By Louis A. Ruprecht, Religion Dispatches On November 2, 1984, Velma Barfield became the first woman to be executed in the U.S. since 1962, and the first to be executed in the State of North Carolina after the nationwide moratorium on the death penalty was lifted in 1976. She was…
By: Thomas Drendil WHOF's mission: To make everyone equal, because equal rights aren't equal until everyone has them! Since 2010, Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook (WHOF), with a simple yet powerful message and virtual platform, has been combating the negative imagery that many gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals have…
By: Josh Bin Instinct is ingrained within us, it is the innate sense built into our genetic coding passed along thousands of years of evolution and beyond for the purpose of survival. We instinctively seek out pleasure, avoid pain, and conserve energy. Everything else within humanity is unique. Unique…
By: Ryan Kohlsdorf Religion has always been the means for a controversial dinner table conversation. In fact, at any social gathering you are assured to spark heated debate simply by its mention. However, in recent times it has become increasingly attractive to debunk and deny religious doctrines, and rightly…
By: Daniel McCombs "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." –Benjamin Franklin I often overhear people use Franklin's quote to the point that it's become kitsch and meaningless. It seems like people only use it for its convenience…
Just for the record, at the time of this bit being posted we're approaching the end of March, 2012. In an effort to get some answers and feedback on some of the more controversial topics facing our nation today, we decided to ask our fans and following audience on…
By: Cassandra Melano Pagan Liberal is a Facebook fan page for those with a particular taste in both theology and politics. It's not for the faint of heart, nor the conservative of spirit. But rather embraces the openness of life through celebrating progressive liberal attitudes that extol the connectivity…
Eminem uses the song to refute critics who have accused him of promoting violence to young people, saying that committing a crime is ultimately up to the offender.
By: Dan Mitchells Johnny Suede is that odd combination of surrealism and melodrama to the point that it was humorous—though I'm not quite sure whether the humor was always intentional. Made back in 1991, the same year Brad Pitt (the main actor) dazzled audiences with his performance in Thelma…
By: Samuel Bontin Illogical Thoughts by Someone Too Young to Think is the first book of author Robert Mynatt, a young writer with few pretentions of his writing ability, and who happens to write for Taboo Jive as well. Illogical Thoughts is the inception of a fledgling career that…