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Obergefell v. Hodges and Support for Same-Sex Marriage: Changes in National and State Public Opinion
No full textTitle: Obergefell v. Hodges and Support for Same-Sex Marriage: Changes in National and State Public Opinion
Author: Adria Neal
Department: Political Science
Mentor: Laura Moyer, Ph.D
Abstract:
Many have argued that Supreme Court decisions on culture war issues, issues that cause conflict between conservative and liberal values, stifle public progression on the very problems they are meant to resolve. They often cite political and electoral backlash following a decision as evidence of this stagnation. However, this backlash may not be representative of widespread public opinion. In order to understand the relationship between Court decisions and public opinion, changes in opinion on culture war issues following a Supreme Court ruling must be measured. This study utilized national and state survey data in order to examine this relationship. It measured changes in support for same-sex marriage nationwide as well as in the state of Kentucky following the Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Changes in support for same-sex marriage among various racial groups and political parties are also assessed. Changes in nationwide support following Obergefell did not reach significance and changes in support on the state level, following the ruling, also could not be determined because of differences in survey question wording. However, findings showed that other significant same-sex marriage court decisions have preceded changes in overall support for same-sex marriage. Also, the gaps in support between racial groups and parties changed following these rulings, suggesting that groups have differing reactions to Court involvement. Research conducted after Kim Davis’s refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples suggested that Kentuckians are willing to acquiesce with the Court’s decision in Obergefell, despite widespread disapproval of same-sex marriage. Future research should utilize survey data with consistent questions before and after the Court’s ruling and should control for other variables in order to isolate the effect of Court decisions
Historical Fiction Author Don Neal Discusses Cold War Activities in Alaska
No full textDuring the Cold War, the USA was concerned that Russia would invade Alaska and American intelligence officers created the Stay Behind Agent Program to counter. At this event, Don Neal, author of the Ben Hunnicutt series that includes Cross Kill, Warhead, and washtub Gold, discusses the Nike missile system, the top-secret anti-espionage campaign Operation Washtub, and other Cold War activities in Alaska
Material Spirituality with Neal DeRoo Pt. I
No full textIs spirituality one part of our lives that we experience in worship? Or does it permeate our whole being? Are we able to pull spirituality and religion apart? What would happen if we considered how our spirituality is embodied, deeply, in our world? In this inaugural episode of Critical Faith, Neal DeRoo explores these questions in his lecture "Toward a Material Spirituality: Religion and Phenomenological Expression." The recording is the first of three parts, all from a Scripture, Faith, and Scholarship Seminar hosted at the Institute for Christian Studies.
Neal DeRoo is Canada Research Chair in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Religion and Associate Professor of Philosophy at The King's University in Edmonton, Alberta, and the author of Futurity in Phenomenology: Promise and Method in Husserl, Levinas, and Derrida (Fordham: 2013)
Grace Neal Parkway design concept report
No full textabstract: Grace Neal Parkway and Bank Street are located in the northern Kingman area partially outside of the Kingman city limits. This report discusses of creating a new arterial roadway providing safety and convenience for vehicular traffic and pedestrians. Although Grace Neal is referred to as a parkway, its designation for design is arterial.Stockton Hill Road to SR-66; Bank Street assessment, Northern Avenue to Grace Neal Parkway
From the Editor. Decription of author John Neal, his book Portland Illustrate
No full textFrom the Editor. Decription of author John Neal, his book Portland Illustrated (published in 1874), and his relationships with art critic N.C. Willis, Lady Blessington, and painter Charles Codman
John Neal House (as City Motel), 1965
No full textFull exterior view of the John Neal House, 175 State Street, from southwest- east of Longfellow Square. At the time of this photograph, the building was known as The City Motel. The building was constructed in 1836, and was home to author and patron of the arts John Neal. The façade is made of Yarmouth granite, from a quarry purchased by Neal.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 25 August 1965https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/1548/thumbnail.jp
Remembering Neal Miller
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The author describes two encounters with Neal Miller, including a discussion of the pioneering curare/visceral learning experiments and of Miller's perspective on the biofeedback training paradigm.</jats:p
Neal Dow
No full textAn image scanned from a black and white lithograph by E. C. Kellogg of the Honorable Neal Dow, Mayor of Portland and author of the world renowned \u27Maine Law,\u27 an Act for the Suppression of Drinking Houses and Tippling-Shops, approved June 2nd, 1851.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/spec_photos/4253/thumbnail.jp
Material Spirituality with Neal DeRoo Pt. III
No full textIn the previous episode, Dean Dettloff interviewed DeRoo on his paper from episode one, "Material Spirituality," along with some general themes about Christian philosophy. In this episode, DeRoo takes questions from the audience, expressed by ICS student Grace Carhartt, on his paper and themes in the interview, engaging thinkers like Charles Taylor and William Cavanaugh and issues like ecclesiology and pluralism. The recording is the third and final of three parts, all from a Scripture, Faith, and Scholarship Seminar hosted at the Institute for Christian Studies. Neal DeRoo is Canada Research Chair in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Religion and Associate Professor of Philosophy at The King's University in Edmonton, Alberta, and the author of Futurity in Phenomenology: Promise and Method in Husserl, Levinas, and Derrida (Fordham: 2013)
'Christmas and New Years Poems'
No full textThis short volume of poems is titled "Christmas and New Years Poems." Written by Katharine Neal Smith, it includes a foreword by Flozari Rockwood and was Number 20 in a series called "Torchbearers' Chapbooks." Smith is also credited as the "Author of My 'Mother' Poems." This volume was hand-printed at Pegasus Studio in Cleveland, Ohio, and features numerous illustrations as well as a hand-cut cover block by Marguerite L. Fleury
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