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• Saving the Soul of Secularism

  
  Notes from underground — Authority: 120
  Recently someone sent me, quite unsolicited, a link to this article Saving the Soul of Secularism : Since February 2003, millions in the U.S. and around the world have participated in marches, rallies and varied protests, making a bold, ethical stand against U.S. military aggression. Citizens have engaged in ...
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• Nanoday #6, YA young romance novel moving right along, and I love it!

  
  Valentine Bonnaire — Authority: 122
  Ah, what could be more charming than a first crush?  Not much.  How may of us would love to revisit age 13 again?  Probably lots of us.  So today was a fab writing morning.  2364 words to be exact.  Total is now 12,313.    Two things have changed for me as a writer during this process of NaNoWriMo.  One is ...
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• Europe’s humanist population is to selfish to have children

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 146
  The Daily Telegraph, reported today that, “Europoe is ‘dying’ because its secular population is too selfish to have children, according to the leader of Britain’s Jewish community. Lord Sacks, the Chief Rabbi, claimed that the continent’s population was in decline because people cared more about shopping ...
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• Portrayals of Violence Against Women on the Rise

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 146
  This is a predictable outcome for a society that is abandoning Christianity and putting Humanism in its place. Christianity and Humanism are not morally equivalent. – Editor CitizenLink.com – Nov. 5, 2009 Portrayals of Violence Against Women on the Rise “Women In Peril,” a Parents Television Council ...
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• Atheists feel left out

  
  Mid-west Humanists - An Irish Atheist Community — Authority: 110
  This information comes from a report in the Irish Times on a survey carried out by the Irish School of Ecumenics.  They surveyed 700 faith leaders and 900 lay people about a range of faith related topics.  12% of the lay people self identified as atheist or no religion and and they felt that when they are talking ...
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• British Judge Rules green beliefs deserved the same protection in the workplace as religious convictions.

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 430
  from the Independent: Employees who raise concerns about their company’s environmental practices won the right to legal redress yesterday after a judge ruled that green beliefs deserved the same protection in the workplace as religious convictions.    In a landmark ruling which legal experts said could open ...
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• Evangelical outrage over play featuring transsexual Jesus

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 430
  This should be a wake up call for ALL people that even when you submerse yourself fully in your sin, that sin will still war with you! This man is obviously not comfortable with the choice he has made to mutilate his body to try and look the part of a woman and now his subconscious is trying to reconcile that ...
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• Photographing a celebrant conference

  
  wongaBlog — Authority: 118
  I spent last weekend photographing the annual conference of celebrants – the Humanists who perform non-religious weddings, funerals and naming days – and I had a fine time. I was photographing everybody there, and after meeting so many people I have learnt that celebrants a) are  incredibly nice b) ...
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• Department of Health and Human Services to Create a National Resource Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Elders

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 430
  from HHS.gov: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced plans to establish the nation’s first national resource center to assist communities across the country in their efforts to provide services and supports for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals.  Experts estimate that as ...
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• How does burning a rug honor your ‘god’???

  
  MY LIFE — Authority: 126
  This is a perfect example of what I believe most Christians are like, in their hearts, even if they don’t say so out loud. They are intolerant of other religions and are becoming increasingly vocal (and stupid) in their hatred of Muslims, gays, atheists, and others. I have no defense for Islam (nor should I), but I ...
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• church gives away $1,000 each Sunday to fill its pews!

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 430
  a new twist on the “Bait and Switch” tactic! from The Chicago Tribune: At Lighthouse Church of All Nations in Alsip, the congregation can get more than just prayer at the Sunday worship services. If a lucky — or “blessed and highly favored” — churchgoer is in the right seat, they can also receive a ...
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• Gimme’ some of that old time anti-theism

  
  Terahertz — Authority: 423
  This morning I decided to make the commute to the weekly Sunday morning BC Humanist meeting in Vancouver, mainly helped by the fact the time change made getting up on a Sunday less of a chore. I had met with the Secular Humanists in Calgary a long time ago, and was expecting a similar dynamic of older-aged, ...
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• Vice President greets people on Guruparab

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  New Delhi, Nov 1(ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Guruparab, the birthday of Guru Nanak Devji. In his message, Ansari said: “I convey my best wishes to the people of our country on the auspicious occasion of Guruparab, the birthday of Guru Nanak Devji. Guru ...
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• Ohne Reformation kein Humanismus

  
  Epistole — Authority: 103
  Ohne Humanismus keine Reformation (without Humanism no Reformation)  is the conclusion of one German scholar. On this Reformation Day, a day that bids us stop and reflect, the question, “Would the Reformation have occurred without humanism?,” seems pertinent. Many scholars have focused on the influence of ...
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• Cross-Like T-Shirt Design at Penn State University Sparks Controversy

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 430
  Now people want to sue the phantoms of their own misguided minds ! These moonbats now want to sue to prevent certain letters of the english alphabet from being used because they resemble religious symbols! This is what happens when a country becomes completely unhinged from any sort of firm rational underpinnings! ...
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• Will the Internet kill Christianity?

  
  MY LIFE — Authority: 126
  One can only hope.    But, sadly, it isn’t likely. Cousin John sent me a link to this article in the Guardian:  The internet has done for Scientology. Could it rumble the Christians, too? The article’s author is discussing the fate of Scientology in other countries, and  how it is increasingly being ...
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• Man says Home Depot fired him over God button

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 430
  from USAToday: Trevor Keezer calls himself an American patriot, a man who loves his country, God and religion. He never imagined his beliefs would get him fired. But that’s exactly what the 20-year-old says happened when he reported for work at The Home Depot in the rural Florida town of Okeechobee, about 140 ...
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• Zach Alexander - Zach Alexander Why More Humanists Should Meditate

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 440
  From The New Humanism site. Sam Harris is a fan of meditation, while most well-known atheists arent. Really, everyone should engage in some form of contemplation, whether its meditation, tai chi, contemplative prayer, or something else. Still Atheists Run Deep Why More Humanists Should Meditate ...
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• What can we do? (or) what we can do?

  
  the light shines the brightest — Authority: 110
  I feel quirky and verbose enough to write something. Of course I am never the one to face a dearth of words, but posting does take some effort- like making your head think about one thing. If only it was like those good old days, where I wrote a post or two a day. Maybe [...]
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