How To Convert An Atheist (Derren Brown)

It's really that easy to manipulate someone. With the right messenger you can get anyone to believe anything. That's why it's important people guard themselves against fairy tales and root themselves in fact.

http://youtu.be/51B8MzcxOX0

State Judge May Take On Dispute In Georgia Over Voter Registration

...Lawyers for the NAACP and a voter registration group that recruited new minority voters allege that elections officials have misplaced or mishandled more than half of the 86,000 voter registration applications that they collected ahead of an Oct. 6 deadline. Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp (pictured) and elections officials in several counties — most of them majority Democratic — say they are correctly processing all the forms...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/georgia-judge-voter-registration-dispute

Companies Are Fracking With Harmful Chemicals Through Regulatory Loophole

A new report looks at the fracking industry's use of benzene, a carcinogenic chemical, and the loophole that allows companies ...  Read more

Before Obamacare, America’s Health Care System Ranked Last Among Developed Nations

"These issues don't really exist in any of the other countries we looked at. They all have universal health insurance. "The ...  Read more

Largest City In South America Could Run Out Of Water In 100 Days

The main reservoir feeding the city has become a dry bed of cracked earth, operating at 3.2 percent of normal volume.The post ...  Read more

The Restaurant Industry Is Rife With Race Discrimination

You don't want to be a person of color working in the restaurant industry. The post The Restaurant Industry Is Rife With Race ...  Read more

God hates LGBT people so God made Ebola

"...Since church ministers declared Ebola was a plague sent by God to punish sodomy in Liberia, the violence towards gays has escalated. They’re even asking for the death penalty. We’re living in fear,” Ponpon said..."

http://www.dallasvoice.com/god-hates-lgbt-people-god-ebola-10183000.html

'No Gay Civil Rights, We are Ready to Go to Jail' Say Michigan Pastors at Capital Press Conference

"...Swimp concluded, "Let there be no doubt that, if you should decide to go forward with this grave injustice, I, every born again believer I know, as well as every pastor you see here today, shall disobey your unjust law. Here we stand, Black and White together, ready to go to jail!"
..."

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/4146775006.html

http://youtu.be/X7-0prPwxyk

Rep. Trent Franks says ISIS and the 'secular left' will destroy America

"...How we get from ISIS being the Nazi Party to America being destroyed after the secular left removes crosses from headstones is left to our imagination, because Franks does not choose to explain it..."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/22/1338446/-Rep-Trent-Franks-says-ISIS-and-the-secular-left-will-destroy-America

ASD: Air Pollutants’ Surprising Side Effect

"...A recent study led by the Heinz Endowments was conducted in Western Pennsylvania. The study researched a hypothesis according to which certain air pollutants may place a child at an increased risk for developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This specific region was chosen for the study as a consequence of the high number of cases reported in the area along with certain environmental factors being especially present..."

http://www.wallstreetotc.com/asd-air-pollutants-side-effect/211179/

The Importance of Secular Forgiveness

http://youtu.be/FOyga1EmBjU

The Attempts by the School Board of Jefferson County, Colorado to Erase Significant Chunks of Our Nations' History Has Not Gone Unnoticed

The attempts by the school board of Jefferson County, Colorado to erase significant chunks of our nations' history has not gone unnoticed. I want to m...  Read more

Pat Robertson Claims He Has Powers To Raise The Dead

Oh, my. Is Pat Robertson feeling left out of the loop with conservative crazies lately? Today on "The 700 Club," Pat Robertson insisted that he and o... Read more

http://youtu.be/Y37DXgAzdNk

Expert: My Michael Brown Autopsy Analysis Was Taken 'Out Of Context'

Judy Melinek, one of the forensic experts who was quoted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Tuesday about the Michael Brown autopsy report, is taking i... Read more

Pope Calls Life Sentences In Prison 'Hidden Death Sentences'

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has condemned the practice of extraordinary renditions used by the CIA after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Read More -... Read more

North Dakota Is Quietly Preparing To Enact The Most Radical Abortion Measure In The Country

And hardly anyone is paying attention.The post North Dakota Is Quietly Preparing To Enact The Most Radical Abortion Measure In ...  Read more

Texans Call On School Board To Remove Climate Denial From Textbooks

"Teachers and school boards want textbooks that handle climate change accurately, and they are watching to see which publishers ...  Read more

Climate Change Is Causing Mountain Goats To Shrink

But goats aren't the only animals to experience a change in body size due to climate change.The post Climate Change Is Causing ...  Read more

Days After Former CEO Calls For Private Guards In Iraq, Blackwater Is Found Guilty Of Iraqi Massacre

"If the old Blackwater team were still together, I have high confidence that a multi-brigade-size unit of veteran American ...  Read more

How 55 Different Studies Say There’s A Real Link Between Climate Change And Rising Violence

