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Divine Right: Born to the Lurk & Perk. There are the haves and the have-nots. That’s the case today. That’s always been the case. There are the rich; there are the poor. Inequality exists. What makes that somewhat acceptable is that the status...

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johnprytz 7 6 comments Mar 24

If America has known peace for only 17 years since 1776, does that make them the most aggressive nation in the past 200 odd years ?

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Green_lucifer 4 13 comments Mar 21

LINK FL Bill Forcing Public High Schools to Offer Bible Classes Passes First Hurdle | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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zblaze 7 12 comments Mar 21

LINK The Latest: Mississippi 'heartbeat' abortion law signed

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Elganned 7 9 comments Mar 21

LINK In Texas, a Quiet Effort to Protect 'Conversion Therapy' Is Underway - Rewire.News

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Elganned 7 7 comments Mar 21

Forgive me if this has been posted about already, but with the obvious association of agnosticism with reason, skepticism, and rational thought, I'm interested in the general disposition and reactions of the agnostic community toward the current US ...

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SortaStoic 3 6 comments Mar 20

I Have A Dream: What if we (Atheist / Agnostics / Freethinkers / Humanist and Free People of All Kind ) had our own country. What kind of country we should create. If you could envision it in the future... What would you envision? What are your ...

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missgi 4 34 comments Mar 20

Some bizarre parallel universe.

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dokala 7 9 comments Mar 19

Ilhan Omar is not deserving of her seat in The House. She is openly and unapologetically anti-Jew in her rhetoric and ideology. No Jew should support this bigoted Democrat Party in the US. It's enough that religion has destroyed the fabric of the...

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SidneyWinston 5 54 comments Mar 19

I haven’t seen anything here about Alabama being the first state to introduce Sharia law. Reportedly, a bill was introduced that would prohibit a woman getting an abortion without the father’s permission. Given the anti-Islam sentiment in red ...

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Rghurst 4 21 comments Mar 18

We're Facing a Global Movement of White Hate

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LiterateHiker 8 23 comments Mar 17

This is directly from Quora: How much does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know about economics in the real world? What is her experience in? written by John Gallagher, Democratic Party activist. "This is an interesting question for many reasons, some of...

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HippieChick58 9 23 comments Mar 17

No to speculations and destructions in activism! The Planet does not need kneeling on earth, as excessive humiliation, but Visions and Protective Acts for all Her Children. By going beyond the biases of erroneous ideas (present in all the human ...

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Noemi 6 6 comments Mar 16

Muslim countries do not accept Christian churches in their territory and do not accept atheists, atheists are sentenced to death for apostasy in Islamic countries where Shariah was implanted. I think it is not necessary for the Prime Minister of New...

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Williamcristiano 5 17 comments Mar 16

Hey, I just got a note from the NY Daily News Voices that they're publishing my letter to the editor. I wonder what Rudy will think of it. Somebody is bound to mention it to him. Hope he doesn't sue me. Even better I wonder what the mobsters will...

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Aristopus 6 5 comments Mar 15

Chip, chip, chip... Federal court allows Ohio law that defunds Planned Parenthood. [msn.com]

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Elganned 7 8 comments Mar 12

What do you think of this post? The author was a professor at the University of Toronto for 40 years and identified the problem of the Army of Marketeers. [media-studies.ca]

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ToolGuy 7 6 comments Mar 9

I deserve what I get. Them others are lazy good for nothings. Ugh.

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dokala 7 12 comments Mar 5

This is Democratic socialism not capitalism.

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48thRonin 8 17 comments Mar 4

LINK Trump Lays Groundwork To Ban Mandatory Vaccinations Across U.S.

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snytiger6 8 31 comments Mar 3

Adel B. Suleiman : "White phosphorus bombs (banned by the UN) are widely used by both Israel and the USA against civilian population in Gaza, Palestine, Raqqah and Deir ez-Zor in Syria. The photo is of a Palestinian mother and her children who ...

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THHA 7 15 comments Mar 2

REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED IDAHO CONGRESS REJECTS BILL TO END CHILD MARRIAGE FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 16 BY DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON ON 3/1/19 AT 12:48 PM 00:00 How Mozambique schoolkids use theatre to warn against child marriage SHARE U.S. Idaho ...

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Jolanta 8 16 comments Mar 2

Bernie’s launch. Speech was a barn “berner.” Democracy is coming to the USA? Facebook

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ToolGuy 7 10 comments Mar 2

This is why we can't have nice things.

