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Curtis Knapp, pastor of Seneca, Kansas’ New Hope Baptist Church gave a sermon titled Homosexuality and the Need for National Revival in which he stated the government should kill gays. “Oh, so you’re saying we should go out and start killing them? No, I’m saying the government should. They won’t, but they should.” The sermon talks about how America has
Good news, everyone! via USA Today A U.S. appeals court Thursday declared that the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court. The unanimous ruling said the 1996 law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman discriminates
The Stateville, N.C. Record & Landmark newspaper gave free publicity to the Ku Klux Klan, printing their flyer for a white-power rally on the front page. I couldn’t believe it was true until I saw the date on the paper. Sure enough. Yesterday, two-thousand-fucking-twelve.
Ultra-Orthodox Shun Their Own for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse via NYTimes From the page: “Abuse victims and their families have been expelled from religious schools and synagogues, shunned by fellow ultra-Orthodox Jews and targeted for harassment intended to destroy their businesses. Some victims’ families have been offered money, ostensibly to help pay for therapy for the victims, but also to
Atheism to Defeat Religion by 2038 From the page: Using the average global growth rate of GDP for the past 30 years, of 3.33 percent (based on International Monetary Fund data from their website), the atheist transition would occur in 2035. …Contrary to the claims of religious leaders, godless countries are highly moral nations with an unusual level of social
This might be funny if it weren’t so sad… Catholic nuns group ‘stunned’ by Vatican slap From the page: A prominent U.S. Catholic nuns group said Thursday that it was “stunned” that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social-justice concerns and not enough on condemning abortion and gay marriage. In a stinging report on
Redditors crowdsource charitable giving Members of Reddit’s atheist forums have raised over $232,000 for Doctors Without Borders… thus far 🙂
http://www.ourworld-yourmove.org/ The ‘Our world. Your move.’ campaign is a call to action. Our world faces unprecedented challenges, ranging from conflict and mass displacement to climate change, migration and a global financial crisis. We have a collective responsibility to make our world a better place. It’s up to each of us, as individuals, to make a move and do something to
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1313250820080414?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews From the page: “NAPLES (Reuters) – Ballot stuffing took on a new meaning in Italy’s parliamentary election on Sunday when a man ate his ballot paper in protest at the country’s politicians.” Right on, mister.
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http://www.wkyc.com/assetpool/images/07719164923_Polensek-Letter-blurred-add.jpg With the exception of his over-usage of quotations, I have to give this guy props for berating the ignorance of this individual while refraining from using words harsher than “ass” when referring to his person.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/05/damon.india.widows/index.html?eref=rss_topstories Ostracized by society, thousands of India’s widows flock to the holy city of Vrindavan waiting to die. They are found on side streets, hunched over with walking canes, their heads shaved and their pain etched by hundreds of deep wrinkles in their faces. …Hindus have long believed that death in Vrindavan will free them from the cycle of life
I know I'm a bit late in posting this but it's just too juicy… Metro.co.uk reports, “A student has been suspended from school in America for coming to class dressed as a pirate. But the disciplinary action has provoked controversy – because the student says that the ban violates his rights, as the pirate costume is part of his religion.
This video is taking the blogosphere by storm. I'm jumping on the bandwagon, though I discovered this video back when it only had a couple hundred views. Want to start a movement? Free-hug man speaks out Amazing how one person's great idea has touched so many people's lives. Next time someone asks me how one person can make an impact