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Update on Ark Encounter (YEC theme park): creationist Ken Ham offering junk bonds
by adamah inseems 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 inafter 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!
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NY Times article: Catholic Church sued over anti-abortion policies in their hospitals
by adamah ininteresting 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.
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Question for believers: on which Heavenly "Day" did God create humans?
by adamah insimple question here on genesis chronology and how god counts heavenly days (jws seemingly believe in a conversion factor of 'one god day is equal to 1,000 human years', based on 2nd peter).. genesis 2:1-2 says this (niv):.
1 thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.. 2 by the seventh day god had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
3 then god blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.. day seven was the sabbath, the day of rest from all work, specifically from engaging in creative activities (jews observe the sabbath specifically because of the words found in genesis 2:2).. however, god's not quite done creating things, since genesis continues with this, on day eight (8), the day after the sabbath:.
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TED Talk: Coming Out of Your Closet
by adamah inalthough the speaker is referring to coming out of the closet as gay, here's a good reminder for those fading, as the dynamic is the same (and a point she makes in the video about not comparing the difficulty to others).. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksr4xuu07sc.
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Batkid saves the city of San Francisco! Make a Wish Foundation
by adamah inhere's a heart-warming story that really puts our problems into proper perspective, in which the city of san francisco lets a 5 yr old with leukemia (treated, and now in remission) live out his dream:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gagc8lgq4o.
this is happening today (friday), and video will be posted of him 'saving the city' later.. here's the web-page showing mile's planned day:.
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Are you Open-minded?
by adamah ingotta love these videos by qualiasoup:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t69touqaqxi.
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Irony: JWs who refuse to answer their door on Halloween!
by adamah inwith halloween fast approaching, it struck me looking back how ironic it was when the worm turned every year on halloween, when jws turn off the porch light, draw the curtains, stumble around in the dark, etc.
when the worldlies come to knock on their door, lol!.
on the other hand, i remember the family escaping from the fortress at dusk to go to a movie, bowling, etc.
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Video: Is your religion like an abusive lover?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szeqb29z6au.
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Pew Research Center: only 32% of American Jews think of Judaism as their religion
by adamah inas the title says, in a newly-released pew research center survey of american jews, only 32% of american jews think of judaism as their religion.
fifty years ago, the figure was close to 70%.. one-in-five jews (22%) now describe themselves as having no religion.. the pew study also found that 71% of younger jews are "marrying out", whereas before 1970, the number of jews who'd marry a non-jew was 17%.. .
possibly of more interests to ex-jws (where jws are notorious wanna-be jews): twice as many white evangelical protestants as jews say that israel was given to the jewish people by god (82% vs. 40%).. adam.