Fla. Churches Boycott Pepsi Products Over 'Anti-Family' Efforts

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Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:29 pm Agree: 5   Disagree: 2

"asked the soft drink company to curb its support of groups, events and legal issues that "oppose traditional family values," according to council president Terry Kemple."

Sick. Just sick, sad, and radical. Most corporations in this country support substantial causes that save lives and promote wellness and goodness. So they want their employees to attend classes to ensure equal, non-abusive workplaces.. AND??? It floors me that preachers can ask the Lord for Obama's death and his children fatherless but God forbid corporations try to improve working relations..

'I Hate Obama' Pastor Draws Protesters Outside Church

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Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:15 pm Agree: 4   Disagree: 0

Now this is just sick. He could be condemning murderers and abortionists and rapists and ME radicals, and thus gain a much bigger, more appreciated audience. I hope this pastor gets his "church" shut down.

Pro-Life Group's New Mission: Stop Abortionist LeRoy Carhart

talltree01 »

Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:56 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 2

Ugh, this guy makes me sick. Late term abortions are just absolutely sickening. Argue it down about law or morality or rights, but the concept of 'term abortions' just floors me: so in PA.. Planned P can not legally terminate a 13 week 1 day old fetus, but a 13 week, or 12 week 6 day old, fetus is ready to go..

Students Challenged to Study Evolution, Think for Themselves

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Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:58 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 4

Hmm.. so I guess if we are trying to get students to learn about evolution and then go ahead and dismiss the very fundamentals of science and evolution, I guess its A-OK for literature and philosophy classes to challenge the Hebrew fairy tales of the New Testament, or physics classes to debunk the myth walking on water or parting seas, or archeology classes to challenge the timeline and falsities of the testaments written decades after Jesus 'existed'. Oh! I know, let's go even further and have accounting and finance classes investigate tax-exempt parishes and financial management of the richest entities on earth - churches. Those forcing students to dismiss truths can come right back at them.

Most Americans Believe Abortion is 'Almost Always a Bad Thing'

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Fri May 29, 2009 11:08 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 1

Flagged as inappropriate. show This is what I don't understand..... While I may be more against the ill-spirited tactics, hate for homosexuals, and the preaching of an unknown book that many Christians use to propagate their message, it doesn't take a genius to realize that life begins at conception. Christians are RIGHT on target with abortion. How embarrassed I am for such radical feminists and narrow-minded men! Have we not come far enough in scientific endeavors and medical breakthroughs to realize that conception creates life? Show the science of pregnancy to a 5-year old and the answer is obvious: there is a baby, no matter how small or what form, from day one to month 9. It perplexes me how some women fight so hard for their rights and education and careers, but they deny the obvious science of pregnancy?? Is this what the feminist movement has become? A shame to us educated ones, who couldn't even study science in some colleges half a century ago... The people who spend their whole life, women especially, defending abortion are so wrong in their lifelong goals. I find it truly embarrassing. As far as the protesters in this photo go, well at least they have a clearer message and reasoning than the shameful women who walk in. Now, one may argue that life in the womb or fetus context does not mean moral, soul-filled, cognitive life, but it is life. It is biology. In fact, I should not call it 'it', because as far as I'm concerned a growing being is a person, a bound-to-be he or she. Goodness, how silly some people are when they are so quick to assume astronomers are right in the incredibly complicated complexities of the universe, but a picture of a 10-week old fetus is not. Thirty-six years later and we're STILL debating this. Unbelievable. hide

Vatican Reaches Faithful with Facebook

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Wed May 27, 2009 4:37 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

I do not use facebook to preach a false doctrine. I am not a multibillion dollar tax free network encouraging youths to 'be cool' and spread messages of a magical prophet who walks on water because four guys who wrote stories off one another said so. The Vatican in all its richness is an embarrassment to any kind of concept of religion.

'Missing Link' Still Missing, Say 'Ida' Skeptics

talltree01 »

Wed May 27, 2009 4:31 pm Agree: 5   Disagree: 5

Science will always continue to change. It will fuel discussion, acceptance, and intellect. The Bible will never change. It does nothing to further human understanding of anything; it is only an outdated collection of cherry-picked gospels. It has only ever led to arguments and old, stubborn men telling others their denomination is right. People can use the missing link excuse all they want, just give it 50 years.

Vatican Reaches Faithful with Facebook

talltree01 »

Tue May 26, 2009 6:43 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

This is very, very unfortunate. Using the internet and facebook is not going to encourage youths to suddenly accept a religion or fervently propagate it. Nor will youths using the internet aid in the devastation that occurs in Africa and other extremely poor nations; I guess the Vatican will forget the millions that die from starvation while Billy here or Susie there blogs about Christ. Put DOWN computers, get OFF the internet and actually do something, SHOW and DO the benefits of religion rather than rhetoric.

Conservative Christians Praise Calif. High Court Ruling on Prop. 8

talltree01 »

Tue May 26, 2009 3:18 pm Agree: 6   Disagree: 2

Slowly but surely the conservative movement will die out, like any social fad. Youth are turning more towards messages of intelligence and respect and care for our neighbors, and not hate and Book-worshiping and damnation.

