301. LA Church 'agrees abuse pay deal'

Comment #56549 by bluebird on July 16, 2007 at 10:23 am

"Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account Heb4:13

There is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known Luke12:2,3"

302. Found: the giant lion-eating chimps of the magic forest

Comment #56382 by bluebird on July 15, 2007 at 2:02 pm

Maybe, "...Yeti in the forest".

303. Found: the giant lion-eating chimps of the magic forest

Comment #56348 by bluebird on July 15, 2007 at 7:46 am

Yorker,
Is there something fishy in Denmark??
More clues~~~~

Search the Web for
Lost Apes of the Congo

304. American Taliban on the warpath against evolution

Comment #56265 by bluebird on July 14, 2007 at 4:40 pm

Merci!!
Avatar facinant.

305. American Taliban on the warpath against evolution

Comment #56238 by bluebird on July 14, 2007 at 3:10 pm

Yea~~
There was an article in May about a guy who supposedly made 'post-rapture letters' for those left behind. Can't find it.

306. The fundamentalist delusion

Comment #56230 by bluebird on July 14, 2007 at 2:50 pm

"bilious farrago of fury"?
Ugh, may the Swartz NOT be with you.

307. Found: the giant lion-eating chimps of the magic forest

Comment #56218 by bluebird on July 14, 2007 at 2:08 pm

The future of Mountain Gorillas in the Congo is not secure either.

www.gorillafund.org
The environment is always a casuality of war.

308. The Republican War on Science Rages On

Comment #56089 by bluebird on July 13, 2007 at 5:03 pm

Larry Flynt has been having a field day recently.

309. Richard Dawkins Replies to David Sloan Wilson

Comment #56046 by bluebird on July 13, 2007 at 2:12 pm

KRKBAB, about 8 months ago a poster said "rock on Professor!". Maybe www.stickergiant.com can make your sticker.

Concerning B.D.'s moniker, it seems profanatory.

310. Transcending God: An interview with Christopher Hitchens

Comment #56019 by bluebird on July 13, 2007 at 10:18 am

automath,
'Aint it the truth!
A la carte: these people want to have their cake and eat it too, how convenient. We see this all the time.

311. The Republican War on Science Rages On

Comment #56007 by bluebird on July 13, 2007 at 7:48 am

Planned Parenthood needs to be left alone to do it's job properly!!
Girls in our H.S. say "wish we had had better sex education in the school";
A group of girls in Texas made their own sex education video to counter Catholic teachings.
This is one area where supply doesn't come close to meeting the demand.
Hopefully the next administration will open the floodgates of reason, progess, etc.

312. The US map of faith

Comment #55793 by bluebird on July 12, 2007 at 10:30 am

DC_Runner
If this map IS correct, then yes it's surprising about West Virginia!!

If everyone moves to the same place, then it's no longer utopia~~~"bloom where you are planted".

313. Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature

Comment #55026 by bluebird on July 9, 2007 at 6:27 pm

Nails, cute post; Rudolph Valentino and James Dean were lusted after, too.
What do females look for? Just a myriad of things.

314. Bill Moyers interviews E.O. Wilson

Comment #54977 by bluebird on July 9, 2007 at 2:27 pm

Fans of tiny critters will enjoy 'Life in the Undergrowth' and 'Micro Cosmos'.

315. Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature

Comment #54926 by bluebird on July 9, 2007 at 10:49 am

This article kind of reads like a horoscope, generalized and all over the map.

The anime` our boys read/watch do indeed have very westernized looking females. My husband informed me that Japanese women (ladies de la soir) had breast enhancements to lure occuping U.S. forces.
gordon, do you like modern art, such as Mark Rothko's 'untitled #11'. I admit I didn't read your first few tete`a`tete posts concerning art.
I'm no art/music expert, but sure do apprecitate it!!

316. Won't anyone stand up for God?

Comment #54475 by bluebird on July 7, 2007 at 11:33 am

Off Topic

Logicel, is your avatar a Morning Glory?
It's nice, (and needed)!

317. Scientific Savvy? In U.S., Not Much

Comment #54461 by bluebird on July 7, 2007 at 9:47 am

Agreed, ranjani.
I was gonna bypass that line; maybe it's a reference to the so-called extremists who ram whaling boats or booby-trap trees for loggers?

318. Scientific Savvy? In U.S., Not Much

Comment #54448 by bluebird on July 7, 2007 at 7:19 am

Mais oui, exactement...
Been there, done that.

