2000 words or 2 pictures: something to laugh at

Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 12:11 AM EDT (unlikelybanter.blogspot.com)

You've got to be able to laugh at yourself. These people can,

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AFSCME backs Dayton's gubernatorial bid. The race to govern Minnesota is underway | StarTribune.com

Seeded on Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:34 PM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

The permanent campaign continues. In Minnesota, over a year away from the governors race, multiple Democrats and Republicans looking to replace Tim Pawlenty have starting popping up.

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River ramblers live year round on houseboats in the Mississippi just downstream from Saint Paul | StarTribune.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:21 AM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

There's a part of me who's jealous of the freedom and there's a part of me who sees this as a great goal once the kids are grown. Wouldn't it be neat to live on a houseboat. Maybe not with a baby around; but hey maybe someday.

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Vatican moves to make way for traditional Anglicans -Times Online

Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:56 PM EDT (The Times)

In a surprising move the Vatican is making space for Anglicans to enter into the Catholic church while still keeping some liturgical elements of their past.

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"Illegal Alien" Halloween Costume Debated - CBS News

Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:50 PM EDT (CBS News)

Here we are in a nation with no secure borders and no consistent national immigration policy to help us better face that reality. Its time to get serious about this situation starting with the businesses that profit from illegal immigration.

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A Bitter Rift Divides Atheists : NPR interviews with proffesional athiests curiously cancelled

Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:31 PM EDT (npr.org)

A key group supporting atheism, the Center for Inquiry, is undermining free speech while trying to hide a rift within its ranks. NPR had the guts to follow through on the story.

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Rep. Walz Ahead Of The Pack In Campaign Donations from Minnesota | keyc.tv

Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:23 PM EDT (KEYC.tv)

As the campaign for congress next year starts to loom on the horizon a whole of of people are starting to raise funds. One representative stands ahead of the rest of the Minnesota delegation with more in state funds than others.

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Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis - Arch-Bishops invitation to the Future Planning Process

Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:49 PM EDT (archspm.org)

There's no time to waste inviting Christians (regardless of denomination) into discussion about the future church. Numbers in worship and religious education are in decline. Older adults represent the largest and fastest growing part of the church.

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Interracial couple denied marriage license by a Lousiana Justice of the Peace. This pastor will gladly help them find someone to perform their wedding.

Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:44 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

In a step back 50 years in time a Louisiana justice of the peace has refused a marriage license for an interracial couple. The headline made me do a quick double take.

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Conservative Bible Project - Conservapedia

Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 11:48 PM EDT (conservapedia.com)

A conservative group uncomfortable with the Bible is trying to make it more conservative.

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The shape of religious life on campus may give reason for the church to have hope in the future. AAC&U News | June 2005 | Facts and Figures

Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:41 PM EDT (aacu.org)

Most American denominations have been in decline in recent years. The good news is that there's hunger among the young for meaning. Will we be ready to announce the meaning that we have found in Jesus, to them, or will we wait (maybe forever) for them to come to us.

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Imagine No Religion: Sustaining Morality Without God; as we move into an increasingly secular age it's good to be up to date on the clearest thoughts out their on the other side of the great debate of faith or no faith | Religion & Theology | Religion

Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:24 PM EDT (religiondispatches.org)

I believe that revealed values that come from outside of us, often called religious values, challenge us to care for more than just ourselves. The question for atheists is can they see the value of the other if they ignore the value of God.

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Do Atheists Borrow Religion's Morality? A vital question in an increasingly secular culture. The New Atheist argue that religious naratives don't matter to the culture as much as the code of conduct that they inspired. The unanswered question is will th

Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:16 PM EDT (religiondispatches.org)

Leading atheists admit that they count on religion, at some level, to keep society together. But have they forgotten the narrative that inspires us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

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Original Art Studio: universal health-care: a canadian's experience

Seeded on Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:52 PM EDT (originalartstudio.blogspot.com)

As the debate continues its great to hear from Canadians about their system's strengths and weaknesses. There's a lot of hay being made about their system's weakness that seem to be missing the strengths that our system is clearly lacking today (i.e. coverage for everyone,

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Judge: Sleepy Eye boy to continue chemo treatments

Seeded on Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:46 AM EDT (Postbulletin.com)

this story is about more than medicine. Its about faith, parenting, healing, and freedom. The boy is caught in the middle with the state acting as supreme parent overriding his will and the will of his parents.

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a shaky suspension bridge in Iowa.

Seeded on Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:15 AM EDT (unlikelybanter.blogspot.com)

Parents with kids are always grateful for a real place to take their kids in a world full of virtual reality. A bridge over a swift river in Estherville, Iowa fits that bill very well.

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Paul Krugman offers insite on what Sachs is really up to: making money but at who's expense--the rest of the republics

Seeded on Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:13 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The challenge to the business world today is to leave greed behind and work toward the common good.

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Traveling though Southern Minnesota History with Twins + 1.

Seeded on Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:42 AM EDT (UnlikelyBanter.blogspot.com)

on July 3rd and 4th we took in some great historic sites while we celebrated independence day as a family.

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Chapter, verse, text and tweet: how religious institutions communicate in the modern age matters.

Seeded on Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:46 PM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

for 6 centuries religious change and faith have been intertwined with technology. The message is what matter; but we have to find ways to spread it that matter to people listening today.

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don't miss this interview. Peter Schiff predicted the economic collapse and people laughed. Now he's making more tough predictions; are we going to listen?

Seeded on Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:01 AM EDT (thedailyshow.com)

John Stewart seems to have a way of getting the most important ideas out when my local tv station has completed missed the complex issues behind the collapse.

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Underneath the collapsed economy is a bankrupt nation. How the U.S. Surplus Became a Deficit - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:52 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The full cost of 2 wars, tax-cuts, increased spending on healthcare, and now a stimulus package have been paid for with borrowed money. Now that the money's been spent the national debt remains. Having the debt eliminates the easy choices that could lead towards recovery.

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All guilty; all should work to reduce U.S. debt - FairmontSentinel.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Info. - Fairmont Sentinel

Seeded on Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:28 PM EDT (fairmontsentinel.com)

It's getting hard to find any innocent party in the battle to keep the country solvent. Neither party has taken the problem seriously, and now people are starting to get the neither party has acted in a responsible way either in the creation or solution of this crisis.

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GM stock bounced up but it looks like its going to come back down agains soon. Dow Jones NewsPlus - GM Statement Re: Recent Changes In GM Stk Price And Volume

Seeded on Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:37 PM EDT (djnewsplus.com)

Optimistic retail investors hoping to find a bargain have bid up GM, too bad its in chapter 11. Its tempting to invest in hope; but the time hasn't come yet. GM is just trying to remind people that money invested in GM stock isn't related to the new GM.

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Change Global Economics 1 Small Business at a time Join Kiva!

Seeded on Wed Jun 3, 2009 12:15 AM EDT (unlikelybanter.blogspot.com)

I made the loan tonight to someone in Peru using Kiva (www.kiva.org). Any one with a few bucks and a computer hooked up to the internet can do it. Just go to Kiva's website.

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