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A Light in the Darkness: Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives in Florida Shooting

February 16th, 2018

America's recurring nightmare has sadly become a predictable affair. A crazed gunman decides to go on a rampage. The media milks the shooting story for all it’s worth. Arguments about gun control dominate the headlines. We say “this cannot happen again,

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Televangelist Calls Flu Shot Useless, Says Jesus Will Protect People

February 9th, 2018

According to popular Texas televangelist Gloria Copeland, there’s not such thing as a flu season. Despite an overwhelming medical consensus from physicians, and a particularly nasty strain of the disease making the rounds this year, Copeland insists the flu season is a myth.

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Ohio Outlaws Abortion for Babies with Down Syndrome

January 5th, 2018

Ohio has passed a bill which will institute a state-wide ban on abortion for babies with Down syndrome. The new law stipulates that abortion can no longer be authorized based solely on the fact that a fetus has Down Syndrome. Instead, affected babies must now be carried to term.

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Disney Magic: Dying Man Finds Kidney Donor When Plea Goes Viral

January 2nd, 2018

A combination of Disney magic, the power of social media, and the kindness of strangers has changed the life of one single father from New Jersey forever, and it all started from a message written on a T-shirt.

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Heartbeats, Safe Zones, and Jane Does: Abortion Rights in 2017

October 30th, 2017

It’s been 44 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided to extend a woman’s right to privacy to include the decision to have an abortion. However, the issue only seems to have become more divisive over time. Every year since the 1973 decision, opponents of

Political & Religious Controversy 150 Comments

The A.I. Deity That Will Threaten Life as We Know It

October 29th, 2017

One Silicon Valley engineer believes he has discovered God. That engineer, Anthony Levandowski, has formed a new religion to create and worship an artificial intelligence program.

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10 Signs Your House Might Be Haunted

October 13th, 2017

It’s October, the time of the year where people decorate their porches with cobwebs, scarecrows, spiders, and other ghoulish items. But for some houses, the spooky activity doesn’t stop when Halloween ends.

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Satanic Temple Suing Missouri Over Anti-Abortion Laws

September 14th, 2017

The Satanic Temple is filing a lawsuit against the state of Missouri, alleging that the state’s anti-abortion laws violate their religious beliefs. The conflict began when a Missouri resident and Satanic Temple member (referred to in the lawsuit as “Mary

Political & Religious Controversy 185 Comments

One Way to Get Rid of Drug Dealers: Shoot ‘Em

August 24th, 2017

Drug dealers are not exactly model citizens, but do they deserve to die? In the Philippines, the answer is a resounding “yes”. Upon taking office, the country’s president, Rodrigo Duterte, instituted a uniquely violent strategy to combat the country’s

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Pope Francis Cracks Down on Catholic Euthanasia

August 22nd, 2017

Pope Francis is trying to crack down on euthanasia in Catholic-run charity clinics. Earlier this month, he issued a decree ordering an organization to stop practicing euthanasia on patients in their psychiatric centers.

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