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“a… Church pastor… recently got a hair cut from witches while he was asleep…“
[ASND would like to ask, “Isn't that better than being turned into a toad?”]
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World’s Funniest Signs
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-funniest-signs/1
[ASND won't try to prove otherwise, but most of them are worth seeing.]
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Man stole same Bentley twice, authorities say
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/man-stole-same-bentley-twice-authorities-say.html
[Well, if the third time's a charm...]
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“The [Spanish] woman said she had recently had breast implant surgery.“
[In Colombia?]
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Jesus Thrown Out of Darts Tournament
[ASND reminds readers (and pub patrons) that Jesus was once thrown out of Jerusalem too. There really is nothing new under the Son.]
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Top 10 odd holiday bacon gift ideas
http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_top-10-odd-holiday-bacon-gift-ideas_1771669
[ASND says, don't just send bacon at Christmas!]
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Latest trend for guys: Man tights
http://living.msn.com/style-beauty/simply-chic-blog-post/?post=da8b0fd9-6f1b-43c9-aefd-d548ed717b0d
[Bacon tights, maybe (on a really, really bad day), but JUST tights? Not.]
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“The Queen James Bible resolves long-standing interpretive ambiguity in key Bible passages regarding homosexuality…“
http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/New-Gay-Bible-Prevents-Homophobic-4112195.php#src=fb
[ASND wonders why it took them so long. For more on these "interpretive ambiguities", ASND recommends the Bible & Homosexuality section on our Homosexual Marriage page.]
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I’d be afraid of that little cherub thing too.
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Feather appears in baby’s neck, but no one knows how it got there
http://now.msn.com/mya-whittington-toddler-has-feather-removed-from-her-neck
[Don't believe it? Check out the picture.]
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No sacrifice, no Updates.
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Election Fraud Update:
On the Harvesting of Votes
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/11/on_the_harvesting_of_votes.html
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Party of the Rich Update:
The Democrats and Big Money
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/janice-fiamengo/the-democrats-and-big-money/print/
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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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“Now that Barack Obama is safely ensconced in the White House for another four years… they [his administration] tell us two things: that the pre-election economy was worse than voters were led to believe, and that the prospects for meaningful improvement under the current regime are bleak at best. Additionally, in at least one instance, economic activity itself was likely manipulated.”
http://pjmedia.com/blog/now-they-tell-us/?print=1
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Angry New Yorkers say Obama pledge to cut red tape ignored by FEMA
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Obama’s Big Michigan Right-To-Work Lie: Lower Wages
http://news.investors.com/print/ibd-editorials/121112-636665-right-to-work-means-better-wages.aspx
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Obamanomics Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obamanomics menu tree.]
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73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/73-new-jobs-created-last-5-months-are-government
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Democratic Senator: Obama’s Plan ‘Does Not Balance the Budget’
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/democratic-senator-obama-s-plan-does-not-balance-budget
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[Another] Dem Lawmaker: Balanced Budget Is Not the Goal
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dem-lawmaker-balanced-budget-not-goal
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What IS the Fiscal Cliff?
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/12/03/morning-bell-what-is-the-fiscal-cliff/
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Obama’s Fiscal Cliff Plan Has $4 of Tax Hikes to $1 of Cuts
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Why Obama’s ‘Balanced Approach’ [To Avoiding the 'Fiscal Cliff'] Doesn’t Work
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/why_obamas_balanced_approach_doesnt_work.html
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Fiscal Cliff: Negotiation Failure could be the Best Option
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Chrysler workers canned for drinking on the job reinstated
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/08/chrysler-workers-canned-for-drinking-on-job-reinstated/
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“Social Security shortfalls are [indirectly] adding to the federal budget deficit.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/dems_say_social_security_doesnt_add_to_deficit.html
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Election over, [Obama] administration unleashes [hundreds of] new rules
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The Coming Regulatory Black Hole
“Delayed by the White House before the election because their implementation would have adversely affected business and cost jobs, THOUSANDS of new rules will be issued that will cost American business an estimated $100 billion.“
http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-coming-regulatory-black-hole/?print=1
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Federal Spending Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Economics / Federal Spending menu tree.]
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[Obama] Government borrows 46 cents [from your children & China] for every dollar we spend
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[Mostly Poor] Americans Spend as Much on Lotteries as [Entire Country Does] on Afghan War
[Well, at least we know where our entitlement money is going.]
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Federally-funded ‘LGBT’ Conference in Oklahoma Undermines Scripture
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“… streetcars are slower, less flexible, less capable of moving large numbers of people, and far more expensive than buses.“
http://heartland.org/sites/default/files/11-28-12_san_antonio_streetcars.pdf
[ASND thinks that makes streetcars perfect, therefore, for federal subsidies.]
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FEMA teams told to ‘sightsee’ as Sandy victims suffered
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/07/exclusive-fema-teams-told-to-ightsee-as-sandy-victims-suffered/
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Federal Debt Update:
Understanding $16,000,000,000,000 in Debt
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/understanding_16000000000000_in_debt.html
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Welfare Update:
The 3 Laws of [Welfare] Programs
http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/12/the-3-laws-of-social-programs/
[ASND recommends, for those rare few who actually do, Nicholas Kristoff's linked column from that article.]
[And yes, for those who don't know, Nick Kristoff is a self-professed liberal.]
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Why a single [American] mom is better off with a $29,000 job and welfare than taking a $69,000 job
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Foreign Aid Update:
Overeating now bigger global problem than lack of food
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Obamajobs Update:
Phony cheer in unemployment numbers
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/phony_cheer_in_unemployment_numbers.html
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Merry Christmas, You’re Fired…Love, President Obama
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/merry_christmas_youre_firedlove_president_obama.html
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Government Employment Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Economics / Government Employment menu tree.]
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Census Bureau: 5 of 10 Wealthiest U.S. Counties Surround Washington, D.C.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/census-bureau-5-10-wealthiest-us-counties-surround-washington-dc
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“Government employees don’t work as much as private employees.“
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578058660248073962.html
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Taxes Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Economics / Taxes menu tree.]
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Tax Exodus: 5 States That Residents Are Fleeing
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A liberal article of faith that confiscatory taxes fed the postwar [1950s] boom turns out to be an Edsel of an economic idea.
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“… by doubling the tax rate of the top 1% of income earners the additional income realized by the government… would [be] less than 26% of the annual deficit…“
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/there_is_no_party_of_principle.html
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Regulation Update:
“This paper highlights the unacknowledged burden regulation of health and safety has placed on low-income households.“
http://mercatus.org/sites/default/files/RegressiveEffects_Thomas_v1-0.pdf
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“One study estimates that the downsizing of cars that was largely driven by the fuel efficiency standards of the 1970s and 80s resulted in between 1,300 to 2,600 additional deaths. The new regulations will also burden manufacturers[and] raise the price of new and used cars [between] $1,800 – $3,000…“
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Poverty Update:
Basically, the poor play all the lotteries.
