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November 19, 2006 05:21 PM EST --     Of all the hundreds of variations in Biblical content, there is one glaring mistranslation that has had the most profound effect on the most people over the longest period of time.  . . . more
Under God
by Elyse S.
views: 43 | rating: 8 | comments: 21
November 18, 2006 03:54 PM EST -- Well, the whole "under god" in the pledge thing  has been  debated for quite some time,  but it still bubbles up occasionally...recently for me. As we know, "under god" . . . more
October 02, 2006 03:04 PM EDT -- It suddenly occurred to me that I have been overlooking my primary purpose in joining Gather, which was to share what I have learned in almost a century living to the hilt.  So, rather than spend . . . more
December 09, 2006 10:09 PM EST -- I just ‘lost it.' To make matters worse, I lost it in three font sizes, bold face, caps, redundancy, and exclamation marks. Those, particularly all in the same letter, are sins. I guess I have . . . more
6 billion miracles is enough
by Elyse S.
views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 13
September 28, 2006 08:53 PM EDT -- We live in a fishbowl. Essentially swimming around in our own excrements, however, other things that live in that fish bowl with us clean up after us and let us reuse everything, free of charge. The ecosystem . . . more
Pretty Good Goods Ad
by Howard M.
views: 22 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
November 25, 2006 09:12 PM EST -- Has anyone noticed the 'Pretty Good Goods' ad that features a quote from Garrison Keillor's book, Nothing you do for children is...?  more
Condi Rice Lies to Media
by Mark James
views: 91 | rating: 5.2 | comments: 70
September 26, 2006 02:35 PM EDT -- Condi Rice lies to media.  This is an excpert from BBC News. It came after Mr Clinton, in a heated interview on Fox News, defended his handling of the threat posed by Bin Laden and said he had "worked . . . more
October 05, 2006 02:23 PM EDT -- AP WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - As Congress continued to feel the fallout from Rep. Mark Foley's resignation over a scandal with male pages, Foley's lawyer announced Tuesday that the Florida Republican . . . more
January 30, 2007 12:15 AM EST -- It's what you do with it that really counts. The initial reason that a marriage begins is relatively unimportant. In the course of a long psychotherapy practice, I have heard, "we . . . more
October 12, 2006 04:54 AM EDT -- By Chris Hedges, Truthdig. Posted October 10, 2006. The Christian right sees an nuclear war with Iran as a vision set forth in the Bible. Bush himself may be a believer, too. Bush ApocalypseThe aircraft . . . more
October 19, 2006 08:30 PM EDT -- The top US general defended the leadership of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying it is inspired by God. "He leads in a way that the good Lord tells him is best for our country," said . . . more
October 15, 2006 11:01 AM EDT -- Another of the men named by the FBI as a hijacker in the suicide attacks on Washington and New York has turned up alive and well. The identities of four of the 19 suspects accused of having carried out . . . more
Extraterrestrials
by Justin W.
views: 12 | rating: 5.5 | comments: 5
May 08, 2007 05:18 PM EDT -- Have you wondered what would happen if aliens arrived in full view on earth. I've always hoped that they would be benign and willing to help us. I also hope that they would be godless, whether formerly . . . more
September 25, 2006 01:05 PM EDT -- This story from BlogForAmerica.Com Monday, September 25, 2006 Adams and Jefferson By 1812 when the thirteen year estrangement between fierce political rivals John Adams and Thomas Jefferson finally ended, . . . more
September 03, 2006 06:25 PM EDT -- This came to me via the UK, from an online friend who is more intelligently aware of what's going on here than most Americans.  I'm sure all you NPR listeners have heard it, but for those . . . more
Depression, What is It?
by Howard M.
views: 70 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 27
February 10, 2007 05:35 AM EST --   Depression is endemic in the United States. But what does that statement, albeit true, actually mean? What is depression? How do we know that someone is depressed? How do we measure this condition . . . more
October 05, 2006 02:07 PM EDT -- Roll Call reports that will Speaker Dennis Hastert will "announce today that former FBI Director Louis Freeh will oversee an investigation of the House page program." Fox News reporter Major . . . more
Prejudice
by Howard M.
views: 18 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
December 15, 2006 09:47 PM EST -- Prejudice   Etymology: Origin is Latin that came to English from the Old French. Praei = pre; dicium = judgment; literally, prejudgment.   Definition: Drawing a conclusion without adequate . . . more
October 13, 2006 10:31 AM EDT -- 10/13/2006 @ 12:17 am Filed by RAW STORY Conservative media watchdog Accuracy in Media is alleging that the Foley scandal is not the work of a gay Republican, but rather of a Democratic operative posing . . . more
Christmas among the Jews
by Howard M.
views: 29 | rating: 10 | comments: 10
December 10, 2006 07:08 AM EST -- We're Jewish or, sort of Jewish. I guess the most accurate statement would be that I am Jewish, though not observant, and the rest of the family joins me in some identification with the tribe. For . . . more
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