Tag: fanaticism
member name: Bert B.
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March 11, 2006 05:42 PM EST --
I just finished reading a book called "Under The Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer. The subtitle is "A Story of Violent Faith." It's about the Mormon religion…from . . .
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October 28, 2008 09:00 PM EDT --
THE BIG NEWS on the Internet yesterday was that federal authorities arrested two skinhead cretins who were plotting to kill over a hundred black people, including Barack Obama.
Now, these . . .
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August 07, 2009 10:20 PM EDT --
The confirmation vote for Sanya Sotomayor was 68-31.
There are 60 Democrats in the Senate.
Therefore, 8 Republican heroes voted for confirmation of a liberal, Hispanic judge with 17 years . . .
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November 21, 2008 12:49 AM EST --
Devout religious believers often deplore the “moral relativism” of liberal/progressive thought, claiming that absolute moral standards, as defined by their sacred scriptures, are necessary . . .
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May 13, 2009 10:54 PM EDT --
Kara Neumann of Weston Wisconsin died on Easter Sunday.
She died of diabetic ketoacidosis, a result of undiagnosed and untreated juvenile diabetes. This is a treatable disease, and Kara should . . .
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September 27, 2009 08:54 PM EDT --
This is the fifth in a series of fictional discussions with my imaginary friend Al.
To understand the background for this piece, I recommend that you read one or more of the previous . . .
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October 02, 2009 12:24 PM EDT --
This is a continuation of an earlier piece. There was clearly a lot more to say on this subject, so…here’s Part 2…and it may not be the last.
Here is a link to the first part: . . .
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June 13, 2006 11:21 PM EDT --
This article appeared on the AlterNet web site today. I think it is an important issue. Here, we have a vaccine that is "100 percent effective at protecting against the most prevalent . . .
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January 05, 2008 12:17 AM EST --
This would have been my mother's 110 th year if she were still alive. She was born in 1898. She lived a long, and for the most part, healthy life, dying in 1990 at the age of 91. Even though she . . .
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October 29, 2009 03:43 PM EDT --
In an article on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) web site, writer Kimberley Daniels warns her readers to steer clear of Halloween candy.
She says that “…most of the candy . . .
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July 06, 2008 11:47 PM EDT --
A number of people are predicting the end of the world on December 21, 2012. That date is fairly significant to me. It happens to be my 76 th birthday. I suppose I should feel . . .
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April 25, 2009 03:59 PM EDT --
Kathleen Sebelius has a job I wouldn't take for any amount of money. She is the governor of the state of Kansas. She is also Obama's pick to head the department of Health and Human Services. . . .
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August 16, 2008 03:34 PM EDT --
Everybody suffers from it…except me, of course. Well, I sometimes get up on my high horse about gas-guzzling SUV’s, but that’s different. I’m right, and I am just trying to help out all . . .
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June 19, 2006 10:39 PM EDT --
The link below will take you to an article about a guy named Sam Brownback. I think his last name should be "Brownshirt." For those of you too young to remember, Hitler's thugs . . .
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August 01, 2008 12:30 AM EDT --
Blaise Pascal, the famous 17 th century French Philosopher and mathematician had some advice for those who were undecided about the existence of God. In what has become known as “Pascal’s Wager,” . . .
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November 26, 2008 10:58 PM EST --
This is a continuation of the comment thread for the original article with this name.
If you are new to this donnybrook, here is a link to the article that caused all the uproar.
Click here. . . .
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May 31, 2008 01:30 AM EDT --
Two years ago, a political firestorm erupted when some pharmacists refused to dispense drugs that conflicted with their religious views. The drugs in question were contraceptives, especially "morning . . .
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