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Georgia, Lifestyle, Opinion

Georgia Religious Liberty Bill is Bulwark Against Anticipated SCOTUS Ruling

Currently 36 states have legal same-sex marriage and 14 states have bans. The Supreme Court of the United States has decided to settle this debate once and for all by hearing several cases very soon. Only yesterday a federal appeals court…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 4, 2015

Georgia, Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

Better Georgia’s Bryan Long v. Ga. Baptist Convention’s Mike Griffin on ‘religion as an excuse’ bill

The ‘religion as an excuse’ bill aka ‘religious freedom’ bill “opens the door to a new challenge, a new legal challenge that says we allow people to claim religious freedom and put their values in front of the common good.…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 30, 2015

Georgia, Health, Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

Governor Deal, end the suffering

The following letter was written by Sebastien Cotte, his wife Annett and son Jagger lived in Stone Mountain before moving to Colorado as medical refugees. We contacted Mr. Cotte for permission to publish this letter. By Sebastien Cotte My family and…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 25, 2015

Georgia, Health, Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

Medical Marijuana shouldn’t be used as “Political Footballs”

(The following article was actually left as a comment but I thought it should gain more exposure by being published as an article by itself) By Jeff Deutsch This is taking WAY too long. Americans who need Medical Marijuana shouldn’t be…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 18, 2015

Lifestyle, News, Opinion

Emotional Coming Out Video by Twins to Father

I happened to notice this video on the Facebook news feed. It has already been viewed over a million times. The reason I chose to share this are a few reasons. Most importantly it brought back the memory of a…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 16, 2015

Georgia, Lifestyle, News

Preacher at Georgia Capital Equates Same Sex Marriage with “Erotic Liberty”

The AJC reports that the Rev. Bryant Wright, senior pastor at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, delivered the devotional Wednesday in the Georgia state House in Atlanta. What is it about reverends named Wright and…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 14, 2015

Georgia, Lifestyle, Opinion

Georgia “Religious Liberty” Bill is Anything But

A so-called “religious freedom” bill is back on the table after failing to get traction last year. Even many Republicans including the speaker of the House David Ralston tends to think it would do more harm than good. This bill…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 13, 2015

Georgia, Lifestyle, Opinion

Firing Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran Both Justified and Necessary

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed just fired Chief Kelvin Cochran on Tuesday. Cochran claimed that his PRIORITY (his word) as Fire Chief of the AFD was to “cultivate its culture to the glory of God.” That right there is his problem. …

Dr. Alan Wood
January 8, 2015

Georgia, Lifestyle

Disturbing video shows anti-gay hate crime in heart of Midtown Atlanta – LGBT Georgia | Gay Georgia | Gay Atlanta | LGBT Atlanta

Disturbing video of a violent hate crime in the heart of Midtown Atlanta shows an unknown suspect reportedly yelling homophobic slurs at a gay couple holding hands before the suspect assaults one of the men, sending him into oncoming traffic.…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 3, 2015

Lifestyle

Let This Young Woman Inspire Your New Year Resolution

Here is an inspirational story about Veronika, a girl from Detroit, who thanks to a college class got an idea that would end up changing lives of hundreds of homeless people. She is only 24. Veronica wanted to design a…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 31, 2014

Health, Lifestyle, News

Ebola: Paranoid Frenzy in America While Brits Remain Calm Cool and Collected

In some pockets of America, people are freaking out about getting Ebola. Parents in Mississippi kept their children home from middle school because the principal recently traveled to Africa. A Texas college has turned away students from Ebola-infected countries. Some…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 30, 2014

Lifestyle, News, Technology

Tim Cook Says Alabama Needs to Move faster on Gay Rights

Earlier today, Apple CEO Tim Cook was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor today, and during his acceptance speech he took some time to address several issues. The first issue was that of racial equality and his admiration of Dr.…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 27, 2014

Georgia, Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

Words that Start with D to Describe Nathan Deal (humor)

I like to consider myself a bit of a wordsmith and enjoy games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. I am certainly no fan of Nathan Deal and I truly hope this man is Defeated in the election as that…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 19, 2014
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Georgia, Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

TweedleDeal and TweedleDue Photoshop Meme Challenge

Although I know my way around Photoshop, I am a bit swamped at the moment with other articles and projects that take priority putting aside my lack of any creative talent with artwork. I am issuing a challenge to all…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 16, 2014

Lifestyle

Capturing blues in black and white

By Frank Carlson Tim Duffy has spent decades photographing blues musicians who work with his nonprofit, the Music Maker Relief Foundation. His photos and stories, along with those of his wife Denise, are collected in the new book “We Are…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 16, 2014

Georgia, Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

Georgia’s Soon-To-Be Ex-Governor- Meet Nathan Deal with Gif’s

Register as a Georgia voter online at MyGAVote.com before October 6. You can check you polling location at mvp.sos.ga.gov and let’s send Nathan Deal packing back to his junkyard in Gainesville where he belongs. Here is a storyline of Nathan Deal’s…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 29, 2014

Lifestyle

Best Memes Vines Jokes & Whispers Updated

A collection of Memes, jokes, Vines, and Whispers. Some are my original content and others are ones I liked. Make sure and share on social media and up votes on Stumble Upon especially appreciated. Cheers and hope you enjoy! If…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 7, 2014

Lifestyle

Whispers From The Web: Popular Internet Memes

Be sure to check out my updated edition for September 2014 when you are done and up vote on Stumble Upon. Cheers! September Edition This weeks latest popular internet memes. Also known as whispers from the web. Send us…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 19, 2014