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Evangelical Churn: Evangelicals Struggle With a Tainted Brand
April 19, 2018 by Captain Cassidy<p>Today we have a quick detour because of an important meeting that evangelical leaders are having soon. They want to …
FaithHow important is FFRF’s Morris County victory?
How important is FFRF’s Morris County victory?<p>April 20, 2018 by Andrew Seidel<p><b>By Andrew L. Seidel</b> <b><br>Director of Strategic Response</b> <b><br>Freedom From Religion</b> …
New JerseyThe ‘weird’ fringe is the biggest part of white evangelicalism
The ‘weird’ fringe is the biggest part of white evangelicalism<p>April 23, 2018 by Fred Clark<p>“Never mind Fox,” says the subhed for Ruth Graham’s latest, …
ReligionThe 10 Best Places to Retire Abroad
Looking to take a permanent vacation? Here's where to start.<p>Given all the possibilities, one of the biggest challenges in pursuing a life abroad is …
Retirement5 Things You Should Never Say to a Narcissist
Certain phrases are more than likely to trigger a tantrum.<p>Talking to a narcissist—someone who has an inflated (and immovable) sense of self-worth—is …
Self-helpStudy: This is how long it takes adults to make new friends
In a landmark study, a University of Kansas professor now believes he knows why making friends as an adult is just so difficult. Short answer? Time.<p><b>The study:</b> Published in the <i>Journal of Social and Personal Relationships</i>, Associate Professor of Communications Studies, Jeffrey Hall, found that it …
MathematicsScientific study on Trump voters confirms what people of color have been saying all along
The Trump voter is often portrayed in media and pop culture as a working-class white person, down on their luck and desperate for change. These …
Race & Ethnicity8 Ways Childhood Neglect Affected Your Life
Most people have experienced childhood neglect to one degree or another at some point during their lives. Of those, many don’t even recognize it as …
Psychology5 Ideas for Recovering From Workplace Bullying
Anyone who has been a target of workplace bullying, knows the pain that this type of harassment and humiliation causes. But once the bully has been …
Mental HealthWhy were birds the only dinosaurs to survive the mass extinction?
‘Bird brain’ may not be such an insult after all. Avian dinosaurs’ intelligence and small size may have given them the edge in the prehistoric …
DinosaursYou Cannot Derive Morality from the Bible Alone
April 22, 2018 by Jonathan MS Pearce<p>A short one tonight, and one that will be no new great idea for you, but I was thinking about this whilst mowing …
PhilosophyHomeopathic and natural remedies aren’t the same thing—and only one of them is total nonsense
Therapies from nature sometimes work, but diluted dog rabies does not.<p>Willow bark has a long and storied history. The Sumerians used it 4,000 years ago to treat pains of all kinds. So did the Egyptians after them, and the Chinese and the Greeks, but it wasn’t until the turn of the 20th century that …
Alternative MedicineThis is what love does to your brain
“It’s really an addiction.”<p>What happens to your brain on love? Is there such a thing as “casual sex”? What do we get wrong about male and female sexuality?<p>These are a few of the questions I put to Helen Fisher in a recent interview.<p>Fisher is a biological anthropologist, the chief scientific adviser …
RelationshipsScientists Tested How Much Know-It-Alls Actually Know, And The Results Speak For Themselves
Some people have what's referred to as "belief superiority".<p>People who think their knowledge and beliefs are superior to others are especially prone …
PsychologyWho Cares If They're Cute? This Zoologist Accepts Animals On Their Own Terms
Zoologist Lucy Cooke says humans have got it all wrong about sloths. "People think that because the animal is slow that it's somehow useless and redundant," she says. But in fact, "they are incredibly successful creatures."<p>Cooke is the founder of the Sloth Appreciation Society and the author of a …
Harvey WeinsteinGOP faces rural rebellion over Trump trade agenda
President Donald Trump's trade policies are confounding Republicans as rural voters — his strongest supporters — stand to get the short end of the stick just months away from the midterms.<p>WASHINGTON — From his dairy farm in southeastern Nebraska, lifelong Republican Ben Steffen believed Donald …
RepublicansThe Yellowstone supervolcano is a disaster waiting to happen
Yellowstone National Park sits squarely over a giant, active volcano. This requires attention.<p>Yellowstone has been a national park since 1872, but it was only in the 1960s that scientists realized the scale of the volcano - it's 44 miles across - and not until the 1980s did they grasp that this …
GeologyNavy Official Won’t Remove Bible from Display; It Doesn’t “Promote Religion”
Not all prisoners of war are Christian. Our military needs to recognize that.
BibleThis is why I've stopped saying 'I'm fine, thanks' when people ask how I am
In Britain, there seems to only be one acceptable response to someone asking you how you are. Whether your day has been amazing or terrible, the …
MedicinePseudo-Persecuted Christians Now Think There’s an Expiration Date on Their Faith
April 21, 2018 by Hemant Mehta<p><b>Douglas MacKinnon</b>, a former White House and Pentagon official and author of a new book nobody needs to read, asks a …
Religion'Who We Are and How We Got Here' review: The reshaping of human history
History is no longer what it used to be. Thanks to ancient DNA. Large stretches of our understanding of our own past have been rewritten in the last …
AnthropologyWomen Don't Owe Men a Debate About Feminism
That guy sitting on campus with his "change my mind" sign? Let him read a damn book.<p>It has taken me 31 years of life as a woman on this planet, but I’ve reached a point where I no longer feel I owe badly-intentioned men a debate.<p>When I saw pictures of Steven Crowder sitting on campus smugly …
FeminismA Stanford Study Does Not Show That the Most Religious Kids Do Best In School
The actual paper says something very different from what one conservative website claims.
TeensCNN's Phil Mudd: Putin sees Trump's obsession with Russian hookers and thinks 'I can work this guy'
CNN counter-terrorism analyst Phil Mudd said on Friday that President Donald Trump’s seeming obsession with talking about Russian hookers shows how …
Donald TrumpRepublicans Should Be Panicking About the Blue Surge in the Suburbs
In seven special elections since the 2016 election, Democrats have overperformed in districts and states that Republicans have historically …
RepublicansHow long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?
“How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?”<p>That was the deeply dismaying question posed to me by a friend with four young children as we discussed the plight of the Christian faith in America and around the world.<p>With each passing month, that shocking question becomes more relevant and even …
Religion16 Of The Dumbest Right-Wing Lies That Americans Believe
Americans are often misinformed, occasionally downright dumb, and easily misled by juicy-sounding rumors. But while the right wing is taking full …
U.S. PoliticsWeed beats depression and benefits mental health as long as you puff it properly, scientists reveal
Today, people around the world will be taking the opportunity to blaze a big one in celebration of 420 Day.<p>So we have some good news for people who …
CannabisDaniel Dennett and Religion as Belief-in-Belief
April 18, 2018 by Shem the Penman<p>Daniel Dennett’s take on religion is the most nuanced of all the New Atheist critiques.<p>It may not be as popular on …
ReligionI went to college seeking community. Instead I fell into a religious ‘fraternity.’
I attended daily mass at 7 a.m. like it was on my class schedule at Florida State University.<p>The Catholic Church was at the top of the hill across …
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