Archive for October, 2008
October 23rd, 2008 / Newswire, Religion /
What other institution could get away with this? OAKLAND, California (CNN) -- Terrie Light stands outside Oakland's stunning new modern cathedral in a first-of-its-kind garden that honors victims ...
October 23rd, 2008 / Humor, Newswire, Religion, Stupid Things /
A "challenge" promising $10,000 for a wedding to couples who agree to abstain from sex and undergo religious counseling is going down in flames. No one has stepped up ...
October 20th, 2008 / Newswire, Religion, Stupid Things /
Apparently, diplomas are conditional and can now be revoked at will. If there was ever a better argument for secularizing all colleges, I haven't heard it. This action also ...
October 20th, 2008 / Energy Transition, Newswire, Psychology /
Proving once again that irrationality and science cover-ups are not the exclusive province of the religious right, the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has "instructed ...
October 17th, 2008 / Humor, Religion /
October 16th, 2008 / Current Affairs, Newswire /
Since we've been talking about Joe the Plumber in the comments today, here's some background on Joe Wurzelbacher and how he got into John McCain's debate script. Joe Wurzelbacher was ...
October 15th, 2008 / Current Affairs /
Learning to be a great leader is the last area where anyone is a novice all over again. And unlike most training programs, ...
October 12th, 2008 / Books, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Religion /
Joseph Genito is a man I've known from the time I was a child. He has been a member of the CUT community for most ...
October 10th, 2008 / Current Affairs, Psychology /
"Socialism, Communism, go to Russia!" shouts the woman wearing a cross. "He should die," "Socialist Swine," "Terrorist." These are not the epithets of a ...
October 8th, 2008 / Books, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Psychology, Religion /
A seal is supposed to separate the desirable from the undesirable, like an airlock on a spacecraft, a ring on a piston, or a ...
October 6th, 2008 / Film, Newswire, Religion /
Jacques Berlinerlblau, program director and associate professor of Jewish Civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, thinks Religulous is like screaming "suicide ...
October 5th, 2008 / Current Affairs, Religion /
What makes you angry? Seriously. What does it take to get you riled up these days? Yes, I'm talking to you. Does the ...
October 3rd, 2008 / Current Affairs, Newswire /
This video kinda sums it all up. Get out there, get registered, get an absentee ballot, whatever--VOTE! ...
October 2nd, 2008 / Energy Transition, Humor, Newswire, Television /
I always admire people who don't just talk about their principles, but put them into practice. With the Energy Transition, consciousness raising is nearly as important as personal commitment. After ...