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-rich-people-and-poor-people-play-the-lottery-2012-3#ixzz2DaM7qdwY
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Hypocrisy Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Politics / Hypocrisy menu tree.]
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What Is Hypocrisy?
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As Americans face a fiscal cliff, the Obamas make do with 54 Christmas trees
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College Professors Get What They [Voted] For, Don’t Like It Much
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Pro-Abortion But Anti-Death Penalty: the Real Hypocrisy
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/11/pro-abortion-but-anti-death-penalty-the-real-hypocrisy/
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Obamacronies Update:
Crony Capitalism at HHS
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/crony_capitalism_at_hhs.html
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Socialized Medicine Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Liberalism / Socialized Medicine menu tree.]
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“… the practice of withdrawing food and fluid by tube is being used on young patients as well as severely disabled newborn babies [in the U.K.].“
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“… 57,000 patients a year are dying in NHS hospitals without being told that efforts to keep them alive have been stopped.“
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“Canadian [medical patient] report a total waiting time of 17.7 weeks between referral from a general practitioner… Patients wait [nearly 40 weeks] for orthopaedic surgery… [and] Only 10.3 percent of patients are on waiting lists because they requested a delay or postponement.“
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Medicaid Update:
Seven Reasons States Should Just Say No To Medicaid Expansion
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Medicare Update:
Reforming Medicare
http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/334326
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Obamacare Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obamacare menu tree.]
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Study: Healthcare law’s insurance tax will raise premium costs
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/taxes-and-fees/271223-study-insurance-tax-will-raise-premium-costs-?tmpl=component&print=1&page=
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Republicans? Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Politics / Republicans? menu tree.]
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“The Republican leadership has long been shifting policies and positions to the left, and is now accelerating in that direction.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/11/message_to_the_gop_believe_it_or_not.html
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GOP Leaders Walk Away From Tea Party
http://www.christianpost.com/news/gop-leaders-walk-away-from-tea-party-86261/print.html\
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“Republicans have lost four of the last six presidential elections; if one measures the popular vote, they have lost five of the last six. Indeed, over the last six elections, the GOP has averaged approximately 44.8 percent of the popular vote, whereas the Democrats have won 48.8 percent. And the disparity in the electoral college is even more telling: Republicans have won an average of 211 electoral votes over the last six elections, while Democrats have won 327.”
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“Speaker John A. Boehner initiated today a small purge of rebellious Republicans — mostly conservatives — from prominent committees…”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/gop_steering_committee_shuffles_conservatives-219601-1.html
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Boehner Orchestrating the GOP’s Demise
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/boehner_orchestrating_the_gops_demise.html
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Boehner’s Boners
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/boehners_boners.html
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Gun Control Update:
The truth about Costas, Belcher and guns
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/12/03/truth-about-costas-belcher-and-guns/
[BTW, ASND wonders how many of those who immediately called for additional gun control following the Newtown, Connecticut massacre saw this story, published the very same day as the Connecticut story (well, published everywhere but in the mainstream media, that is): “A knife-wielding man slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a series of attacks on schoolchildren in the country.” http://www.courant.com/sns-rt-us-china-stabbingsbre8bd065-20121213,0,5592318.story .]
[ ASND also wonders how many of those people saw this story, also published the same day as Connecticut: Four people set on fire during assault in North Denver http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/several-people-set-on-fire-during-attempted-robbery-in-north-denver ]
[ASND wonders if those people also call for more laws against knives and gasoline since everyone knows people don't kill people, knives and gasoline do.]
[ASND also wonders why American school systems aren't willing to be more like Israeli school systems, who provide protection FOR young lives rather protection against them. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=455867214470550&set=a.403851276338811.98094.396523657071573&type=1&ref=nf ]
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“Last week’s shootings, which killed [20 children and 7 adults], demonstrated once again the folly of “gun-free zones,” which attract and assist people bent on mass murder instead of deterring them.“
http://reason.com/archives/2009/11/11/the-folly-of-unilateral-disarm
[For those who won't bother to actually read it, that story wasn't actually about the Newtown, CT massacre, which was "last week" as of this writing. That article was orginally about another massacre (on a U.S. military base, no less) which, like the Newtown massacre, could have been greatly limited had there been armed adults in the building (as there are in Israeli schools ). It probably comes as no surprise to learn that firearm-trained teachers are prohibited from carrying those weapons of mass protection into government schools. But how many of you knew that trained U.S. soldiers are also not allowed to carry their own weapons on military bases?]
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Media Bias Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Politics / Media Bias menu tree.]
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“President Barack Obama met with several MSNBC hosts this afternoon at the White House to discuss tax rates, according to Huffington Post reporter Jennifer Bendery. The reporter wondered if an ‘MSNBC love fest’ was going on at the White House.“
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-consults-msnbc-hosts-sharpton-maddow-tax-rates_665036.html
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Detroit Free Press Mocks Pro-Life Bill Without Reading It
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/11/detroit-free-press-mocks-pro-life-bill-without-reading-it/
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ABC, NBC and CBS ignore union thugs’ attack on Fox News contributor
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WashPost’s War on Women: Congressman Moran’s Son’s Brutal Assault on Girlfriend Buried Deep in Paper
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Illegal Immigration Update:
“[Obama] quietly released 8,500 criminals who were supposed to be deported — with deadly consequences“
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Labor Unions Update:
“… in the right-to-work states, unemployment is 6.9%. And in the other stays the non-right-to-work, it’s 8.7.“
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“… the Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of Labor Statistics [reports] private-sector, inflation-adjusted employee compensation in right-to-work states increased by 12% between 2001 and 2011 compared with just 3% over the same period in forced-unionization states.“
http://news.investors.com/print/ibd-editorials/121112-636665-right-to-work-means-better-wages.aspx
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Pornography Update:
Gen XXX: Teens Addicted in a World Awash in Porn
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/November/Gen-XXX-Teens-Addicted-in-a-World-Awash-in-Porn/
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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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STEM Jobs Act reveals failure of American education
http://www.examiner.com/article/stem-jobs-act-reveals-failure-of-american-education
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Nation Has High College Remedial Education Rate
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Only 7% of Detroit Public-School 8th Graders Proficient in Reading
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/only-7-detroit-public-school-8th-graders-proficient-reading
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Texas teaching ‘Allah is the Almighty God’
Curriculum under fire for radical ideas, secrecy
http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/texas-teaching-allah-is-the-almighty-god/print/
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Increases in Education Spending Do Not Result in Higher Academic Performance
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Closing the Door on Education Innovation
“Governmental monopolization of the education of children guarantees that all our religious and moral differences will be constantly politicized.”
http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/05/3263/
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“A federal investigation [by the Obama Administration's Department of Education] has begun in an Alabama school district after a Junior ROTC instructor allegedly expressed his belief that the Bible does not support the homosexual lifestyle during class.”
