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Get Them While They're Young

Religion is unapologetic in its targeting of children, seeking to capture the minds of our youngest and most impressionable and mold them into their own theological cookie cutters. Seth Andrews video of the same name addresses this issue briefly. In this show, we explore many of the tactics used by Christianity and other religions to attract children, to indoctrinate them and to brand them with specific worldviews. We also speak with Edwin Kagin, National Legal Director for American Atheists and founder of Camp Quest, a secular camp that provides a superstition-free alternative for kids and their parents.

LINKS:

The Thinking Atheist http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/23

Sophia Investigates the Good News Club http://youtu.be/aISnyA6k5Io

Camp Quest http://www.campquest.org

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TPInfo Update

I've updated the TPInfo object on the MUX, and for our players' convenience I'm copying the information here.

#14: Activist Rescue
Contact: Typhoon
Added: Tue Apr 02 2013
Info: Western Asian activist Anwar Assan is being held in Trucial Abysmia prior to execution. Prince Jumal, friend of the Autobots, has asked their help in his release. The Joes, who have some experience in TA brutality, agreed to help as well, especially since Cobra Commander is rumored to be in TA and capturing him would be a nice bonus. Joe intelligence suggests Assan is being held in one of two locations, and his wife is in house arrest in another. Jetfire wishes the Bots' involvement to be kept absolutely quiet (robots in disguise!) to keep from causing an international incident.
Next Scene: Any night Spike is available we can run a rescue operation. Cobra is assisting TA security. Let us know when the best time is to get the most people on and we'll schedule a date ASAP.

#15: Nuclear Harvest
Contact: Typhoon
Added: Tue Apr 02 2013
Info: With the Decepticons' energy reserves in Polyhex destroyed, they need a new way to supplement raids, and fast. Scrapper has worked out plans to build a super-reactor on Cybertron, but he needs energy, equipment, and fissionable materials. To that end, Decepticons are staging raids on nuclear power plants. The Autobots must stop them, not only to keep the Decepticons from getting a new source of energy, but also to keep them from causing an accidental nuclear meltdown.
Next Scene: Any night we can get a couple of Autobots and Decepticons to rub together. There are a few nuclear plans already on the grid, and others can be created on the fly. Anyone can join in on the fun.

#16: Over Hills and Dael
Contact: Typhoon
Added: Tue Apr 02 2013
Info: Syrian rebels have captured the small town of Dael, which is sits on a strategically important north-south highway that connects Damascus to Dara'a. It's a big win in a long war, and a loss of that area is a serious setback for government forces. Desperate, the Syrian government has called in reinforcements: Cobra! G.I. Joe is in position to secretly help the rebels, however, to keep the town from falling into Cobra hands.
Next Scene: Any night there are Joes and Cobras on - it can be one night or ongoing.

zombies and toys: Just Another Zombie Jesus Day

zombies and toys: Just Another Zombie Jesus Day: Happy Zombie Jesus Day! MORE ZOMBIES..... ....Ima Zombie

Gay marriage's corporate boosters - Mar. 29, 2013

Gay marriage's corporate boosters - Mar. 29, 2013

Shattered Glass Accessories

Since Shattered Glass Magnus shares a mold with Optimus Prime, and traditionally benefits from power armor, I think he needs this:
Battle Sentinel Shattered Glass Special Exclusive - Third Party Transforming Toys & Accessories MakeToys

The First Portrait Photograph Ever Made

On a sunny day in October, Robert Cornelius set up his camera in the back of his father’s gas lamp-importing business on Chestnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia. After removing the lens cap, he sprinted into the frame, where he sat for more than a minute before covering up the lens. The picture he produced that day was the first photographic self-portrait. It is also widely considered the first successful photographic portrait of a human being. [...] the words written on the back of the self-portrait, in Cornelius’ own hand, said it all: “The first light Picture ever taken. 1839.” The photo is now a part of the Library of Congress’ Daguerreotype collection.

Read more at http://www.petapixel.com/2011/07/19/the-first-self-portrait-photo-ever-made/#HYsYHQHQzqItZTg4.99

Carols

Ew. Carol season has officially begun. Time to avoid public places and hunker down until Christmas.

Bad news

Wow, it's been a day for bad news. I'm most likely getting surpassed at work, and my aunt's dying and my sister has to move her to hospice and make funeral arrangements. Oy. :(

INTEGRAL - Pet Shop Boys vs. Cybermen

Romney Disses Voters

Romney Disses Voters to Fellow Millionaires: Obama Voters Are Free-loaders (Video)

Personal update

I've been busy, but mostly good. My mom is in the hospital for bipolar disorder, so that has kept my sister and I busy lately taking care of things, but this week things are calming down and I plan to go camping at Lothlorien this weekend, which should be fun. :)

Calls

All these calls today to release orders, and never a call to release the Kraken! + sigh +

Crazy never sleeps

From Tom Tomorrow:

There was far more crazy at the RNC than I could squeeze into my usual cartoon format. Click ... for this week's supersized bonus toon!


"Crazy never sleeps"

Lyin' Ryan: The Media Push Back

Lyin' Ryan: The Media Push Back

Vote VanDoren!

Vote Bunny VanDoren and help the Indiana AIDS Fund!

Gun Control? Dream On. | The Nation

Gun Control? Dream On. | The Nation

"Of course, your average gun enthusiast is hardly tomorrow’s Holmes or Loughner or Page—you have to be mentally ill to commit mass murder—but without a gun, it’s difficult to kill and injure a whole crowd of people, no matter how much you’d like to. Gun advocates have devoted a great deal of ingenuity to trying to discredit this elementary point. And to the extent that gun-control supporters have become depressed and discouraged, they have succeeded."

Religion does not give you the right to discriminate

History Is On Our Side: Why the Federal Contraception Rule is Constitutional

Assassin-in-Chief in the Oval Office | The Nation

Assassin-in-Chief in the Oval Office | The Nation

Oy.  If only I could pretend this only existed in the Shattered Glass universe...

2012.05.09 Mood Journal

Today I'm doing OK. I’m a bit down from breaking up with Nivagi, and my back has painfully seized up twice lately, worse than it’s been in a long, long while. However, I did just have a fantastic time in Chicago visiting my friend Behu for her birthday, and this week should be pretty quiet until I go with Anfo, Jero, and Mars to see Avengers on Thursday. woot!

I have a feeling I’m going to be depressed about the Nivagi breakup for a while. I think it was the best thing to do, and I’m sure she does, too, but it’s difficult for me. We dated for almost four years, and it’s a difficult for me for me to let go. I really should have broken up with her when she started dating Tojo, but since we still had a lot of good times since then, I’m still glad I didn’t.

I’m considering going back to school. I’ve been saying for years that I should go back and “brush up” my programming skills – it’s been ten years since I worked as a software engineer – but it was never a good time to do it “right now.” However, Mars is fed up with things at work and is planning to go back, and studying CS with Mars would be frankly awesome.

Now’s also the perfect time because with the breakups with Nivagi and Trmo, I have six more free days a month – almost a week. If I’m going to start something time-consuming like school, I should do it now before my schedule calcifies into something new and I “don’t have time” again. I really should contact Ivy Tech myself soon and see what they’d recommend. With luck work will pay for it.

According to the SelectSmart.com Belief System Selector, my #1 belief match is Secular Humanism. What do you believe? Visit SelectSmart.com/RELIGION