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  • Are Parents Boycotting Public Schools?

    Take your children out of public schools. That's what James Dobson, founder of the conservative Christian organization Focus on the Family, told more than five million American listeners in a March 28 broadcast of his daily radio show. "In the state of California ... I wouldn't put [a] youngster in a public school," Dobson bluntly stated. His words sparked a campaign that reveals the extent of parental discontent with public schools. Why are they discontented? Some parents worry about the lack of religious or "moral" values; other parents point to low academic standards or bias against male students. (Dobson objected...
  • Creationist museum challenges evolution (Warning: Probably critical).

    04/16/2007 1:45:42 AM PDT · by Jedi Master Pikachu · 59 replies · 1,742+ views
    BBC ^ | Saturday, April 14, 2007 | Martin Redfern
    For some a battle between science and religion is being fought for the soul of America. The Creationists argue God created the world in six days and want their beliefs given equal status to evolutionary science. Across the divide - evolutionist Scott with creationist Ham Petersburg, Kentucky, is in the middle of North America. It is supposedly within a day's drive of two-thirds of the US population. For the rest, it is just 10 minutes from Cincinnati International Airport. That is why it was picked as the site for a new museum, due to open in a couple of...
  • Protesting May Be Good for Your Health

    12/23/2002 8:23:28 AM PST · by Pharmboy · 13 replies · 186+ views
    Reuters health via Yahoo ^ | 12-23-02 | Anon
    LONDON (Reuters Health) - Taking part in protests and demonstrations can be good for your physical and mental health, a new British study suggests. Psychologists at the University of Sussex found that people who get involved in campaigns, strikes and political demonstrations experience an improvement in psychological well-being that can help them overcome stress, pain, anxiety and depression. The finding fits in with other studies suggesting that positive experiences and feeling part of a group can have beneficial effects on health. "Collective actions, such as protests, strikes, occupations and demonstrations, are less common in the UK than they were perhaps...
  • The Gun Debate From Seller's Point Of View

    10/25/2002 8:33:15 PM PDT · by American Preservative · 26 replies · 301+ views
    sfgate.com/San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Friday, October 25, 2002 | Rob Morse
    <p>The Bushmaster catalog contained many .223 cal. rifles which deliver "all the accuracy Bushmaster is famous for," whether the targets are paper bullseyes or varmints -- or, allegedly, 13 humans in the Washington area.</p> <p>The catalog was open, though, to pages filled with replacement barrels.</p>