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Sign up now for the ZOMBIE SURVIVAL COURSE and be one of the survivors the morning after!
http://www.zombiesurvivalcourse.com/
[ASND wonders if attendees are trained using a fleet of these .]
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With all the completely insane stunts that people are pulling off these days, ASND wonders why this one hadn’t been done already.
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Housebites delivers dirty pans alongside gourmet food for ‘authentic fakers’ pretending they cooked
http://www.digitalnewsroom.co.uk/housebites/dirty-pans/
[ASND simply asks, as usual, "Why"?]
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“… now you can blow your paycheck on a pizza for $450.“
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/06/13/pricey-pie-450-pizza-includes-lobster-caviar/
[Do we need to ask it again?]
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“After publishing his picture earlier this week, police said a former girlfriend identified him as a 20-year-old from the Netherlands who was reported missing in September.“
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/world/159170605.html?cmpid=15585797
[ASND wonders how on Earth we ever got anything done before the Internet.]
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Fish are friends, not Updates.
Obamacare Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obamacare menu tree.]
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Thanks Obamacare: 83% of Doctors Surveyed Say They May Quit
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“President Obama’s [health care] premium tax has four major implications..“
http://americanactionforum.org/sites/default/files/Premium_Tax_Fairness.pdf
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“A forecast released Tuesday said the growth rate for U.S. health spending of all types would stay historically low the next two years. But it would increase if most of the federal health-care overhaul takes effect in 2014. After that, the rate would drop, but spending still would grow at a higher rate than that of the past few years…“
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“For 2011 through 2021, national health spending is projected to grow at an average rate of 5.7 percent annually, which would be 0.9 percentage point faster than the expected annual increase in the gross domestic product during this period.“
http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2012/06/11/hlthaff.2012.0404
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GAO: IRS to Spend $881 Million in Implementing Obamacare Over Just Four Years
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Abortion Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Culture / Abortionist menu tree.]
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Embryonic Stem Cell Research Debate Dying as Adult Cells Progress
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Former Employees Expose Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Fraud
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/15/former-employees-expose-planned-parenthoods-medicaid-fraud/
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Guttmacher Inflates Number of Illegal Abortions in Colombia
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/15/guttmacher-inflates-number-of-illegal-abortions-in-colombia/
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Conservatism Update:
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Philosophy / Conservatism menu tree.]
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Rushing to Finish a Global Free-Trade Deal
http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/28222-rushing-to-finish-a-global-free-trade-deal
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Why Motorists Should Pay by the Mile
Reconsidering a vehicle miles traveled tax
http://reason.org/blog/show/why-motorists-should-pay-by-the-mil
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Republicans? Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Politics / Republicans menu tree.]
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Mitt Romney worked to combat climate change as governor
His gubernatorial record on the environment has little in common with his positions in the presidential race, those who knew him in Massachusetts say.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-romney-energy-20120613,0,7565531,print.story
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Not Your Daddy’s Republican Party
http://pjmedia.com/blog/not-your-daddys-republican-party/?print=1
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GOP Sen. Rubio says deportation leniency is ‘welcome news’
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Judicial Activism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Politics / Judicial Activism menu tree.]
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“Richmond Circuit Court judges appointed an openly gay prosecutor to the bench Thursday, just a month after the General Assembly soundly rejected his nomination.“
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Euro-Economic Crystal Ball Update:
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Economics / Euro-Economic Crystal Ball menu tree.]
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“The can is still being successfully kicked down the road in Europe.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/pro-bailout_party_wins_greek_election.html
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Debt crisis: Market rally falters following Greek vote as concerns over Spain persist
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Greek health system crumbles under weight of crisis
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/14/us-greece-health-idUSBRE85D1IO20120614
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Banks prepare for worldwide chaos after weekend election [in Greece]
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IMF urges Europe to help refinance Irish bank bail-out
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Greece is expected to ask for a third international bail-out agreement as soon as a government is formed, ramping up the pressure on Germany and Brussels to back the eurozone or break it.
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Obamanomics Update:
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Barack Obama / Obamanomics menu tree.]
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Illegal Immigration Update:
Sources: Obama Administration To Offer Immunity To Younger Immigrants
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Obama Jobs Program: Help Illegals Compete with Americans for Scarce Jobs
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Obama’s “Truth” Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obama's “Truth” menu tree.]
