Meet (awesomely named) Dawn Hawkins. She is executive director of Morality in Media, which (according to its website) is “the leading national organization opposing pornography and indecency through public education and the application of the law.” As Dawn recounts in the video below, last month, while she was flying on Delta…
"The best two things women can do to utilize their strength in this country is to organize in solidarity for their legal rights and use their power in voting for the political party that best supports their interests" - Unknown All the controversy surrounding reproductive rights in the U.S. has woken…
By OcJim The issue of energy policy seems to bring out the dippers, the deniers, and the dupes. James Inhofe, the Senator from Oklahoma, is a denier of climate change and an airplane dipper who last year landed his aircraft at the closed Cameron County Airport in Port Isabel,…
By: Ivory Fleur I was so nervous that I was shaking. I think the girl behind the counter mistook me for underage because of that. Or maybe it was just a rule, but I didn't see her card anyone else who came in before or after me. I studied…
Last year saw the debut of a new children's TV show in Britain, adapted from a successful series of children's books, as a lot of kid's TV is. The only trouble is that, rather than being yet another show about talking animals who repeat the same moral messages Sesame Street…
Thanks to Religionnerd.com for sharing. By Gregory L. Reece, PhD The sound began down deep in his chest, rose to a growl in his throat, and then forced its way between his lips as a snarl. The coarse silver hair on his neck bristled. His ears, covered with the…
Each verse describes the isolation and suffering of a child, two of whom have a physical abnormality; a boy whose hair has prematurely whitened from shock and a girl covered in birthmarks. The third child is a boy whose parents take him with them to their church, where they 'shake…
By: J. Elizabeth Lawrence Day One The first post-it read: Dearly beloved I have dearly departed. She pushed the bright yellow square against his door and wandered out of the house. The sun was glowing orange on the horizon, announcing the new day. It had been a year and…
By: Daniel Bisch Does science and mathematics accurately reflect the reality of life? Of course, this is opposed to subverting essential qualities of life. Can it be arguably asserted that science and math even have a rightful place within society? The question might seem obvious, and you may think…
Emily hugged her knees to her chest a little tighter. It was going on eleven pm. Eight hours, it was her mantra. In eight hours the sun would crack through the March sky and give her some relief, some warmth and some safety. She hated the night time with…