[ASND would like to point out that the instructor only discussed what he believed the Bible taught, not what Barack Obama's ROTC teaches.]
[And yes, all ROTC units ultimately report to the President of the United States, just like all other military units do.]
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Michigan Schools Close[d] as Teachers Le[ft] to Protest Right-to-Work
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Union Violence and Mob Mayhem in Michigan
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/arnold-ahlert/union-violence-and-mob-mayhem-in-michigan/print/
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Louisiana [Teachers] Unions Fight School Choice, Opportunity for Children
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“Holly’s [teachers union] dues go to work… for the union… and the union bosses.“
http://freetoteach.org/facts/holly/
[ASND recommends several other pages on that site .]
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Millionaires, Billionaires, and Teachers
“Now, of these two situations, your average retired public school teacher and Joe, which one gets demonized? Joe, of course.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/millionaires_billionaires_and_teachers.html
[ASND simply asks, “Demonized by whom?”]
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“So what can we do about the current bias against knowledge of religions in our [government] schools?“
http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.8469177/k.6C97/Taking_Religion_Seriously.htm
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School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/07/166745290/school-district-owes-1-billion-on-100-million-loan
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Obama’s “Schools” Update:
“The effort to turn public school classrooms into laboratories for government propaganda has reached a new milestone.“
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/arnold-ahlert/indoctrination-sold-as-education/print/
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Higher Education Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Education / Higher Ecudation menu tree.]
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“Religious freedom on many of our college campuses is in serious trouble.”
http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/20905
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“I offer the abstract partly as a window onto the wonderful, wacky world of modern sociological prose…“
http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/11/the-bad-news-is-that-gentlemanly-behavior-makes-people-happy/
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The looming crisis of student loan debt
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/06/opinion/bennett-student-debt/index.html?hpt=op_t1
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Scientific Fraud Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Science / Global Warming menu tree.]
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“… the latter can only be explained as intentional [scientific] deception.“
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/study-guttmacher-institute-inflates-illegal-abortion-deaths/
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“… the spirit of free inquiry is being repressed within the scientific community… Institutional science is being crippled by dogmas and taboos… “
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“The buzz words in the description —“scientific,” “peer-reviewed,” “empirical research”— would lead you to believe that the articles in this review aspire to present objective facts.“
http://stuartschneiderman.blogspot.com/2012/11/benevolent-sexism.html
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“Pick a recent start date for analyzing a trend… [then i]gnore critical information from prior to your start date.“
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/how-the-climate-scumbags-operate-part-1/
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“Those who read the actual FAR report and check the predictions against the data know that this is not so.“
http://joannenova.com.au/2012/12/the-ipcc-was-not-right-frame-stone-ignore-main-ipcc-predictions/
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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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Enhanced [peer-reviewed research, hyperlinked] debate between AGW supporter and denier.
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Global warming still stalled since 1998, WMO Doha figures show
‘We’re looking into this thing which is NOT HAPPENING’
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/29/wmo_global_temp_figures_2012_doha_ninth_hottest/
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New paper finds more evidence of the ‘poor performance’ of climate models
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-paper-finds-more-evidence-of-poor.html
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Climate Models Still Struggle With Medium-Term Climate Forecasts
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121206122334.htm
[Perhaps, but ASND assures readers that long-term climate forecasts are much more accurate.]
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“We the undersigned, qualified in climate-related matters, wish to state that current scientific knowledge does not substantiate your [anthropogenic global warming] assertions.“
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New paper by Scafetta finds the ‘most convincing evidence for a sun-climate connection’
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-paper-by-scafetta-finds-most.html
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IPCC AR5 draft leaked, contains game-changing admission of enhanced solar forcing
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New paper shows a large increase of solar radiation in Spain since 1985, dwarfs alleged effect of CO2
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-paper-shows-large-increase-of-solar.html
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Snow traps drivers for days in giant Russia traffic jam
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/02/us-russia-traffic-idUSBRE8B10BD20121202
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Globe Seized By Bitter Cold – Arctic Sees Record Refreeze – UK Faces 100-Year Winter – Snow In New Zealand!
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[Even Obama's Own] EPA Say Heatwaves Much Worse in 1930’s
http://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/epa-say-heatwaves-much-worse-in-1930s/
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New paper finds Greenland was 2–3°C warmer than today 4000 years ago
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-paper-finds-greenland-was-23c.html
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New paper finds an accelerating increase of snow accumulation on Greenland
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-paper-finds-accelerating-increase.html
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New paper shows W Greenland glacier retreat has decelerated about 50% over past 70 years
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-paper-shows-w-greenland-glacier.html
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Wildfires Darkening Greenland Snowpack, Increasing Melting
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121205112822.htm
[ASND wonders if CO2 is also "dark."]
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Heavy Snowfall Rejuvenates Himalayan Glaciers
http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c920274f2a364603849bbb505&id=644383ac9c&e=f4e33fdd1e
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New paper finds Arizona droughts were less frequent and less extreme during 20th century
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-paper-finds-arizona-droughts-were.html
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2012 U.S. Drought Not Caused By Human CO2, Confirms [Obama's] NOAA
http://www.c3headlines.com/2012/12/severe-2012-us-drought-not-caused-by-human-co2-confirms-noaa.html
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EXTREME WEATHER REPORT 2012
“… there is no evidence of systematic increases.“
http://www.cfact.org/pdf/ClimateDepot-ExtremeWeatherReport2012.pdf
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New paper finds a significant decrease in Pacific tropical cyclones
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-paper-finds-significant-decrease-in.html
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SEA LEVEL IS NOT RISING
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images/stories/papers/reprint/sea_level_not_rising.pdf
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Sea Level Falling Around The US
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/sea-level-falling-around-the-us/
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New paper finds no evidence of a human influence on [global] sea levels
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-paper-finds-no-evidence-of-human.html
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Another wild exaggeration from IPCC 1990 – sea level rise touted to be 6cm per decade
http://www.warwickhughes.com/blog/?p=19
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500 police bust Deutsche Bank over €300 million carbon trading scam
http://www.cfact.org/2012/12/14/500-police-bust-deutsche-bank-over-e300-million-carbon-trading-scam/
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Environmentalism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Environmentalism menu tree.]
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“A new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found an association between reductions in fine particulate matter and improved life expectancy in 545 counties in the U.S. from 2000 to 2007.“
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121203163538.htm
[ASND wonders who, again, was President during those years?]
[Hmm...]