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dokala 7 9 comments Mar 2

I took a drive in the snow yesterday. It was Friday, so I tuned in to NPRs "Science Friday." I don't usually listen to NPR because it has become a propaganda machine for the corporatists of America. One segment I listened to had an author who had ...

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Enchanter 6 10 comments Mar 2

How much are you losing in taxes this year?

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celticagent 7 17 comments Mar 2

Just know that

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48thRonin 8 8 comments Mar 2

LINK Debunked: "Socialism Has Never Worked" - YouTube

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skado 8 11 comments Mar 1

LINK Two Santa Clauses or How The Republican Party Has Conned America for Thirty Years

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BSquared 6 4 comments Mar 1

LINK Fordham confirms that Trump team threatened the school if his grades became public - MarketWatch

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david75090 7 9 comments Mar 1

POLL Violation of the 8th Amendment? People doing life for nonviolent crime..[democracynow.org]

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thinkwithme 6 27 comments Feb 26

Congressman Gaetz (R -FL) is an example of just how smarmy Trump Republicans have become.

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t1nick 7 22 comments Feb 26

LINK What if the problem of poverty is that it’s profitable to other people? | Books | The Guardian

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skado 8 30 comments Feb 26

Elon on point.

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Marcel3405 6 8 comments Feb 26

Not sure where I stand on this because of the age of this cross monument and how it speaks to a different era. I am interested how the Supreme Court rules. Also interesed in hearing how other folks form an opinion about it. [npr.org]

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mojo5501 6 25 comments Feb 25

So it would appear that all or almost all of the people in this country who are against abortion are also pro death penalty....yet they call themselves Pro-Life. How does that work? Obvisouly when you compartmentalize ideas in your brain competeing ...

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ABD 4 31 comments Feb 25

LINK Ilhan Omar Owes No Apologies, Apologies Are Owed Her

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Krish55 7 9 comments Feb 24

The Dems have real trouble going into 2020. Nobody appears to have one of the critical ingredients for success - charisma. Beto O'Roarke has charisma and is gaining name recognition, but has not entered the race. The others are not personality ...

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t1nick 7 32 comments Feb 24

"The National Rifle Association is facing scrutiny over publishing a magazine spread that depicts House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and former Rep. Gabby Giffords, a victim of gun violence, next to a large headline that reads "Target Practice.”...

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cava 7 19 comments Feb 23

someone mentioned Animal Farm in a post yesterday. i read it maybe 50 yrs ago. this morn before i finally got up i was drifting in & out of consciousness & had an image of the special pigs in their big house sitting around a table laden with food & ...

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callmedubious 7 7 comments Feb 23

JOHN PILGER: The War on Venezuela is Built on Lies [consortiumnews.com] (Every major chavista reform was voted on, notably a new constitution of which 71 percent of the people approved each of the 396 article that enshrined unheard of freedoms,...

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William_Mary 7 9 comments Feb 23

Pretty close to accurate....

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SkotlandSkye 8 12 comments Feb 23

Trump Tax Cuts Hand Banks $28.8bn Bonus [a.msn.com]

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Charliesey 6 9 comments Feb 23

POLL Have we (America) separated church and state? What makes you think that? I don't think so, but I'd like to hear other opinions, I assume the general answer would be no. I think if we separated church and state there would be no "under God" ...

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CoffeeChamp 4 44 comments Feb 22

I have a horrible memory. Yesterday, I watched "a person" being interviewed, I believe it was a former Deputy FBI Director. He openly said, "Trump lies constantly." He has the guts to say that. APPLAUSE!!!!

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Diogenes 7 12 comments Feb 22

Welcome to NC....

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Heidi68 7 12 comments Feb 21

LINK Colorado legislature sends bill to governor that would favor popular vote over Electoral College | TheHill

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chalupacabre 8 10 comments Feb 21

LINK Notable women

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JackPedigo 8 5 comments Feb 21

So fucking true!

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RileyStevens 7 6 comments Feb 20

POLL The Bern man is in, man. Bernie Sanders Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign, No Longer An Underdog [n.pr]

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CallMeDave 8 36 comments Feb 19

Any pro-wall atheists out there? I have been down near the border filming my latest documentary recently, and I didn't see any sign of this "emergency" or whatever it's being touted as.

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Shaggy 4 31 comments Feb 19

If wealth was the result of hard work . . .

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THHA 7 17 comments Feb 18

“a "coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme" in two counties carried out by a political operative hired by the Republican candidate” [apple.news]

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Marcel3405 6 4 comments Feb 18

AOC must be doing something right. All the conservative have their panties in a bunch trying to disparage her.

