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POPSMitt Romney Under God ... the hypocrisy of his call for tolerance is likely only to be noticed by those secularists and non-theists who are targeted by his intolerance. To many of us, it will be clear that Romney’s position on religious bigotry is a lot like his position on abortion rights, stem cell research, and gay rights: it’s determined by political expedience. Romney opposes bigotry in self-defense, not in defense of others, which is to say that he does not really oppose it at all .
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POPSHoly Nonsense - Romney's worthless speech. Romney drones on about a barely relevant moment of emotion in 1774 and comes up with the glib slogan that "freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom." Any fool can think of an example where freedom exists without religion—and even more easily of an instance where religion exists without (or in negation of) freedom.
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POPSQuestions for Mitt Romney. Are there other positions that you believe atheists are not qualified to hold. For example, can an atheist be a good governor? Senator? Teacher? Parent? What is the limit to what an atheist is qualified to do? If you had a daughter, and her boyfriend – let us say, a black man – asked for permission to marry your daughter – what would you say? What if he was an atheist? The best one can hope for here is that Romney will do a better job of recognizing the bigotry of his statements than the audience he is trying to impress and be put in the uncomfortable position of trying to give an answer that is not blatantly bigoted without losing a substantial portion of his blatantly bigoted base.
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POPSDogs Can Classify Complex Photos In Categories Like Humans Do When the dogs were faced with a choice between the new dog on the familiar landscape and a completely new landscape with no dog, they reliably selected the option with the dog. These results show that the dogs were able to form a concept i.e. ‘dog’, although the experiment cannot tell us whether they recognized the dog pictures as actual dogs. See also Dogs Do Well on Computers
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POPSTheory of External Delivery vs. Theory of Parentism Do Any Older Kids Believe in ED? Yes. While it is true that the prevailing opinion in the higher grades has traditionally been parentism, a growing number of older kids and adults are breaking away from that paradigm. More than 700 5th and 6th graders have signed our Problems with Parentism list, and more names are being added all the time. New evidence is constantly coming in that challenges the parentist model, forcing older kids to reevaluate their outdated beliefs and embrace the theory of external delivery.
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POPSThe Year of Living Biblically What was your most creative loophole for following a “morally objectionable” or now-illegal rule? A.J.: I’d probably say there were two. First, stoning adulterers. The Bible doesn’t say the size of the stones, so I went with pebbles. This man came up to me in the park and asked me why I was dressed so strangely (I was wearing my sandals and white garments). I explained my project. He said, well I’m an adulterer, are you going to stone me? I said that would be great. So I took out my handful of pebbles. He actually grabbed the pebbles from my hand and threw them at me. So in retaliation, I tossed one back at him. An eye for an eye. Second, the proverbs say to punish your child with a rod of discipline. That’s not my parenting style. So I went on the Internet and bought a Nerf rod and hit him with that. But he thought it was hilarious, and hit me back with a whiffle bat, so the whole thing was a fiasco.
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POPSRemove Religious References from Pledge of Allegiance and National Currency I don’t see why oral arguments should take that long. Clearly, “with liberty and justice for all” was made a part of the Pledge to promote liberty and justice for all and to denigrate tyranny and injustice, right? Right. Clearly, the word ‘indivisible’ was put into the Pledge to promote Union and to discourage rebellion, right? Of course. Right. Clearly, then, the words ‘under God’ exist to promote belief in God and to denigrate and discourage those who do not believe in God, right? Okay, then, we’re done here. On to the next case. You’re honor, the motto says, “In God We Trust.” Right? Obviously. Well then. If “We” trust in God, then who are “They”? Who is being told that they do not belong? Who is being cast out of the group called “We?” Thank you for your time
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POPSSend a Mohammad Bear to the Embassy of Sudan The Embassy of Sudan is, I'm sure, going through some rough times right now. Perhaps sending them a Teddy Bear - the symbol of Peace and Love - might help you can send a Teddy Bear to: Embassy of Sudan 2210 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20008 Tel-(202) 338-8565 Fax-(202) 667-2406 http://sudanembassy.com/
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POPS12 Byzantine Rulers - The Original "Christian Nation" This lecture series is written and presented by Mr. Lars Brownworth who teaches history at The Stony Brook School in Long Island, New York. He has traveled extensively from the furthest reaches of the Byzantine Empire all the way to its heart at Constantinople. Join him for an engaging look at the history of the Byzantine Empire through the eyes of 12 of its greatest rulers.
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POPSMoral (ir)Responsibility The link to the letter is pretty good stuff. I always thought it was odd that christians would be against doing anything about "global climate change" (true or not). I thought it had something to do with Revelations and that they see global warming as a precursor to the return of little baby jesus. But now we see that the real reason is it will divert resources away from the inquisition of homosexuals.
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POPSProof that Fighting Bruce Lee causes Brain Damage Exhibit A: Bruce Lee administering a few blows to Chuck Norris’ head… Exhibit B: Chuck Norris doing a TV ad to fund-raise for a “religious instruction in schools” lobby group. Notice how he is slurring his words? I doubt it’s because he has just had a fifth of vodka. I might have more respect for him if he had.
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POPSWhat If Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft? Coming up tomorrow: “What if Microsoft had designed Windows Vista.” Stay tuned! *Not shown in the screenshot, we’ll also throw in a security measurement that will prevent you from clicking on links in emails, unless you discovered the switch to mark a mail as safe. Another security measurement we’ll add is that you won’t be able to log-in with just username anymore but are required to enter the full username@gmail.com. Furthermore, we will change the browser URL from http://gmail.microsoft.com to the more professional looking http://by114w.bay114.gmail.live.com/mail/mail.aspx?rru=home.
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POPSGod's Customer Care Center Mechanical disasters (transportation accidents, machinery, construction collapses etc. Any disaster victim should register at the disaster desk at level 43 Building 95. After registration proceed to the examination laboratories at Level 24 Building 8. After this you’ll receive a letter which will tell you when to attend a general liability hearing in Building G87 block 4b. The process could take up to 9 months. Natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, tsunamis (NEW!), famine) Any natural disaster victim should register at the disaster desk at level 43 Building 95. After registration proceed to the disaster scene investigation room at Level 28 Building 24. Please proceed in groups to speed up the process. Bad luck disasters Any bad luck disaster victim should register at the disaster desk at level 43 Building 95. After registration proceed to the comedy theatre at Level 39 Building 12. Step in line and wait your turn.
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POPSLet's play a game. Laugh! Learn! Be Happy! Game Rules: All one need do is answer the following questions honestly and if one chooses, play the game with others and discuss your answers thoughtfully and with care.* Remember: This is a game--a thought game. You are merely thinking hypothetically how you determine your answers to the questions. You only have to think temporarily 'what if there is no god.' After you have answered the questions, consider how your thoughts and behaviors change or do not change based on whether you assume the existence of a god. IT'S ONLY A GAME!! Laugh! Learn! Be Happy!
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POPSGoogle Safari There have been many creatures found on Google Earth, but the most impressive ones are mostly there as part of the National Geographic African Megaflyover Project , which brought us thousands of super-high-resolution aerial photographs of Africa.
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