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22 questions from creationists to evolutionists, taken from the Nye/Ham debate
by adamah in
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here's 22 questions asked by creationists of evolutionists, on the night of the nye/ham debate: we've got alot of people who can help these creationists out, right here on jwn, so it seems the neighborly thing to do, right?.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutio.

i'll take the easy one..... #22: if we come from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?".
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Petition to deport Bieber on White House website gets 100k signatures in 6 days
by adamah in
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and the white house administration will be forced to deliver an official response:.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-deport-justin-bieber-petition-20140129,0,394182.story#axzz2roy3bgrj.

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Dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support, due to TX State law
by adamah in
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there's an interesting medicolegal issue arising out of tx, a pregnant women who suffered a pulmonary embolism in november and died (when she was 14 weeks pregnant).. however, the body has been kept on life-support all this time (against her and her husband's wishes), due to an ambiguous tx state law (tex hs.

code ann.

166.049) which actually blocks the ability of the patient and family to decide:.
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ALL FAITHFUL are gare-run-teed (sic) to pass!
by adamah in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so, let's say you accept jesus as your personal savior, and even prayed to god for the gift of faith, needed to obtain salvation.. but per 1 cor 10:13:.

"no temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind.

and god is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
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What is wrong with this headline?
by adamah in
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can anyone spot the basic problem with the question asked on the cover of la weekly, for an article on alien encounters?.

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Utah man goes on hunger strike to the death to protest same-sex marriages
by adamah in
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you can't make up this kind of religious nut-job fanaticism:.

http://www.4utah.com/story/utah-man-fasting-to-stop-same-sex-marriages/d/story/k9sjvlgmmeuberqg9aeobq.

although in retrospect, it's no more extreme than those jws who die refusing blood.... adam.
NY Times article: Defrocking of Methodist Minister Widens Split Over Gays
by adamah in
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interesting article today over the growing schism within the methodist church due to ministers officiating gay marriages:.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/20/us/methodist-pastor-defrocked-over-gay-marriage-service.html?_r=0.

defrocking of minister widens split over gaysby laurie goodsteinpublished: december 19, 2013the rev.
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Update on Ark Encounter (YEC theme park): creationist Ken Ham offering junk bonds
by adamah in
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seems the ark encounter project is having a hard time raising funds, but ken ham doesn't miss a chance to bash obamacare to help raise funds.

ham is pushing junk bonds to help finance the project:.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/11/ark_encounter_finances_obamacare_sank_ken_ham_s_creationist_theme_park.html.
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Carrie Underwood tweets, thanking God for successful Sound of Music performance
by adamah in
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after a live 3 hour performance, the "american idol" winner tweets,.

"glory to god tonight...i couldn't be more proud.

what a tough thing to pull off and we did it!
NY Times article: Catholic Church sued over anti-abortion policies in their hospitals
by adamah in
1. watchtower
2. medical
interesting article in ny times today about aclu suing bishops over mixing religious doctrines into medicine:.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/us/lawsuit-challenges-anti-abortion-policies-at-catholic-hospitals.html.

bishops sued over policies on abortion at hospitalsby erik eckholmpublished: december 2, 2013the american civil liberties union announced on monday that it had filed a lawsuit against the nations roman catholic bishops, arguing that their anti- abortion directives to catholic hospitals hamper proper care of pregnant women in medical distress, leading to medical negligence.. the suit was filed in federal court in michigan on friday on behalf of a woman who says she did not receive accurate information or care at a catholic hospital there, exposing her to dangerous infections after her water broke at 18 weeks of pregnancy .. in an unusual step, she is not suing the hospital, mercy health partners in muskegon, but rather the united states conference of catholic bishops.