If I see one more advert citing the immune boosting qualities of a potion, supplement, tea, leaf or berry and how people need to smear it on, drink it or eat it in order to prevent themselves getting swine flu, I will run shrieking through the streets.
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Potions to stop swine flu? I’m immune to such nonsense
by John C. Snider © 2009It’s official. American Freethought is now a “prominent atheist website.” So implies Robert Wright in his latest essay, “End Times,” part of his guest-blogging stint at Andrew Sullivan’s “The Daily Dish” blog at The Atlantic. Who am I to argue with him? “End Times” is Wright’s latest volley in the general direction of so-called “New Atheists,” which I’ve said repeatedly (and may continue saying until somebody corrects me) is a squishy term that is not embraced, as far
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Defining Anti-theism
This morning, several hundred members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints gathered on the steps of Salt Lake City’s Matheson Courthouse and on the lawn of the Salt Lake City and County Building across the street to express their dismay that District Judge Denise Lindberg was considering ordering the United Effort Plan trust, which contains a great deal of church property, dismantled and sold. I’m not going to engage in much more commentary.
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The FLDS rally at the Salt Lake Courthouse, June 29, 2009
Ever feel like you’re being brainwashed? And by the way I’m not suggesting that you totally agree with everything in this article because I’m a nice guy and have your best interests at heart.It’s just that you know there are times when you find yourself suddenly craving a big Mac or salivating about that new GM muscle car or the new Ford mustang or just absolutely have to have those special tooth whitening strips so you’ll be more attractive… And moments before you watched the commercial or read
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The Difference Between Being Influenced and Brainwashed
July 29, 20095:09 pmadmin2Egptian News, Coptic News, General by Mohammed Abdul-Raouf Asharq AlawsatCairo — Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, believes that there is no common solution to sectarian problems that arise from time to time in Egypt.“Every problem should be tackled in its own context and [according to] the environment in which it emerged and should be tackled by all relevant parties,” he said. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Pope Shenouda sai
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Muslim-Coptic Ties Not Satisfactory – Coptic Pope
Examiner.com Gandhi Theosophy and Union Square Park in NYC Examiner.com “I have come to the conclusion that the Theosophy is Hinduism in theory, and that Hinduism is Theosophy in practice.” “There are many admirable works in …
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Gandhi Theosophy and Union Square Park in NYC – Examiner.com
In all my years on the Godbeat, I have never covered a vague “religious festival.” All of the one’s that I have covered — especially when linked to ancient traditions in Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other major faiths — have very precise titles, rituals and purposes. So, if you are willing to ask a question or two, you usually hit a specific passage in scripture, a reference to the life of a holy person, a tie between the secular and religious calendars, or some other hook to the faith in question
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“Religious tradition”? Key facts, please
Library to celebrate end of Summer Reading ClubNorthwest Arkansas TimesPrizes include a bicycle, cash, gift cards, a bowling party, tickets to an upcoming performance at the Walton Arts Center, a guitar, Webkinz, art supplies, …and more » Related External Links Live Painting with Robert Harris @ Utrecht Art Supplies (Van Ness … BICYCLE BOOGIE… « Steele Saunders Salem United Methodist Church » Blog Archive » Youth Bowling Party ! CLU
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Library to celebrate end of Summer Reading Club – Northwest Arkansas Times
From Koinonia House PERSECUTION UPDATE; SOMALIA, IRAQ, CHINA Early in the morning of July 23, 1948, a Bulgarian pastor named Haralan Popov was arrested in Sophia on trumped up charges of espionage. He would spend the next 13 years being starved and tortured in Communist prisons. God was with Popov in prison and afterwards, but one of Popov’s greatest grievances was that the Western world knew so little about the suffering of Christians under the Soviets, and that the Christians in the W
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Persecution Update: Somalia, Iraq, China
By : Sukhninder Singh Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh On Saturday July 25th, the youth and volunteers from Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster, took part in the 150th year celebrations of the City of New Westminster. As the oldest city in Western Canada and the first capital of British Columbia, New Westminster has a long and rich history and the Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster and the Sikh community are proud to be part of that history. This event took part on the front lawn of the New Westminster City Hall and the Society and volunteers put on a display of historic pictures named, “Past, Present and Future: A Historic Reflection of the Sikh Community in New Westminster”.
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Khalsa Diwan Society, Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar, New Westminster – A report