A temperature increase of one degree Celsius could deliver a 20 percent increase in civil conflict in Africa, and a one percent ...  Read more

Proof That The GOP’s Effort To Politicize Ebola Makes No Sense

After blocking Surgeon General nominee, a GOP Congressman demands to know why he hasn't been appointed to lead the nation's ...  Read more

South Carolina GOP house speaker pleads guilty in ethics case, to resign

Harrell, a Republican who became speaker in 2005, pleaded guilty to six counts that included using campaign funds for personal expenses, misconduct in office and false reporting, in a case that has laid low a key figure in the state Republican Party.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/us-usa-south-carolina-harrell-idUSKCN0IC22D20141023

Michigan gay rights push prompts protest from religious group outside state Capitol

“We are not stopping anyone from their individual choices or from their individual preferences, but we are unwilling to allow them to redefine what has been our biblical and historic precedent.”

http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/religious_group_blasts_gay_rig.html

#AtheistVoter Campaign to Politicians: We Are Abundant, Passionate Voters

"Marriage equality, abortion rights, contraception rights, school prayer, death with dignity, these aren't conservative issues, they are Christian issues," said Silverman.

"For the most part, atheist conservatives don't agree with these positions, instead supporting the truly conservative policies of small government, gun rights, etc. For this reason, we believe that conservative atheists will be able to support this effort fully."

http://www.christianpost.com/news/atheistvoter-campaign-to-politicians-we-are-abundant-passionate-voters-128484/

Republican Congressman Don Young Blames Alaska's High Suicide Rates on Lack of Family Support, Government Handouts

"This suicide problem didn't exist until we got largesse from the government," he said according to audio acquired by his Democratic challenger Forrest Dunbar's campaign, Politico reports. "When people had to work, and had to provide and had to keep warm by putting participation in cutting the wood and catching the fish and killing the animals, we didn't have the suicide problem. It comes from the largesse of saying you're not worth anything but you're going to get something for nothing."

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/24268/20141023/republican-congressman-don-young-blames-alaskas-high-suicide-rates-lack.htm

Over Half Of LGBT Students Feel Unsafe At School, Report Shows

Though schools are gradually improving, GLSEN finds that LGBT students across the country still experience high levels of ...  Read more

10 Things Happy People Understand

All of us have been around people who are genuinely happy. Happiness I have found, is not something that always comes naturally. Actually, it takes wo...  Read more

Food Justice for Babies

In honor of Food Day, October 24. There's only one day a year that's dedicated just to food. Every October 24 is Food Day, a nationwide celebration of...  Read more

Idaho Tall Tales: Ministers Aren't Going To Jail For Refusing To Perform Same-Sex Weddings

In a statement, the ADF referred to the chapel as a “religious ministry” and claimed that the Knapps had run afoul of Coeur d’Alene’s anti-discrimination ordinance by refusing to perform same-sex weddings.
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Democrats Want Labor Department And FCC To Look Into Jimmy John's Non-Compete Agreement

The sooner Jimmy John's is made to stop this intimidation of their low-income workers the better. Forcing someone who is already making starvation wag...  Read more

The Best Investigative Reporting On Campaign Finance Since 2012

With this year's elections just two weeks away, we've rounded up some of the best investigative reporting on campaign finance.
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Whoa! GOP Governor Admits Obamacare Has Made 'Real Improvements In People's Lives'

Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he doesn't think there will be a repeal in Washington, even if Republicans win a Senate majority.
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Fox Host: Atheists Coming To Schools In The South 'Need' To Accept Our Jesus 'Culture'

Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt on Wednesday lashed out at atheists who had asked that Christian plaques be removed from public schools in Texas, saying that they "need to understand the culture" in the South.
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Reporter Pens Damning Resignation After Writing Story On GOPer's Threat

The Chicago Sun-Times reporter who co-wrote a story on how Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner (R) allegedly threatened a busines... Read more

How Insurers Are Trying To Get Around Obamacare And Avoid Covering Sick Patients

Some companies are trying to avoid the patients whom the law is supposed to protect. ...  Read more

Wind Could Provide Almost One-Fifth Of Global Electricity By 2030

A new report points to a number of encouraging signs in the global wind industry.  ...  Read more

Fort Lauderdale Votes To Make It Harder To Feed The Homeless, Joining Two Dozen Other Cities

 With food charities around the country already stretched beyond capacity, a couple dozen towns are setting out to make it even ...  Read more

BP Oil Spill ‘Didn’t Ruin The Gulf,’ Says Politico Article Written By BP

Politico readers have to go through ten paragraphs of someone telling them BP's historic oil spill was environmentally ...  Read more

Methane Leaks Wipe Out Any Climate Benefit Of Fracking, Satellite Observations Confirm

