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by Lyndell Brown and Charles Green via ARCONE
Land of the Free or Land of the Imprisoned?
This concert was in 1993, just in case you were still thinking this was a “new movement.” But perhaps this anthem is more relevant now than ever before. People across America are finally rising up off their couches and gathering in the streets. Are we going to let them turn this Land of the Free into the Land of the
Unconstitutional Racial Profiling
http://www.aclu.org/national-security/foia-documents-fbi-show-unconstitutional-racial-profiling From the page: The FBI has been targeting American communities for investigation based on race, ethnicity, national origin and religion according to documents released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and its affiliates that were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents show that FBI analysts across the country are associating criminal behaviors with certain racial
via OMG That Rocks
Don’t Ask Me to Pray for your Dog – Answered Prayer is an Illusion
I feel a rant coming on. In fact, it’s been brewing up inside since this morning when an old high school friend I connected with on Facebook asked everyone to pray for his sick dog. Really. I have news for people like this. Your dog is going to die. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not from this bout
Catholic Church Linked to 300,000 Stolen Babies
Spain’s stolen babies and the families who lived a lie From the page: The practice of removing children from parents deemed “undesirable” and placing them with “approved” families, began in the 1930s under the dictator General Francisco Franco. At that time, the motivation may have been ideological. But years later, it seemed to change – babies began to be taken
Conservatives Want America to be a “Christian Nation” – Here’s What That Would Actually Look Like
Let’s compare Rick Perry’s version of “Christian values” to what the Bible really dictates. From the page: All these ideas, so clearly advocated in the Bible, are utterly contrary to what this nation stands for. The idea of divine-right kingship is what our founders successfully rebelled against in bringing forth this country. America is a democracy where the people choose
Bloodbuzz Ohio – The National
I still owe money to the money to the money I owe.
Is Atheist Money Too Controversial for the American Cancer Society?
Is Atheist Money Too Controversial for the American Cancer Society? From the page: Here’s the deal. A few months ago, Todd Stiefel — philanthropist and founder of the Stiefel Freethought Foundation, which provides financial support to atheist and other nonprofit and charitable organizations — approached the American Cancer Society with an offer. He wanted local atheist groups around the world
New Jersey Teacher Investigated For Alleged Anti-Gay Facebook Posts
Viki Knox, Union Township New Jersey Teacher, Investigated For Alleged Anti-Gay Facebook Posts From the page: Viki Knox, a 49-year-old special education teacher at Union High School and adviser to the school’s student prayer group, reportedly posted on Facebook that homosexuality is “a perverted spirit that has existed from the beginning of creation,” and a “sin” that “breeds like cancer,”
Iron and Wine – Boy With A Coin
One thing I love most about our human nature is our ability to appreciate the beautiful talents of others. Ability is a bad word I guess, because some us yearn for it to be revealed to us. And often, it’s something much more than appreciation, more of an admiration. Sheer awe. And then, there’s something akin to sorrow and emptiness