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Dear American followers, I'm sure you need no reminder, but just in case:
Not voting changes nothing. Don't be apathetic. Don't believe the propaganda that your vote is useless. It is important. If you all go vote you can and will make a change. Even if it's only a small one.
Lots of small changes pile up and become a big one.
Go and vote.
You need to deal with voting for the lesser of two evils in order to start making a change.
So go and vote.
Good luck with the midterms guys.
~M
Christian Pastor Steven Anderson spent part of his sermon yesterday telling his congregation that, while he doesn’t condone the actions of the Paris attackers, the concertgoers at the Bataclan theater who were there to listen to the band Eagles of Death Metal sorta had it coming.
I recommend you go watch that video. Because yeeeaahhh ok.
~M
White House says an executive order barring LGBT discrimination will not exempt faith-affiliated contractors.
The rise of gay marriage has opened a new front in the U.S. culture wars, pitting small-business owners with religious objections against customers seeking to shop without fear of discrimination.
The real reason conservatives are so determined to protect their religious freedoms? America's growing secularism
Attention civically-minded atheists: thinking of submitting a bid for office? You'll probably want to check your address first. Eight states - Arkansas, Maryland, Texas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina - still have provisions in place that require a belief in God to run for office.
Clearly, Pope Francis isn't fond of the extreme ideals of the Christian Right. Now, he's calling right-wing, fundamentalist Christianity an "illness."
Oh my gods, I can't with this. I'm laughing. This is ridiculous. This is just, I can't, the hypocrisy and the everything, oh my lords.
The American Atheists have responded to a 5 foot Ten Commandment monument in Florida by erecting the first Atheist monument on public grounds in the United States. On June 29th the monument will be unveiled in front of Bradford County Courthouse across from the Ten Commandments monument. The 1,500 pound, granite bench will feature quotes from some of the most influential Americans including, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Madalyn Murray O’ Hair – the founder of the organization American Atheists. The monument will also include a quote from the Treaty of Tripoli, signed in 1796, which reaffirms, “the government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion.” Also the new monument will have several quotes from the Bible which correspond to the Ten Commandments. For example, Deuteronomy 13:10 which states “Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the Lord your God…” The first commandment states that “You shall have no other gods before me.”
Continue to read at the above link :)
Mooglets
The US Supreme Court is to consider whether prayers can be offered as part of government meetings.
It'll be interesting to see how this goes.
Mooglets
A Florida man on death row did not receive a fair sentencing trial because a prosecuting attorney presented explicitly religious evidence to the jury and repeatedly cited the Book of Romans, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed today before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Americans United and other groups assert that Anthony J. Farina’s sentencing was prejudiced because prosecutor John Tanner pursued a “biblical strategy” during Farina’s penalty phase. Farina had been found guilty of murder, and Tanner argued that the Bible – specifically the Book of Romans –called for the death penalty. Tanner cross-examined a minister who had counseled Farina in prison, arguing with him over questions about the nature of the Bible, the crucifixion of Jesus and the Christian concept of forgiveness. Tanner asserted that the “infallible word of God” mandates capital punishment. “Portions of this trial read like a medieval debate on the nature of God, not a proceeding in a secular American court,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “Punishment for crimes should be based on what the law allows, not what someone believes the Bible mandates.” ~Mooglets
' During an interview with Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, Paul Ryan reassured the anti-gay group that a Romney-Ryan administration will fiercely oppose gay rights. Focus on the Family and its founder James Dobson have a long history of promoting anti-gay policies and ex-gay therapy, and earned a shout-out from Romney earlier this week while campaigning in Colorado, where it is headquartered.' Continue article at above link. ~Mooglets
After Illinois began allowing civil unions last year, the Catholic Charities groups in the state (which handled foster children) were worried that they would have to put kdis in the homes of gay or lesbian couples (oh, the horror!). But since they received taxpayer money for their work, they had no right to discriminate. So instead of doing the right thing for the children, they opted to shut down altogether.
You don’t always see student journalists take big risks and break stories but Alex Green, the editor-in-chief of Bryan College’s student newspaper in Dayton, Tennessee, did just that on Monday and it’s really an incredible story.
Bryan College is a Christian school founded in the wake of the local Scopes Monkey Trial and David Morgan was a professor of Biblical Studies there.
Western countries have appealed for an end to violent protests targeting their embassies, sparked by a film mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
The EU urged leaders in Arab and Muslim countries to "call immediately for peace and restraint".
The US is sending marines to defend its embassy in Khartoum and has called on Sudan to protect foreign diplomats.
At least seven people died in protests in Khartoum, Tunis and Cairo on Friday and there are fears of further unrest.
Protests in Egypt have spread, with demonstrators breaking into a base holding multi-national peacekeepers in Sinai, and clashes outside the American consulate in the coastal city Alexandria.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban said their attack on the huge Camp Bastion Nato base, in which two US marines were killed, was carried out in response to the film.
'Civilised world'
US embassies have borne the brunt of the attacks after clips of the film - which was made in the US - were distributed online.
Marines were deployed to Libya on Wednesday after the attack that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans and to Yemen on Friday after violence in Sanaa.
On Friday, US Vice-President Joe Biden called his Sudanese counterpart, Ali Osman Taha, to express concern over the security of the US and other Western embassies in Khartoum.
"Vice-President Biden reaffirmed the responsibility of the government of Sudan to protect diplomatic facilities and stressed the need for the government... to ensure the protection of diplomats in Khartoum," a White House statement said.
A crowd of several thousand attacked the US embassy in Khartoum on Friday, and state radio said three protesters had been killed in clashes with security forces.
The German and UK embassies in Khartoum were also attacked, although the controversial film has no known links to either country.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso condemned the attacks as unacceptable and against "the rules of the civilised world."
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged "national authorities in all countries concerned to swiftly ensure the security of diplomatic missions and protect diplomatic staff".
"It is vitally important that leaders across the affected regions should call immediately for peace and restraint, as has already been the case in many countries."
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said the Sudanese ambassador in Berlin had been summoned on Friday and "unequivocally reminded of his government's duty to protect diplomatic missions".
'Standing fast'
Protests against the film - Innocence of Muslims - began on Tuesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
The film depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a womaniser and leader of a group of bloodthirsty men.
However, its exact origin and the motivation behind the film's production are still unclear.
A man suspected of involvement in its making, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, is being questioned by federal probation officers in California.
Nakoula, who was jailed for bank fraud in 2010, is not allowed under the terms of his release to access the internet or to use aliases without permission.
He has denied involvement in the film.
Two people were killed in Tunisia on Friday after crowds breached the US embassy compound in Tunis and clashed with riot police.
The nearby American school was looted and set on fire. There was also one death during protests in Egypt and another in Lebanon.
On Friday, US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base for the repatriation of the Americans killed in Benghazi.
Mr Obama said the US would "stand fast" against the violence at its diplomatic missions.
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As soon as this stopped being a conversation and became a mass riot, as soon as people were injured, as soon as people were killed and property damaged, I lost every single fuck I could have given about why the 'protesters' were pissed in the first place.
~Mooglets
Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
