What Evil Carl Sagan Would Look Like
Posted on April 5, 2014 in Political Cartoons
How Evangelicals Won A Culture War And Lost A Generation
Posted on April 5, 2014 in Articles
The Article: How evangelicals won a culture war and lost a generation by Rachel Held Evans in CNN Online.
The Text: On March 24, World Vision announced that the U.S. branch of the popular humanitarian organization would no longer discriminate against employees in same-sex marriages.
It was a decision that surprised many but one that made sense, given the organization’s ecumenical nature.
But on March 26, World Vision President Richard Stearns reversed the decision, stating, “our board acknowledged that the policy change we made was a mistake.”
Supporters helped the aid group “see that with more clarity,” Stearns added, “and we’re asking you to forgive us for that mistake.”
The Tea Party In A Nutshell
Posted on April 4, 2014 in Images
Meet the front line freedom fighters. If you shout loud enough, no one will be able to focus on your lack of reason.
GOP Rhetoric Vs. Global Warming Reality
Posted on April 4, 2014 in Articles
The Article: GOP Rhetoric vs. Global Warming Reality by Eleanor Clift in The Daily Beast.
The Text: Reading the summary of findings from a worldwide panel of scientists about the impact of climate change and the looming threat that manmade greenhouse gases pose to the planet is pretty disturbing. Oceans rising, coral reefs dying, ice caps melting, heavy rains and Biblical floods, the world’s food supply threatened. The existential danger posed by climate change is so overwhelming that most people shake their head in dismay and then go back to what they were doing.
It scares people to understand the scope of the problem, and they fear that any solution would be so draconian and out of reach that it is best not to think about it. The inability of the environmental and scientific community to rally the country toward action by warning of all the dire consequences of inaction is implicit in the report issued Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of international scientists under the auspices of the United Nations.
Spying And Torture, The Best Of Friends
Posted on April 3, 2014 in Videos
When Dianne Feinstein, queen of all things surveillance, goes after the CIA for spying, things have really gotten out of hand.