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“Activism intended to delay progress toward life-saving products and technologies is irresponsible and despicable. If actions by leaders of nations resulted in such public-health calamities, they would be accused of crimes against humanity.“
http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/333980
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Electric Cars Update:
“A new study of the batteries commonly used in hybrid and electric-only cars has revealed an unexpected factor that could limit the performance of batteries currently on the road.“
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121212204830.htm
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Organics Update:
Agrochemicals’ Benefits to Human Health and the Environment
http://cei.org/sites/default/files/Angela%20Logomasini%20-%20Rachel%20Was%20Wrong.pdf
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Marijuana Update:
Denver Drug Agent: Our Problems ‘Have Exploded’ With Pot Legalization
Experts Have New Concerns About Pot & Children
[ASND reminds readers that the legalization of marijuana use in Colorado was – as of this Update – less than two months ago.]
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Liberalism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Liberalism menu tree.]
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“This is painful for a liberal to admit, but conservatives have a point when they suggest that America’s safety net can sometimes entangle people in a soul-crushing dependency.”
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“Among the Canons of the Progressive Church are…”
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/the_great_progressive_church.html
and…
Okay, President Obama, Let’s be Fair
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/okay_president_obama_lets_be_fair.html
and…
Democrats Reward Committee Slot Based on Who’s More Pro-Abortion
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/05/democrats-reward-committee-slot-based-on-whos-more-pro-abortion/
and….
[European] Free Speech Roundup
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/free_speech_roundup.html
and…
[European] Free Speech Roundup II
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/free_speech_either_we_have_it_or_we_dont.html
and…
[U.K.] Census result reveals… 25.1 per cent of people said they had no faith, up from 14.8 per cent a decade earlier…”
and….
The Psychopathology of the Liberal Mind
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/the_psychopathology_of_the_liberal_mind.html
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Feminism Update:
All About Eve – Feminism and the Meaning of Equality
http://www.kenboa.org/text_resources/free_articles/5394
and…
Study: Guttmacher Institute Inflates Illegal Abortion Deaths
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/study-guttmacher-institute-inflates-illegal-abortion-deaths/
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Abortion Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Culture / Abortion menu tree.]
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Planned Parenthood’s Long History of Hiding Sexual Abuse
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/planned-parenthoods-long-history-of-hiding-sexual-abuse/
and…
Former Abortion Worker: I Held Up Feet to Check the Dead Baby’s Age
and…
“… only half of women [who have become pregnant from sexual assault] have abortions and that many believe abortion only causes additional problems.“
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/13/paying-for-abortions-harmful-to-pregnant-military-women/
and…
“Everything I had thought and believed to be true regarding abortion and the value of a human life was shattered.“
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/13/jesus-set-me-free-from-the-pain-of-my-abortions/
and…
Amazing Pro-Life Conversions of Ex-Abortion Doctors Shocks Reporter
and…
“Made a choice thinking I’d be free.
But that choice, it imprisoned me.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOkAZVyEB4&feature=player_embedded
Since we’re watching videos…
“Over time, the personhood of all dehumanized groups [of Americans] has been legally recognized, except one.“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnmSKVGIulQ&feature=player_embedded
and…
“Don’t think fast. Take time to use your common sense.“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MQJDP_FyOuI
and…
“His name is Aaron. Today is his birthday.“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0XjX-y8NoI&feature=player_embedded
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Death Penalty Update:
Fact Suppression and the Subversion of Capital Punishment:
What Death Penalty Foes on the Supreme Court and in the Media Do Not Want the Public to Know
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1346142
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Obamappointees Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obamappointees menu tree.]
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Justice Sotomayor and Murderer Advocacy
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/justice_sotomayor_and_murderer_advocacy.html
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Liberal Fascism? Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Liberalism / Liberal Fascism menu tree.]
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“… [the Obama administration] wanted to create a government dragnet, sweeping up millions of records about U.S. citizens — even people suspected of no crime.“
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San Francisco Update:
San Francisco’s Public Nudity Ban Will Still Allow Public Nudity at Homosexual Events
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Homosexual Marriage Update:
“Compared with traditional married households, we find that children being raised by same-sex couples are 35 % less likely to make normal progress through school…“
and…
The Ex-Lesbian Testimony of Debora Barr
http://americansfortruth.com/2012/11/29/the-ex-lesbian-testimony-of-debora-barr/
and…
Why the “Born This Way” Argument Fails
http://blogs.christianpost.com/confident-christian/why-the-born-that-way-argument-fails-13406/
and…
Is this a Compelling Christian Case for Gay-Marriage?
http://www.ordinarypastor.com/?p=11135
and…
The Biblical Case for Reparative Therapy
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/the_biblical_case_for_reparative_therapy.html
and…
ASND wonders what our children’s generation will be asked to “approve” once homosexual marriage becomes the norm.
http://www.beyondmarriage.org/BeyondMarriage.pdf
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Cohabitation Update:
“… children who grow up in single-mother and cohabiting families fare worse than children born into married-couple households.“
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Marriage Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Culture / Marriage menu tree.]
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Greater Odds of Domestic Violence for Two-Income Couples
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Tolerance Update:
When Tolerance Is Intolerant
http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6742
and…
EMU student achieves final victory after court rules ‘tolerance is a two-way street’
http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/News/PRDetail/141
and…
“The falsity of the ideological construct of ‘diversity’ is best understood by contrasting it to genuine diversity.”
http://www.hoover.org/publications/defining-ideas/article/135416
and…
More Examples of Intolerant Tolerance
http://thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/more_examples_of_intolerant_tolerance
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Relativism Update:
Is There An Absolute Truth?
http://pleaseconvinceme.com/2012/is-there-an-absolute-truth/
and…
Seven Things You Can’t Do as a Moral Relativist
http://www.salvomag.com/new/articles/salvo1/koukl.php
and…
The Graying of Morality: Relativism and the Law of Nature
http://www.kenboa.org/downloads/pdf/10Graying.pdf
and…
Multiculturalism and the Gospel of Christ
http://www.kenboa.org/downloads/pdf/11Multicultural.pdf
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Hollywood Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Culture / Hollywood menu tree.]
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Camille Paglia: Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Hollywood Are Ruining Women
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swift-katy-perry-hollywood-398095
and…
Matt Damon Surprised To Learn His Anti-Fracking Film Was Funded By Foreign Oil Wealth
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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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“Every single thing in my life is built around race.“
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Blacks & Violence Update:
“… in 2010, the latest year for which statistics are available… blacks committed acts of interracial violence at a rate 25 times higher than whites…“
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/frontpagemag-com/black-skin-privilege/print/
[See p. 15 of the free, downloadable PDF book from which that quote was culled.]
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Trayvon Martin Update:
Zimmerman’s Attorney Releases Bloody Photo
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/03/zimmermans-attorney-releases-photo/
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Leaving the Left Update:
Britain wants to return to its Christian roots
and…
“[I left the Left] after I took a job with the government… [and] I realized that the government was nowhere close to being capable of doing what people on the Left wanted government to do.“
[Thomas Sowell, btw – for those who don't know about him and won't bother to watch the video –, is a black American hero.]
and…
Some worms are turning?
