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Recently I re-located to an island, in large part due to safety reasons by distancing myself from being in close proximity to the extremists that I am working so diligently to expose…and to my disgust and profound disappointment…look at what slimed onto our island in my absence over the years! Island Chapel’s Purpose: The purpose of this [...]

My friend and fellow proponent of separation of church and state, Deborah, has an incredibly informative web site that I have mentioned here before. It is God Discussion.com. A forum for everyone to discuss God without exclusion – whether you are Atheist, Christian, non-Christian of any number of beliefs or non-beliefs…God Discussion welcomes constructive conversation [...]

Hrafnkell has posted here a few times over the past year and he has graciously taken time to write yet another. His first one was “Mythical America ….”, well worth going back and reading again (as are all his posts) especially in light of today’s contribution. Hraf has written about the Treaty of Tripoli because [...]

From The Freakonomics Blog: The Pirate Bay, formerly a site for pirated movies, music and software, is trying to recover from its recent legal woes by launching a dating site. It will rely on a system of “social trust,” allowing members to vouch for each other: “The information added by members is immediately visible to those who [...]

Associated Press reports that a Kansas pain doctor was convicted and may face 20 years to life in prison for “conspiracy.” The prosecution alleged that the doctor stood to profit from prescribing medications to dozens of patients who later died. Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, were charged in a 34-count indictment with unlawful [...]

Remember that post I wrote about the “no true Scotsman” fallacy? Here’s Michael Moynihan of Reason commenting on its use in the feminist camp. The main question is whether or not a woman can be pro-life and still considered a “true” feminist. I say, so long as your philosophies don’t contradict each other, then fine. [...]