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FLASHBACK: Obama on Deporting Illegals ‘America Is a Nation of Laws,’ Presidential Action Not ‘Appropriate’
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“This president has continually lied to people with my skin color and [Latino] surname.“
http://pjmedia.com/blog/mr-president-u-s-latinos-respect-the-constitutiontoo/?print=1
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‘Not Amnesty,’ Napolitano Says: ‘It Is An Exercise of Discretion’
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/not-amnesty-napolitano-says-it-exercise-discretion
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Federal Spending Update:
Costs exceed results in Medicaid fraud program
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-medicaid-fraud-20120615,0,6787098,print.story
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Government spending millions on contract to assign numbers to contractors
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Federal Debt Update:
Foreign holdings of US debt hit record high
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/foreign-holdings-us-debt-hit-130123964.html
[ASND wonders what sounds so familiar about that report?]
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Calamity to Come Update:
“New York Times bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg – known as a ‘modern-day Nostradamus’ – says America may face cataclysmic collapse in the not-too distant future.“
http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/author-will-america-go-out-with-a-bang/print/
[ASND thought the “cataclysm” had already begun... in China .]
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Obamacabinet Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obamacabinet menu tree.]
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Obama’s FDA causing drug shortages
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Black Culture Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Culture / Black Culture menu tree.]
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Homeschools Update:
African-Americans increasingly turn to home-schooling
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/16/african-americans-increasingly-turn-to-home-schooling/
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Government Schools Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Education / Government Schools menu tree.]
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Outcomes-Based Education
A generation is despoiled of its cultural inheritance.
http://pjmedia.com/blog/outcomes-based-education/?print=1
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Higher Education Update:
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Liberal Fascism? Update:
“UC did not define ‘demonstrations, pickets, and rallies,’ giving administrators unlimited discretion to apply it to any type of student speech…“
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“What’s academia’s response to a whistleblower who exposes fraudulent research and faked credentials on a panel of experts?
Fire the whistleblower, of course.”
http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/ucla-accused-of-firing-prof-for-criticizing-pollution-agenda/print/
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Liberal Fascism? Update:
Google reports ‘alarming’ rise in censorship by governments
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/18/google-reports-alarming-rise-censorship
[ASND wonders why pots so often object when kettles call them black .]
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Speaking of…
Hypocrisy Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Politics / Hypocrisy menu tree.]
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Flashback: Axelrod called Bush ‘out of touch’ for playing golf in bad economy
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Obama the Man! Update:
Obama on the U.S. Constitution’s intended prohibitions of socialism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2jr9mLB3yKs
[ASND simply responds, "Why do people argue that Mr. Obama does not actually believe these things?]
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Obama Forgets to Pay ‘Responsible Father’s’ Lunch Tab
http://www.newsmax.com/US/obama-lunch-tab-pay/2012/06/14/id/442367
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Our Plagiarizing President
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/our_plagiarizing_president.html
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Obama to Celebrities: ‘You’re the Ultimate Arbiter of Which Direction This Country Goes’
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Obama Plays Golf for the 100th Time of his Presidency
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2012/06/17/obama-plays-golf-100th-time-presidency/
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Mr. ‘Cool’ Loses his Cool
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/mr_cool_loses_his_cool.html
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Feminism Update:
Number of stay-at-home dads has DOUBLED in past decade as ‘man-cession’ bites
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CertifiGate Update:
“In my research I have tried as much as possible to stick to the documents — to study them carefully and extract their secrets — and not rely on what people have said about them, thus forcing me to decide who was telling the truth and who wasn’t.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/secrets_revealed.html
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Investigator: Foreigners bought Hawaii birth certificates
‘A Mafia operation was run in the early infancy of the state’
http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/investigator-foreigners-bought-hawaii-birth-certificates/print/
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Islam’s Recent Uprisings Update:
“Some observers have likened the outline of the decree to the way that Pakistani generals dominate the civilian government in that country.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/egypts_generals_issue_constitutional_decree.html
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Mainstream Media & Islam Update:
“As far as editorial content is concerned, [the] print media in the United States is very pro-Muslim.“
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-114872-American-print-media-very-pro-Muslim
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Obama & Islam vs. Israel Update:
[Obama] Excluding Israel from Counterterrorism Conference
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/excluding_israel_from_counterterrorism_conference.html
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Islam & Children Update:
Palestinian Children Taught to Die at Kindergarten in Gaza
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Taliban to U.S.: End drone strikes in Pakistan, or no more polio vaccines
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/18/world/asia/pakistan-taliban-polio/index.html
[ASND just wants to clarify here: Either the U.S. stops killing murderers in Pakistan or those same murderers will cripple thousands of children.]
[Got it.]
