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The Mormon-Evangelical Divide
Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:28 PM EST (frumforum.com)
A declaration intended as the defining statement of conservative Christian principle in the post-2008 political landscape – endorsed by over 150 people over a period of a month – found room for not a single Mormon signatory.
The hacked climate science email scandal that wasn't
Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:09 PM EST (ScienceBlogs)
Much is being made by those who really, really believe that there's a global conspiracy among climatologists of the emails and other documents stolen from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit.
ACLU files lawsuit over 'Islam is of the Devil' T-shirts.
Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:47 AM EST (gainesville.com)
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal district court Monday on behalf of two families from Dove World Outreach Center whose children were not allowed to wear "Islam is of the Devil" T-shirts to Alachua County public schools.
"My Near Death Panel Experience" - A peek behind the curtain at complicity between the Party-of-No and 'liberal' media
Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:30 AM EST (The New York Times)
I DIDN'T mean to kill Grandma. I didn't even mean to create death panels.
A National Disgrace - Italy gets it right, America gets it wrong.
Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:19 AM EST (The New York Times)
In Italy, a judge ruled that a station chief for the Central Intelligence Agency and 22 other Americans broke the law in the 2003 abduction of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, a Muslim cleric who ended up in Egypt, where he said he was tortured.
The Party Of Death: GOP Says Stop Effort To Halt Health Care Deaths, But Escalate War
Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:50 AM EST ()
Well-known fringe freak show Rammesh Ponnuru published a childish screed in 2006 attacking Democrats as "The Party of Death." It was a (deliberately) provocative title -- and we should thank him, because it's a perfect moniker for these troubling times.
How North Carolina got its reputation for moderation in the civil rights era
Seeded on Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:32 PM EST (ordinary-gentlemen.com)
As you may know, North Carolina was thought to be a moderate southern state during the fifties and sixties.
Obama's 'Mistakes': Way Too Early to Judge
Seeded on Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:15 PM EST (TIME)
As a fully licensed pundit, I have the authority to weigh in here ... but I demur. Oh, I could sling opinions about every one of the events cited above — some were unfortunate — but it would matter only if I could discern a pattern that illuminates Obama's presidency.
Despite The Deepest Solar Minimum in a Century, Record High Temps Continue Unabated
Seeded on Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:33 AM EST (NASA, climateprogress)
Anthropogenic Global Warming is dominating what should otherwise have been a strong cooling trend. The 2000s before its end is already easily the hottest decade on record.
New Info Shows the Stimulus Is Working. It's Time for Conservatives to Thank Obama
Seeded on Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:21 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
There's no mystery here. The debate is over. The stimulus has made a real, positive difference. The New York Times had a terrific report the other day, explaining that the stimulus package is "working," polls and Republican talking points notwithstanding.
Experts: Bishops covered up priests' child abuse
Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:56 AM EST
Roman Catholic Church leaders in Dublin spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law and most fellow clerics turned a blind eye, an investigation ordered by Ireland's government concluded Thursday.
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A false lesson on climate change
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:31 PM EST (theweek.com)
hen James Watson published his famous memoir in 1968, he made scant mention of Franklin's contributions—holding her up instead to vicious and misogynistic mockery.
Reasons Not To Hold Terror Trials in NYC
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:24 PM EST (credoaction.com)
It's a comic. No text to quote. :-)
At Least 40 GOP Lawmakers Fail A Principle Of The 'Purity Test' - could boot several 2012 candidates
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:52 PM EST (Think Progress)
Yesterday, Republican National Committee member Jim Bopp unveiled a resolution to deny funding of candidates who do not uphold right-wing conservative values.
Matt Taibbi on how Sarah Palin will destroy conservatism: "Sarah Palin, WWE Star"
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:01 PM EST (trueslant.com)
hile some of us are old enough to remember that once upon a time, these arguments always had at least some sort of ideological flavor to them, i.e.
