The price of not believing in God in Oklahoma

For you gentle and tolerant Believers out there, this video is not necessarily aimed at you. I know that many inclusive Believers like you do, indeed, exist. For you gentle and tolerant Believers who keep wondering why non-believers in America keep claiming that they are facing rampant discrimination, this video…

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Barack Obama on the role of religion in politics

Until tonight, I hadn't taken the time to fully research Barack Obama's position on the role of religion in politics.  His broad-minded and inclusive position is quite extraordinary.  Here is the video of Obama's "Call to Renewal Keynote Address" in Washington, DC on June 28th, 2006.   Here is a fairly accurate…

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No progress defining “progress” in Iraq

Four years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, politicians are still working hard to define success in Iraq as . . . well . . . nothing in particular.   According to many (though not all) Republicans, many thousands of deaths and injuries, lack of basic infrastructure, massive displacement of Iraqis…

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Barack Obama talks tough to Detroit

As reported by Newsweek, on May 11 Barack Obama told Detroit that it could do much better.  This scolding came at a time that American automakers "lost more than $16 billion last year, while Toyota earned a record $14 billion and surpassed GM as the world's largest automaker." Obama castigated…

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What do professional skeptics say about global warming?

I listen extra closely whenever an organization dedicated to skeptical inquiry investigates a claim that is characterized as bogus by a loud minority.  A new detailed report on global warming was published in the May/June issue of Skeptical Inquirer Magazine.   Here's the primary conclusion: This paper will offer compelling evidence from…

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