North Carolina bill claims state governments may establish religion
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“The bill asserts that each state has the right to determine how to apply the Constitution and ‘does not prohibit states or their subsidiaries from making laws respecting an establishment of religion.’” North Carolina Aims to Preserve Government Prayer—by Taking Steps Toward a State Religion
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A Critical Review of "The Bible" (the Miniseries, That Is)
Reposted, with permission, from Theologically Driven.
I wasn’t one of the privileged few who got to pre-screen the History Channel’s miniseries, The Bible, but I thought a retrospective word about the series might be useful for those who didn’t get a chance to watch. Here are a few of my observations, first positive, then negative, in no particular order:
Positively
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Is Attention Deficit Disorder /Hyperactivity rising significantly?
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Is Attention Deficit Disorder /Hyperactivity rising significantly?
Yes, clearly so Votes: 1
Yes, but it is over-diagnosed Votes: 5
Somewhat but not as bad as suggested Votes: 1
No, it has always been bad (but undiagnosed in past) Votes: 0
No, they are going wild with their diagnoses Votes: 8
Other Votes: 2
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"North Dakota has signed a new law prohibiting some abortions as soon as six weeks."
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The New York Times reports that the measure, which is scheduled to take effect in August, will “ban nearly all abortions,” including “abortion once a fetal heartbeat is ‘detectable,’ which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.” In addition, the law also would ban sex-selective abortions and abortions based on genetic defects, such as Down Syndrome.
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