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The Public Religion Research Institute recently released a new study on the rapid rise of "nones" (people who claim no religion) in the US. Some of their findings... First, "nones" have risen so rapidly they are now the single largest religious category in the US. This is amazing, given...

The trial for the remaining occupiers of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge has begun in Portland this week. You can CLICK HERE to follow Oregon Public Radio's coverage of the trial. Updates to follow as the trial proceeds.

Obama’s soaring approval numbers are very good news for Hillary Clinton His ratings are comparable to the last Democratic President's: Bill Clinton's Approval Ratings. Now compare that with the last Republican President, where he struggled to stay above 30% in his last year: George W. Bush...

How do Trump's own supporters stand up to the "extreme vetting" their candidate wants to put potential immigrants through? Watch....

How We Killed the Tea Party The article is written by an insider who worked for Tea Party organizations and contains some fascinating information. It starts off... And how did they do this? So it did begin as a true political movement, but then... And what did they do with the money they...

Remember all the drama over Oklahoma erecting a 10 Commandments monument at their state capitol? Remember how the Satanic Temple exposed their plan of exclusivity by applying to erect their own statue at the state capitol? Remember how it ended with the 10 Commandments monument being taken...

Trump 2007, W. Bush to blame for Iraq and Hillary is "brilliant" and "a friend" From an interview Trump had with Wolf Blitzer in 2007.... So W. Bush was to blame for the disaster in Iraq. Ok, so what did 2007 Trump think we should do? We should get out? Huh.....that's exactly what Obama...

Donald Trump Is a Scam. Evangelical Voters Should Back Away (CP Editorial) Huh...never knew the Christian Post was part of the liberal media. :think:

Many here will remember Kent Hovind, aka "Dr. Dino", the young-earth creationist, sovereign citizen advocate, and convicted felon. Since he was released from prison there's been quite a lot going on, and some of it overlaps with other prominent issues that have been discussed here. First, his...

It's been one year since the SCOTUS ruling allowing same-sex couples to get legally married. Immediately after that ruling, Christian leaders, politicians, and pastors across the country assured everyone that all sorts of legal consequences were about to befall good innocent Christians. The...

Texas county bans patrol car crosses to settle atheist lawsuit Good form by the plaintiffs only taking $1 each, thereby demonstrating this is about principle rather than money. Funny how, when it's convenient, some Christians are so quick to argue that the cross has nothing to do with...

Watch the video below of a Christian woman street preacher outside a Topeka, Kansas high school, and also watch the reactions of the students around her. My question to the Christians here...do you think she's being effective in helping to bring kids to Christ? Or do you think she's being...

Remember all the brouhaha following the release of the undercover videos that purported to show Planned Parenthood staff violating the law? It's since died down quite a bit with none of the investigations into PP turning up any illegal activities on their part. However, on another front...

If ever there was a sign that things are rapidly changing in the US... Idaho Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter vetoes school Bible bill Ten or fifteen years ago I never would have predicted that such a bill would be vetoed by a Republican Governor....in Idaho, a deeply red state that is fairly...

Mississippi ban on same-sex adoptions struck down The state law against same-sex adoptions was the last of its kind in the United States. Good riddance! :thumb:

I've noticed a little game some of our creationist friends here at ToL have been playing. Specifically, when discussions are a bit vague and general, creationists like to make claims like "science supports creation", "creationism is the superior model", "the data fits creationism perfectly"...

Conservatives and liberals do think differently Research shows different ways of solving everyday problems linked to political ideology IOW, both liberals and conservatives utilize the same sort of gradual, analytical process when solving problems, but liberals also use an intuitive process...

Last week at lunch, some colleagues and I were discussing current events and the topic of creationism came up (the recent primary win by the nutjob in Texas was the impetus). When one of our newer biologists mentioned creationism, those at the table who've known me for a while said with a laugh...

Four Idahoans among 14 newly indicted in 2014 Bundy Ranch standoff Move 'em on (Head em' up!) Head em' up (Move 'em on!) Move 'em on (Head em' up!) Rawhide! Cut 'em out (Ride 'em in!) Ride 'em in (Cut em' out!) Cut 'em out Ride 'em in, Rawhide! Have fun in federal prison boys! :thumb:

HPV Sharply Reduced in Teenage Girls Following Vaccine, Study Says And this part is interesting in how it shows our Puritan roots still haunt us... So Rwanda is doing better than us.....Rwanda! And why are we lagging behind? There's our Puritan roots...can't talk about sex because it...