Colbert Agrees With Trump On Ebola: Good Samaritans Have It Coming

Stephen Colbert discussed Donald Trump, Ebola and how "the plague has spread so far" during Thursday night's episode of "The Colbert Report." Read Mo... Read more

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Check out the awesome grass in Lofoten Islands in Norway by Daniel Korzhonov [1300x936]

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Colorado Provides Free Birth Control: Teen Birthrate Drops 40%, Teen Abortions Down 35%

"By showing the effectiveness of long-acting, reversible contraceptives, we're providing the evidence needed for health plans ... to cover family planning services," said a spokesman for the Colorado health department.  Read more

Rainbow and lenticulars in Iceland Photo by Alex Nail [1200x800]

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China Will Install More Solar This Year Than The U.S. Ever Has

"...According to new numbers released by the Chinese government, China added 3.3 gigawatts of solar capacity in the first six months of the year ending June 30, marking a 100 percent increase over the same period last year. That brings China’s total solar supply to 23 gigawatts — 13 shy of the country’s goal of installing 35 by the end of 2015...."
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A Discovery About Women's Sexual Desire That Will Make Conservative Heads Spin

The conservative media need not worry about women's libidos in equal relationships after all.

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Want Teens to Pay Attention? Tell Them They’re Being Manipulated

What anti-smoking campaigns can teach us about how to help kids navigate life online.

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6 Holocaust Survivors Who Fight Against Israel's Treatment of Palestinians

The lesson of the Holocaust should be "never again" for anyone, including Palestinians.

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Can You Guess What Country Is Ranked the Most Peaceful in the World?

While current events may suggest otherwise, the Global Peace Index reports that this is "the most peaceful century in human history."

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Florida Church Cancels Gay Man’s Funeral the Night Before Service

“Based on our preaching of the scripture, we would have been in error to allow the service in our church,” the pastor said.

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The Right’s Impeachment Trap: How Pundits Blame Obama for GOP Extremism

Somebody broke politics, but it wasn’t Barack Obama.

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Florida Replaces Gerrymandered Congressional Maps With Nearly Identical Gerrymandered Maps

"If you can control who votes and where they vote, you control the power." The post Florida Replaces Gerrymandered ... Read more

You’re 40 Times More Likely To Die From A Colonoscopy Than From An Abortion

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Armed Right-Wing Militias Amassing Along Texas Border With State Lawmaker’s Blessing

It's the Bundy Ranch all over again in Texas.The post Armed Right-Wing Militias Amassing Along Texas Border With State ... Read more

The 10 Craziest Arguments Two States Are Using To Defeat Marriage Equality

Utah and Oklahoma both want the Supreme Court to uphold their bans on same-sex marriage; here are their actual concerns.The ... Read more

31% of Americans have no retirement savings at all

A big part of the problem: many low- and middle-income households "have little financial cushion at all" and often lack even basic emergency savings, the Fed survey found.
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Humanists replace billboard for the second time | Local & Regional | KLEW CBS 3 - News, Weather and Sports - Lewiston, ID

The organization, according to it's website, promotes the idea that you can be good without a belief in God.
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Peluso favors teaching creationism alongside evolution | Tampa Bay Times

"I think creationism and evolution should be taught side by side and I don't care what classroom," he said in response to a question at a public forum held by the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club in St. Petersburg.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/peluso-favors-teaching-creationism-alongside-evolution/2191956

Mobile County Commission won't hear on displays for atheists, Pagans, keeps 'In God We Trust' | AL.com

"Atheists comprise about 10 percent of the citizens of the county, a group larger than every non-Christian demographic combined," he said. "We have an equal interest in representation and treatment by this governing body."

http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2014/08/sparks_fly_in_the_name_of_god.html

Values Voters: Evangelicals, Religious Values, and Government

Conservative evangelical Christians often use the label 'values voters' to describe those who vote on the basis of religious values. At least, that's what they would like everyone to think - the label sounds nice and broad, but it incorrectly assumes that all religious believers not only have the same values, but also the same ideas about how those values should be reflected in public policy.

http://atheism.about.com/od/religiousright/fl/Values-Voters-Evangelicals-Religious-Values-and-Government.htm