The Daily Skunk

This is the most motivational thing I have ever seen.
I’m not an emotional person, but even the second time I watched this I wanted to ball like a baby.
It actually gives me some hope for humanity.
World’s Strongest Dad

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I just read that FISA, the gutting of the 4th Amendment to that relic we call the Bill of Rights, passed the Senate, which holds a fantastic 9% approval rating with the American people.
To this news I must make the following comments:
If I had a 9% rating at work, I would be fired. So should [...]

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A Humanist Position on Abortion
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Why Do We Need A Humanist Position on Abortion?

As I read theological perspectives on abortion from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim scholars, I was struck by the fact that I hadn’t encountered a Humanist position. This is particularly interesting to me in light of the fact that Humanism is now [...]

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This is an interesting opinion piece I came across in the NY Times from the past week or two.
It discusses the fact that Barack Obama has renounced Islam, embraced the Christian faith and how this will be seen through the eyes of the Muslim world if he is elected president.
President Apostate?

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“Holding Colleges accountable for Teaching America’s History and Institutions”
Would you believe that no college that was part of this test earned better than a “D+”.
WIth that in mind I bet you wouldn’t expect to find Harvard, Yale and Brown college on the list or the University of Minesota and University of California - Berkeley in [...]

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I wrote this back in college.  (I have always wanted to say that.)  I don’t suspect anyone will ever do this, but if you want to, respond directly to me.  I have only posted this because I think some parts are funny and will get a reaction, especially from the Illinois (no E) skunk lady.
Using [...]

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I agree to some extent with you Odd. But, I do think we should have common goals and work towards them. I do believe all children at the least are created equal when it comes to: Health care, education, and simply put, the best life possible.
To answer the question about wages - even in socialism [...]

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I just finished the movie Bobby.  I recommend you watch it.  It was slow going for me in the beginning, but I was really glad that I watched it all the way through.
I feel he really was a pretty incredible person and found the movie showing some very realistic parallels.
I don’t know anything about him [...]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas
“Xmas” and “X-mas” are common abbreviations of the word “Christmas“. They are sometimes pronounced “eksmas”, but they, and variants such as “Xtemass”, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the pronunciation “Christmas”. The “-mas” part came from the Anglo-Saxon for “festival”, “religious event”: Crīstesmæsse or Crīstemæsse. This abbreviation is widely used but not universally accepted; some view [...]

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I took this quiz today http://www.newstarget.com/gullibility.html
There is only one that I got wrong that I don’t believe really is wrong. I’ll let you guess wich one.
Anyway, here’s an explaination about me according to the test:
score = 73
Learner
As a Learner, you’re smart enough to know better, yet you’re still not fully informed about reality. [...]

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