From the thought-provoking blog Ex-Christian.net. [...] edited by: Ted McLaughlin,
Texas Editor
Twenty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly approved the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This human rights treaty declares that those under the age of 18 must be protected from violence, exploitation, discrimination and neglect. 
I thought the comments made about the president during Bill Clinton's term were pretty bad, and at times some of the comments made about George Bush were probably over-the-top too. But they both pale in comparison to the racist lies and accusations being hurled at President [...] 
This is the Best Church of God folks holding a tongue-in-cheek demonstration against an atheist billboard in Chicago. [...] 
I've always considered myself to have a pretty high tolerance for pain. For instance after being shot in the stomach, I found myself cracking jokes with the EMS Tech on the way to the hospital. But I do have my limits, and I have no doubt' [...] 
The following is a transcript of the evaluation of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by the director of his Psychiatry Residency Program. It was obtained by NPR. The director notes some obvious and troubling deficiencies about Hasan, but then approves his receiving his credentials. He [...]
Sometimes people will do something so stupid that you just know they would be dead if breathing wasn't an involuntary bodily function -- because otherwise there's no way they'd be able to breathe and walk at the same time. Consider this bit of idiocy in' [...] 
A year or so ago, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison decided she wanted to become the governor of Texas. She knew it would not be easy, because she would have to beat the darling of the ultra-right-wing, Rick Perry, to get the Republican nomination. She said at [...] 
In July of 2005, Rep. William Jefferson (D-Louisiana) was caught on tape by the FBI taking a $100,000 bribe. About $90,000 of that money was later found in his home freezer, and the FBI claimed Jefferson had been involved in 11 separate bribery schemes since August [...] 
You've probably seen the NBC show Perverted Justice. It's where some adults pretend to be children on the internet to trap some perverts into revealing themselves. Then when they show up to have sex with the young targets, they are humiliated and arrested. The same sort [...] 
To get a drug approved for use for a specific disease or condition takes years of critical studies which must convince the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that the drug works well for the purpose it is meant to be used for. This is an arduous [...] 
I have put a picture of this beautiful flag at the top of this blog today, because it is a symbol of our country and the ideals of our country. Today is Veterans Day. It is the day we set aside to honor all of our [...] 
I seldom have much good to say about Republicans in Congress. In general, I think they are obstructionist and favor the giant corporations over the rights of individual citizens. But as they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day -- and I think [...] 
I've always thought that Rupert Murdoch (pictured), as rich as he is, was not the brightest bulb on the tree. Now it looks like he's out to prove that by limiting access to the online sites of his news organizations like the Wall Street Journal and' [...] 
House Democrats passed their version of health care reform on Saturday night. It was not the bill I wanted since I favor a government-run single-payer system, but it is not a terrible bill. It does accomplish some health care reforms that were badly needed such as [...] 
At 11:00pm (EST) last night, the United States House of Representatives took a final vote on the health care reform bill. At 11:15pm, the vote ended and the bill had been approved by the narrowest of margins. The final vote was 220 - 215.
Yes, I know the federal government says the unemployment rate is now 10.2% -- up from 9.8% after the country suffered a net loss of another 190,000 jobs in October. And that is a very scary figure in itself. After all, it shows nearly 16 [...] 
