Pope Benedict XVI to resign
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Botched late-term abortion leaves mother dead
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“Her family took her to a local hospital around 5 a.m., and she died at about 9:30 a.m. She had suffered massive internal hemorrhaging.”
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Do we need more facitilies for the mentally ill & new laws to make it easier to commit mentally ill people against their will?
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Do we need more facitilies for the mentally ill & new laws to make it easier to commit mentally ill people against their will?
Yes (but with cautions to prevent wrongful committals) Votes: 6
No, we shoud leave it as it is Votes: 1
We should make it even MORE difficult to commit people and have fewer facilities Votes: 0
I believe “mental illness” is a misnomer, except when brain damage can be proven Votes: 4
Other Votes: 1
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Richard Dawkins Loses Debate Against Former Anglican Head Rowan Williams
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“a vote taken at the conclusion of the debate ruled that religion does have a place in the 21st century”
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Leaders' national ad exhorts Scouts to avoid 'grave mistake'
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“With Boy Scouts board members potentially set to lift the organization’s ban on homosexual troop leaders and members, some of the nation’s leading pro-family groups ran an ad in USA Today Monday urging the Scouts to stand by their current policy”
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Earned Success Is Key to... Helping the Poor, Scholar Argues
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“Earned success,” Brooks said, “is the belief that you are creating value in your life and value in the lives of other people.”
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If the Boy Scouts allow local chapters to have gay leaders, how will this affect your attitude toward Scouting?
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If the Boy Scouts allow local chapters to have gay leaders, how will this affect your attitude toward Scouting?
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Boy Scouts Were Pressured by Corporate Sponsors to Change Policy on Gays
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“The Human Rights Campaign, a pro-gay rights advocacy organization, told BSA’s corporate sponsors that it would downgrade their ‘non-discrimination ratings’ if they continued to give money to BSA”
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