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/some_worms_are_turning.html
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Political Corruption Update:
ATF Fires Managers over Fast and Furious, Obama and Holder Get Off Scot-Free
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Conservatism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Conservatism menu tree.]
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Dispelling the Myths: Toll and Fuel Tax Collection Costs in the 21st Century
The time to embrace electronic tolls as a primary source of highway funding is now
http://reason.org/news/show/myths-toll-and-gas-tax-collection
and…
“… [health] inequality has declined dramatically [in the U.S.] over the past century [without Obamacare]. It has continued to decline even in the past 40 years, a period over which it is generally thought that income inequality has risen considerably.“
and…
Fiscal Cliff Poker: Call Obama’s Bluff!
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/fiscal_cliff_poker_call_obamas_bluff.html
and…
Fighting the Good Conservative Fight
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/arnold-ahlert/fighting-the-good-conservative-fight/print/
and…
Raising Revenue: The Least Worst Options
http://taxfoundation.org/article/raising-revenue-least-worst-options
and..
There’s a regulatory cliff too
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/theres_a_regulatory_cliff_too.html
and…
Answering Liberals’ ‘Gotcha’ Questions
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/answering_liberals_gotcha_questions.html
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U.N. Update:
U.N. Says ‘Aye’ to Palestinian Terror State
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/davidhornik/u-n-says-aye-to-palestinian-terror-state/print/
and…
Democracies Silent as U.N. Human Rights Council Elects Country Where Slavery Exists to Leadership Post
and…
U.N. Conference Slyly Introduces Resolution to Gain Control of Internet —i n Middle of Night
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Obama’s Foreign Policy Update:
and…
Libyan Not-A-War Update:
U.S.-Approved Arms for Libya Rebels Fell Into Jihadis’ Hands
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Obama’s “Faith” Update:
Coptic Christians Asking Free World to Cut Ties With Egypt Under Morsi
[ASND reminds those who may have forgotten, President Obama not only supports the Morsi caliphate , he also invites Morsi's fellow “brothers” into his (Obama's) own home.]
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Islam Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Conservatism menu tree.]
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Islamic Fascism: the Nazi Connection
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/islamic_fascism_the_nazi_connection.html
and…
Islamic Law & its Challenge To Western Civilization
http://muhammadanism.com/Government/government_sharia_ideology.htm
and…
“… ‘unbelievers’ in Islamic countries face the most severe – sometimes brutal – treatment at the hands of the state and adherents of the official religion.“
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-religion-atheistsbre8b9005-20121209,0,6646697.story
and…
“… it is known via the University of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Database … [that Islamic terrorist] attacks have actually quadrupled world-wide since 2001.“
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/kerry-patton/why-terrorist-attacks-have-quadrupled-since-2001/print/
and…
“The proportion of young Muslim men in youth jails in England and Wales rose by more than a quarter last year…“
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/07/muslim-men-in-youth-jails_n_2255271.html
and…
Devout [British] Christian murdered by Muslim ex-boyfriend after row over converting their daughter to Islam
and…
Muslim Brotherhood ‘paying gangs to go out and rape women and beat men protesting in Egypt’ as thousands of demonstrators pour on to the streets
and…
Inside the Muslim Brotherhood Torture Chambers
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/mark-tapson/inside-the-muslim-brotherhood-torture-chambers/print/
and…
“Many analysts remain willfully blind to the Egyptian Muslim population’s ‘thirst for Sharia’…”
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/egypt_why_its_onward_muslim_brotherhood_soldiers.html
and…
Christian Copt jailed for blasphemy in Egypt
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/christian-copt-jailed-for-blasphemy-in-egypt
and…
Savage Escalation in the War on Afghan Women
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/frank-crimi/savage-escalation-in-the-war-on-afghan-women/print/
and…
Female Genital Mutilation: An Islamic Crime
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/jamie-glazov/female-genital-mutilation-an-islamic-crime/print/
and…
Exposed [U.S.] Islamist Group [MPAC] Scrambles
“MPAC was created to advance the Brotherhood ideology.“
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/ryan-mauro/exposed-islamist-group-scrambles/print/
and…
America – Worse Than Europe on Islam?
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/bruce-bawer/america-worse-than-europe-on-islam/print/
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Obama & Islam Update:
Mosque Makeovers With United States Tax Dollars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlI_A64sEF4
and…
New Army Manual Orders Soldiers Not To Criticize Taliban
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2012/12/new-army-manual-orders-soldiers-not-to-criticize-taliban/
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Israel vs. Iran & Obama? Update:
“What’s the point of sanctions if they exempt one of Iran’s major trading partners?“
and…
Iran commander claims sanctions are helpful
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/iran-commander-claims-sanctions-are-helpful
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Syrian Civil War Update:
Syrian Rebels Tied to Al Qaeda Play Key Role in War
and…
The Syrian Revolution’s Dire Threat to Christians
and…
Syrian Rebels Pledge Allegiance to Al-Qaeda Group That Killed U.S. Troops
http://www.infowars.com/syrian-rebels-pledge-allegiance-to-al-qaeda-group-that-killed-u-s-troops/
[ASND wonders how President Obama responded to that news.]
[Actually, no. ASND never wondered any such thing.]
and…
Syria loads chemical weapons into bombs; military awaits Assad’s order
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North Korea Update:
North Korean prisoner escaped after 23 brutal years
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50136263n&tag=api
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Christian Persecution Update:
VOM-USA Prayer Update
https://www.vomgroups.com/qry/forum/td_index.taf?_function=topic&tdttopc_uid1=101
and…
Nigeria [Muslims] kill [still more] Christians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20576217
and…
Arrests of Christians Spike in Iran
http://www.religiontoday.com/news/arrests-of-christians-spike-in-iran.html
and…
Muslim Persecution of Christians: October 2012
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/raymond-ibrahim/muslim-persecution-of-christians-october-2012/print/
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Evolutionism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Science / Evolutionism menu tree.]
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Top Five Problems with Current Origin-of-Life Theories
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/top_five_probl067431.html
and..
Jerry Coyne’s Chapter on the Fossil Record Fails to Show “Why Evolution Is True“
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/jerry_coynes_c067021.html
and…
From Jerry Coyne, “Evolution-of-the-Gaps” and Other Fallacies
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/from_jerry_coyn_15067091.html
and…
Blink and You’ll Miss It: Jerry Coyne Turns His Attention to the “Engine of Evolution”
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/blink_and_youll2067161.html
and…
As Evidence of Darwinian Evolution, Biogeography Falls Well Short of Satisfying
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/as_evidence_of5067151.html
and…
The Persistent Enigma of Sexual Reproduction
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/the_persistent2067171.html
and…
Human Origins, and the Real Reasons for Evolutionary Skepticism
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/human_origins_a1067181.html
and…
Peer-Reviewed Science: There Isn’t “Plenty of Time for Evolution”
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/peer-reviewed_s_1067421.html
and…
Nonrandom Mutations Scramble the Case for Common Descent
http://www.reasons.org/articles/nonrandom-mutations-scramble-the-case-for-common-descent
and..
