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We need a strategy, and unfortunately we need it now

Submitted by doh1304 on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 3:02pm

I could start this essay trying to analyze Bernie's strategy - it looks to me like he's accepting that the nomination has been stolen, that Hillary has gotten away with it, so he is moving on to plan B - to transform his movement into a power, and we have to assume something like that, because that is (or could be) the circumstance that we will be adjusting to, but that is not - cannot be - the point. Bernie's plan is Bernie's plan. The movement is ours.

Judging Morality

Submitted by Robyn on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 1:50pm

We don't usually turn to Nashville based evangelical firm LifeWay Research for good news of any sort.

But LifeWay has surveyed 1000 Americans and found that nearly 60% do not believe that it is morally wrong for someone to identify with a gender different than the one usually associated with the one assigned at birth. And the majority do not believe that it is morally wrong to change one's body to match one's gender identity by taking hormones or having surgery.

A majority of Americans reject the view of a creator giving them a gender that shouldn’t be changed.

--Scott McConnell, LifeWay Executive Director

Jill Stein Promotes Homeopathy, Panders on Vaccines

Submitted by WaveyDavey on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 1:31pm

Before I go any further let me state very clearly, the headline is not true. However, it was the headline I was greeted with as I visited one of my favorite websites patheos.com. Being an atheist I usually enjoy reading articles on their Atheist Channel.

The article is here.

New Study Explains Big Pharma’s Opposition to Relaxation of Marijuana Laws

Submitted by CaptainPoptart on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 11:36am

In a new study from the University of Georgia, two researchers have come up with some mind numbing figures about the efficacy of medical marijuana and its opposition by pharmaceutical companies. As reported in the Washington Post:

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