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After seeing a similar article that claimed to disprove all religions in a simple dialog, I decided to write my own, this time with more realistic and logical paths of discussion.

My characters for this dialog will be a woman named link and a man named link. Neither is related to their Greek counterparts of the same name. They are just two young people living in our modern world. I have only linked you to their namesakes' Wikipedia articles so that you may further your knowledge on Greek literature.

DISCLAIMER: This is only one possible conversation between a spiritual man and a non-spiritual...
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First of all: This is a preface. It's nearly 2:00 in the morning, I am quite emotional right now, I know this has... well it actually has quite a bit to do with debate, as it concerns the debate about gay marriage, and this is sort of a rant, so I don't know how eloquent it will be or how many run-on sentences it will have (reading back, I see I haven't gotten to a good start as far as run-on sentences go) but bear with me. Please. Even and especially if you disagree, even and especially if you voted for prop 8 because after talking and reading some discouraging blog posts and comments by people...
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posted by ThePrincesTale
Recently in Australia, it has come to light that a mining magnate- Gina Rinehart, also the richest person in Australia- it buying shares in the media company Fairfax. First, let me enlighten you- Fairfax is the publisher of the few media outlets that aren't owned by Rupert Murdoch. In plain terms- Fairfax newspapers are, well, fair. They are balanced. They are impartial.

The Murdoch press, on the other other hand, has a more "tell them what we want" philosophy, rather than a "tell it as it is". It controls much of the media over here.

And onto Gina Rinehart- she was- to be blunt- raised on...
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posted by localpride
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:

In light of your immediate failure to financially manage yourselves and also in recent years your tendency to elect incompetent Presidents of the USA and therefore not able to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas , which she does not...
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Diane Ravitch is the best voice we have. Listen to her.
Diane Ravitch is the best voice we have. Listen to her.
I've been working on an article for a long time, formerly entitled: "The State of Our Nation's Education: Myths and Facts." Now, this article may come about soon enough, and that will be MUCH more of a factual, logical argument, using sources and statistics and data to debunk the lies. But this needed to be said, because I am both emotionally and physically exhausted.

Now, some of you might ask me why I'm exhausted. Most, out of a genuine curiosity, but some because you know I'm a Masters Student, working at a local elementary school. And you think, "Cinders, you're just training to be a teacher....
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Guy Moquet, resistant during World War Two in occupied France
Guy Moquet, resistant during World War Two in occupied France
What can we do? In the past when there has been something we haven’t agreed with, we’ve rebelled against, early bedtimes for example. No, I’m talking about the big wide world and how we as young people must do something to stop it from falling into complete chaos. We cannot vote so what else can we do? If the Edelweiss Pirates can cause so much fuss about Nazism and if Guy Môquet can cause a stir in occupied France then we can too. We must react to show our governments that we are not just binge-drinking, hoodies who carry knives and guns for protection because we are all in gangs who...
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posted by aholic
Hello there.

Here lately there has been a lot of trouble in The Middle East. The people there are angry with Europe and America, but why exactly? Are we cold blooded and don't we care about the values in The Middle East? Some of us might don't, but do the people in The Middle East forget that it's only a few out of thousand billions? Is the only thing the muslims in The Middle East think about is the bad persons here, and is that because that's all they care about? I don't think so.

I think we misunderstand each other all the time. We only see the bad things in each other, but where shall this...
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I found myself watching CBN, (Christian Broadcasting Network) because... Well, I just was. And at first, I wrinkled my nose at it, but the remote was too far away, so I watched it.

Surprisingly, I was impressed, specifically by the author of "UnChristian."

I've always tried to differentiate between the true Christian and the "true Christian," or rather, those who follow Christ's teachings, and those who claim to follow Christ's teachings. But this guy, this author, says he interviewed my generation and found that most of them-- Christian and non-Christian alike-- had six major negative ideas...
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I think I'm tired of statistics telling me that everything under the sun including the sun causes cancer. You can't even turn on the television anymore without a commercial asking if you have these symptoms and prescribing you this specific brand of medication to deal with it!

Facts state that nearly everything you do is unhealthy. Hell, even typing at the computer too long can cause carpel tunnel and bad posture!

I've been watching the fanpop debates with interest, and participating in them. And it seems that the argument "it's unhealthy" or "it's dangerous" comes up often enough. And I'm not...
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I was hanging out in the drama lounge of Hutchinson Hall over at the UW one day, waiting for my class, when a classmate, and drama/chid double major (CHID stands for Comparative History of Ideas) came storming into the room and threw down her bag.

I said to her, "What's wrong?"

She replied, "I cannot believe that they have actually declared this week link"

I frowned, curious, having never heard of this before, but my jaw slowly dropped as she explained what was going on around campus.

"The Muslim Students Organization have had link! Ann Coulter is actually going to come to our campus to give a...
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I wrote this in response to two articles written in my school newspaper... That is what I'm referencing, but it also argues for a reconciliation between faith and science.


WAR: Will there ever be peace between Science and Religion?

A Theological Paper by Carly aka Cinders



Ever since man looked up to the heavens and asked those profound questions “Why? How?” science and religion have disagreed with each other. But should they? Is there a way to reconcile scientific theories with religion?

Upon reading the articles by Thomas Baxter and Robert Comer in the spring 2006 edition of CAC’s The Eagle,...
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