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The argument that “design requires a Supreme Designer” and that that Designer is the God of the Bible has a major flaw: According to 1 John 4:8, 16 “God is love”. As the Creator and Parent of all living things, and as one so lovingly cognizant of every creature that, according to Matthew 10:29: The history of the last 550 million years of life, with the constant conflict between predators and prey and all the pain and suffering that history entails, proves unarguably that any postulated Creator is far from loving. A loving Creator, by definition, could not create a world in which the daily lot of so many life forms is to suffer a nature “red in tooth and claw”. Th…

An unprecedented crackdown on churches across the denominational spectrum in Cuba in 2015 has fuelled a spike in reported violations of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), according to a new report by CSW. Figures compiled by CSW, which are not exhaustive but which serve as an indicator of the level of FoRB violations, reveal a tenfold increase - with 2,300 separate violations recorded in 2015 compared to 220 in 2014. Many incidents involve involved entire churches or, in the case of arrests, dozens of victims. A digital illustration by CSW highlights the crackdown on churches in Cuba. The spike in cases was largely due to the government declaring 2,000 Assemb…

“Horrifying” is how witnesses have described the latest in a string of executions in the American state of Arkansas. Convicted murderer Kenneth Williams was sentenced to death by lethal injection. Here’s what happened during his execution according to a reporter there. World News

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"E-Tell is believed by some scholars, led by Prof. Rami Arav of the University of Nebraska in Omaha, to have been Geshur’s capital and is also thought to have been, centuries later, the village of Bethsaida, which features prominently in the New Testament. " ... "The preliminary analysis of the pottery dates the fort to the early Iron Age, specifically the 11th or 10th century B.C.E., Tzin says. This, according to the biblical chronology, would have been the time of the great united Israelite monarchy of David and Solomon, and Geshur is mentioned several times in the holy text in connection to this kingdom. For example, King David is said to have married Maakah,…

There is only one 10-letter word in the English language which can be typed using only the top row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard. What is it?

Meet Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator from 1973-1990. Not a very nice guy. And… So here we have a guy who solidified his power by killing and otherwise punishing his opponents and who procured extravagant wealth through corrupt means. Because this is so similar to how the Catholic Church secured its power, you can imagine how they’d want to separate themselves from Pinochet. Which they did publicly…however,thanks to wikileaks, we now know that the Holy See told the State Department and Henry Kissinger that they supported Pinochet. And just as recently as 2010 the Catholic Church in Chile was seeking the release of imprisoned accomplices f…

In the United States of America, Mexican Coke (Spanish: Coca Cola de México) or, informally, "MexiCoke", refers toCoca-Cola produced in and imported from Mexico. Although intended for consumption in Mexico, Mexican Coca-Cola has become very popular in the United States because of a flavor that Coca-Cola fans call "a lot more natural tasting". While many believe the primary difference in flavor between Mexican Coca-Cola and the American Coca-Cola formula is that Mexican Coke is sweetened using cane sugar as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup, a scientific analysis of Mexican Coke found no sucrose (standard sugar) in its sample of Mexican Coke, but instead found fruct…

A group of Mexican women were led to the altar by Peruvian activist Richard Torres to exchange their vows and tie the knot with trees, in San Jacinto Amilpas on Sunday. Brides were dressed in traditional wedding gowns as they approached their tree-grooms to share a kiss. Torres has performed similar ceremonies throughout the world, in 17 countries in total, and has himself married several trees. The first was reportedly in Argentina in 2013. While the ceremonies are not legally binding, the symbolic weddings are based on traditional Inca customs. Torres performs the ceremonies to generate awareness about deforestation and to promote care of environmental issues.

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Tonight at Tesla’s Hawthorne-based Design Studio, Tesla unveiled the highly anticipated Tesla Semi in a vast airplane hanger next door to TeslaÂ’s design studio. The Semi was sitting behind a massive screen on the Hawthorn Municipal AirportÂ’s tarmac as the employees, Tesla owners, and press gazed on. Tesla Semi-Reveal before the big curtain drop (Photo: Teslarati) The Semi has a range of 500 miles and is packed full of technology, just as analysts and fans expected. The Tesla SemiÂ’s development has been led by Jerome Guillen, VP of Trucks and Programs. He has led the development of the truck since January 2016, and prior to his current role was VP of Worldwide S…

Estonia is planning to launch the Estcoin in a bid to become a global ICO hub, VentureBeat reports. If it achieves this goal, Estonia would be the first nation to launch a cryptocurrency. Kaspar Korjus, managing director of Estonia’s e-residency program, which allows individuals to obtain Estonian citizenship without living in the country, detailed the proposal for the e-tokens in a blog post on Monday. “By not embracing crypto, governments are failing to unlock a powerful driver of economic growth and risk losing relevance entirely,” Korjus wrote in the post.

Coffee is far from a vice. There's now lots of evidence pointing to its health benefits, including a possible longevity boost for those of us with a daily coffee habit. The latest findings come from a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine that included about a half-million people in England, Scotland and Wales. Participants ranged in age from 38 to 73. "We found that people who drank two to three cups per day had about a 12 percent lower risk of death compared to non-coffee drinkers" during the decade-long study, says Erikka Loftfield, a research fellow at the National Cancer Institute. This was true among all coffee drinkers — even those wh…

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has teamed up with some Global Tech Giants to provide internet access worldwide via drones flying 66,000 ft. above the earth. Interesting. https://info.internet.org/en/story/connectivity-lab/

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http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/editors-choice?articleId=USRTSQIXS LEGO statues for the South by South Lawn Festival of ideas, arts, and action are seen at the White House.

As more and more people discuss mental health issues in public forums, it seems to be lifting some of the stigma surrounding the topic. New research reveals that the number of students seeking help for mental health problems has risen considerably between 2009 and 2015. Anxiety, depression, and panic attacks are on the rise among U.S. college students, suggests a new study. Sara Oswalt, from the University of Texas at San Antonio, is the lead author of the new study, which was published in the Journal of American College Health. According to estimates that the scientists cite, around 26 percent of people aged 18 and above in the United States live with a me…

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No big deal.... nothing big is happening. 😉 Well, the S&P 500 (-10.47%) just joined Nasdaq (-15.41%) in formal correction territory this morning. The Dow (-8.22%) isn't too far behind. The façade is falling away.

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Climate change is the LEAST of anyones' REAL problems. The REAL problem is the accumulation of deep piles of Snowflakes, who believe climate change is caused by mankind.

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