by Damon Martin
No means no, but not if you read the original text of Rep. Chris Smith’s bill, which he introduced to Congress on Jan 20. The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” which he championed sought to further limit government funding of abortions, while also redefining rape under the law by wording the bill to say funding would only be allowed in cases of “forcible” rape.
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by Brett Warner
It’s not easy being the only smartass, largely uninformed Social Democrat in a family of complacent, church-going conservatives – but somebody’s got to do it. In the debut installment of my new SG column Armchair Politics, I’ll be taking a half-assed gander at the week’s political news with the un-researched perspective of an underpaid know-it-all college graduate with a twenty year-old car and $160 thousand dollars in student loan debt. Why does my opinion matter? Because it’s on the internet, duh.
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by Damon Martin
“I burned the candle at both ends and it gave a lovely light”
– Christopher Hitchens
It was a chilly November night when former British Prime Minister Tony Blair took to the stage of Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall to participate in his first public debate since leaving office. His opponent that night was Vanity Fair contributor and award-winning writer Christopher Hitchens, who originally hails from Blair’s home island as well.
Stepping onto the stage looking somewhat more frail than usual, Hitchens sat down opposite Blair, ready to face him in a battle of words focused on the simple question of whether or not religion was a force of good in the world.
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by Nicole Powers
“The thing you loved as a kid is the thing you should do when you grow up.”
– Larry Charles
Real Time comedian Bill Maher and Borat director Larry Charles are men on a mission: to destroy societys blind faith in God. The medium they chose to convey their doctrine is not a dusty old book, but an entertaining documentary which highlights the ridiculous aspects of religion, hence its name, Religulous.
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by Darrah de jour
In the United States, faith-based abstinence-only programs in schools have received $ 1.3 Billion in government funding between 1982-2008. This “save yourself until marriage” agenda has a 90% failure rate. Rationalizing this kind of spending on an essentially faith-based agenda – as opposed to comprehensive sex education, which teaches students about birth control, such as condoms, as well as abstinence – in a country that has a supposed buffer (yeah, right) between church and state begs any thoughtful, sex-loving or even moderately literate human being to ask WTF?
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