Archive | July, 2010

Palestinian family evicted from their home of 70 years by Israeli settlers

by on July 29, 2010 in News, Rants


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Palestinian family evicted from their home of 70 years by Israeli settlers

Peace in this region seems to be but a myth. Israeli settlers took over a Palestinian home in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City today, evicting about 45 members of an extended family which has occupied the building for more than 70 years. The settlers claimed to have documentation to prove they had purchased [...]

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Anxiety and Depression: Not just Mental

by on July 26, 2010 in Essays, Images, Personal

Anxiety (via Morguefile)

Yeah, sure. Anxiety and depression affect one emotionally and mentally but it surely doesn’t end there. I have had stomach digestion issues and minor (usually) headaches for as long as I can remember, even as far back as those days when parents assured children they didn’t get headaches. Being that my stomach is a much [...]

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If we’re all god’s children…

by on July 21, 2010 in Images

god's children

If we’re all God’s children. What’s so special about Jesus? Never mind the punctuation error. It’s still funny. Found via Reddit.

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A Palestinian man is jailed for rape after consensual sex

by on July 21, 2010 in News


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A Palestinian man is jailed for rape after consensual sex

Racism between groups who look alike doesn’t make it any better. A court in Jerusalem has made international legal history by jailing Sabbar Kashur, a 30-year-old delivery man from East Jerusalem, for 18 months. He was convicted of “rape by deception” following a criminal trial that has drawn criticism from across Israel. Rape by deception? [...]

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The Skeptic Movement surely could use more People of Color

by on July 21, 2010 in Images, Rants

Rose-Wendy-Jennifer

A little over three years ago, I wrote a piece entitled “Why Aren’t More Women Atheists?“. After attending The Amazing Meeting this year and receiving a comment from my friend Wendy (pictured just below, center) reminding me of this, I decided to revisit this notion. There have been a great deal of lady atheist and skeptic bloggers [...]

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PZ Myers on Strike? Nooo!

by on July 20, 2010 in Images, News

On Strike

Yep, the rumors on Twitter are true, PZ Myers is on strike! Science Blogs and Seed Media Group surely are making a huge mistake with this Pepsi ad…err I mean sponsored blog. It’s come to this. We’ve been facing a steady erosion of talent here at Scienceblogs, with the loss of good people like Carl [...]

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Water pipes banned for Gaza Women by Hamas

by on July 19, 2010 in Images, News

Hookah Lounge

I’m not whole-heartedly surprised in this one but, nonetheless, its still offensive and unfair. GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – The Hamas-run government in Gaza on Sunday said it had banned women from smoking water pipes in public, as fear of the police drove many cafe owners to extinguish the popular pastime. “The police have [...]

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