Two for Tuesday – Science!
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Two for Tuesday – Poison
“A child in North Carolina spent part of his Easter Sunday morning protesting outside a Winston-Salem church that has vowed not to host any wedding ceremonies until same sex marriage is legalized.” via Raw Story http://youtu.be/d7OyJtfmW8k “Police said Riddle shot and killed his father, Richard Riddle, 52, as he was leaving Easter services at the Hiawatha Church of God in
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy…
I took some time to catch up on the weekend’s news and my favorite blogs yesterday and today. – I learned that Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, the Catholic Archbishop of Durban in South Africa said that pedophilia is not criminal, it’s an illness. – I read that in my home state of Michigan, a federal Judge Blocked the U.S. health-care
Two for Tuesday – Gulabi Gang
“I asked him ‘why can’t you see her as a human being just like yourself?’” – Sampat Pal
MIT – Cleaning up oil spills with magnets
Science can fix that!
Gay marriage opponents might as well support stoning too
via The Telegraph From the page: Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, said that Christians and Jewish people who oppose homosexual relationships on biblical grounds were applying double standards unless they also believed in some of the more obscure commands in the Old Testament. He told a debate on gay marriage in London that religious texts had to be reinterpreted for new
Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
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
Legendary Doc Watson dies at age 89
via Boston Herald From the page: While he played all over the world, Watson still lived most of his life in the vicinity of the Deep Gap community where he was born in 1923. Blind since infancy, Watson’s first childhood instrument was harmonica. His father made him a banjo at age 10, and he learned the basics of guitar from
Newspaper gives free publicity to KKK
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.
Hot Dogs Over Detroit
Helicopter Drops 955 Hot Dogs Over Detroit video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player As God is my witness I thought hotdogs could fly.
Church excommunicates mother and doctors – but not accused rapist
The Independent: Brazil rocked by abortion for 9-year-old rape victim From the page: Police believe the girl (age 9) was sexually assaulted for years by her stepfather, possibly since she was six. That she was four months pregnant with twins emerged only after she was taken to hospital complaining of severe stomach pains. The controversy represents a PR nightmare for
Is one bad review worth $500,000?
Beaverton church sues family after they criticize it online BEAVERTON, Ore. – A church pastor is suing a mother and daughter for $500,000 because they gave the church bad reviews online. “If I went to Costco or any place in town, if I ran into somebody, they would turn their heads and walk the other way,” she said. “All we