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Open Thread: Effect Of Pope’s Visit?
Now the real excuse for this post is that yesterday, it being a sort of holiday, I made rather merry and neglected to cause a post to be written. Since…
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Memo to GOP Presidential Hopefuls (Who Aren’t Named Trump). Guest Post by The BB
Mr Editor says: note the name of the author. Dear GOP Presidential Hopeful, You are probably wondering why your campaign isn't turning out as well as you expected. Up to…
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The Pope’s Bargain. Accept It—If You Dare
Pope Francis told Congress we need to care for the environment. And in people's minds, and in his encyclical Laudato Si', this means at least acknowledging the threat of man-caused…
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Planned Parenthood Kills And Sells Victims’ Body Parts. Evil Doc Says Yum
https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/621065430996643840 It was bit of black comedy yesterday watching the reaction to the news that Planned Parenthood was selling the body parts of its victims. If you were (understandably) in…
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On The Supposed Newly Discovered “Gay Genes.” Or, The Importance Of Model Skill
Great news! The press and activists are touting a study which claims to have discovered the genes that "make" somebody gay. So get your enwombed baby's DNA scanned and make…
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Nobody Expects The Roman Climate Inquisition—Guest Post by Christopher Monckton of Brenchley
Editor's note: This piece originally appeared at WND.com and is reprinted here with permission. In the zany 1970s hit comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus, popular on both sides of…
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Lawrence Krauss Wants All Scientists To Be Militant Atheists
Krauss's biggest mistake in the first part of his "All Scientists Should Be Militant Atheists" article is to assume the (secular) government gets to decide right and wrong. Krauss is…
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Junk Science and Cheap Moralism on the Tiber: The Church And Global Warming
Today's post is at The Stream.org. Junk Science and Cheap Moralism on the Tiber: The Vatican's top science officer lashes out at critics, defending his alliance with abortion advocates and…
