I was reading an article earlier by an atheist who went off on his fellow atheists for childish Facebook pictures created to make religious people (Christians) feel stupid. I wish I could find the article again. I looked but to no avail. Anyways, the main thrust of his article wa …
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In the 1970’s, the Gaia hypothesis was born. Initially, the hypothesis was met with great skepticism but since then it has gained a lot of traction in the scientific community. Basically, the theory states that the Earth and everything on it, act as a sort of self-regulati …
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It truly amazes me to read any political paper in the U.S. The sheer amount of needless bigotry, in-fighting and waste of resources is truly astounding. For example, on the New York Times' political front page you can find titles such as Unions That Divide: Churches Split Over Ga …
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It looks like young people once again had to show the adults of a religious organization - this time a Catholic school - how to be tolerant and compassionate to their fellow human beings. Lexington Catholic high school wouldn't allow Hope Decker or Tiffany Wright into their prom …
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Ever do something on a gut instinct or a hunch? If so, maybe you have some sort of sixth sense or extrasensory perception which is commonly known as ESP abilities. You may or may not believe in ESP. I know I have some serious misgivings about it (being the skeptic that I am) but …
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Mother's Day is nearly over (it may be over by the time you read this) and hopefully all the News Vine mothers had a spectacular day! How did your day go? I'll go first...but being a father I have to tell it from my point of view, although the wife seemed very pleased with her d …
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I ran across a video by Dan Savage that said monogamy was ridiculous. Having always been monogamous and never having a particular problem with it, I kind of gave my head a shake and decided to watch it anyways.
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Many Christian leaders are deaf to the cries of the young people who would form the next generation of churchgoers and it's going to destroy their faith if they keep it up. We've all heard the term 'culture wars' and while church leaders sometimes like to portray it as a fight b …
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Paige Sultzbach plays second base for the Mesa Prepatory Academy. The school didn't have a girls softball team so she tried out for the boys team and made it. Her team went undefeated in the regular season and they were set to play in the finals where they were supposed to play …
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I had an interesting exchange on Sunshine Girl's latest article. Her article was superbly written by the way. One of the best I've ever read on the Vine, actually. The gist of it was whether religion made people do immoral things. I hope Sunshine Girl doesn't mind me using her po …
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A big decision came down from Colorado's Court of Appeals where a lower court's decision was unanimously overturned in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundations bid to have the Colorado Day of Prayer proclamations from 2004-2009 ruled as unconstitutional. Here's a bit of wha …
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This is probably going to turn into a rant. We seem to always talk about how much we value freedom, equality and fairness but it seems like we're generally talking about ourselves and not other people or other groups. The North Carolina vote on an amendment to the state constitu …
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I just got back from watching the Avenger's. Don't worry, I won't give away any spoilers. But holy crap that was an amazing movie. Up until now, there was Lord of the Rings and somewhere beneath it was every other movie. I have to say, Avenger's is right up there with LoTR. Growi …
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North Carolina recently proved why a majority shouldn't be able to vote on the rights of a minority - it ends up shaming the entire state and country. The ignorance displayed by the majority in this case is telling. Not only would the amendment limit the rights of same-sex couple …
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I think many atheists ponder the reasons why religious people believe in their chosen religion. I think sometimes we get caught up in calling it a 'delusion' like Richard Dawkins did in his book The God Delusion or we focus on the harmful effects religion may have on society at l …
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Some people get confused between an 'atheist' and an 'anti-theist'. To be an atheist, you simply need to lack a belief in a deity. To be an anti-theist, you need to deliberately oppose theism. Many atheists are indifferent to God belief and some even support the belief in God or …
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In this article, I'm going to attempt to present you (hopefully in the most unbiased manner as possible) with three arguments and ask you to choose which argument you find the most compelling or true. I also hope theists won't be shy about voting and making their voices heard in …
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Some Bradford County citizens took a nice long whiz on the constitution by erecting a six ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments at their County Courthouse in Starke. They gleefully relieved themselves on the constitution during a ceremony held to commemorate the Nat …
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Most of us have heard of the multiverse hypothesis where our universe is one of many universes all sitting close together but not able to actually interact with one another. If you picture a bubble bath where each bubble is a separate universe that will give you an idea of what …