The Truth Behind Obama's Falling Approval Ratings - He's Up With Democrats, Up With Independents, and Rock-Bottom With Republicans
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:31 AM EST (publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com)
On our national survey in June Obama had an 82% approval rating with Democrats. Now it's 83%. He had a 46% approval rating with independents. Now it's 47%. No real change on either of those fronts. But with Republicans he's dropped from an 18% mark to just 10%.
How Bad Could Obama Screw Up and Still Beat Sarah Palin?
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:50 PM EST (Five Thirty Eight)
Although I'm fairly bullish on Sarah Palin's prospects of winning the Republican nomination, I also subscribe to the conventional wisdom that, were she to be the nominee, she would have an awfully tough time against Barack Obama in 2012.
Texas GOP primary a 2010 test of themes
Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:31 PM EST
An indisputable Washington insider, Kay Bailey Hutchison has been so close to the federal government's levers of power in her three Senate terms that former Vice President Dick Cheney has endorsed her over another Republican.
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Best Buy wishes muslims a happy Eid Al Adha in their Black Friday ad
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:15 PM EST ()
Best Buy took a big step and decieded to acknowledge all holidays, starting with thanksgiving and Eid Al-Adha.
Fiscal Responsibility, part II
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:12 PM EST (ordinary-gentlemen.com)
Moreover, it's not even really accurate to say that Republicans recognize the need to reduce spending, and Democrats don't (by implication).
Fox News Management Fed Up by Mistakes
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:03 PM EST (FishbowlDC)
After a few footage mishaps at Fox News like their recent slip-up: "Fox News Uses Old Palin Footage," the higher ups at the network have had enough.
Sarah Palin Will Never Be President
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:35 AM EST (The Atlantic)
The cliche says never say never. Whatever. You can't be a female candidate, and have only a quarter of all American women think you're qualified. You can't be a female candidate and have half of all American woman in your own party think you're unqualified.
Two Senate hopefuls criticize R.I. bishop
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:12 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
Two of the leading candidates for the US Senate from Massachusetts vehemently defended Representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island yesterday in his uncommonly public dispute with the Providence bishop, saying the Catholic Church is acting exclusionary.
"Six Financial Thanks for Thanksgiving" | Republic of Austin
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:41 AM EST (republicofaustin.com)
See, I knew that if I just stopped and thought about it, I would find a lot of things to be thankful about in spite of the gloom and doom of my negative net worth.
Mollohan, under Justice Department probe, chairs appropriations subcommittee
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:40 AM EST (The Washington Post)
For three years, Rep. Alan Mollohan has chaired the important Appropriations subcommittee that controls the Justice Department's $65 billion budget. At the same time, he has been under a Justice Department investigation, according to documents and two sources briefed on the probe.
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I almost never agree with you on your leftist agenda, but I do respect you as a human bean.
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I may not agree with most of your posts but I see you are a good person. Keep up the good work.
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Highly intelligent, very detailed in his debates. And a wicked sense of humor. And a Texan. ;)
I read somewhere "As it was in Sodom & gomorah, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of Man" Less and less "humans" are believing that. BUT look at the corruption in our society
OK Spiffie here are some resources to chew on if you got the brain cells to do it
Moreland has authored or co-authored numerous publications, including:* Scaling the Secular City: A Defense of Christianity (1987) * Christianity and the Nature of Science: A Philosophical Examination (1989) * The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Time (with Norman Geisler, 1990) * Does God Exist?: The Debate Between Atheists and Theists (with Kai Nielsen, 1990) * The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for An Intelligent Designer (1994) * Love Your God With All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul (1997) * Body and Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis of Ethics (with Scott Rae, 2000) * Naturalism: A Critical Analysis (co-editor with William Lane Craig, 2000) * Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (with William Lane Craig, 2003) * Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit's Power (2007)
Spiffie is, well...spiffie. Calm. Even tempered. Smart. He is an anchor at Newsvine. I'm really glad he's here. : )
— lauhal
Even when Spiffie takes a picture he's a bit too far to the left.
man with the eyes to see what's right before his face. A man of another caliber.
He's like some kind of atheist prophet.
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