It appears that allegations are emerging regarding pedophiles within the Southern Baptist churches similar to the Roman Catholic scandal of recent years. Organizations such as Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and websites such as Stop Baptist Predators are organizing campaigns for Southern Baptist conventions to police their own.
Now, I’m not a shill for any political candidate over another, but this video highlights some of the many unsophisticated attacks FOX has brought against Senator Obama recently.
A common misconception or accusation against atheists is that we are arrogant. Many theists believe that for atheists to claim that absolutely no god exists would be for us to claim to have all of the knowledge in the universe (omnipotence), which we do not have. Despite the fact that I know of no atheist who actually claims such a thing, let’s look at this from the other point-of-view.
Forgotten victims of the war on drugs:
In the course of researching paramilitary drug raids, I’ve found some pretty disturbing stuff. There was a case where a SWAT officer stepped on a baby’s head while looking for drugs in a drop ceiling. There was one where an 11-year-old boy was shot at point-blank range. Police have broken down doors, screamed obscenities, and held innocent people at gunpoint only to discover that what they thought were marijuana plants were really sunflowers, hibiscus, ragweed, tomatoes, or elderberry bushes. (It’s happened with all five.)
Apparently there’s some new ‘woo woo’ bullshit percolating through the country at the moment. Some ‘philosophers’ are touting a new self-help method of turning your life around called The Secret. It seems Oprah is all over it, helping to reveal the ’secret’ and expand its marketing empire. Currently there’s a DVD, book, CD and more.
Welcome to Truth and the Devil, everyone. I hope the new site design is pleasing. I find it more organized, engaging and easier to navigate. I’m particularly fond of the new logo.
Hopefully you’ll see some new activity in the coming days and weeks. Also beware of subtle changes that might continue be made as I work out any bugs.
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This remarkable animation shows the processes of folding, wrapping, and replicating of DNA in our cells. This really makes me want to learn biochemistry.
I received a call Monday night at 10:30 from my grandma. I quickly realized something was wrong by the tone of her voice. As I heard my mom sobbing in the background, my grandma told me that she and my mom were at the hospital, and my mom’s husband (my step-dad) had died from a massive heart attack at the age of 51. On their wedding anniversary, no less.
It’s hard to know how to react in a situation like that. My mom was too hysterical to talk with, but I called my brother to let him know, and we both rushed down from Lawrence to Wichita to see her.
It’s been a turbulent couple of days, but I wasn’t really emotionally involved until tonight.
