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Friday, October 3, 2014

Meet The Philadelphia Restauranteurs Who Will Ban Tipping And Pay $13 An Hour Plus Benefits

Customers won't be able to tip waitstaff at the soon to open Philadelphia restaurant Girard Brasserie and Bruncherie.The post ... Read more

Head Of ALEC: ‘I Don’t Know The Science’ Of Climate Change

The person who runs ALEC, a group that opposes policies to fight climate change, is not sure whether humans actually cause ... Read more

Thursday, October 2, 2014

How to Prevent Four of Five Heart Attacks

“What is surprising is how drastically the risk dropped due to these factors,” said Agneta Akesson, lead author of the study and nutritional epidemiologist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2014/09/24/how-to-prevent-four-of-five-heart-attacks/

California Catholics challenge abortion order

"...The Catholic conference is challenging a directive the state managed care agency sent Aug. 22 to seven insurance companies. It said that California's Constitution and a 1975 state law prohibited them from selling group plans that exclude coverage for legal abortions..."

http://legalpronews.findlaw.com/article/0840db30d294e2785dfd43d7082771ba

Readers’ Experiences with Creationist Education

"...The “science” in those books does serious damage to a child’s understanding of science as whole. You can’t focus on just one area–like evolutionary biology–and say, “This is where the threat is.” No. The threat is to every science they invoke, because they weave such a web of deception that it can undermine someone’s understanding of science for decades. I should know. I’m still trying to undo the damage, and that was fourteen years ago..."

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/rosetta-stones/2014/10/02/readers-experiences-with-creationist-education/

Bible museum under construction in Washington

It's the passionate project of Green, the Hobby Lobby billionaire who would rather be known for his world-class Bible artifacts collection than for his victorious Supreme Court fight for exemption from the Affordable Care Act contraception mandate...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/30/bible-museum-washington/16507787/

Protecting Free Speech is Worth Fighting For

"...The youth’s actions may have been in poor taste, but religious freedom does not include the right never to be offended. Some values are worth protecting – even if it requires standing up to zealots who don’t seem to understand the genuine meaning of liberty..."

http://fcnp.com/2014/09/30/protecting-free-speech-is-worth-fighting-for/

A $37,000 Newspaper Ad Just Attacked Transgender Athletes

"...Although the dramatic newspaper advertisement was intended to stir up opposition to the policy, it may be backfiring, said Monica Meyer, executive director of LGBT group OutFront Minnesota. A lot of people saw the ad as harmful, and since its publication parents have come out vehemently supporting a trans-inclusive policy, said Meyer..."

http://www.takepart.com/feature/2014/09/30/how-37000-minnesota-newspaper-ad-attacked-transgender-youth-who-just-want-play