Archive for March, 2007
Who Wrote the Bible - The Video
I found this video over at Debunking Christianity and thought I’d share it in light of my recent post about the Bible. The video is long coming in a 1hr and 43 minutes so get comfortable. Like John, I recommended the last 10 or so minutes as it shows American evangelicals in [...]
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Mutant gene may lead to cure for heart disease
Twenty-five years ago scientists found an elderly man with high cholesterol whose arteries showed no sign of plague build up. It was the same way with his entire family. Such things make you wonder and thankfully it was scientists doing the wondering. Why?
Because they now appear on the verge of [...]
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A Priest responds to the Blasphemy Challenge
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Kroger does the right thing
Kroger, a national grocery chain based in Cincinnati, has reiterated their policy that all their pharmacies must make EC available after allegations reached a critical pitch that a pharmacist employed by Kroger in Georgia had refused to fill Carrie Baker’s prescription the past December because of the pharmacists personal beliefs.
Kroger Co. said Friday it was [...]
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First Atheist in Congress
Representative Pete Stark (D) of California has acknowledged that he is an atheist in response to the Secular Coalition’s inquiry. He’s been in Congress since 1973 and is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Commitee and is the Chair of the Health Commitee.
There is only one member of Congress who [...]
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Nevada Democrats come to senses
The Democratic Party of Nevada has come to it’s senses and backed out of the deal they made with Fox to host a democratic presidential debate this August:
March 9, 2007
Marty Ryan
Executive Producer
Fox News Political Programs
xxx-xxx-xxxx (fax)
400 N Capitol Street NW, Suite 550
Washington DC 20001
DELIVERED VIA FAX AND EMAIL
Dear Marty,
A month ago, the Nevada Democratic Party [...]
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Spring forward and fetch me some coffee
Today we spring forward and as a happy night-owl I agree with Robertson Davies (emphasis added):
“I don’t really care how time is reckoned so long as there is some agreement about it, but I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of [...]
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