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Christians risk rejection and discrimination for their faith in Britain.
by BurnTheShips inthe first poll of britain's churchgoers, carried out for the sunday telegraph, found that thousands of them believe they are being turned down for promotion because of their faith.. one in five said that they had faced opposition at work because of their beliefs.. more than half of them revealed that they had suffered some form of persecution for being a christian.. the findings suggest a growing hostility towards religion in this country, which has been highlighted by a series of clashes between churchgoers and their employers.. and so on.
more at the link.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5413311/christians-risk-rejection-and-discrimination-for-their-faith-a-study-claims.html.
silver lining: there are still christians in gb!.
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Is anyone suffering from post-traumatic bitterness disorder?
by BurnTheShips inhttp://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-bitterness25-2009may25,0,4544029.story.
bitterness as mental illness?bitter behavior is so common and deeply destructive that some psychiatrists are urging it be identified as a mental illness under the name post-traumatic embitterment disorder.by shari roan.
and, increasingly, psychiatrists know them.
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Article: Atheists: No God, no reason, just whining
by BurnTheShips inred meat.
now don't get mad at me, i don't believe in atheists, i've never met one.. .
--bts.
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If you were offered the position to run the Watchtower....
by BurnTheShips inwhat would you do?.
bts.
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Amazing. World's first face transplant.
by BurnTheShips insome of us may find these photos a little disturbing, so you have been warned.. before and after:.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090505/ap_on_sc/med_face_transplant.
how wonderful that now doctors can reconstruct a face for her.
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Bohemian Rhapsody, Old School Computer Remix
by BurnTheShips inamazing!.
there are millions of computers sitting idle at home consuming fantom electricity.
let's see where all that power is going.
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"God Still Isn't Dead"
by BurnTheShips inthis article would seem to contradict the notion that religious identification is on the permanent wane.. well, at least american-style religion.. http://online.wsj.com/article/sb123906081768295037.html#mod=rss_opinion_main.
god still isn't deadthe decline of religion in america has been predicted again and again.by john micklethwait and adrian wooldridgeamerica was famously founded by companies and churches.
the woes of american capitalism are well known: wall street is a synonym for excess and greed around the world, and detroit is tottering on the edge of bankruptcy.
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New Degree Field: Master's Degree in Creationism.
by BurnTheShips inbill would allow texas school to grant master's degree in science for creationismwednesday, march 18, 2009 .
by nora zimmett.
a texas legislator is waging a war of biblical proportions against the science and education communities in the lone star state as he fights for a bill that would allow a private school that teaches creationism to grant a master of science degree in the subject.