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Segregating non-Christians during the reading of the Lord’s Prayer to start the school day in a secular public school is the solution that Sturgeon Heights Public School thought was the most appropriate response to complaints. Last year Luke Fevin complained when he f …
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The Census numbers for May 2012 are out and almost every Christian religious group in America seems to be reeling from losses. The one significant exception are the Mormons who have had a 45.5% increase in growth between 2000-2010. Surprisingly, the fastest growing religion in Am …
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Sometimes I get some pretty interesting email. Some are hateful, some are nice and some just have me shaking my head. This particular email made me shake my head but then I realized that this person isn’t alone and many Christians seem to be totally obsessed with the End T …
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Thanks to fellow Viner and good friend, Kavika, I’ve been doing more reading about Native Americans than I ever have before. I thought it would be fun to put together (from my limited knowledge) a list of some of my favorite historical Native Americans. 3: Geronimo
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It continually amazes me when someone pipes up and says Christians are being persecuted when there is a story about Christians violating the constitution and as a result, meet up with some resistance. Earlier today, I seeded an article about a National Day of Prayer event that wa …
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Here I was, reading about the 5000 year old Iceman mummy and how scientists were able to extract blood from the wound that ended up killing him (it was an arrow wound that did him in) when I started to think about who I considered to be the greatest warriors of all time. Man, the …
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I was reading an article earlier by an atheist who went off on his fellow atheists for childish Facebook pictures created to make religious people (Christians) feel stupid. I wish I could find the article again. I looked but to no avail. Anyways, the main thrust of his article wa …
Researchers studying a giant eight metre pliosaurus found evidence of an arthritis like disease in its jaw. Usually capable of ripping other dinosaurs to bits with its 20cm teeth, the gammy jaw would eventually have stopped her feeding and led to her death 150 million years ag …
The conservative campaign against gay rights is equally impossible to justify, in terms of America’s Founding philosophy of natural rights. Unable to come up with any Lockean liberal reason why citizens of a democratic republic should be discriminated against, on the basi …
Bosnian Serb Leader Faces War Crimes Charges By MARLISE SIMONS and ALAN COWELL
A 12-year-old boy is being called a hero after he risked his life to save his four younger siblings from their burning home, Local 15-TV reports. Justin Jackson was sleeping in the living room with his three younger brothers over the weekend when a fire began in their Milton, F …
Always open, always welcoming, always logical. Your articles and seeds are interesting thought provoking. Even when you're on the "other side", you treat all with the respect they deserve and that is an admirable quality in any discussion.
Grisham, thanks for the great articles that you post. I find them very interesting and enjoy your take on them. Keep up the good work.
Waanakiwin niijii
— Kavika
I'm glad your column was one of the first I came across since joining Newsvine. A good member to be a friend with as, for the most part, you attract very interesting people who are for real and not into commenting just for commenting. Thanks for visiting my column.
— PonGoad
Making my rounds to all my listed friends here on Newsvine to wish you all happiness this coming new year and many more to come!
Penn 2012 and beyond!
Happy New Year and Peace on Earth Mate.
Happy Holidays, buddy. :)
Hey Grisham! You working on your next article?
Glad to be one of your friends. FIGHT ON!
Hoka Hey
Thanks for the FR! Your articles are very intriguing and really make me scratch my head to figure out a proper comment. Keep up the good work!
Wow, Grisham, you're doing some great things here. Thanks for being such a great friend and one of the gang. See ya on the Korner.
Thank you for the FR. It is greatly appreciated. :) Take care, friend.
Dear Friend Grisham: You are one of the first people I met on the Vine.
You are a true gentleman. A thoughtful writer and poster.
Would that all Viners display the open mindedness, sense of fair play, and willingness to address issues without the need to vilify those whose positions are not seen as compatible.
For you it is the pursuit of truth, not winning an argument that is most important.
This is not a weakness. It is your greatest strength.
G-d bless you my friend. Enoch.
Thank you for joining my groups. I really enjoy your articles and come to your page to read and vote often. Keep up the good work! =)
Welcome to Newsvine!
— McSpocky
Really interesting articles. Sending you a friend request and an invite to Vampires, Werewolves & Zombies. Hope you accept and hope to see you around. :)
Grisham:
When are you going to "fill out a bio" i.e. include some profile information? Not that it is a requirement, not by any means.But I am very curious about that critter in your photo! An eye. Dark pupil. Brown iris, everywhere else a deep blue, framed with a rather unusual complexion!
I agree with EVERYTHING you said....Well put.
It is Not hard to see why other Countries want Nukes,,, Everytime there is some Problem that Americans don't like, whether over Oil or Other countries wanting what we have,, it is Nuke them. Nuke Them,, How many times do you hear that..How about this, if you have guns, we want them also, if you have bombs,, we want them also, if you have Nukes well.. You get the Idea.. We are going Broke Attacking Other countries... Look it up on Google,, What other Country in the World has Military Bases in Other Countries??? Of Course we are Imperialist's
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