Bird shit on the outside, bat-shit on the inside

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/25/ohio-man-finds-jesus-in-bird-poop/

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Jon Stewart brilliantly highlights the lunacy in the US gun debate.

US gun laws are a semi-automatic jaw dropper.

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A skeptic’s view of the religious aspect of the Christmas story

While I am a strong adherent of the sentiments that are central to this season, good will to all, giving freely of oneself without expectation of return. etc. and that I see the season as the most human of times, separate and exclusive of any religious observance; As a religious skeptic I have issues about the Christmas story, specifically as it relates to the Christian story. In fact I find the story itself rather problematic.

Mary, supposedly a virgin, is visited by an angel who tells her she is pregnant by god, news which surprises Mary.
This in itself is a problem, for clearly the insemination appears to have been non-consensual. Mary is therefore a victim of an assault, that may actually be construed as rape.

Christians invoke god by saying things like god the father, god the son… this clearly suggests incest. If Jesus is god, then Jesus as god may have raped Mary for god as Jesus to be born –
send that one to the DNA lab!!

If a son marries his mother, does he become his own step-father?

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Was Jesus a bastard?

If we accept the premise as laid down in the Christian Bible about the birth of Jesus, then I have a question.

The child Jesus was not the product of both parents within the legal marriage.

Mary was (supposedly) married to Joseph, but Joseph was not Jesus’ father.

Mary was not legally married to god, who is reported to be the father… therefore –

Was Jesus a bastard?

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The lighter side of gender identity opression

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A twisted ‘perfect’ world

If patriarchal sexism punishes women for not being men, racism punishes people of colour for not being white, and homophobia punishes gay and gender variant for not being straight – does that mean that in some kind of (or someone’s) ‘perfect’ world, everyone would be white males… who are all exclusively heterosexual??

How would that work?

Diversity and difference makes this world tick, that is why we, to each other, should talk.
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Talk
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Talk
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Talk
The sound of human history.

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It is satire or what the bible actually says?

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Financial self-regulation is like puting AA in charge of a bottle shop

The deregulation of financial and fiscal systems in the United States appears to have been the major catalyst of the world wide financial crisis. This crisis is viewed by many as the most serious crisis since the great depression in the 1930s. In the face of this, there are some who support a continuation ( and even an increase) of such deregulation.

In my opinion, continuing the deregulation, and the self-regulation, of financial and market systems, is akin to putting a chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous in charge of a bottle shop. No matter how good the intentions are, there are some who will take full advantage of the situation, spoiling the whole lot.

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To paraphrase Sarah Palin

What is the difference between a Catholic Priest and a Drag Queen?

LIPSTICK

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Baa Baa Blacksheep – Cognitively dangerous

Are you someone who believes that teaching ‘BAA BAA BLACKSHEEP’ to children is inherently dangerous to cognitive well being?
How can one expect a child to accept the notion that a quadrupedal, ruminant mammal not only understands English, but can and will correctly and coherently reply, in context, to any question posed to it (i.e. Baa Baa Blacksheep, have you any wool?).
Not only that; but this even-toed ungulate has a grasp of a variety of concepts; including those of Primary Industry (relating to wool),social reciprocity and politeness (Yes sir, yes sir), basic mathematics, volume, measurement, spacial dynamics (three bags full), distribution (one for the Master, one for the Dane), transportation and delivery (and one for the little boy who lives down the lane).
How can a child be expected to swallow all that?
If you can see the cognitive danger inherent in teaching children such complex concepts in such a covert way, then clearly chemical stimulants are wasted on you.

Talking to animals is nice, it may even be theraputic… but teaching kids that they can coherently talk back? well that makes as much sense as this post.

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