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This refugee squat represents the best and worst of humanity
The Guardian - Molly Crabapple
The derelict City Plaza hotel in Athens was taken over by activists in 2016. Since then, it has housed refugees without a cent of government funding On 26 April 2016, the same month the EU-Turkey deal
The best deals on Steam’s summer sale
The Verge - Megan Farokhmanesh
Valve’s summer sale on Steam kicks off today, bringing with it savings on popular PC titles. If you’ve held off on games like Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Mafia III, or Rocket League, now is the time
Does Pornography Cause Men to Hate Women?
HuffPost - Playboy.com
By Justin Lehmiller This article originally appeared on Playboy.com. Photo courtesy of Flickr user andronicusmax. Anyone who reads or listens to the latest media reports about pornography will undoubtedly
Personal Finance
Being Poor Is Too Expensive
Lifehacker - Eric Ravenscraft
Some think that being poor is simple. You don’t have enough money to buy a lot of stuff, so you’re forced to buy less stuff. But that’s not really …
New Testament
I was betrayed by Republican religion: What my years as a Christian fundamentalist taught me about right-wing faith
Salon - Edwin Lyngar
(Reuters/Mike Blake) August 17, 2015 2:00PM (UTC) “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.” — Luke 3:11 (NLT) It is one of the great ironies
How 'religious liberty' has been used to justify racism, sexism and slavery throughout history
rawstory.com - Zaid Jilani, AlterNet
There has been an enormous backlash from Indiana’s decision to enact a law that would allow businesses to discriminate if they invoke religious …
Jesus
Jesus went to hell: The Christian history churches would rather not acknowledge
Salon - Ed Simon
April 9, 2015 10:49PM (UTC) This article originally appeared on Religion Dispatches. "It was Saturday that Jesus Christ went to Hell.” This is one phrase that Christians, whether mainline or evangelical,
Want To Be A Hero? Embrace Suffering and Sacrifice
psychologytoday.com
“Hardships prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary life.” – C.S. Lewis Are pain and suffering destructive experiences to be avoided, or are they …
Same-sex Marriage
Kentucky’s farcical defense of anti-gay bigotry
The Washington Post - By Catherine Rampell
Gay-marriage bans don’t discriminate against gays because they apply to heterosexual people, too. At least, that’s what Kentucky is arguing — apparently with a (ahem) straight face — to the Supreme Court.
Electrified
The New Yorker - Elif Batuman
Adventures in transcranial direct-current stimulation. “What does this part of the brain do, again?” I asked, pointing to the electrode on my right temple. “That’s the right inferior frontal cortex,” Vince
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How Marriage Equality Opponents’ Arguments Are Getting Turned Against Them
ThinkProgress - Zack Ford
Last Friday was the deadline to submit amicus briefs to the Supreme Court in support of marriage equality. Over 60 different briefs were filed by …