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Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:56 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.
Why Religion Makes Only Some of Us Happy
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:05 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
According to the new study of almost 200,000 people in 11 European countries, people who are religious have higher self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than the non-religious only in countries where belief in religion is common.
Military backs off threat to pull atheist from ceremony
Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:46 AM EDT (CNN)
After almost being pulled from a graduation ceremony for refusal to lower the head during a benediction, a soldier is now allowed to attend but must instead stand at attention.
Got Urine? ACLU Sues College Over Mandatory Drug Testing » Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union
Seeded on Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:23 PM EDT (No End in Sight: Immigrants Locked Up for Years Without Hearings | American Civil Liberties Union)
"Today the ACLU filed suit in federal court to stop Linn State Technical College, a public college in Missouri, from drug testing all of their incoming students with no suspicion of wrongdoing. "
ACLU sues Virginia county school board over Ten Commandments in display of historic writings - The Washington Post
Seeded on Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:10 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
"Civil-liberties groups are suing a southwest Virginia school board for posting the Ten Commandments, contending that the display violates the Constitution's guarantee of separation of church and state."
WE LEARNED NOTHING FROM 9/11 - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:44 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
"Ten Years Later, Americans Still Stupid and Vulnerable They say everything changed on 9/11. No one can dispute that. But we didn't learn anything."
Ten Years Later: A Look Back On The World Since 9/11 | The Onion
Seeded on Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:04 PM EDT (The Onion)
Gotta love The Onion.... inappropriately funny as always!
Mississippil attorney jailed for not saying Pledge
Seeded on Thu Oct 7, 2010 10:01 AM EDT (WTVA News)
Lee County Chancery Court judge sent a local attorney to jail Wednesday for failing to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance while in court.
Mullen Restates Hope For DADT Repeal: We're Asking Members To 'Basically Lie'
Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:37 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
At a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor on Wednesday, Mullen registered disappointment, stressing again that he believes the policy needs to end.
Porn Surge Found in States that Helped Elect President
Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:31 AM EDT (Live Science)
Building on past studies of testosterone levels, a husband-and-wife team of psychologists examined Internet usage and found a pattern between the number of search requests for porn and the states that backed the winners in the last two presidential elections, as well as in the co …
Teens' Mental Health Not Harmed by Abortion, Study Contends
Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:23 AM EDT (Business Week)
While some research has linked abortion to the development of mental health problems, a small new study says teenagers who undergo the procedure aren't more likely to be depressed and have low self-esteem than other pregnant teens.
Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression?
Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:18 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Recent studies published in leading medical journals have seriously questioned the efficacy of conventional pharmaceutical treatment of people with mild or moderate depression.
Could A Magnet Force You To Be Left-Handed?
Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:12 AM EDT (TIME)
Magnetic mind control? It's possible.Scientists from UC Berkeley now claim they've discovered a way to switch a person's preference from their right-hand to their left by overriding the brain's decision process using – yes, magnets
Why Spewing Hate at Funerals Is Still Free Speech
Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:08 AM EDT (TIME)
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case. As the court begins its term — the traditional first Monday in October — the Phelps case is only one of several important ones on the docket.
Army Must Cancel Evangelistic Event At Fort Bragg, Says Americans United
Seeded on Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:24 AM EDT (Americans United )
The "Rock the Fort" event at Fort Bragg this weekend targets both military personnel and adults and children in the surrounding community for conversion to Christianity.
Men arrested in possible pope plot released, police say
Seeded on Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:03 PM EDT (CNN)
Six men arrested on suspicion of being terrorists during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom have been freed without charges, Scotland Yard spokesman Alan Crockford said Sunday morning.
Man arrested over nude pictures posted to ex-wife's Facebook account
Seeded on Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:34 PM EDT (McClatchy)
Police in Washington state arrested a man Thursday on suspicion of felony computer trespass and stalking after he allegedly hacked his ex-wife's Facebook account and posted nude pictures of her on the online social network, where her friends and relatives could see them.
Losing a gene makes mice remember
Seeded on Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:23 PM EDT (United Press International)
Deleting a certain gene in mice can improve learning and memory by unlocking a mysterious area of the brain though to be inflexible, U.S. researchers say.
Group tries to limit gay marriage ruling
Seeded on Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:15 PM EDT (United Press International)
Opponents of same-sex marriage in California say a judge's ruling throwing out Proposition 8 should apply only to the two couples who challenged it.
Official: The Most Sexually Satisfied City In the U.S. Is...
Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:58 PM EDT (TIME)
Los Angeles? No? New York City? No? Milwaukee? Nope.
Police say gay waiter stabbing was hate crime
Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:41 PM EDT (Mercury News)
Police say the stabbing of a gay waiter inside a central California Denny's restaurant was a hate crime.
Florida pastor refuses to 'repent' for Koran threat
Seeded on Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:52 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
He said the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) had asked him to repent for his proposal to hold an "International Burn a Koran Day."
Christian Flag Removed From Veterans Park After ACLU Inquiry
Seeded on Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:58 PM EDT (Greensboro News)
City Manager John Cater said the city received inquiries from the American Civil Liberty Unions and the American United for the Separation of Church and State regarding the Christian flag in the Veterans Memorial
Christine O'Donnell wants women out of service schools.
Seeded on Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:09 PM EDT (VetVoice)
O'Donnell has articulated many extreme and/or ridiculous positions (for example, no lying to Nazis to protect Jews, and fervent opposition to masturbation), but one in particular stands out to me as a former Soldier. Chirstine O'Donnell doesn't want women in service schools:
LGBT Students Harassed At Colleges Nationwide, New Report Says
Seeded on Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:27 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
A recent report from advocacy group Campus Pride found that many lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals feel uncomfortable on campus.
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- Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice - Yahoo! News
There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.
- Why Religion Makes Only Some of Us Happy
According to the new study of almost 200,000 people in 11 European countries, people who are religious have higher self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than the non-religious only in countries where belief in religion is common.
- Pat Buchanan Suspended From MSNBC for Views on Race and America
Anyone who has seen Pat Buchanan in person knows that as strong a speaker as he is, he attacks a certain 'white power' constituency.
- Scientists Prove That All Religious Books Are Man-Made Nonsense
Scientists at the Institute of Historical Research have finally released their findings after five years of dedicated research. The scientists headed by Doctor Julius Sanreso, welcomed the research findings and said that it would be in the interests of those who believe in suc …
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American Spirit, I have come across only a few of your posts in the last couple weeks, but I do admire your spirit. And no doubt, on some issue we might disagree, but I do admire your logic. And I do think you might be wasting your energy and time responding to the posts that are made. (And, why indeed are they so concerned about MSNBC articles if they find them ridic? ulous?)
But then I think, no, I'm being reduced to being a naysayer. I think that most of the people who post these comments spend their main time criticizing everything. Would never even think about getting outside to watch a cloud, breathe the air, or help a neighbor. While you are being positive, challenging the old logic.
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