A new study using long-term satellite observations confirms (for the umpteenth time) that fracking speeds up global warming and ...  Read more

Senator Blasts Obama For Working With World Partners To Contain Ebola Epidemic

He says it amounts to "political correctness" that won't do anything to protect Americans.The post Senator Blasts Obama For ...  Read more

How the Media's Hyper Ebola Anxiety Is Playing into the Hands of the Republicans

"Hear it on cable television and talk radio, where pundits and politicians play scientists speculating on whether Ebola will mutate into an airborne virus that kills millions." ...  Read more

Robert Reich: Why I'm Worried About America

We used to understand that leadership required something other than drones and bombs.
...  Read more

The Science of Fox News: Why Its Viewers Are the Most Misinformed

Authoritarian people have a stronger emotional need for an outlet like Fox, where they can find affirmation and escape factual challenges to their beliefs.
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Shocking New Report: Superrich Have Grabbed Half the World's Assets

They're eyeing the other half.
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Christopher Hitchens versus Jay Richards in this debate

Does God exist? and is faith a good thing?
http://youtu.be/At7d4vZuOuc

Innovative Family Planning Option Undergoing Testing in Developing World"

"...This patented family planning option is based on the highly effective Standard Days Method ® of family planning. For the woman asking, “When do you ovulate?” or “How do you get pregnant?” the CycleBeads smartphone app enables her to plan or prevent pregnancy by tracking her periods and identifying which days of her cycle she is fertile..."

http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2014/10/21/8078986.htm

School to parents: Does your son have to be Buddhist?

“Every day, driving the same route … he would get upset and tell me, ‘Pull over, I’m going to throw up,’” Lane recalled. “What the kicker was is when he told me that he’d rather die than go to school.” ... Those tests routinely featured the question, “Isn’t it amazing what the _____ has made!!!” Fill in the word “Lord” and get extra credit... “She called him stupid," Anna said, "because he believed another religion and he didn’t know all about Christianity.”...

...Troubled by the science tests, Scott Lane, C.C.’s stepfather, decided to do some detective work. He says Negreet often resembled more of a Sunday school than a public school. Prayer at mealtime was commonplace. Bible verses scrolled on an electronic marquee in front of the school. Christian-themed posters adorned the school’s walls. The Lanes said they got the sense the school was systematically proselytizing to its students...

http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2014/10/21/buddhist-religionschool.html

Does Being 'Spiritual But Not Religious' Really Mean Anything?

"Spirituality begins with a reverence for the ordinary that can lead us to insights and experiences that are anything but ordinary."

http://apr.org/post/does-being-spiritual-not-religious-really-mean-anything

Turek vs Gay Marriage

http://youtu.be/FWLt7XpeYzQ

God Did Not Fine Tune the Universe for Life

http://youtu.be/6AaDEe5i7Ns

We Spend $9 Billion a Year to Lock Up People With Mental Illnesses: Here's What We Should Do Instead

San Antonio, TX has found a better approach to mental illness than handcuffs and jail cells.
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Sweden, the land of välfärd, also has some beautiful views to offer. I present to you, Sarek national park. [2372x1182] photo by Claes Grundsten.

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Crazy Laura Ingraham Believes 'The Left' Wants Americans To Die From Ebola To Pay Off A Debt To Africa

Laura Ingraham rises high in the Wingnut Hall of Fame as she proclaims "left wingers" would sacrifice American lives to Ebola to pay off some weird African guilt trip we have.
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Even One Soda A Day Changes How Your Cells Age

New research suggests that, in addition to increasing the risk of certain diseases. it can also shorten our lifespan.
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Anti-Abortion groups oppose Ebola vaccines because stem cells were used

Anti-abortion group protests Ebola vaccines made with embryonic stem cells because a "massive amount of people will refuse them" on moral grounds. Huh? ...  Read more

GOPer Doubles Down On Gays: 'These Creatures... Are So Destructive'

"...same-sex couples that want to destroy traditional marriage and our way of life, they're Gremlins," Culler said. "They're these creatures that are so destructive." Read more

New GOP Nonsense: Medicaid Expansion Isn't 'Connected' To O-Care

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) raised some eyebrows on Monday when the Associated Press reported that he said Obamacare repeal wasn't going to happen and o... Read more

Discussion: GOP Candidate Warned Of 'Mussolini-Hitler-Stalin Type Regime' Taking Over USA - The Hive

"Are we in danger of this Mussolini-Hitler-Stalin type regime?" Dasher wondered. "Are we in fear of this happening here in America? Is this is far fetched to think that America could decline to a point where we are susceptible to be taken over by an authoritarian government? Well, I want you think about that for a second because I think we arrogantly think 'nah, that'll never happen in America.' Why not? Why not?"

http://pulse.me/s/2SGrTw