A friend of mine brought to my attention an opinion piece written by Kathleen Parker that was published in the Asbury Park Press. This article is so full of racism, nativism and American elitist snobbery that I was incredulous after reading it. "A full-blooded American." That's how 24-year-old Josh Fry of West Virginia described his preference for John McCain over Barack Obama. His feelings aren't racist, he explained. He would just be more comfortable with "someone who is a full-blooded...

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I found this list while surfing along the good ol' world wide web. Even though the title of the article claims that these books are a 'must have' for a man's library I think that both genders would benefit from reading these. Well, perhaps not ALL of them but certainly most. I will be the first to admit that I don't read nearly as much as I should and I definitely plan on bookmarking this article the next time I head over to the local library or bookstore. The guys over at The Art of Manliness...

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Books have probably been banned since the first one was written - and it's something that is still done today in some countries. According to this article, Tango Makes Three has once again been awarded the top slot for objectionable books. The story is about a penguin who has two fathers and some parents feel this book might give kids the idea that a homosexual lifestyle is acceptable. Forget about promoting the idea of understanding with children that what makes up a family may be different...

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Thought police, anyone? It appears that the UK is intent on rushing through a bill that would ban violent or 'extreme' pornography. According to the article, violent or extreme porn could be: As defined by the new Criminal Justice Bill An act which threatens or appears to threaten a person's life An act which results in or appears to result in serious injury to a person's anus, breasts or genitals An act which involves or appears to involve sexual interference with a human corpse A person...

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Original Article Charles Darwin's first draft and research notes will be available online for all to see! Papers which led to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution were previously only available to scholars at Cambridge University's library This release makes his private papers, mountains of notes, experiments and research behind his world-changing publications available to the world for free." I think that making this information available to the public will be invaluable. I hope that...

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Over the weekend I had a conversation with someone about our childhoods. I grew up in a household where religion was non-existent; it was simply not an issue and not something that was generally talked about unless us kids had specific questions. I explained this to my friend and she asked ‘well, were you did learn right from wrong, then?’ Admittedly, I was a bit taken aback by this and got a bit flustered. I tried to explain to her that we learned right and wrong the same way everyone else...

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No wonder this country is going to hell in a hand basket. According to this article even though Americans couldn't seem to agree on the number 2 book it was pretty clear that the Bible was number 1. If the majority of these people read the Bible as fiction I wouldn't have a problem with the book. After all, it is deserving of its number 1 place. The stories are both amazing and captivating works of fiction. A little scary, too. It's really got everything, sex, violence, retribution... The...

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Yesterday, I posted something about the debacle between Monique Davis and Robert Sherman. In response to that article someone else posted a comment on Digg: Why can't this woman voice her opinion? Last time I checked we still had freedom of expression in this country. I realize that Atheists think that means that only they are allowed to express themselves but it does not. Voicing her opinion is her right whether you like it or not. I have noticed in my travels that when people disagreements...

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Though sometimes it sure feels like it. Not that I blame them though. Unfortunately our current administration hasn't really done much to get that warm and fuzzy feeling from its own people, much less those abroad. According to this article people abroad are liking us just a tad bit more with 35% of people saying America is a positive influence (up from 31%). Hey, it's a baby step but a move forward nonetheless. Perceptions of the US had been on a downward trend since 2005 in the aftermath...

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Well, according to this article, anyway. "The sex lives of women with red hair were clearly more active than those with other hair colour, with more partners and having sex more often than the average. The research shows that the fiery redhead certainly lives up to her reputation." I have to be completely honest here - I'm not buying this study. First of all, they could have used the money to study something... oh, I don't know... IMPORTANT but they didn't so I feel compelled to throw my two...

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Pharyngula This is a great article by PZ Meyers. I generally don't like to post entire articles but it is necessary with this one. Please go to the link above to check out the comments, which are equally as interesting. I've posted my two cents below the article should anyone be interested. Last night, I attended a talk by Sherman Alexie, who was hilarious and at times, biting. One of the curious things he noted, though, was that he had said something about the disastrous conduct of the...

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Eh, I'm sure there are a ton of these posts lying around but I just can't help myself. From cracked.com The winning Craption: After giving up all material possesions, buddha was often forced to ride "bitch" when hanging out with jesus and mohammed Submitted by: montanaguy

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I was having a conversation with a friend the other day and she said something along the lines of 'well, you just hate religion'. I protested this statement and as I was trying to tell her I am not anti-religious it hit me that I was wrong. I am anti-religious. I suppose I was uncomfortable with this realization because of the negative connotations it carries. However, the more I thought about it the more I realized that being anti-religious isn't a bad thing. I do not agree with...

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I had posted a crybaby rant on commuting earlier but apparently I wasn't finished. Listen up people! If you were just a tad bit nicer to each other commuting wouldn't suck ass. But because you twatwaffles don't seem to understand basic concepts such as courtesy, sharing and acting like a human being and not an animal commuting is a torturous journey that we must endure five days a week, twice a day. To the pole huggers on the subway - You selfish little shitheads. I'm not quite certain...

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I wrote a post earlier about Guardasil, the HPV vaccination. In that post I stated that I was utterly perplexed that parents would refuse to have their daughters vaccinated because that would somehow be sanctioning sex. Anonymous posted the following comment in response: It is obvious that you have no children- especially not daugthers. I doubt you would think of sex so crudely if it was your daughter at risk. Conservative or not the whole subject takes on a whole new meaning when it is your...

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