“The fact that bacteria can evolve doesn’t mean that evolutionary processes can account for life’s origin and history.”
http://www.reasons.org/articles/a-brief-update-on-the-long-term-evolution-experiment
and..
Now Evolution Must Have Evolved Different Functions Simultaneously in the Same Protein
http://darwins-god.blogspot.com/2012/12/now-evolution-must-have-evolved.html
[Actually, this is not the first, or even the 100th, time this seemingly impossible process of “evolutionary convergence” (i.e. separate but identical “evolution”) has been documented. For two brief primers on this evolutionarily-assumed process, these articles...
http://www.reasons.org/articles/repeatable-evolution-or-repeated-creation
http://www.reasons.org/articles/convergence-evidence-for-a-single-creator
… provide some useful background information. For several more articles on specific examples of supposed convergence, the following articles – chronologically arranged – are similarly enlightening.]
http://www.reasons.org/articles/deja-vu%E2%80%94again-part-1-of-2
http://www.reasons.org/articles/deja-vu%E2%80%94again-part-2-of-2
http://www.reasons.org/blogs/take-two/repeat-perfomance
http://www.reasons.org/articles/convergence-in-catfish-venomous-for-evolution
http://www.reasons.org/articles/enzyme-convergence-taxes-evolutionary-paradigm
http://www.reasons.org/articles/convergence-drives-evolution-batty
http://www.reasons.org/articles/x%E2%80%99s-and-z%E2%80%99s-point-to-creation
http://www.reasons.org/articles/convergent-buoyancy-system-sinks-evolutionary-paradigm
and…
Four Flaws With The Argument From Suboptimal Design
and…
“If you thought the standard bacterial flagellum made the case for intelligent design, wait till you hear the specs on MO-1...”
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/12/souped-up_flage066921.html
and…
“Wilf and Ewens argue in a recent paper that there is plenty of time for evolution to occur… This approach does not accurately reflect biological evolution, however… their model [is] radically different from a real biological search through fitness space. Wilf and Ewens also make unrealistic biological assumptions… By doing so, they ignore the enormous sequence complexity of actual genetic loci (typically hundreds or thousands of nucleotides long), and vastly oversimplify the search for functional variants. In similar fashion, they assume that each evolutionary ‘advance’ requires a change to just one locus, despite the clear evidence that most biological functions are the product of multiple gene products working together.“
http://bio-complexity.org/ojs/index.php/main/article/view/BIO-C.2012.4/BIO-C.2012.4
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Atheism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Religion / Atheism menu tree.]
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God Has Not Revealed Himself to Me, So He Must Not Exist
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/notseegod.html
and…
Who Really Commits the “God of the Gaps” Fallacy?
http://www.crossexamined.org/articles-detail.asp?ID=87&Title=Who%20Really%20Commits%20the
and…
“… curiosity, critical thinking, and tolerance… [are] laudatory… [but] those values have no inherent connection with naturalism…“
and…
A Universe From Someone: Against Lawrence M. Krauss’ A Universe From Nothing
http://www.bethinking.org/science-christianity/a-universe-from-someone-against-lawrence-krauss.htm
and…
“Chemicals can’t evaluate whether or not a theory is true. Chemicals don’t reason, they react.”
and…
A Look at Two Common Atheist Arguments
http://blogs.christianpost.com/confident-christian/a-look-at-two-common-atheist-arguments-13533/
and…
“Brain scan images… are not pictures of our brains in action, and so they are positively not images of our minds at work.“
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/12/07/166733094/brain-scans-dont-catch-the-brain-in-action
and…
“… unlike religious fundamentalists, scientific fundamentalists do not realize that their opinions are based on faith… committed materialists have made science into a kind of religion. They believe that there is no reality but material or physical reality… These materialist beliefs are often taken for granted by scientists, not because they have thought about them critically, but because they haven’t. To deviate from them is heresy, and heresy harms careers… there is still no proof that consciousness is merely brain activity. Leading journals such as Behavioural and Brain Sciences and the Journal of Consciousness Studies publish many articles that reveal deep problems with the materialist doctrine.”
and…
If You Cannot Scientifically Prove Your Belief, Is It Meaningless?
http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/201002/201002_122_scientif_prove.cfm
and…
The Folly of Scientism
http://www.thenewatlantis.com/docLib/20121116_TNA37Hughes.pdf
[Austin Hughes, for those who don't know, is an evolutionary biologist.]
and…
Why do some claim that science cannot test the supernatural (and rule it out a priori) but also claim that science has disproved the supernatural?
http://www.toughquestionsanswered.org/2010/06/24/can-science-test-for-the-supernatural/
and…
Scientists respond to Stephen Hawking
http://www.iscast.org/response_to_hawking
and…
Stephen Hawking Says God Did Not Create the Universe: What Do You Think?
and…
Quotes from Scientists Regarding Design of the Universe
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/quotes.html
and…
Robert Price
The Price of Playing with a Bulldog
http://www.tektonics.org/ezine/pricecase/pricecaseindex.html
&
Robert Price’s “By This Time He Stinketh”: A Critique
http://www.tektonics.org/lp/pricer06.html
&
Robert Price’s Beyond Born Again: A Critique
http://www.tektonics.org/lp/pricer02.html
&
A Somewhat Lengthy Response to Price’s The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man
http://www.shenvi.org/Essays/PriceResponse.htm
&
On Robert Price’s Review of The Impossible Faith or, How Not to Start an Ancient Religion
http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nwjprice.html
and….
Richard Carrier
Responses to Richard Carrier’s Claims
http://www.tektonics.org/print.php4
&
A Critical Review of Richard Carrier’s Sense & Goodness Without God
http://www.answeringinfidels.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=76
&
Debate: The Resurrection of Jesus – (2 of 2) (Mike Licona vs Richard Carrier)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EGrzxkozVU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV3LFOPcnc
&
Richard Carrier Speaks Out About the Resurrection
&
Richard Carrier on the Resurrection
http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/richard-carrier-on-the-resurrection-part-1/
http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/richard-carrier-on-the-resurrection-part-2/
&
Does Richard Carrier Exist?
http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/does-richard-carrier-exist/
and…
“PZ Myers is probably best known for his popular blog, Pharyngula, which bears the tag line, “Evolution, Development, and Random Biological Ejaculations from a Godless Liberal“.
