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Paying for sterilization
Louisiana state Rep. John LaBruzzo announced on Tuesday that he is "studying a plan to pay poor women $1,000 to have their Fallopian tubes tied." Seriously. Because he's worried that "people receiving government aid such as food stamps and publicly ... 		Sep 26, 2008
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pastor john hagee
Pastor John Hagee thinks God sent Katrina to punish the gays. He thinks God sent Hitler to force the Jews to move to Israel. I think God sent Pastor John Hagee to make sure McCain doesn't become president. 		May 22, 2008
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One in Eight High School Biology Teachers Still Teach Creationism
25% said they devoted classroom time to creationism or intelligent design. Of these, about one-half -- 12% of all teachers -- called creationism a "valid scientific alternative to Darwinian explanations for the origin of species," and the same number ... 		May 19, 2008
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stem-cell research breakthrough
Stemming the controversy: Scientists announced Tuesday that they've discovered a way to cultivate stem cells using skin cells instead of embryos. This could mean that potential cures for everything from Parkinson's disease to Alzheimer's might circumvent ... 		Nov 23, 2007
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A Nation of Christians Is Not a Christian Nation
The only acknowledgment of religion in the original Constitution is a utilitarian one: the document is dated “in the year of our Lord 1787.” Even the religion clause of the First Amendment is framed dryly and without reference to any particular faith. ... 		Oct 7, 2007
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Clinton Assails Bush's 'War on Science'
Clinton focused mostly on policy proposals, but she also drew laughs for paraphrasing the faux right-wing fury of Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, saying "this administration doesn't make decisions on facts, it makes facts based on decisions."From Wired ... 		Oct 4, 2007
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Religious right may blackball Giuliani
A powerful group of conservative Christian leaders decided Saturday at a private meeting in Salt Lake City to consider supporting a third-party candidate for president if a pro-choice nominee like Rudy Giuliani wins the Republican nomination. From ... 		Sep 30, 2007
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Behold the Creation Museum
Save yourself (and your money) by browsing through my images rather than attending the museum. I've documented the entire thing right here, with the exception of a few videos. From: Behold the Creation Museum - a photoset on Flickr Funny, sad, ... 		Jun 27, 2007
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Jerry Falwell, faith-based fraud
Try this: Call a TV station and tell them that you know the Antichrist is already on earth and is an adult Jewish male. See how far you get. Then try the same thing and add that you are the Rev. Jim-Bob Vermin. "Why, Reverend, come right on the show!" ... 		May 17, 2007
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Evangelicals Fear the Loss of Their Teenagers
if current trends continue, only 4 percent of teenagers will be “Bible-believing Christians” as adults. That would be a sharp decline compared with 35 percent of the current generation of baby boomers, and before that, 65 percent of the World War II ... 		Oct 11, 2006
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Christianism Watch
Check out "Jesus Camp," a place where children are taught to venerate the Great Leader, George W. Bush, to speak in tongues, and adhere to the rigid politics of Christianism. From Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish: Christianism Watch Jesus Camp. What ... 		Sep 20, 2006
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The Purpose Driven Life Takers
Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose is to remake America as a Christian theocracy, and establish its worldly vision of the dominion of Christ over all aspects of life. You are issued high-tech military weaponry, and ... 		Jun 6, 2006
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Group Seeks I.R.S. Inquiry of Two Ohio Churches
A group of religious leaders has sent a complaint to the Internal Revenue Service requesting an investigation of two large churches in Ohio that they say are improperly campaigning on behalf of a conservative Republican running for governor. From NYT ... 		Jan 18, 2006
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devolution
Captive chimpanzees fail to help others in their social group, even when it causes no inconvenience, a behavioural study in Nature journal has found. This may explain why GOPers hate the teaching of evolution. Maybe they are less evolved. Just for ... 		Nov 1, 2005