Posted in Babylon, Kulture, Politics, Sodom on Nov 30th, 2008
Abortions linked to mental illness
Women who have an abortion are 30 per cent more likely to develop a mental illness, research has shown.
(Telegraph.uk) They are also three times more likely to develop a drug or alcohol addiction compared with other women, another report claimed.
It comes as the number of women having an abortion in England [...]
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Posted in Babylon, Kulture on Nov 30th, 2008
Research on mice links fast food to Alzheimer’s
Mice fed junk food for nine months showed signs of developing the abnormal brain tangles strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a Swedish researcher said on Friday.
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Posted in Numbers, Politics, Propaganda on Nov 26th, 2008
By Barry Ritholtz
Whenever I discussed the current bailout situation with people, I find they have a hard time comprehending the actual numbers involved. That became a problem while doing the research for the Bailout Nation book. I needed some way to put this into proper historical perspective.
If we add in the Citi bailout, the total [...]
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Posted in Babylon, Politics on Nov 26th, 2008
Alan Keyes Tells Us Why He Questions Obama’s Presidency
by Cynthia Gordy
If the most important office of the federal government can be occupied by someone who is not qualified under the United States Constitution, that destroys the authority of the Constitution. I think it’s something that needs to be dealt with in a clear, straightforward way. [...]
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Posted in Churchianity on Nov 26th, 2008
Evangelical Christians are adopting — and adapting — the rituals of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas that are traditionally celebrated by Catholics, Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox and other liturgical churches.
They’re giving a new, personalized spin to the prayers, candles and calendars to track the building excitement, and set a spiritual tone day by [...]
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Posted in Numbers on Nov 26th, 2008
(Jerusalem Post) The country’s chief rabbis are calling for a mass prayer rally Thursday in the hope that heavenly intervention will stem the global financial crisis.
With Jewish philanthropists reeling and Israeli businesses preparing to make major layoffs, Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger and Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar have decided that this Thursday, the first day [...]
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Posted in Babylon, Fascism, Numbers on Nov 24th, 2008
Doesn’t it seem rather suspicious that we are currently undergoing a period of gross “deconstruction” of the American ideal and US currency? This was surely not unplanned. It is just another excuse for introducing newer forms of fascism that will soon be unleashed. 9-11 was a defining moment for this country, the ultimate pretext for [...]
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Posted in Babylon, Kulture, Sodom on Nov 21st, 2008
by RASHA MADKOUR
Associated Press Writer
November 21, 2008
MIAMI – A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke.
Some watchers contacted [...]
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Posted in Babylon, Kulture, Thinking on Nov 21st, 2008
By John Parsons
www.hebrew4christians.com
Go to your local bookstore these days and you might be surprised to see a spate of flashy new books advocating atheism. “The God Delusion” (Dawkins), “God is not great” (Hitchens), “The Atheist Universe” (Mills), etc., etc., are all highly marketed, big-buck productions (and even New York Times bestsellers).
These sorts of books can [...]
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Posted in Babylon, Kulture, Propaganda on Nov 20th, 2008
According to Chris Hedges:
There are over 42 million American adults, 20 percent of whom hold high school diplomas, who cannot read, as well as the 50 million who read at a fourth- or fifth-grade level. Nearly a third of the nation’s population is illiterate or barely literate. And their numbers are growing by an estimated [...]
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