Two for Tuesday – Chills and Cuils
This will give you chills… And this will give you cuils…
Meet John Wojnowski, Voice of the Voiceless
This man is one of my heroes. For the last 14-15 years, John Wojnowski has protested outside the Vatican’s US embassy, seeking reparations for sexual abuse victims like himself. His signs have been vandalized by priests and he’s been spit upon by an aide to the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States. Still, sunny days, cold days, nearly every day
Sickening Files Reveal Depth of Church’s Cover-Up
LA Church Files Show How Cardinal Roger Mahony Shielded Pedophile Priest, Failed Child Victims Thousands of pages of confidential records from the files of 14 priests accused of sex abuse were made public Monday that show retired Cardinal Roger Mahony and other top church officials worked to shield priests who sexually abused children and protect the archdiocese from scandal. Oh,
Two for Tuesday – Gulabi Gang
“I asked him ‘why can’t you see her as a human being just like yourself?’” – Sampat Pal
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Hilarious Online Review of Bestseller, The Holy Bible
I don’t know how I managed to stumble across this review page on GoodReads.com, but I found it hilarious and accurate, so I wanted to share. ————————————- Keely rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: the inconsolably confused Shelves: contemporary-fiction, fantasy, religion, reviewed “I usually like historical fiction, but this particular example has been so mitigated by the
A Collection of Maps
So Michael and I began to recall similar maps we’d read about in recent studies and decided to put together a larger collection to show the correlations. So without further comment…
Commandments
The Indian Ten Commandments 1. Treat the Earth and all that dwells therein with respect. 2. Remain close to the Great Spirit. 3. Show great respect to your fellow beings. 4. Work together for the benefit of all mankind. 5. Give assistance and kindness wherever needed. 6. Do what you know to be right. 7. Look after the well-being of
Thanksgiving: A Native American View
Thanksgiving: A Native American View – by Jacqueline Keeler, member of the Dineh Nation and the Yankton Dakota Sioux – via AlterNet I celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. This may surprise those people who wonder what Native Americans think of this official U.S. celebration of the survival of early arrivals in a European invasion that culminated in the death of
Cannibalism in the Bible
In the festive spirit of Halloween, I’d like to share with you some gruesome stories of cannibalism straight from scripture! For starters, can anyone tell me what the purpose or moral of this story might be? “And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
Don’t Blame the Atheists
You need to set 14 minutes aside to watch this video. IN FULL. No excuses. Complete attention. Aron Ra’s speech from the steps of the state capital in Austin at The Texas Freethought Convention of 2012.