hypocritical when raising our children.

"What we shouldn't do is to try to play a political football with these issues and express them in ways that are honest and truthful. Certainly, what we shouldn't do is engage in hypocrisy," Obama said.

The author argues that sin and hypocrisy are distinct concepts. From the Christian perspective, the author argues that hypocrisy should be condemned but that the acknowledgment of sin in the church is useful for spreading the message of Christ to the world.

An examination of hypocrisy as a theme in "First Confession" by Frank O'Connor.

Therefore, I ask that we humble ourselves when considering that my thoughts are not to "trash" Christianity, but rather, to bring all to an understanding with the hopes of a better spiritual growth for ourselves individually, and as a whole.

The hypocrisy of the United States is stunning in its shamelessness. From nuclear proliferation, to human rights, to due process, the U.S. persistently and arrogantly pursues a policy of do as we say, not as we do.

Incentive and motivation come in three basic theories. That which states that motivation springs from internal drives is facing extinction in an American where the only incentive left anymore is in the form of cold hard cash.

This editorial is about how the Republicans have claimed how religious they are and then you find out that they actually are not the religious moral party you thought they were and people like Mark Foley, David Vitter, and Larry Craig prove that to be true.

A current analysis of the Republican Party.

Don't ya hate it when someone accuses you of doing what they in fact are guilty of, yet they accuse you to deflect their own guilt?

Teddy Kennedy, the senior Senator from Massachusetts, has been an institution in the Bay State for forty five years. Despite the near universal hatred Senator Kennedy receives from conservatives, the people of Massachusetts have reelected him automatically for decades.

Political parties can go to any extent to gain mileage and attract attention. They would praise the works of Mahatma Gandhi, a peace practitioner who helped India achieve freedom through non-violence, but would resort to violence and vandalism to be heard.

Envy me for being better She tried to take me down And trusted my friends to believe that I am a bad person

The Religious Right spends some much energy on prayer in the public schools and yet recent polls show a large void in even the simplest Bible facts among young people.

China's foreign ministry defends it against claims regarding pollution.

An actor running for President? Wow, don't you know the Republicans are going to be all over his case...oh wait a minute.

Most fundamenalist leaning people loved the documentary "The Exodus Decoded." Yet they hate the film "The Lost Tomb of Jesus." Interesting, since they have the same production team.

According to the Associated Press, Cheney tells a forum "This is a baby. This is a blessing from God...not a prop to be used in a debate."

Conversations I envision... Jack Murtha says "George, you let those troops go home for awhile - it's cold here in Valley Forge. Then you can use them only if you replace their squirrel rifles and give them shoes. Next thing you know, you will be asking for boats to...

The annual Munich Conference on Security Policy invites "the international security community - ministers, representatives of the armed forces, members of parliament, journalists and experts" to a two day "unique forum for discussions on security and peace policy."

A brief editorial about how I see the state of the U.S. democracy today.

The focus on Barry Bonds is because of his greatness and not because of any uniqueness in regards to his performance enhancing drug use. Since when do we criminalize greatness? There should be no witch hunt on Barry Bonds just because he's the best.

One would imagine that an ideal society would be free of such injustices as religious persecution and any other form of discrimination or judgment, but Utopia is a place where all these non ideals not only exist, but thrive.

The Dixie Chicks have found great success with their new release, yet many country stations still don't have them on the playlist.

The Republican party talks about moral standards in all that stuff, but the party is made up of people who support gun ownership, the death penalty and the Iraq war.

This media saturated minority garners so much of our daily input, that it's becoming hard to watch, listen or read anything about the U.S. anymore.

The hypocrisy in the pulpit continues as Richard Roberts resigns his position as president of Oral Roberts University effective immediately. The embattled son of founder, Oral Roberts has received a "no confidence" vote from professors at the university.

Jerry Falwell and his ministry of hypocrisy

Saved, a film by Brian Dannelly, has the reputation of being an attack on Christianity. It really isn't. It is rather a delicious polemic against hypocrisy, in this case of those who call themselves Christians.

The rank hypocrisy of the right on this issue should shame even their most ardent supporters.

President Bush is suggesting additional U.S. foreign aid be sent to Latin America in addition to the $9.4 million assistance already established, at what cost to Americans?

NASCAR relies on sponsors to make the sport work. Some sponsors are now facing problems because NASCAR is aligning itself with certain companies and denying others.

Someone unveiling racy, sexual explicit or whatever photos of a celebrity has become commonplace. We can thank the internet.

Even in the wake of trillions in cash lost by the Pentagon, Bush intends to dole out an even bigger windfall to them with next year's budget--paid for with cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and other health and education programs.

Can the U.S. once again make a pact with truly bad people under the hackneyed expression, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"?

Hypocrisy in the church is a serious matter. I'm not going to attempt to deny that it exists. It not only exists, but it is prevalent.

Originally written in 2004...The Narrative. This Christmas we still have an elf in the White House. We still have the tragedy of an unjustified war that is killing innocents.We still have the hypocrisy of so-called moral values.

Chutzpah is a Yiddish term difficult to translate, but, in essence encompasses nerve, gall, hubris, hypocrisy, all to the highest degree. Many public figures demonstrate this quality.

Haggard has yet to realize that his faults rested in his addiction to power and not sex or drugs

The Safe Port Act of 2006 severely restricts online gambling, making money transfers illegal, while making exceptions for lotteries and horseracing.

As one by one the leaders of sex offender hysteria are proven to be sexual deviant themselves, they continue to spread false information to the public, promote Victim's Rights that do nothing for victims and laws that do nothing to curb sex crimes.

This year, Americans spend approximately $600 billion placing bets. By criminalizing certain forms of gambling and promoting others, states are engaging in an inherent hypocrisy and cheating themselves out of valuable tax revenues.

I can't say it appalled me, but when I first noticed the trend of Southern-fried straight guys wearing pink, I was definitely a little surprised.

Tthe "open-minded" Hollywood community is, in reality, closed to independent political thinking. I take them to task!

Ann Coulter's viciousness toward the Jersey Girls, Cindy Sheehan and John Murtha point to a peculiar tendency of the right wing looney loudmouths. A baasic misunderstanding of teh American spirit

Why Rush Limbaugh is the biggest and fattest idiot out there.

Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery", aroused much controversy and criticism in 1948, following its debut publication, in the New Yorker. Jackson uses irony and comedy to suggest an underlying evil, hypocrisy, and weakness of human kind.