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Hemant Mehta has written a recent posting in which he describes in precise detail how words can be lifted out of context and then re-purposed as a weapon. It is a fascinating read, and to tempt you into reading it all let me give you a summary. Last January Sam […]

Deliberate fraud: @SamHarrisOrg and @MaajidNawaz

This entry was posted in bloggers People religion and tagged @MaajidNawaz @SamHarrisOrg Maajid Nawaz Sam Harris SPLC on June 29, 2017 by Dave

Justin Gillis, a journalist who covers science and climate change, writes within the New York Times – Carbon in Atmosphere Is Rising, Even as Emissions Stabilize. So what is the story here, what is this about? He describes how a group of scientists are attempting to come to terms with a […]

Why are Carbon Dioxide levels still rising?

This entry was posted in Climate Change environment news science and tagged carbon Sinks CO2 Keeling Curve on June 28, 2017 by Dave

The canary in the coal mine, the world’s Coral Reefs are now in extreme distress. Not too long ago I was blogging about the unprecedented back-to-back mass bleaching event that has taken place on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The actual scope, the big picture here, is that it is not […]

Global Coral Reefs are in terminal decline – #climate

This entry was posted in Climate Change environment news and tagged climate coral reefs heat stress Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Coral Reefs UNESCO on June 27, 2017 by Dave

In some respects, almost every religious belief is weird. We simply don’t notice because it has blended into the background and become part of the culture, so we don’t perceive the weirdness. Take for example what is perhaps the most popular belief on the planet – Catholicism. At its core […]

Top 3 Weekly Weird Religious News Items

This entry was posted in religion weird and tagged Answers In Genesis Hog Tied Ken Ham Matt Bevin Noah Pray the Crime Away Zion Lutheran Learning Center on June 25, 2017 by Dave

There is a truly excellent article within the New York Times that clearly lays out the potential impact of the on-going climate change. It is not simply the words, but perhaps the graphics that come with it that help to convey the impact. 95 Degree days When the temperature soars […]

95-Degree Days: How Extreme Heat Could Spread Across the World

This entry was posted in Activism Climate Change news science and tagged Climate Impact Lab heat on June 24, 2017 by Dave

If you ask people to list other words that they associate with the word “Christian” then those that embrace some variation of Christianity might suggest terms such as “Love”, “Compassion”, “Tolerance”, etc… However, ask those that are not inside the bubble and you will at times find a rather different […]

Christian Intolerance, spite and outright aggression

This entry was posted in atheism Atheists People religion society and tagged lawyer Monica Miller Pensacola Cross on June 23, 2017 by Dave

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