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In the political arena, one side is winning the war on child obesity,” a new Reuters report on the food lobby begins. “The side with the fattest wallets.

— John Robbins: Why Are Twinkies Cheaper Than Carrots?

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If someone told me to write a book on morality, it would have a hundred pages and ninety-nine of them would be blank. On the last page I would write, “I recognize only one duty and that is to love.” And as far as everything else is concerned, I say no.

— Albert Camus  (via fuckyeahexistentialism)

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Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

— Lao Tzu (via vanished)

The BIBLE SAYS if you vote for a democrat and were to die thereafter you would go to hell | Conservative Byte →

Not to put too much pressure on you Christians, but….

Damon, an atheist and graduating senior at Bastrop High School in Louisiana, complained about the prayers scheduled to be part of his commencement ceremony. After consulting with an attorney, the school agreed to drop the prayer. Unfortunately, Damon has since been ostracized by the community and even attacked by a school official in the local newspaper (Mitzi Quinn).

— Damon Fowler is an Atheist Hero

Texas Professor Fired, Threatened After Successful Church-State Complaint Consider a recent case out of Texas. Sissy Bradford, an adjunct professor of criminology at Texas A&M University - San Antonio, was fired, threatened, and stalked after Americans United for Separation of Church and State took legal action prompted by her complaint and won. The subject of Bradford's 2011 complaint was a taxpayer-funded tower featuring four Christian crosses built at the campus entrance. Americans United had the crosses removed, and Bradford's ordeal began. According to Americans United, Bradford was then "subjected to months of vicious backlash from cross defenders." She even sought police protection but says her requests were ignored. In a statement to police, Bradford said: I am being stalked & harassed & threatened by student(s) & community members because I am not a Christian. There exists a clear & prolonged pattern of unwanted communication, contact, threats, & invasion of privacy. After the police refused to act, some Bradford's students began escorting her to her car and speaking out in her defense. And then they started receiving threats for their efforts. The university dismissed her without explanation earlier this month. →

Kathryn "Kat" Carr Obituary: View Kathryn Carr's Obituary by Akron Beacon Journal →

Obama spending binge never happened - Rex Nutting - MarketWatch →

Although there was a big stimulus bill under Obama, federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since Dwight Eisenhower brought the Korean War to an end in the 1950s.

I see my life go drifting like a river
From change to change; I have been many things —

— W. B. Yeats, from “Fergus and the Druid” (via litverve)