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10 Ridiculous Christian Right Prophesies
Society & Culture  (tags: usa, culture, family, politics, Romney, LGBT, Bible, emergency contraception, microchipping, death panels, Obamacare, rights, Sharia Law, military, Obama, antichrist, pseudo Christian fanatical evangelical r, prophesies )

Lynn
- 1 day ago - alternet.org
There's nothing right-wing Christians love better than making wild predictions or invoking outright prophecies that invariably turn out to be false. Here's 10 of the best from recent years. --- I found this quite amusing!
Tell GAP- Not One More Fallen Worker! - TAKE ACTION (See in Comments)
Society & Culture  (tags: Bangladesh fire, death, Walmart, GAP, garment factories, contractors, warehouses, workers right, suppression, abuse, fire safety agreement )

Angelika
- 17 hours ago - usas.org
Gap still has not gotten the message, while protesters rally at their annual shareholders meeting and arrests were made. Let's tell them again!
Virginia GOP Nominee For Attorney General Would Force Women To Report Their Miscarriages To Police -- Or Face 1 Year in Jail
Society & Culture  (tags: Virginia, culture, ethics, freedoms, law, politics, miscarriage, women )

Lynn
- 1 day ago - alternet.org
If a woman in Virginia has a miscarriage without a doctor present, they must report it within 24 hours to the police or risk going to jail for a full year. At least, that's what would have happened if . . .
9 Questions That Atheists Might Find Insulting (And the Answers)
Society & Culture  (tags: atheists, questions, religion, society, culture, motivation )

Lynn
- 1 day ago - alternet.org
Every marginalized group has some question, or questions, that are routinely asked of them -- and that drive them up a tree; questions that have insult or bigotry or dehumanization woven into the very asking.
The Incredible Video Diary of Stephanie Pucheta - Please Sign!
Society & Culture  (tags: immigration, immigration reform, children, sadness, deportation, politics, society, law )

Angelika
- 1 day ago - deporthate.org
Watch video and sign the petition ! How could anyone be anti-immigrant after watching these 9 minutes?
Shocking Violence in NYC ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, gayrights, environment, protection )

Cher
- 1 hour ago - thepetitionsite.com
32-year-old Mark Carson was walking down a street in New York City on Friday evening when a man came up to him and his friends, yelled "f---ot" and "queer," and shot him in the head.
A Testament to Our Society We All Witness Daily. Can We Change Ourselves or This World?
Society & Culture  (tags: science, morality, witness, equal life foundation, elf, equalmoney, activists, culture, dishonesty, ethics, freedoms, government, humans, interesting, media, religion, politics, society, world )

Bernard
- 10 hours ago - activistsjourneytolife.blogspot.com
We have the creativity to design and develop things which seem impossible, yet we will not use it to really improve life on earth on a large scale. We possess the innovation to find new ways to kill each other, but not to help each other.
Petition | Enjoi/Globe Skate Boards: Remove Their Pro Domestic Violence T-Shirt | Change.Org
Society & Culture  (tags: domesticviolence, rape, skateboarding, skateboardculture, fashion, tshirts )

BMutiny
- 12 hours ago - change.org
The shirt... produced by skateboard gear and apparel company Enjoi Skateboards, depicts a woman wearing a sling with the caption, "He really does love his skateboard more than me." Petition has had some success, APOLOGY from company asked for now.
PLEASE SHARE! San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Ninety Low-Income Households Across Southern California to Receive Solar Panels
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, children, women. men. family, education, environment, ethics, fashion, freedoms, good news, health, news, philanthropy, media, society, transportation, usa, world )

Ruth
- 1 day ago - prweb.com
"For each new property that goes solar with Sullivan Solar Power, the company will donate one locally manufactured solar panel to GRID Alternatives, a non-profit organization that pairs California's low-income solar rebates with philanthropy..."PLS.SHARE!
A Grant From PG&E Is Helping Solar Interns Like Sergio Coronel Reinvent Themselves in New Green Careers.//PLEASE SHARE!
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, children, women. men. family, education, environment, ethics, fashion, freedoms, good news, health, news, philanthropy, media, society, transportation, usa, world )

Ruth
- 1 day ago - gridalternatives.org
"Sergio Coronel..an architect in his native Mexico,.he married an American woman..to Chico, California, he had to start all over..when he helped a crew of volunteers from GRID Alternatives install solar on his home, he knew he had found his calling."NOTE!
Goshen Families Save Money and Stress With Free Solar By KSEE News, April 27, 2013 //PLEASE NOTE,SHARE,GO SOLAR!
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, children, women. men. family, education, environment, ethics, fashion, freedoms, good news, health, news, philanthropy, media, society, transportation, usa, world )

Ruth
- 1 day ago - ksee24.com
'Grid Alternatives is behind the solar project.Each installation would cost roughly $17,000.But the non-profit group is doing it for free to save each family a lot of money."The systems are designed to save 80%on energy bills. "'PLS NOTE,SHARE,GO SOLAR!
GRID Alternatives: More Than Panels on a Roof // PLEASE,NOTE,SHARE,LET'S GO SOLAR!
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, children, women. men. family, education, environment, ethics, fashion, freedoms, good news, health, news, philanthropy, media, society, transportation, usa, world )

Ruth
- 1 day ago - gridalternatives.org
'...said Heather Lafferty, Executive Director of Habitat of Humanity of Metro Denver, speaking before the crowd during lunch. "This is about so much more than a roof and walls, and even solar. This is about community."' PLEASE NOTE,SHARE!
'Pedal Pubs' Catching on; Should You Be Able to Imbibe and Ride?
Society & Culture  (tags: offbeat, business, pedal, pub, drink, alcohol, beverage, exercise, bike, biking, bar, cyclist, culture, ethics, health, humans, interesting, law, news, safety, society )

