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The hand of God
You have to hand it, as it were, to Sarah Palin sometimes, no? Last weekend at a pro-life fund-raising event in Ohio, she noted that other people wrote on their hands, too. Notably: God.
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Her wink always reminded me of those
post-middleweight fight photographs
which appeared in Ring, Life […]
What about birth defects among children born to women who had not had an abortion?
Was it Satan? Or, did God make a mistake?
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THINK PROGRESS.com
“By Amanda Terkel at 1:45 pm
Virginia lawmaker: Children with disabilities are God’s punishment to women who previously had abortions.
Bob Marshall On Thursday, Virginia State Delegate Bob Marshall (R) spoke at […]
science + religion today
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Feb 19, 2010
What Texas Thinks of Evolution
According to a poll conducted by the University of Texas and The Texas Tribune, 30 percent of people in the state believe that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time, and more than half—51 percent—don’t believe that “human beings, as we know them today, developed […]
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Image: (Palin) via article in thinkprogress.com
TODAY - January 19, 2010
Bible codes found on military weapons
Rifle scope with Bible verse inscription (ABC News)
Bible codes found on military weapons
A contractor has been inscribing coded references to Bible verses on rifle scopes for years. The controversy
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My story pales in comparison…
The Vatican has only one chance.
If the Pope’s troops take it the distance, […]
Just don’t tell us how to live, Mark!
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Image: (Claws) via chicesterinc.com (Santa Claus) via planetsave.com
in order to assess blame for the cause of this latest tragedy.
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AFP
The photo shows the horrific, southern California fire.
Look closely.
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Whose face appears in the terrible flames?
Is it Osama?
Satan?
The A.I.G. CEO?
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No.
It is Anthony Quinn as the bedouin leader, Auda abu Tayi,
from the 1962 David Lean classic–LAWRENCE OF ARBIA.
I don’t get it it!
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Image: (Anthony Quinn […]
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Palin Hopes God Will ’show her the door’ To The White House
Huffington Post Nicholas Graham | November 10, 2008 10:00 PM
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Palin refused to say whether she was planning a run for the White House in 2012, but the devoutly faithful governor said she would wait for a sign from God, and that she is confident […]