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2011/06/colliding_with_the_pharyngula_047281.html
and…
NCSE’s Eugenie Scott Reassures Scotland: There’s No Scientific Controversy on Evolution or Climate Change
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2011/09/ncses_eugenie_scott_reassures051171.html
and…
Is meaning located in the brain?
http://www.uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/is-meaning-located-in-the-brain/
and…
Scientific Evidences for the God of the Bible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epDHo0qPdQ8
and…
“… scientists believe [the biblical parting of the Red Sea] may actually have happened…”
and…
In spite of the scandals, religious groups still lead the way on public good
http://www.smh.com.au/action/printArticle?id=3870081
and…
“The numbers don’t lie. American Christians pour their resources into helping ‘the least of these.’“
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Hinduism Update:
“Sri Kumaré is an enlightened guru from the East who has come to America to spread his teachings… But beneath his long beard… Kumaré has a secret he is about to unveil to his disciples…“
http://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/feature-programs/kumare/
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Occultism Update:
Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears
&
Nearly four in 10 U.S. residents blame weather on “end times”
&
Top 10 Doomsday predictions that didn’t come true
and…
Psychic fails to foresee €210,500 tax bill
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/1212/1224327773119.html
[ASND presumes she was just caught napping.]
[For several years.]
and..
Church sets up an exorcist hotline to deal with demand
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Mormonism Update:
Mormon words don’t mean the same thing [as they do in Christianity].
http://carm.org/mormon-definitions
and…
Mormon Doctrine Has Been Plagiarized
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzETrdxVKwo&list=UUvixJtaXuNdMPUGdOPcY8Ag&index=89
and…
The Impossible Gospel of Mormonism
and…
Priesthood Authority and Mormonism
http://carm.org/priesthood-authority-and-mormonism
and…
“After [Solomon] Spalding’s death, a number of individuals suggested that Manuscript Story was identical or similar to portions of the Book of Mormon…“
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Spalding
[Hmmm, if Spalding died several years prior to Joseph Smith claiming he had "written" the Book of Mormon...]
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Update:
The New World Translation
http://www.equip.org/articles/a-grossly-misleading-translation-the-new-world-translation-/
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Judaism Update:
God Doesn’t Have a Son!
http://chab123.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/handling-an-objection-but-god-doesnt-have-a-son/
and…
Who is [Yeshua]?
http://chab123.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/so-who-is-jesus/
and…
Talmudic Jesus
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2007/05/001-talmudic-jesus-48
and…
Why Would the Son of God Become a Jewish Man? A Look at the Jewish Background of the Incarnation
and…
Handling a Rabbi’s Objection: The Messianic Mission and the Inclusion of the Gentiles into God’s Redemptive Plan
and…
Guidelines for Finding Christ in the Old Testament
http://gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com/2011/05/guidelines-for-finding-christ-in-old.html
and…
Fulfilled Prophecy: Evidence for the Reliability of the Bible
and…
Kabbalah: Getting Back to the Garden
http://www.equip.org/articles/kabbalah-getting-back-to-the-garden/
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Jewish center of [Kabbalah] mysticism isn’t just for celebs
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/08/v-fullstory/3128459/jewish-center-of-mysticism-isnt.html
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Roman Catholicism Update:
“This is foundational… way that Roman Catholics (especially of the CTC variety) defend their doctrines.“
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Why Do I Reject the Apocrypha?
http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2012/12/why-do-i-reject-the-apocrypha
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Notre Dame University Will Allow Campus Homosexual Group
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Evangelicalism Update:
Rick Warren Uncertain if Homosexual Behavior is Sinful
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Sex charges rock Purpose Driven ‘healthy church’
Warren’s model pastor accused of manipulating woman for ‘perverted pleasures’
http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/sex-charges-rock-purpose-driven-healthy-church/print/
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“… megachurches… [comprise] only one-half of 1% of all U.S. churches and account for only 5% of all weekend worship attenders.“
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-04-22-church-switch_N.htm
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Calif. Marijuana Dispensary Owned by Evangelical Christian Family
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As Kentwood pastor’s embezzlement tally doubles to $316,000, some church members continue their support
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/even_as_money_lost_in_embezzle.html
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Liberalism & Christianity Update:
Liberal Christianity: Retreating from the Faith
http://www.kenboa.org/downloads/pdf/07Liberal.pdf
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The Jesus Seminar
Five Gospels, No Christ
In their attempt to rescue the Bible from conservatives, sholars in the Jesus Seminar became liberal fundamentalists
http://s3.amazonaws.com/tgc-documents/carson/1994_five_gospels_no_Christ_Jesus_Seminar.pdf
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The Jesus Seminar Under Fire
http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5380
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Presuppositions and Pretensions of the Jesus Seminar
http://www.reasonablefaith.org/presuppositions-and-pretensions-of-the-jesus-seminar
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All Saints Episcopal Church of Pasadena, California to Become Site of Islamist Convention
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Quakers: Hard on U.S., Easy on Iran
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/mark-d-tooley/quakers-hard-on-u-s-easy-on-iran/print
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Eschatology Update:
Who or what is the great prostitute of Revelation 17?
http://www.equip.org/bible_answers/who-or-what-is-the-great-prostitute-of-revelation-17-/
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The Bible Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Religion / Christianity / The Bible menu tree.]
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Is the Bible Today What Was Originally Written?
http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbbible.aspx?pageid=8589952765
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Does the Bible Contradict Scientific Principles?
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/sciencebible.html
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Philistines in the Time of Abraham—Fallacy or Fact?
http://apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=6&article=671
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Does the Bible promote slavery?
http://www.equip.org/bible_answers/does-the-bible-promote-slavery/
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Does the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?
Examining Difficult Texts (Part 2)
http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/201103/201103_124_OTSlave.cfm
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Was [American] Slavery God’s Will?
http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/2000/may22/29.80.html
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“… we need to take serious heed of the interface between the oral and written forms. More specifically, we should take seriously the possibility of notebooks being used to aide in the remembrance and transmission of Jesus’ teachings.”
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion/2012/03/the-jesus-tradition-and-notebooks/
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Archaeology and the Old Testament
http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.4955427/k.3D58/Archaeology_and_the_Old_Testament.htm
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Non biblical accounts of New Testament events and/or people
http://carm.org/non-biblical-accounts-new-testament-events-and-or-people
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The Historicity of the New Testament
http://www.bethinking.org/resource.php?ID=207
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Wasn’t the New Testament written hundreds of years after Christ?
http://carm.org/was-new-testament-written-hundreds-years-after-christ
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Why the Lost Gospels Did Not Make the Canonical Cut
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion/2012/12/why-the-lost-gospels-did-not-make-the-canonical-cut/
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Facts for Skeptics of the New Testament
http://www.equip.org/articles/facts-for-skeptics-of-the-new-testament/
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Choosing a Bible Translation
http://www.christianity.com/bible/choosing-a-bible-translation-11631126.html
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What Bible Should I Own
http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2010/09/what-bible-should-i-own-dan-wallace/
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Gospel contradictions? A Little Experiment to Teach Skeptics about NT Accuracy.
http://www.crossexamined.org/blog/?p=160
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Bart Ehrman’s Misleading Article About Christmas
http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2012/12/bart-ehrmans-misleading-article-about.html
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Bart Ehrman: A Critique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5u1dKk_sVM
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Licona vs. Ehrman Debate (2009) “Can Historians Prove Jesus Rose from the Dead?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2w6G5i6Y0A
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Christianity Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Religion / Christianity menu tree.]
