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As I browsed through Scalzi’s Whatever, the first post I read was one outlining
7 Maxims for Non-Believers.
This, I thought, was extremely relevant to a couple of other discussions that have been going on on this webspace, so I figured I would point a couple out, and encourage you to join in, and also, to hit […]

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For some of the best satire you may have read this entire year, check out this post over at Pronerd.com. It is a joke, and quite funny.

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Respect. I everyone deserves it. So when an atheist complains about the City of Chicago offer of a years supply of recycling bags for recycling a Christmas tree, I can understand the basic complaint. So did the city, and they changed the policy.
But what I don’t understand is that this guy is […]

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I find it amusing that the number one reason opponents of gay marriage use to support their stance that gay marriage should be banned is because they
want to preserve traditional marriage
and that gay marriage will lead to the moral degradation of our society.
If you are so damned concerned about preserving the institution of marriage why […]

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Well, they are at it again…i suppose I need to look into another way to fight the spammers….and i thought I had been doing so good too!

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For Christmas I had asked my fiance for a set of custom pickups for my electric guitar.
Low and behold, these wonderful things came in on Friday. For this upgrade I chose the Bill Lawrence custom wound pickups, the L-280S, a set of three for a Fender Stratocaster.
I did the install myself, after buying a […]

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Wow.
Amber Alert for fetus stolen from slain mother

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The Chicago Tribune, amoungst other news sources, are carrying articles about the Bush initiative to allow for a GPS shutdown in “crisis” situations.
I can understand the fear that terrorists could use GPS to carry out further attacks in a time of crisis. However, the benefit of having the GPS system available in a time […]

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David Delauro has a post over at Lest Blood Be Shed about nominal Christians and their…for lack of a better phrase to describe it…fear filled…methods of practice (refering to advertisements, exclusivity, things of that nature). Check it out, it also has a mini-review of the Lord of the Rings installment, Return of the King […]

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I completely understand that the entire Christmas season is based around the birth of Jesus Christ (despite some people acting like Christianity has nothing to do with the season). I also understand the desire to evangelize. In fact, I have no problem with it, go for it, use the season to your advantage! […]

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