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    Christian martyr complex vs. atheist martyr complex

    On a number of occasions I've seen stories about people with a Christian upbringing being harangued by pastors or others about the virtue of never denying God, even in the face of death. I remember a story about one of the victims of the Columbine shooting in '99, a girl who was supposedly...
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    Should trying to conceive a child be made illegal if personhood starts at conception?

    http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/pregnancy-miscarriage The chance that a person is killed involuntarily is way too high. Let's take a conservative estimate and say the number is somewhere between 10% and 50%. In 2015 there were almost 4 million live births in the United States. That means that...
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    Explosions in Brussels

    Both the metro system and Brussels airport were the target of apparent terrorist attacks. It's unclear as of now how many victims there are. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35869254 https://www.rt.com/news/336519-explosions-hit-brussels-airport/
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    French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo attacked in Paris

    At least 11 people killed by unknown attackers with machine guns. Very shocking. :( At least 11 dead in shooting at office of satirical French magazine | Fox News At least 11 killed in shooting at office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo - CNN.com French satirical magazine attacked...
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    Plea from a child to a King : Stop Child Euthanasia

    In the below video Dr. Paul Saba urges king Philippe of Belgium to not sign the child-euthanasia law if it passes through parliament this week. Dr Saba, a Quebec doctor, is father of the four year old featured in the video. Belgium's child euthanasia law is basically an expansion of the adult...
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    blasphemy laws

    Muslim nations are demanding international limits on anti-Islam speech. Suppose the UN gives in and global anti blasphemy laws are in effect. Any critique of Islam could become hate speech. Likewise any critique of Christianity could become hate speech. Though I'm confused as to how that would...
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    faith healer pulls leg

    Are faith healers who claim to be able to lengthen legs scam artists? Or could they pull of this trick without knowing it's trick? Derren Brown Exposing the Fake Faith Healing Leg Trick - YouTube Isn't this the weakest miracle you could ever imagine? Ps. I've also seen this done without...
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    Jesus, slavery and multiple choice

    I was interested in finding out what christians think of ex-christians and I found this video: ‪Generation EX Christian‬‏ - YouTube The author of 'generation ex-christian' is interviewed. It's not really interesting save for this exchange: 4:32 - 4:50 "They had a lot of...
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    closed mindedness & transcendental beings

    Non believers are sometimes accused of being closed minded. And I'm not talking about atheists alone. A person who doesn't believe in ghosts might be called closed minded by a person who does believe in ghosts. But in my opinion it is the ghost believer who is being closed minded. To me closed...