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t1nick 7 9 comments Feb 16

For sara sanders to be interviewed by Robert Mueller is a very bad day for this White House occupant.

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Marcel3405 6 14 comments Feb 16

No truer words have ever been spoken. 👏🏼👏🏼

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48thRonin 8 6 comments Feb 15

LINK AOC is Under Fire Because She is Right

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Krish55 7 18 comments Feb 14

Ah, Amore.

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dokala 7 8 comments Feb 14

i snopesed this. it's true. the trouble isn't that a vile and stupid woman said something vile and stupid. the trouble is (ask gabby giffords about this if you don't believe me) that somewhere, some vile and stupid person is going to read it or ...

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genessa 8 10 comments Feb 13

With the children who have died in custody why isn't someone's head on the table?

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Marine 8 10 comments Feb 12

POLL Would you vote for Kamala Harris for President? Kamala Devi Harris (/ˈkɑːmələ/ KAH-mə-lə; born October 20, 1964) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from California since 2017. A member of ...

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AirForceNurse1 6 31 comments Feb 12

Poverty exists because...

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Lutherzme 7 6 comments Feb 11

The things that we find aren’t all new but our forefathers decisions to ignore them in pursuit of greed has only enabled these corporations to remove us from our power.

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48thRonin 8 4 comments Feb 11

Why are people so hostile towards President Donald Trump? This question was asked on Quora, and here is probably the best response so far (thank you to Chris O'Leary). Please take the time to read the whole thing (a little long I know, but ...

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ATDayHiker 7 36 comments Feb 11

Would someone please explain to me how being against Israel's actions somehow makes one an anti-Semite? Israel is a nation-state, and its actions are legitimate targets for praise or criticism, as are the actions of any nation-state. Being ...

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Elganned 7 14 comments Feb 11

Right wing demagogues are now screaming "socialism" -- attempting to discredit democratic thrusts simply by trying to attach that label. Guess what? Governmental programs designed to benefit all of the people are called for by socialism. Many ...

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wordywalt 8 4 comments Feb 7

LINK Pope Francis confirms priests' abuse of nuns included "sexual slavery"

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gueronihilista 4 8 comments Feb 6

State of the Union addresses are just glorified political rallies. As such, personally I'm wholly uninterested in what any President SAYS during their address; I'm only ever interested in what they DO after the address. Actions, not words, are ...

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TheMiddleWay 8 5 comments Feb 5

Fox, apoplectic over its own polling showing wide public support for @AOC and @ewarren's wealth tax proposals, literally blames the fact that schools teach kids to be fair: "The idea of fairness has been promoted in our schools for a long time." ...

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jerry99 7 8 comments Feb 5

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like to wake up every day to the threat of nuclear destruction and MADD (mutually assured destruction). In the 60's we had air raid siren drills ...

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t1nick 7 10 comments Feb 2

Why don't we teach coping skills in schools? We have physical education, I assume because of Roosevelt IDK. Wouldnt it serve kids (and the world) to understand and manage emotions?

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authentica 5 21 comments Feb 2

Fascinating America is falling out if love with billionaires, and it's about time. [latimes.com] Many people don't understand what that kind of wealth even means. Most people would consider themselves rich if they had some money left over ...

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dokala 7 9 comments Feb 2

LINK Trump says US will withdraw from nuclear arms treaty with Russia | World news | The Guardian

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snytiger6 8 9 comments Feb 1

If you're keeping score: Criminal charges per administration since 1970: TRUMP: +100 (so far) OBAMA: 0 GWB: 16 CLINTON: 2 GHWB: 1 REAGAN: 26 CARTER: 1 FORD: 1 NIXON: 76 If you're counting: R's: 220 D's: 3 (from Thorsten @Airvooocht)

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jerry99 7 19 comments Jan 31

POLL Will Trump win? biblesinschools

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Instajacome 3 31 comments Jan 29

SHOULD WE BE DOING MORE DEBATING OR MORE DISCUSSION.  Please improve my definitions and add to any advantages and disadvantages DEBATE. A motion for reaching a decision by voting is proposed by a neutral chair.Two opposing pairs of lead ...

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Mcflewster 7 6 comments Jan 27

LINK Mississippi May Mandate Ten Commandments and Pledges to State, U.S. Flags in Schools | JFP Mobile | Jackson, Mississippi

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Dmej114 7 12 comments Jan 19

POLL Medicare for all - are you for or against it? I've never had a hospital bill in my life. And I've had asthma since birth, my mother and I had to spend two weeks in the hospital after I was born, I've had jaw surgery aswell as multiple injuries ...

