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Mexican Drug Lord Thanks American Lawmakers for War On Drugs

"I couldn't have gotten so stinking rich without George Bush, George Bush Jr., Ronald Reagan, even El Presidente Obama, none of them have the cajones to stand up to all the big money that wants to keep this stuff illegal. From the bottom of my heart, I want to say, Gracias amigos, I owe my whole empire to you."

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Women told: 'You have dishonoured your family, please kill yourself'

When Elif's father told her she had to kill herself in order to spare him from a prison sentence for her murder, she considered it long and hard. "I loved my father so much, I was ready to commit suicide for him even though I hadn't done anything wrong," the 18-year-old said. "But I just couldn't go through with it. I love life too much."

All Elif had done was simply decline the offer of an arranged marriage with an older man, telling her parents she wanted to continue her education. That act of disobedience was seen as bringing dishonour on her whole family – a crime punishable by death. "I managed to escape. When I was at school, a few girls I knew were killed by their families in the name of honour – one of them for simply receiving a text message from a boy," Elif said.

Creationism is Bad Religion

It’s dead obvious that creationism isn’t science, or even bad science. It’s nonsense. But I’ve long stated it’s also bad religion, because it doesn’t just take faith, it also takes a phenomenal disregard of reality. Moderate Christians should distance themselves from such garbage, as it is a clear distortion of the Bible.

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Man and his 2 sons beat daughter/sister to death because...

she wore make up and talked to a stranger!!!

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Israeli Soldier Says Rabbis Framed Gaza Mission as Religious

JERUSALEM, March 20 -- A soldier involved in Israel's recent military offensive in the Gaza Strip said in published reports Friday that the military's rabbinical staff distributed material characterizing the operation as a religious mission to "get rid of the gentiles who disturb us from conquering the Holy Land".....

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Women talk three times as much as men, says study

It is something one half of the population has long suspected - and the other half always vocally denied. Women really do talk more than men. In fact, women talk almost three times as much as men, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man.

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Creationist (heh) Master of Science (haha) degree (HAHAHAHA)

A Texas state Representative who — you might want to sit down, or maybe even lie on the floor as you read this — wants the Institute for Creation Research to be able to grant Master of Science degrees.

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Why are Atheists evil?

Dubai Jails British Woman for Having Tea with Male Friend

A BRITISH mother of two is being held in jail after being found guilty of adultery - for having a cup of tea with a male friend. Amnesty International says Ms Pearce, who has lived in Dubai for 15 years, is "a prisoner of conscience".

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The Drug War Kills Cops in Mexico and Kids in America

Now here's a moral question: How many Mexican police officers have to die because American parents believe that U.S. drug laws will keep their teenagers from doing something their kids may or may not do whether it is or isn't legal? Follow-up question: Will parents feel safer if the drug cartel violence moves north?

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Lesbians subjected to "corrective rape" in South Africa

Lesbians living in South Africa are being subjected to "corrective rape" and severe violence by men trying to "cure" them of their sexual orientation, human rights groups have said.

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That Jesus sure gets around!

No missing links please

Maryland man develops Christian salt

Did you ever wish there were a Christian version of kosher salt? I thought not. But apparently a retired barber, Joe Godlewski, did.

Godlewski, who lives in western Maryland, has named his new product Blessed Christian Salt. It went on the market this week.

It's simply sea salt that's been blessed by an Episcopal priest, which is kind of an odd choice of denomination when you think about it. I would get a celebrity TV evangelist for more endorsement power. ...

You can buy Blessed Christian Salt on the Internet or in Christian bookstores. Apparently some portion of the proceeds will go to charity, according to an AP story, but no one is saying how much or which charities.

Also according to the AP story, Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, kosher administrator for the Chicago Rabbinical Council, said he doesn't blame Godlewski for seizing a business opportunity, even one that plays on public misconceptions about kosher products. (Certified kosher foods aren't blessed by rabbis.)

If the salt does well, Godlewski is planning to introduce a whole line of Christian-branded products, although so far there hasn't been a large market for the ones already around, like scripture candy and Christian fortune cookies.

Man Stabs Son for Wearing Hat in Church

BALTIMORE — Police said a 58-year-old man stabbed his teenage son after he refused to take off his hat at church earlier in the day.

The father and his 19-year-old son got into an argument on Sunday afternoon.

That's when police said the father went to a car, got a knife and stabbed his son in the left buttock and fled.

The son was taken to University of Maryland Medical Center for treatment. The father's name was withheld pending his arrest.

What would happen if God dissapeared?

US Journalist Arrested In Iran For Buying Bottle Of Wine

Roxana Saberi a freelance journalist has been arrested in Iran, and her father said Sunday she told him in a brief phone call she was detained after buying a bottle of wine. Roxana Saberi, 31, has not been heard from since her last call on Feb. 10, her father, Reza, told The Associated Press on Sunday.

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