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Islam & Women Update:
The Sad Silence about Muslim Wife-Beating
http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/06/14/the-sad-silence-about-muslim-wife-beating/?print=1
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Islam in Europe Update:
German police raid scores of radical Islamists’ homes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-germany-salafistsbre85d0hq-20120614,0,4770392.story
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Islam in the U.S. Update:
“Omar M. Ahmad, founder of CAIR, once said: ‘Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant… The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.’“
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/are_you_a_victim_of_islamic_intimidation.html
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Farhana Khera & Muslim Advocates
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/633.pdf
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Syrian Civil War Update:
U.N. observers in Syria suspended their activities and patrols Saturday because of escalating violence in the country.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/06/16/syrian-troops-shell-damascus-suburbs-12-killed/
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U.N. Update:
Carbon Corruption
Iran, North Korea, Sudan rack up millions by trading U.N. carbon credits
http://freebeacon.com/carbon-corruption/
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U.N.’s threat to biodiversity
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/15/uns-threat-to-biodiversity/
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Obama in Africa Update:
Contractors run U.S. spying missions in Africa
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Global Warming Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Science / Global Warming menu tree.]
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Hockey Stick Was Refuted Before Its Fabrication – Study Ignored – IPCC And Mann Took [Liberals] On 10-Year Joyride
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Global Warming’s Killer: Critical Thinking
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/global_warmings_killer_critical_thinking.html
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Virginia Is Sinking
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/virginia_is_sinking.html
[Yes, the article is about sea levels, predicted vs. measured.]
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“… extreme hydroclimatic phenomena were found to not be amplified in either number or strength in response to global warming…“
http://www.co2science.org/articles/V15/N24/C1.php
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UN Climate Scientists Plead for Immunity from Criminal Prosecution
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Norwegian Climate Professor: Hansen’s Projection Off By 150%…Regrettable That Politicians Still View It As Reliable
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Temperatures Trending Below Hansen’s Zero Emissions Scenario For 168 Months In A Row
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Doctored Data, Not U.S. Temperatures, Set a Record This Year
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Despite Recent Warm Weather, U.S. Cooling Trend Persists Over Last 15 Years – A Minus 1.9°F Per Century Rate
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Climate models fail reality test
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Scam of The Week – Claim That Forest Fires Are Unprecedented
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Cherry Picking Season Is On!
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/cherry-picking-season-is-on/0/
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“Green” Economies Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Economics / “Green” Economies menu tree.]
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‘Green’ agenda is not healthy for children and other living things
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/15/uns-threat-to-biodiversity/
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“Wind turbines have been widely accepted as electricity producers thanks to claims that wind comes free of charge, and each kWh thus produced replaces a kWh provided by conventional techniques, i.e., it saves the fossil fuel otherwise needed. However, these assumptions have never been validated in existing power distribution systems even after the installation of as much as 86 GW of wind power in Europe alone.“
http://www.europhysicsnews.org/articles/epn/pdf/2012/02/epn2012432p22.pdf
[For those who don't know, a "kWh" is a kilowatt-hour.]
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Paper, Plastic or Cloth: Which Bag is Best for the Environment?
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/politicalcalculations/2012/06/16/paper_plastic_or_cloth_which_bag_is_best_for_the_environment/page/full/#
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Evidence
Life Cycle Assessment of Supermarket Carrier Bags
http://www.biodeg.org/files/uploaded/Carrier_Bags_Report_EA.pdf
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Tolerance Update:
Pro-Life School Bus Fire Bombed in Rockford, IL
http://prolifecorner.com/pro-life-school-bus-fire-bombed-in-rockford-il/
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Criticism of multiculturalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_multiculturalism
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Liberalism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Liberalism menu tree.]
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Election Fraud Update:
“A nationwide voter-registration effort encouraging participation by minorities effectively is encouraging noncitizens to vote.“
http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/campaign-solicits-foreigners-to-register-to-vote/print/
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Liberalism & Islam Update:
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Liberalism & Christianity Update:
“… this question of moral equivalency [between Islam & Christianity] plagues [liberals] who think on superficial terms…“
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/15/islamic-terror-vs-norway-massacre/print/
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Expert: Liberal Christianity Intensifies Radical Islam Threat
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Inside the enemy’s mind
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/03/inside_the_enemys_mind.html
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Shining the Light on Leftist and Islamic Hate
http://97.74.65.51/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=34321
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Textbook Lies About Islam
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/textbook-lies-about-islam/?print=1
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Christian Persecution Update:
VOM-USA Prayer Update for June 15, 2012
http://newsletter.persecution.com/email/PrinterPrayers.html
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Roman Catholicism Update:
“Fear is running rampant in the Curia, where the mood has rarely been this miserable. It’s as if someone had poked a stick into a beehive. Men wearing purple robes are rushing around, hectically monitoring correspondence. No one trusts anyone anymore, and some even hesitate to communicate by phone.“
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Atheism Update:
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Christianity Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Religion / Christianity menu tree.]
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[ASND just has to ask, “How many of you thought those two Update topics would ever be juxtaposed in the same Update?]
How to Refute Christianity: A Handy Guide
http://standtherefore.com/blog/how-to-refute-christianity-a-handy-guide/
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