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BornAtheist 4 35 comments Jan 19

Excited for the woman’s march tomorrow!!! ✊🏼✊🏽 Ps. Men go too! Last year so many awesome men were there to support our message! Both my sons came 😁

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goldrose 7 14 comments Jan 19

Exactly. ...

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Rob1948 7 4 comments Jan 18

Native American communities bear brunt of shutdown with medicine shortages & suspended food programs! Democratic members of Congress held a hearing Tuesday on the effects of the shutdown on health, education and employment in Native ...

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of-the-mountain 8 4 comments Jan 18

Equal Opportunity Hater. I am against the Left. I am against the Right. They both can be wrong you know. You don't have to choose. Or do you? Am I wrong? Or is everyone else?

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IrmaBast 3 4 comments Jan 13

I was hammered going to an Athiest party with the short phrase go god concept blasts. The “you will regret leaving the God concept you’ve went from you maybe know what you’re doing support to maybe you don’t know what you’re doing” and ...

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Shoulderwarmer 4 11 comments Jan 3

Atheist/Agnostic Conservative Mind....

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KenChang 7 21 comments Jan 2

George HW Bush, while not an overly favorite person of mine, he had his moments. So I have his funeral on now. Why ? I am fascinated by pomp and circumstance - though not always the circumstances. I like watching the military pallbearers maneuver...

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evergreen 8 12 comments Dec 5, 2018

LINK Lost Cause for the Confederacy For those who think the civil war has ended think again

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JackPedigo 8 9 comments Dec 3, 2018

LINK Humanists call for abolition of blasphemy law in proposed hate crime legislation - Scottish Legal News

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Dougy 7 9 comments Nov 29, 2018

LINK Tucker vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy - YouTube

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paul1967 8 5 comments Nov 28, 2018

Should churches and clergy pay regular taxes? Why should the fireman teacher and nurse have to work to support the freeloading clergy? How is that a separation of church and state?

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MauiMike 5 16 comments Nov 21, 2018

It's been my observation that when folks speak on religious freedoms they are not talking about the right to unencumbered worship in their private space but rather the freedom to come into the public space to harass those citizens who may have ...

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MauiMike 5 4 comments Nov 21, 2018

Are you a Centrist? Centrism is a political ideology based on reason and pragmatism considerate of short and long-term thinking - Centrism is not defined by compromise or moderation, it is considerate of them. ... Modern definitions sometimes ...

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balou 8 19 comments Nov 14, 2018

There is a problem far bigger than Trump in this country and it is the very reason he is Pres today. Can we PLEASE stop screaming about him and start screaming about stuff that will actually give us a chance in fixing our situation? Our govt is ...

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jniece 5 17 comments Nov 12, 2018

Fellow defenders of freedom, free speech. It is a sad moment for those values. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that defaming the Prophet Muhammad exceeds the permissible limits of freedom of expression. They ruled that an Austrian ...

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Lucignolo 6 6 comments Nov 5, 2018

POLL Blue Wave or Blue let down?

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paul1967 8 14 comments Nov 5, 2018

There are posts here about the recent shooting at the synagogue in pittsburgh. most people realize that this was a horrible event and that antisemitism itself is horrible, but i am alarmed to see that some people are responding with antisemitic ...

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genessa 8 30 comments Nov 1, 2018

If you support shutting down a site because it's members are allowed to promote anti-semitic views (Gab.com)... ... would you also support shutting down a site because it's members promote anti-theistic views (agnostic.com)? How is promoting ...

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TheMiddleWay 8 43 comments Oct 30, 2018

Interesting news out of Idaho regarding the gubernatorial race there. Any Idahoans want to comment? HuffPost: In Deep Red Idaho, Voters Are Fanatic About Democrat Paulette Jordan. [huffingtonpost.com]

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Condor5 8 9 comments Oct 23, 2018

Has your Atheism affected your patriotism?

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JazznBlues 7 77 comments Oct 23, 2018

Is the world becoming more atheist?

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jonnylou 3 53 comments Oct 21, 2018

I've finally given some responses to the people who responded to my not thought out post about homeless people being lazy and/or stupid. I apologize for such a shallow question. It stemmed from exhaustion and frustration with the homeless ...

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marlayne 5 21 comments Oct 19, 2018

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