Janet
- 15 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
So-called "pedal pubs" are popping up in more than two-dozen cities across the country. And in some of those places, riders can sip on an alcoholic beverage while sitting across a bar from fellow cyclists.
Review the Secrecy Bill in South Africa ***Please Sign ***
Society & Culture  (tags: ethics, freedoms, government, law, news, rights, society )

Frans
- 10 hours ago - avaaz.org
At any moment Zuma could sign the Secrecy Bill into law -- one of the worst attacks on democracy and free speech since Apartheid. But we can force him to give the courts a final say, saving our free speech rights from the worst parts of the law.
Coal Tax To Fund India's 750 MW Solar Power Capacity Addition Plan In 2013 May 20, 2013Mridul Chadha //PLEASE SHARE,NOTE, COMMEN
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, children, women. men. family, education, environment, ethics, fashion, freedoms, good news, health, news, philanthropy, media, society, transportation, usa, world )

Ruth
- 1 day ago - cleantechnica.com
India's annual coal consumption is over 600 million tonnes which translates into over $540 million in annual revenue for the Clean Energy Fund." PLEASE NOTE, COMMENT, SHARE! LET'S GO SOLAR! {Solar on Every Roof would be the Best!}
California Town of Sebastopol Will Require Solar Panels on All New Homes By John Upton (9 May 2013) //PLS WILL YOU GO SOLAR!
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, children, women. men. family, education, environment, ethics, fashion, freedoms, good news, health, news, philanthropy, media, society, transportation, usa, world )

Ruth
- 1 day ago - grist.org
"The two Californian cities that have adopted solar mandates have markedly different climates and demographics, showing solar's wide appeal...." PLEASE NOTE,COMMENT,SHARE. // PLEASE WILL YOU GO SOLAR!
GRID-PG&E Solar Interns Put Skills to Work {1 Min Video} //PLEASE NOTE,SHARE, SIGN UP!   video
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, children, women. men. family, education, environment, ethics, fashion, freedoms, good news, health, news, philanthropy, media, society, transportation, usa, world )

Ruth
- 1 day ago - youtube.com
PLEASE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER OR INTERN, AND/OR TO RECEIVE SOLAR PANELS ON YOUR ROOF FOR FREE, or wil/can people donate materials/monies/grants? This seems like one way to get out there and make the world a better place. PLEASE NOTE, SHARE !
American Eagle DAY
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, education, environment, government, interesting, American Eagle )

Frans
- 10 hours ago - e2.ma
Help to establish "American Eagle Day" on June 20th - in your State. The American Eagle Foundation (AEF) of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee has been spearheading this effort in cooperation with various eagle enthusiasts and conservation groups.......
Logging Companies Want to Make Tree Sitting a Felony
Society & Culture  (tags: protest, peaceful, non-violent, action, civil liberties, tree, tree sitting, logging, corporation, industry, law, jail, demonstration, occupy, pollution, protection, trees, water, activists, ethics, environment, government, politics, rights )

Stefanie
- 1 day ago - ecowatch.com
Logging corporations in Oregon are trying to kick environmentalists out of their trees by getting the state to make it a felony to protest logging by tree sitting and allow companies to sue protesters for financial damages caused by such protests.
A Solar Challenge Plans to Bring a Solar Car Rally to Nigeria! By Chelsea Dunbar on May 6, 2013 //PLEASE SHARE,COMMENT,NOTE!
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, children, women. men. family, education, environment, ethics, fashion, freedoms, good news, health, news, philanthropy, media, society, transportation, usa, world )

Ruth
- 1 day ago - ases.org
"Unlike the electric automobiles of the 20th century, the solar car racing was pioneered by Hans Tholstrup and Larry Perkins when they completed an epic Solar trek from Perth to Sydney, Australia, in 1983." PLEASE NOTE, COMMENT, SHARE!
What Men Want in Women
Society & Culture  (tags: friendship )

Bela
- 17 hours ago - towerofpower.com.au
Physical involvement is unequal to a relationship. A man can be physically involved with a woman and want nothing more. A real relationship fails to develop in the absence of emotional attraction.
Veterans Administration Claims Initiative to Reduce Claims Backlog
Society & Culture  (tags: military, troops, war, healthcare, healthcare, congress, americans, government, ethics, activists, culture, society, politics )

James
- 17 hours ago - vato21stcentury.blogspot.com
VA and Veterans Service Organizations Announce Claims Initiative to Reduce Claims Backlog WASHINGTON - May 21, 2013 - Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and The American Legion announced a new partnersh
Petition to Recognize the Human Rights of the Sasquatch People
Society & Culture  (tags: freedoms, humans, education, culture, government, society, rights, law )

Lindi
- 9 hours ago - ipetitions.com
A current 5-year study conducted by Dr. Melba S. Ketchum and a team of scientists has revealed that the DNA in the North American Sasquatch, also known to many as "Bigfoot," proves to be human in its origins.
Princeton Students 'Come Out' for Palestine to Overcome Shame & Remove the Stigma Attached to Issue in US
Society & Culture  (tags: Princeton U, students, ‘Come Out, ’ for Palestine, Princeton4Palestine, universal human rights, end the occupation, right of return, peace, justice, freedom, US political climate, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pro-Palestinian, shame, remove stigma )

LucyKalei
- 6 hours ago - mondoweiss.net
Beautiful video out of Princeton. Bunch of students from diverse backgrounds "come out for Palestine," to remove the stigma that the issue has in US. They speak of human rights, the end of the blockade & the occupation, & the right of return. Moving!
 

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