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Like Wings on a Pig

These days, every Christian who is “against homosexuality” (whatever in the name of Monstro’s blowhole that actually means) presents the same argument. That argument is … well, this, taken directly from an email sent me this morning: Would you support a serial adulterer who loves his wife, but is…

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January 16, 2012

Censorship / Editorials / Miscellaneous / Sexuality

Porn without Sexual Repressiveness

By: Geoffrey Yonil Many people use the argument that if you get rid of porn then we'll return to sexual repressiveness and henceforth end up in an age pre-Sexual Revolution when women were still relegated to domestic and maternal duties and men wore fedoras and smoked pipes in bathrobes.…

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January 15, 2012

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Evolving Away From Extinction

By Tom Hastings Conflict can be understood as the motor of change, that which keeps relationships and social structures honest, alive, and dynamically responsive to human needs, aspirations, and growth. (Lederach, 2003, p. 18). When John Paul Lederach writes about conflict, he makes it sound like conflict is our…

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January 12, 2012

Culture / Editorials / Parenting / Philosophy / Prejudice / Relationships / Society

Interracial Dating & Relationships; Right or Wrong?

“The divorce rate of inter-racial marriages is 75%. It is believed that many who engage in mixed unions have profound emotional problems and/or are drug users. Often they seek to mock society's norms or are in rebellion against their parents.

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January 12, 2012

Body / Editorials / Education / Gender / Philosophy / Sexuality / Society

Why You Shouldn’t Spank or Yell at Your Child for Masturbating

By: Andrea Elizabeth There is much to be learned and said for the positive effects of masturbation. So be careful with condemning your children if you catch them in the act or they approach you with questions. Often when you respond negatively to this behavior you can inadvertently perpetuate…

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January 12, 2012

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Drugs, Laptops and Sperm; Future or Not?

So I started out by reading and doing some light research on this article to discuss how the use of anti-depressants have grown off the charts in the U.S. with a 400% increase since 1988 according to a report by C.D.C’s national center for health statistics. We have become…

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January 11, 2012

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You Might Be A Brainwashed Negro If…

Brainwashed Negro: A Black individual who has internalized every negative stereotype about Blacks and their culture and is seething with self-hatred and low self-esteem. Usually believes that the only path to success and true happiness is to marry or assimilate into White culture, hoping to escape the sins of…

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January 10, 2012

Current Events / Editorials / Education / Government / Media / Politics / Science

Fracking Crazy

By Jim Hoover Flaming faucets, poisoned water, chemical burns, and even earthquakes could be a legacy of Dick Cheney, our last Vice President of the United States. His secretive energy agreement with energy company big-wigs during Bush's first term still does widespread damage to Americans; but one corrosive practice…

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January 3, 2012

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Overcoming Adversity; The Creation of ‘Fluid Ink’

Note: "Fluid Ink" is Taboo Jive's 'Facebook Fan page of the Week' kicking off 2012. Please read Rainer's story of how it all got started and follow her work by finding the link to her fan page at the end of her story below...enjoy! - TJ By Rainer Galea…

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January 3, 2012

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Four Psychologists at the Gates of Hell – Military Torture

By ROY EIDELSON, Ph.D. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,”…

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January 2, 2012