To paraphrase my earlier posts...
it's partly the 'No Child Left Behind' program, or as a critic calls it 'No Child Gets Ahead'.
Partly the new "Empowered but not Educated" philosophy (can't remember who coined that phrase).

Obviously there are other factors; the end result is we've had to fill in the gaps that our school left; science home-schooling so to speak.

319. Unorthodox Atheist

Comment #54089 by bluebird on July 5, 2007 at 9:47 am

geckoman, yes; at our son's school the assistant principal takes care of that kind of stuff, the principal has bigger fish to fry.

jonecc, yes; c'est vrai!!

320. Richard Dawkins and Alister McGrath

Comment #54063 by bluebird on July 5, 2007 at 6:53 am

Wow,
"it takes of lot of sittin'
to hatch this chicken"!

DrBenway, nice rebuttal.
Also, pleasant avian avatar:)

321. God Hates the World

Comment #52914 by bluebird on June 28, 2007 at 1:45 pm

Sorry Corylus, you're a nice guy, but I get post #200! It's for something extremely trivial:

Dr. Benway, I KNEW your avatar was a tufted tit-mouse (yes, that's its name). I could never catch you to ask.

Happy bird watching...

322. Science of the Soul? 'I Think, Therefore I Am' Is Losing Force

Comment #52797 by bluebird on June 28, 2007 at 5:26 am

Our teenage sons know that the idea of a soul is complete blatherskite!!

One son wrote on a school project "I have no soul"; the teacher crossed it out and wrote "yes you do". Aaaarrrgghhh.

323. Doctors' beliefs can hinder patient care

Comment #51555 by bluebird on June 23, 2007 at 11:36 am

S.O.S.
Au contraire, thorns in a bed of roses.
As I stated in another thread, women want control of their reproductive issues ( in reference to the article). This includes contraceptives, EVERYTHING. Shame on anyone past and present who has ever embarrassed, or hindered girls/women who tried to exert control of their bodies.

324. Review of 'Growing Up in the Universe' DVDs

Comment #50280 by bluebird on June 16, 2007 at 10:41 am

Huzzah for RD and this DVD; our teenage sons are enjoying this during summer break.

RE #6, nominating him for a NPP in Literature is a fan-tabulous idea.

325. Vatican cardinal calls on Catholics to stop funding Amnesty

Comment #50019 by bluebird on June 14, 2007 at 2:49 pm

There needs to be worldwide accessibility to contraceptives that are readily available, cheap, and easy to use. Most women (perhaps all) want control of their reproductive issues, but this won't happen anytime soon, if ever.

326. Dobson and John MacArthur fantasize about the downfall of America

Comment #48874 by bluebird on June 9, 2007 at 9:48 am

They inadvertently said something crude; such eloquence.


Die s***koph, the "L word" aint goin' nowhere.

A quote from a local dude:
"The closer I get to my tomb,
the less I care who sleeps with whom".

327. Teaching assistant quit in protest at Harry Potter

Comment #48819 by bluebird on June 9, 2007 at 6:06 am

Reminds us of Ms. Mallory (state of Georgia)
who recently said she wanted HP books removed from public school libraries and "may take her case to federal court".

BTW, Harry Potter theme park is due to open in Florida 2009.

328. Chimps Spread the News

Comment #48812 by bluebird on June 9, 2007 at 5:46 am

For anyone interested...

www.savethechimps.org/chimps.asp

329. We of little faith

Comment #48809 by bluebird on June 9, 2007 at 5:40 am

About six months ago a poster made mention of this woman's good work, and pink hair. Nice to see another article, avec photo.

330. Protesting the Creation Museum

Comment #48331 by bluebird on June 7, 2007 at 1:18 pm

A volunteer at a Living History place showed us a lesson plan for 8th grade circa 1900 or so and said "look what kids USED to know at that age"; nowadays would be college entry stuff, if that.

331. Protesting the Creation Museum

Comment #48312 by bluebird on June 7, 2007 at 11:46 am

Part of the problem is the U.S. 'No Child Left Behind' education policy, or as one critic calls it, "No Child Gets Ahead". It has weak emphasis on math/science.

Also, there are too many "empowered, but not educated" classes.

332. Ice Age blast 'ravaged America'

Comment #44547 by bluebird on May 25, 2007 at 4:21 am

I retract nothing.

333. Ice Age blast 'ravaged America'

Comment #44358 by bluebird on May 24, 2007 at 12:20 pm

I understood; it was for any youngsters who might be reading, there's enough ignorance already.
I thought this was a clear-thinking oasis...

