Here’s one of many similar scenes from the show Outnumbered:

I thought conservatives were riled up enough when they decided to rewrite the Bible to provide: a “Framework against Liberal Bias”, “Express Free Market Parables, and other such noble goals. I’m not making this up.

But now the shit’s really going to hit the fan: Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize. I don’t think it’s an appropriate time to give the award, but the commitee made no secret of the fact that they’re aware of his lack of time in office.

I hope hardline Republicans are shitting their pants. I’d love to see the froth on the side of their mouths, spewing in senseless anger. Someone should just remind them that God is responsible for everything, and that he works in mysterious ways, haha.

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Oklahoma passed a law forcing details of any abortion to be posted publicly, including age, race, marital status, county in which it was performed. I cannot think of a more disgusting law. I’d expect this from a crazy theocracy, not the US. Oh wait, some states are crazy theocracies. I pity what I would guess to be one of very few black women in Guymon, Oklahoma who needed an abortion. The whole town would know.

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We live in a time of great scientific advance, knowledge and understanding. (Here are three random articles I plucked out in less thanh a minute). But then you have lying, war-mongering, ignorant and very scared God-lovers that are just fucking ruining it for the whole godamned planet. Take these two Republican congressman who say the US should attack Iran first, not Israel. How about realizing that only 1.7% of Americans are Jewish? Nobody seems to care about the 15% that are non-religious…

Haven’t they learn that every single time they have meddled in the affairs of other countries, it has had negative consequences? Israel has nukes, and they’ve proven that they’re very willing to defy every Geneva Convention, every bit of morality, to wage war against Muslims. I understand Iran’s intentions of wanting to defend itself against Israel, although I don’t think anyone should have nukes. Have you noticed that the US is aiding a country that is lining up for a trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity? May we consider, for a moment that US foreign policy has made it “The bad guy”?

Healthcare is but a blip amongst the problems in the US. The economy, and its wars are far more important. But there is such internal struggle between an emotional and ignorant portion of the country and the rest, that even something as blatantly obvious, needed and cost-effective public health care can’t even get through Congress. Fuck me, our Southern neighbours are in a heap of trouble when China comes collecting its debts.

I try to be optimistic when I meet new people like my couchsurfers, when I read about new scientific advance and how we’re discovering new ways of harnessing renewable energy. But it’s things like these that make me very pessimistic indeed.

It’s men like this that give religion the worst of its bad name.

I couldn’t agree more.

Put a Romanian blonde in front of a camera and let her rant:

A.J. Jacobs of Esquire Magazine gives interesting insight of his personal experiment of following the rules in the bible as literally as possible for a full year. There is very interesting insight to be had. I especially enjoy his point from 6:20 to 7:20, 11:18 and 14:28 onward. This guy deserves a tip of the hat.

(Thanks to Luc Archer for the tip!)

The pro-life v. pro-choice debate is an important one to be had. For one who has read the arguments from either side, it is apparent that abortion is a very important topic for many people. Unfortunately, there is usually a gap between debate and a mere exchange of words; it is a topic that has the potential to bring emotion out of the best of us, compromising the proper exchange of ideas.

My opinion on the debate is a complicated one, that has changed with time. In the past, I have been a staunch supporter of pro-choice. Since then I have given way, albeit not completely, to the pro-life aspect of the debate.

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