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		<title>Halloween Origins: Those Ancient Celts Sure Were Crazy…</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Myths & Wives' Tales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celtic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Halloween began thousand of years ago, when the ancient Celts lit bonfires to celebrate Samhain. What exactly did these people believe? ]]></description>
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		<title>Psychic Twins: They’re Just Bad People</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/7xOsadEiCfU/psychic-twins-theyre-just-bad-people</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/psychic-twins-theyre-just-bad-people#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[paranormal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Psychic twins, Linda and Terry Jamison, claim to have predicted 9/11. Forget the shoddy evidence for a moment and ask yourself: are these woman really behaving like they had prior knowledge of a national tragedy? ]]></description>
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		<title>John Marcotte Wants to Ban Divorce in California</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/fGT0FE_lpbs/john-marcotte-ban-divorce-california</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/john-marcotte-ban-divorce-california#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Claims]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With gay marriage out of the way, are there now other threats against traditional marriage that must be addressed. John Marcotte wants to ban divorce in California, but is that fair? And is there any way a ban on divorce would actually pass?]]></description>
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		<title>5 Things I Didn’t Know About Islam</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/gyr-A8sMdQ4/5-things-i-didnt-know-about-islam</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/5-things-i-didnt-know-about-islam#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Monkey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eastern vs. western religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hijab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holy war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inside the Koran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[koran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muhammad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muslim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qur'an]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I learned a little about Islam, the Koran, and Muslim beliefs by watching watching National Geographic's "Inside the Koran". Here's a short list of five things I didn't know about Islam prior.]]></description>
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		<title>Did “Psychic Twins” Predict the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/hOnDpcQNHTU/psychic-twins-predict-9-11-wtc-terrorist-attacks</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/psychic-twins-predict-9-11-wtc-terrorist-attacks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[paranormal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Psychic twins claim to have predicted 9/11... but their predictions are vague and the evidence is scarce. The only evidence we found was a radio show on YouTube where they claimed the US government and WTC would be attacked. Everything else was said after the fact.]]></description>
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		<title>Pastor Says Killing the President, Abortionists, and Homosexuals Not a Crime</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/SHrPTmAoL_M/pastor-says-killing-the-president-abortionists-and-homosexuals-not-a-crime</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/pastor-says-killing-the-president-abortionists-and-homosexuals-not-a-crime#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Bible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen anderson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One Pastor in Arizona says that killing the president, abortion doctors, and gays is inline with his interpretation of the Bible. But how do people know if his interpretation is the right one?]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus Will Pay Your Fine</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/rDgrTLpmPe0/jesus-will-pay-your-fine</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/jesus-will-pay-your-fine#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christians claim that Jesus is like a judge sentencing you and then paying your fine. But take a look at this new analogy.]]></description>
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		<title>Skeptical Monkey Redesigned</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/ZuwpkmP6sCQ/skeptical-monkey-redesigned</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/skeptical-monkey-redesigned#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Monkey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[This Site]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Skeptical Monkey redesigned its website. This improved version focuses on content and sports improvements in SEO and speed.]]></description>
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		<title>Did a Psychic Predict Michael Jackson’s Death?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/z0bBs5YR_-c/did-a-psychic-predict-michael-jackson-death</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/did-a-psychic-predict-michael-jackson-death#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[paranormal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When celebrities die, self-proclaimed psychics and mediums tend to come out of the woodwork with claims of predictions and/or messages from beyond the grave. When Heath Ledger passed away in 2008, for example, James Van Praagh wasted no time announcing on public television that he&#8217;d received a &#34;visit&#34; from the late actor.
Here We Go Again&#8230;

It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists are Biased.  Just Not in the Way You Think.</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkepticalMonkey/~3/5LJwiuflWVk/scientists-are-biased-just-not-in-the-way-you-think</link>
		<comments>http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/scientists-are-biased-just-not-in-the-way-you-think#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Evolution vs. Creation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/?p=107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists can be wrong. For years, many have hypothesized that the first animals evolved in the sea.  Now, new scientific findings may suggest otherwise.
According to this article:
…researchers studying ancient rock samples in South China have found that the first animal fossils are preserved in ancient lake deposits, not in marine sediments as commonly assumed.
These [...]]]></description>
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