And great statement by Chicago: "I think that the next time the citizens of California vote on this issue, anyone who has had a divorce should not get to vote. (After all, it's all about preserving marriage, right?)"

Atheists Advertise 'Man Created God' on Chicago Buses

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Tue May 26, 2009 3:11 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 1

My opinion is that every group is entitled to its own advertising promotions... These adds are encouraging people to stop worrying about what religious society thinks of their personal atheist views. It would be the same as if a Christian ad on a bus traveled through Turkey or Jordan or Syria.

Sotomayor: A Policy Maker or a Jurist?

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Tue May 26, 2009 3:00 pm Agree: 5   Disagree: 1

Flagged as inappropriate. show This is an offensive article. It is laced with a racist tone and Tony Perkins should be ashamed of himself. hide

Study: High School Teachers Influence Students' Evolution, Creationist Views

talltree01 »

Thu May 07, 2009 9:54 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

This is where the great divide in intellect is going to occur. I live in PA, and when that bogus-Dover ID news happened, it was an absolute joke to surrounding school districts, and an embarrassment for many of us. It is incredibly sad that conservative believers don't understand that religion and religious undertones have no place in science; you wouldn't want a disclaimer called 'atheist design' forced into the curriculum of religion classes?

Maine Becomes 5th State to OK Gay Marriage

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Thu May 07, 2009 9:46 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 1

Wow, I am so shocked that the sky has not fallen, the heavens have not opened up, God's wrath has not spewed to all gays, and - big shocker - riots are not forming all across America because four states allow gay marriage...

Burger King Receiving Heat for 'Highly Sexualized' Kids Meal Ad

talltree01 »

Thu May 07, 2009 9:42 am Agree: 10   Disagree: 0

Highly sexual?? A goofy satirical add making fun of spongebob... HA! And people still want to defend the "lovely," "modest" Carrie Prejean, who poses half nude at 17??

I'm SURE any child seeing this only laughs and doesn't suddenly think of sex. What's next, CCFC? The bears in toilet paper commercials don't wear pants?

Bristol Palin: Abstinence Is Realistic

talltree01 »

Thu May 07, 2009 9:38 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 0

Well, at least it makes me happy knowing that with all the Palin baby-mama drama (2x) going on, Ms. Sarah will certainly never be president. This is only a joke to outsiders, let alone teens. Allowing your teen parent daughter on various news channels talking about abstinence, while having her child's father refute her publicly, is a disgusting exploitation of a young girl and her illegitimate child. Shame on you, Palins.

Hypocrisy in this case is as bad as Ted Haggard.

Miley Versus Jesus on Marriage

talltree01 »

Mon May 04, 2009 2:06 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 5

What confuses me is why any person feels he is so morally superior and sinless that he has the right not only to define what a 'true' Christian is or what a 'true' Christian should believe, but also write an article attempting to damn those who do not fit his concept.... EVERY passage in the bible can be deciphered through historical, social, theological, narrative-literal and psychological contexts, just as every art piece can encode rich symbolism and secret meaning with the right analysis. Thus, every passage this author uses is subject to interpretation, not truth.

Obama: Selection of New High Court Justice a Top Responsibility

talltree01 »

Mon May 04, 2009 1:46 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

I really hate when this happens. Election of justices always ravels down to one thing: are they pro-life, pro-choice, or use stupid legal jargon to avoid the question altogether. Plus, it is always along partisan-religious lines. Elect a pro-choice candidate and suddenly Christians jump up (like against Sebelius) faster than they're willing to help starvin' children in Africa. Elect a pro-life candidate, and feminists are quick to take days, weeks off from jobs they fought so hard for to picket and gain media attention. If only people, not presidents, could decide...

Catholic Church Insists on Disclaimer in Angels and Demons Movie

talltree01 »

Mon May 04, 2009 1:41 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Hey steve, great analogy. That made me laugh. I fear this will turn into a sad slippery slope, and suddenly every movie will need a disclaimer: warning, witches in harry potter are NOT real.

New Marriage Ad Campaign Highlights Miss California

talltree01 »

Mon May 04, 2009 1:28 pm Agree: 4   Disagree: 0

Who wants to praise this girl? "No offense" but she is not a role model for my sisters, friends, or cousins. No brains, 'like' in every sentence, only gains fame from strutting immodestly in a bikini in front of millions of googly eyes... If she gave an intellectual response to the gay marriage question, I would support her. But she is nothing but a flimsy parody for tradition-marriage supporters. Sadly, a pathetic one. Now, that does not mean that Perez's response was appropriate, it was not. In fact, both are examples of embarrassing extremes from both ends.

Poll: Most Americans Don't Want Gay Marriage in Their State

talltree01 »

Mon May 04, 2009 10:52 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

I know! Let's do a poll: would you rather have a Taliban-ist Muslim family next door, or a married gay couple? Or... would you rather have a wife-abuser or a gay married couple. How about my personal favorite: would you rather have a convicted sex offender, or a married gay couple?

This gay-marriage debate is getting so out of hand. The Christian right is attempting to cherry-pick who gets more rights in which states and when. It would be so wrong and morally divisive to have neighboring states with different marriage laws. Thus, it needs to be a federal issue if anything.