http://ethics.senate.gov/downloads/pdffiles/Public%20Report_Preliminary%20Inquiry%20into%20the%20matter%20of%20Sen%20Ensign.pdf

Couldn't make this stuff up folks. It reads like a trashy romance novel. This is the guy that started the "National Prayer Breakfast" and "National Day of Prayer". C Street in Washington. I love it when…

Unbelievable...the governor of Texas, Rick Perry openly did a "rain prayer"....where the hell is this world coming to when the governor of one of the most powerful states in the union does a "rain prayer"....does this violate the 1st amendment?? What the hell is going on with our country??

Texas governor calls for prayers for rain amid fires…

I find it quite difficult to find a reliable news source that doesn't interject too much of their own biases into stories. As a result I tend to gravitate towards BBC news, as I find their coverage usually to be somewhat more middle of the road.

I was reading this article this morning:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13068133

For those who are of the TL;DR crowd…

It is safe to assume that most people are not born Atheists.*  

While it is a truism that people are born without religion, one can only really claim that people are born Agnostics. Many of us would have said at some point that we believed in God, but how did we…

When I was a child, I was told that I could be anything I wanted when I grew up. 

Most of us were, but my family tried to ensure that I was raised in an environment where I knew it in essence...where it wasn't just words. 

My grandparents always made sure that I had the opportunity to do martial arts, ballet, theater and soccer. When at the age of 12 or so I decided I wanted to play hockey, too. They encouraged me. 

After their death, I lived with an aunt and uncle. They…

(But I'm thinking of starting a brand name. :)

I participate in more than a few news sites.  In fact, my cousin owns one of my favorites (No, I'm not telling which one.) 

I stay as publicly active on TA as possible. 

I vote in EVERY government election. 

We have come a long way.

We are quite possibly living in one of the most significant times in modern…

I am posting this not so much because of Monbiot's opinions on progressive and conservative politics, but because of what he has to say on intrinsic and extrinsic values, especially these quotes:

Progressives, he shows,…

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