Archive for October, 2008
Putting the Perps in Charge of 'Healing'
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 ...
Abstinence Marriage Challenge Draws No Takers
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 ...
Mormons Blackmail Student Over Diploma
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 ...
Irrationality About Diapers in the UK
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 ...
What about Joe the Plumber?
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 ...
Be A Catalyst
Learning to be a great leader is the last area where anyone is a novice all over again. And unlike most training programs, ...
Joseph Genito: Unrepentant Stooge for the 'Messengers'
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 ...
Ashamed To Share A Country...
"Socialism, Communism, go to Russia!" shouts the woman wearing a cross. "He should die," "Socialist Swine," "Terrorist." These are not the epithets of a ...
"Be Sealed" Against The Truth
A seal is supposed to separate the desirable from the undesirable, like an airlock on a spacecraft, a ring on a piston, or a ...
Religulous Is Riling Believers
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 ...
Red Lenses
What makes you angry? Seriously. What does it take to get you riled up these days? Yes, I'm talking to you. Does the ...
Don't Vote
This video kinda sums it all up. Get out there, get registered, get an absentee ballot, whatever--VOTE! ...
Zaproot is Cheeky Green Fun
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 ...