Mankind's Finest Hour 2012-02-20T20:30:41-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/feed.php?mode=topics secularityhttp://feedburner.google.com 2012-02-20T20:30:41-04:00 2012-02-20T20:30:41-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14205&p=87841#p87841 Guardian Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring. Last week Nina Fedoroff, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), broke ranks in a spectacular manner. She confessed that she was now &quot;scared to...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-20T14:43:28-04:00 2012-02-20T14:43:28-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14204&p=87834#p87834 ... babeau.jpg an immigrant Latino male lover. Quelle surprise Now hypocrisy being what it is, this shouldn't surprise us, and of course there's nothing wrong about having a gay Latino lover except that it's a bit of a handicap if you're standing for election in Arizona on an anti-immigrant...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-19T12:48:16-04:00 2012-02-19T12:48:16-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14203&p=87807#p87807 What a great story: Rick Santorum is criticizing President Obama for not leading with a valid Christian theology. The story is interesting for the total confusion it displays on Santorum's part. Santorum wrote: You can call it a theology, you can call it a moral code, you can call it a world...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-19T12:17:32-04:00 2012-02-19T12:17:32-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14202&p=87803#p87803 evil-cat-evil-cat-demotivational-poster-1266360455.jpg Intriguing article in The Atlantic on how cats, carrying a common parasite, infect their owners and thereby manipulate the neuron connections in the brain. Toxoplasma gondii is commonly a concern of pregnant women, but in a healthy adult, this...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-19T12:03:23-04:00 2012-02-19T12:03:23-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14201&p=87802#p87802 Wasilla High was the beneficiary of a sculpture &quot;Warrior Within” which features one bronze sheild with a hand, and an aluminum one with a flame, which &quot;glow from within the large stone form&quot;. So far so good. But then they decided it looked like a a hooha wasillaart.jpg Hmm, if...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-17T13:52:02-04:00 2012-02-17T13:52:02-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14200&p=87776#p87776 FYI, as a promotion for my lovely school's theatre department, and because I genuinely enjoyed it. If any of my readers online or via syndication are in the Greensboro Metro area, please consider coming out to see Stage Door this weekend. Linky to full review here. Statistics: Posted by Liv —...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-17T06:59:32-04:00 2012-02-17T06:59:32-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14199&p=87771#p87771 I know... we should live so long. Statistics: Posted by SouthernFriedInfidel — February 17th, 2012, 6:59 am — Replies 3 — Views 228 <br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-17T00:57:41-04:00 2012-02-17T00:57:41-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14198&p=87769#p87769 The Heart Attack Grill (Taste worth dying for) has claimed its first Heart Attack Victim it was the first actual known cardiac incident at the Heart Attack Grill. &quot;He was having the sweats and shaking,&quot; &quot;Nurse&quot; Bridgett, who was working at the restaurant at the time of the...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-16T18:05:42-04:00 2012-02-16T18:05:42-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14197&p=87761#p87761 Straight out of North Carolina: teacher keeps little girl from eating lunch her mommy packed. As a result, two North Carolina state legislators have sent a note to the Obama administration to ask them to investigate. Apparently, they are &quot;outraged&quot; that this should happen. You know,...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-15T18:01:12-04:00 2012-02-15T18:01:12-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14196&p=87751#p87751 Yep. I know I'm a southerner and a lot of people think we're all non-evolution believin', racist, shine drinkin', hillbillies, but I can honestly say that until today, I'd never met anyone who thinks that the the fossil record and dinosaurs are a hoax, that the earth's age is measured in thousands...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-13T19:14:25-04:00 2012-02-13T19:14:25-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14195&p=87706#p87706 In the Republican silly season, Arizona has introduced a bill that outlaws anyone who provides classroom instruction from &quot;engag(ing) in speech or conduct that would violate the standards adopted by the federal communications commission concerning obscenity, indecency and profanity if that...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-13T02:04:41-04:00 2012-02-13T02:04:41-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14194&p=87687#p87687 Seen any of these videos? I thought there was a post here about this, but I couldn't find it. At any rate, the new thing now is to video yourself making a vow to give up something you love until abortion is outlawed. I'd be far more impressed with these people's convictions if any of them...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-11T19:50:07-04:00 2012-02-11T19:50:07-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14193&p=87656#p87656 My favorite sheep. http://365happythings.blogspot.com/2012/02/37-sheep-shearing-day.html Today we went to Rising Meadow Farms and watched them shear the sheep. They had bags of fleeces for sale and inside the farmhouse was a little shop with skeins of their homespun, hand-dyed yarn. The...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-11T13:03:27-04:00 2012-02-11T13:03:27-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14192&p=87643#p87643 So interesting. A short, memorable name, that's easy to pronounce may lead to your child's success in life. Of course, one could always change their adult name too, but apparently promotions come to those people whose name we can pronounce the best. I will admit, I've found most of my...<br/> <br/> ... 2012-02-11T12:19:11-04:00 2012-02-11T12:19:11-04:00 http://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?t=14191&p=87635#p87635 Because of having the cultural sensitivity of a candiru, maybe? A US Marine sniper team posed with a flag emblazoned with the symbol of the Nazi SS while on duty in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has admitted. More ... USA-SS.jpg Statistics: Posted by A Person — February 11th, 2012, 12:19 pm —...<br/> <br/> ...