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Christians are SO narrow minded!
http://www.bethinking.org/truth-tolerance/you-christians-are-so-narrow-minded.pdf
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Why believe in Christianity over all other religions?
http://carm.org/why-believe-in-christianity-over-all-other-religions
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Why The Virgin Birth?
http://theresurgence.com/2012/12/13/why-a-virgin-birth
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Thou Shall Not Kill: Does God Violate His Own Commandment?
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/notkill.html
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Where is God and the Connecticut School Shooting
http://carm.org/god-connecticut-school-shooting
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The Tragedy in Connecticut: How should the Christian respond?
[BTW, ASND wonders how many of those who immediately called for additional gun control following the Newtown, Connecticut massacre saw this story, published the very same day as the Connecticut story (well, published everywhere but in the mainstream media, that is): “A knife-wielding man slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a series of attacks on schoolchildren in the country.” http://www.courant.com/sns-rt-us-china-stabbingsbre8bd065-20121213,0,5592318.story .]
[ ASND also wonders how many of those people saw this story, also published the same day as Connecticut: Four people set on fire during assault in North Denver http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/several-people-set-on-fire-during-attempted-robbery-in-north-denver ]
[ASND wonders if those people also call for more laws against knives and gasoline since everyone knows people don't kill people, knives and gasoline do.]
[ASND also wonders why American school systems aren't willing to be more like Israeli school systems, who provide protection FOR young lives rather protection against them. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=455867214470550&set=a.403851276338811.98094.396523657071573&type=1&ref=nf ]
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“Last week’s shootings, which killed [20 children and 7 adults], demonstrated once again the folly of “gun-free zones,” which attract and assist people bent on mass murder instead of deterring them.“
http://reason.com/archives/2009/11/11/the-folly-of-unilateral-disarm
[For those who won't bother to actually read it, that story wasn't actually about the Newtown, CT massacre, which was "last week" as of this writing. That article was orginally about another massacre (on a U.S. military base, no less) which, like the Newtown massacre, could have been greatly limited had there been armed adults in the building (as there are in Israeli schools ). It probably comes as no surprise to learn that firearm-trained teachers are prohibited from carrying those weapons of mass protection into government schools. But how many of you knew that trained U.S. soldiers are also not allowed to carry their own weapons on military bases?]
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“The simple presence of free will is not enough to explain the origin of evil, in as much as we still must ask how a good being would be inclined freely to choose evil. The inclination for the will to act in an immoral manner is already a signal of sin.“
http://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/explore-the-bible/the-mystery-of-evil-11596412.html
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We Don’t Take Human Evil Seriously so We Don’t Understand Why We Suffer
http://www.clayjones.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Human-Evil-and-Suffering.pdf
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What are some Christian Worldview Essentials?
http://carm.org/christianity/christian-issues/what-are-some-christian-worldview-essentials
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“Anthony Buzzard, a prominent anti-Trinitarian scholar, has produced an article denying the conscious preexistence of Jesus Christ…“
http://www.grassrootsapologetics.org/2009/08/defense-of-preexistence-of-jesus-christ.html
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Was Christmas predicted hundreds of years before it happened?
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Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?
http://www.ligonier.org/blog/celebration-christmas-pagan-ritual/
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Informal Controlled Oral Tradition and the Synoptic Gospels
http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_tradition_bailey.html
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Ancient Evidence for Jesus from Non-Christian Sources
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The Magi and the Star of Bethlehem
http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.4220725/k.58F3/The_Star_of_Bethlehem.htm
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The Star of Bethlehem
http://www.equip.org/articles/the-star-of-bethlehem/
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The Star of Bethlehem: An astronomer, astrophysicist, and theologian’s perspective
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Review of [Rick Larson's] The Star of Bethlehem
http://www.reasons.org/articles/review-of-the-star-of-bethlehem
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Evidence For The Bethlehem Birthplace
http://triablogue.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/evidence-for-bethlehem-birthplace.html
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Is There Proof that Jesus Was Born of a Virgin?
http://www.conversantlife.com/theology/is-there-proof-that-jesus-was-born-of-a-virgin
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“The Bible doesn’t tell us any of these supposed facts about the wise men…“
http://www.biblemesh.com/blog/2012/12/04/who-were-the-wise-men/
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“… the typical nativity scene is inaccurate.”
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Who Were the Wise Men?
http://www.reasons.org/videos/who-were-the-wise-men
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What Does the X in Xmas Mean?
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A Christmas Quiz
http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.6451149/k.92FA/A_Christmas_Quiz.htm
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How December 25 Became Christmas
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Saint Nicholas- A Christian life lived, a story told
http://jwwartick.com/2012/12/05/saint-nicholas-christian/
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Is Jesus’ Hometown (Nazareth) a Myth?
http://www.normgeisler.com/articles/Bible/Reliability/2012-IsNazarethAMyth.htm
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The Credibility of the Miracles of Jesus
http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbjesus.aspx?pageid=8589952909
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Evidence for the Resurrection
http://www.leaderu.com/everystudent/easter/articles/josh2.html
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Could the resurrection appearances be a case of GROUP Hallucination?
http://christianthinktank.com/hallucn.html
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Explaining Away Jesus’ Resurrection: Hallucination
http://www.equip.org/articles/explaining-away-jesus-resurrection-hallucination/
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The Death of the Twelve Apostles
How their martyrdom evidences Easter
http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/content/Parchmentandpen/DeathoftheApostles.pdf
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A BIBLICAL RESPONSE TO PERSONAL AFFLICTION AND ADVERSITY
http://www.kenboa.org/downloads/pdf/PersonalAfflictionandAdversity.pdf
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“… the Bible clearly teaches an everlasting state of punishment for those who reject the gospel…. this book is extremely valuable for refuting error and promoting a sense of urgency in evangelism.“
http://www.logosapologia.org/?p=1725
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What is biblical faith?
http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5242
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Theopedia: An Encyclopedia of Christianity
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Epigenetics Offers New Solution to Some Long-Standing Theological Problems:
Inherited Sin, Christ’s Sinlessness, and Generational Curses Can be Explained
http://www.normgeisler.com/articles/theology/2010-EpigeneticsSolvesTheologicalProblems.htm
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The “Christian” Crusades: Battles & Morives
http://www.allaboutgod.com/crusades.htm
http://www.allaboutgod.com/crusades-2.htm
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Christianity’s Real Record
http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9255
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