Election 2012 and the rising gender gap
Political commentator and statistician Nate Silver reports in the The New York Times 'FiveThirtyEight' blog that the gender gap is nearing historic highs. Silver states thatFull Story →
View ArticleAmerican Atheists rolling billboard brings attention to controversial Mormon...
A mobile billboard being toted around the country to the same venues as the Romney campaign is causing controversy for it's message, which statesFull Story →
View ArticleSurreptitious anti-Obama DVD surfaces in Florida and Ohio, angers both Dems...
News station WPTV reports that some residents have received a DVD in their mailboxes with the words 'A must-watch DVD' as part of theFull Story →
View ArticleBilly Graham's ministry encodes advertisements with political endorsement
A press release from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) charges the Billy Graham Evangelical Association (BGEA) with "blatant politicking" in response to full-page advertisements placedFull...
View ArticleVirginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli's extremist views
Last week, we ran a story involving Ken Cuccinelli's claim that an investigation should be launched because Obama lost to Romney in all of the statesFull Story →
View ArticleThe 'nones'— those not affiliated with religion — helped Pres. Obama win 2nd...
In October, the Pew Research Center reported that the number of "nones" — that is, those who are not affiliated with organized religion —Full Story →
View ArticleA physicist and popular sci-fi writer speaks out: The religious right's bible...
This weekend, I had the opportunity to meet James C. Glass. He's got an impressive background, having a 35-year career as a professor ofFull Story →
View ArticleVirginia GOP Attorney General asks for review of recently overturned...
On 4 December 2012, The God Discussion reported on a story involving Virginia Attorney General, Republican Ken Cuccinelli's claim that an investigation should beFull Story →
View ArticleScripps-Howard columnist Star Parker says slave plantations run by liberal...
Amid a discussion regarding slavery on the Fox News program 'Hannity,' Scripps-Howard columnist Star Parker made a statement alleging that liberal Democrats were slaveFull Story →
View ArticleVirginia abortion clinic closes as new GOP laws take effect
Virginia is back in the news again. The God Discussion has been covering the Virginia GOP's efforts to control a bevy of personal choicesFull Story →
View ArticleScientific consensus bolsters cause of climate change to be humans
Thousands of peer-reviewed papers from various scientific journals have been surveyed, finding that a resounding 97.1% of scientists agree that climate change is causedFull Story →
View ArticleRhode Island Governor switches from Republican to Independent to Democrat
Governor Lincoln Chafee has made a change, again. He is now officially a Democrat, switching from his designation as an Independent. The switch isFull Story →
View ArticleJournalist Helen Thomas dies at 92
Veteran journalist Helen Thomas, known for aggressive questions and strong opinions, passed away in her apartment. For nearly five decades, she had been the face of journalism at the White House,...
View ArticleFederal, state ethics complaints against NOM, Iowa Family Leader, Santorum...
Last month, gay rights activist Fred Karger filed a complaint in Iowa against the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a Washington, D.C.-based organization that opposes same sex marriage, saying...
View Article40 percent of Americans talk about politics and religion at work
Politics and religion are often considered taboo in the workplace because of their potential to create conflict. A new poll commissioned by Workplace Options, however, reveals that four out of ten...
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