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Demand Government Protection For Sacred Sites in Belize... Take Action
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, corruption, crime, culture, education, ethics, environment, government, humans, law, religion, sadness, society, world )

James
- 3 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project... We demand that the government make rules and laws that will stop this happening
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**TAKE ACTION** Repeal The Sequester
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, government, health, media, politics, religion, rights, safety, society )

Kit
- 14 days ago - action.ourfuture.org
Congress has done nothing as services that protect the most vulnerable populations, like Meals on Wheels and Head Start, are being slashed by the sequester.
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New Abortion Restrictions Show Lawmakers' Complete Contempt for Women
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, culture, dishonesty, education, family, freedoms, government, police, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, women )

Kit
- 20 days ago - commondreams.org
There comes a point in the legislative season when those of us who track anti-choice bills start to get a bit bogged down by the onslaught of new legislation. So many bills get proposed that you begin to lose track of which state is banning what.
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Boy Scouts of America Proposes Dropping Ban on Gay Kids--But Not Gay Adults
Society & Culture  (tags: religion, gayrights, Boy Scouts, rights, news, politics, society, interesting, culture, children, americans, law, freedoms )

Cal
- 28 days ago - motherjones.com
The Boy Scouts of America announced that it intends to end its ban on gay members, as long as its board approves the change. The organization would still, however, prohibit gay adults from serving as troop leaders or volunteers.
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Mormon Church Abandons Its Crusade Against Gay Marriage
Society & Culture  (tags: ghts, Mormon Church, culture, ethics, rights, gayrights, society, politics, usa, religion )

Cal
- 34 days ago - motherjones.com
Prop. 8 backlash has led the Latter Day Saints to soften their treatment of LGBT church members.
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Petition! Stop the Incarceration & Possible Death Sentence for This Muslim Woman Who Only Demanded to Be Free of Islam's Oppress
Society & Culture  (tags: Amina, Tunisia, Islam, Oppression, Women, Girls, Topless, Death, Mental Hospital, abuse, family, freedoms, law, religion, society, safety, violence, women )

Rob and J
- 40 days ago - change.org
She posted a topless photo on FB & started a movement that gained many Muslim women joining in, protesting Islam's oppression of women. Now she has been put in a mental institution & a leading Muslim cleric is calling for her death. Please help save her.
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The 5 Worst and 5 Best States to Educate Your Kids
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, children, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, politics, religion, safety, society )

Kit
- 40 days ago - takepart.com
Where does your state rank in early childhood education, graduation rates, and math and reading proficiency?
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Stop The Maldives From Flogging Rape Survivors! - ACTION
Society & Culture  (tags: Islam, Sharia, law, flogging, Maledives, women, violence, rape, victims, religion, abuse )

Angelika
- 41 days ago - act.watchdog.net
With human rights organizations around the world up in arms over the case, the president has caved to global pressure and saved the 15 yrs old girl from brutality. But flogging still remains a punishment for women and children in Maldives.
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Defending Your Wife - The Perils of Gay Marriage ~~ Jon Stewart, The Daily Show
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, children, culture, dishonesty, education, freedoms, gayrights, government, law, politics, religion, rights, society )

Kit
- 49 days ago - thedailyshow.com
Jon Stewart takes a funny view of the arguments before the Supreme Court and Gay Marriage.
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Chris Hedges: The Day That TV News Died
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, culture, death, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, religion, rights, society, TV )

Kit
- 53 days ago - truth-out.org
Donahue and Bill Moyers, the last honest men on national television, were the only two major TV news personalities who presented the viewpoints of those of us who challenged the rush to war in Iraq.
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Video: The Argument To Overturn The CA Gay Marriage Ban Is So Easy A Kid Could Make It. Oh Wait, He Did.
Society & Culture  (tags: SupremeCourt, usa, abuse, activists, americans, children, child, culture, ethics, family, freedoms, gayrights, government, goodnews, religion, rights, sadness, safety, society, politics, media, law )

JL
- 53 days ago - upworthy.com
This awesome kid, Daniel, has two dads. He wants them to be able to get married. Let's hope Justice Roberts listens.
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Do Conservatives or Liberals Have Better Gaydar?
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, culture, dishonesty, children, ethics, family, freedoms, gayrights, interesting, media, politics, religion, rights, sadness, safety, society, usa )

JL
- 55 days ago - motherjones.com
Last week the conservative world was roiled by prominent Ohio Sen. Rob Portman's dramatic reversal on the issue of gay marriage. Having learned two years earlier that his son, a college junior, is gay, Portman says he struggled deeply with the issue
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Video:Hillary Breaks Down Gay Marriage So People With Extra-Thick Heads Can Understand
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, children, child, culture, ethics, dishonesty, family, freedoms, gayrights, government, health, humans, law, media, politics, rights, religion, sadness, safety, society, usa )

JL
- 56 days ago - upworthy.com
Hillary Clinton really breaks it down for the proud people of the United States of America. Whether you believe in family values, economic prosperity, freedom, or old-fashioned setting a good example, fully legalizing gay marriage is obviously the right
12 comments
How Can We Fight Rape?
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, children, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, media, police, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, violence, women, world )

Kit
- 57 days ago - socialistworker.org
The emerging movement against rape and sexual assault is a welcome sign that people are fed up with violence against women--and a society that produces it.
43 comments
Another Young Rape Victim of Football Players Bullied
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, environment, family, government, law, media, police, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, violence, women )

Kit
- 57 days ago - alternet.org
Connecticut 13-year-old is sexually assaulted by 18-year-old athletes, then taunted on social media.
35 comments
 
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