334. Lightning damages Jesus statue

Comment #44340 by bluebird on May 24, 2007 at 11:39 am

Will somebody put a statue of Rachel Carson, Carl Sagan, et al next to this one, please!?!

335. Lightning damages Jesus statue

Comment #44324 by bluebird on May 24, 2007 at 11:09 am

They'd say that a potato chip that resembles Richard Nixon is a random act of nature, but, a grilled cheese sandwich with the alleged face of Mary is something to flock to, cry over, then sell on e-bay to the highest bidder.

If we drive past this statue on I-70 during our next camping trip, we'll all give it the evil eye.

336. Ice Age blast 'ravaged America'

Comment #44315 by bluebird on May 24, 2007 at 9:54 am

Facetious, not ironic.

Africa, not South America.

337. Shark virgin birth mystery is solved

Comment #44302 by bluebird on May 24, 2007 at 7:24 am

These guys (and gals) may not be the most attractive ocean critter, but are fascinating. They and their brethren deserve respect and protection.

338. Dental healer finds share of faithful believers

Comment #44084 by bluebird on May 23, 2007 at 9:42 am

These people's cheese have slipped off their crackers!!

339. A galactic fossil - Star is found to be 13.2 billion years old

Comment #44009 by bluebird on May 23, 2007 at 7:16 am

For anyone not familiar with Astronomy Picture of the Day (NASA):

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

340. Prayer can improve physical health

Comment #43805 by bluebird on May 22, 2007 at 5:58 pm

Gott in Himmel, vas dreck!!

There's a shortage of science students in the U.S.; maybe one reason is they know there's a chance of having to "work" with these types of people :(

341. For the God Question, a Biological Perspective

Comment #43774 by bluebird on May 22, 2007 at 2:54 pm

RazzleDazzle 'em ---- 'Chicago'
Bamboozled --- Carl Sagan

Are there any Frank Zappa or Neil deGrasse Tyson fans on this site? Just curious...

342. Mysteries to Behold in the Dark Down Deep: Seadevils and Species Unknown

Comment #43744 by bluebird on May 22, 2007 at 12:13 pm

I think the Pokemon is a Picachu; I'll check with the experts (our boys) about it's powers.

Yes, nothing made-up comes close to what's natural and all around us. Equally fascinating
are the absurd looking critters that are extinct.

We second the motion that this website is grrrreat; it has info that we wouldn't see otherwise. It's a family fave :)

343. Hubble Finds Ring of Dark Matter

Comment #43636 by bluebird on May 22, 2007 at 6:56 am

Anyone interested in Astronomy Photo of Day,
I hope this address/link works! We have it set up as a daily screensaver.



http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

344. Evolution Opponent Is in Line for Schools Post

Comment #43173 by bluebird on May 20, 2007 at 3:40 pm

Marsupials for $500 please Alex...

It's a Tasmanian Devil.

Oh you devil:)

345. Evolution Opponent Is in Line for Schools Post

Comment #43087 by bluebird on May 20, 2007 at 1:49 pm

Hi BAEOZ,
Frankly I don't know! Our boyz lifted the image from the web and transferred it here. This site does have a few photo options/directions; think it's where you register.

Will someone else help please:)

346. Evolution Opponent Is in Line for Schools Post

Comment #43042 by bluebird on May 20, 2007 at 10:31 am

Hi Dr Benway
Glad you like the avian avitar; actually it's just an image lifted from the web.
You must live next to a forest with the variety described. To see Eastern bluebirds, try a large park or better yet out in the country.

347. Pick of the Week: The God Delusion

Comment #43035 by bluebird on May 20, 2007 at 10:06 am

'The God Delusion' is rated as a "staff favorite" at our local bookstore:)

348. Evolution Opponent Is in Line for Schools Post

Comment #42969 by bluebird on May 20, 2007 at 7:18 am

Good thing our boyz will be out of school before the inevitable trickle-down effect. Willard and his type need to stay FAR away from education; stop muddying the waters!!

349. Goodness without Godliness

Comment #42965 by bluebird on May 20, 2007 at 6:39 am

Logicel, merci beaucoup!

350. Goodness without Godliness

Comment #42918 by bluebird on May 20, 2007 at 5:39 am

We do hope there is, or will be an atheist on-line dating service. Our offspring insist their mate be atheist, and here in the so called 'bible belt' the pickin's are slim.