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• What About Dust and Ashes?

  

  then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature (Genesis... Read more

  The 28 August 2015 by   Elizabethprata
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• John Oliver Takes on Prosperity Televangelists: Why Does It Take a Non-believer...

  

  HBO's John OliverYesterday I wrote about a so-called conservative so-called pastor collecting a very large salary. No, it's not Joel Osteen. Read more

  The 26 August 2015 by   Elizabethprata
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• “That’s Not True, but Even If It Were…”

  So many debunking-type conversations that we have go like this: “But gay parents will raise gay children!” “Actually, children of same-sex couples aren’t any... Read more

  The 22 August 2015 by   Brute Reason
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• John MacArthur Confronted by Intruder Mounting the Stage During Sunday Service

  

  On Sunday, August 16, an intruder wearing a backpack mounted the pulpit at John MacArthur's Grace Community Church while Dr MacArthur was preaching the Sunday... Read more

  The 19 August 2015 by   Elizabethprata
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• How ‘The Bachelorette’ Proves Slut-Shaming Is Alive and Well

  

  Kaitlyn Bristowe Ok, I’ll admit to watching an episode or two (or six) of The Bachelorette this season. For those who haven’t watched, the show focuses on one... Read more

  The 18 August 2015 by   Juliez
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• The Surprising Effect of Low Wage Work on Reproductive Rights and Health

  

  Wikimedia Many people think a low-wage worker is a young adult making minimum wage to earn a bit of pocket money or save up for college. Read more

  The 17 August 2015 by   Juliez
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• Appealing My Excommunication

  

  Previously: Why I Grieve For Boyd K. PackerA number of people have expressed a desire to read the appeal regarding my excommunication from the LDS Church, but... Read more

  The 16 August 2015 by   Rockwaterman
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• Blackaby's Experiencing God: If We're to Find out Where God is at Work and Join...

  

  I was a baby Christian when the church to which I belonged at the time fell under the hoopla regarding Henry Blackaby's "Experiencing God" study (published in... Read more

  The 13 August 2015 by   Elizabethprata
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• The Problem With Emphasizing Women’s Progress in STEM

  

  Intel / YouTube I saw it in middle school, and later in high school: If the girls in my class didn’t excel in science, no body was surprised, since girls are... Read more

  The 10 August 2015 by   Juliez
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• Goodbye, Ed

  Yesterday, Ed Brayton, one of our cofounders, announced that he is leaving FreethoughtBlogs and moving to Patheos: So why am I leaving? Also omnipresent since... Read more

  The 07 August 2015 by   Brute Reason
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