Mega-Institutions Harm Society

Intriguing TED talk on why smaller businesses are more healthy and efficient for society:

http://www.nationofchange.org/stacy-mitchell-we-can-t-shop-our-way-better-economy-1354289284

Bill O'Reilly thinks Christianity is a philosophy

Why can't theists even look up the definitions they use?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dlApGy4WP-8

Religion:

1. 1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
   2. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.

The Tax Rate Myth

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/tax-reform/news/2011/06/20/9841/the-myth-of-the-lower-marginal-tax-rates/

10 Numbers the Rich Would Like Fudged

http://www.nationofchange.org/ten-numbers-rich-would-fudged-1353335225

I like to think my Evil God video series has had a small part in this:

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An 'Evangelical Disaster': What Happened to the Religious Vote?

...79 percent of white evangelicals voted for Romney on Tuesday. That's the same percentage that Bush received in 2004, and more than Sen. John McCain received in 2008. The evangelical vote was 27 percent of the overall electorate -- the highest it's ever been for an election.

Their support wasn't enough. Not only did President Obama win soundly, but four states voted to allow same-sex marriage.

Mohler blamed the loss on a "seismic moral shift in culture." Americans' values are indeed changing, but more seems to be at work here.

First, the size of the evangelicals' base is a limitation. While white evangelicals comprised a quarter of the electorate, other religious groups that lean Democratic have grown substantially. Hispanic-American Catholics, African-American Protestants, and Jewish-Americans voted Democratic in overwhelming numbers. Additionally, the "nones" -- those who claim no religious affiliation -- are now the fastest growing "religious" group, comprising one-fifth of the population and a third of adults under 30. Seven out of 10 "nones" voted for Obama.

Second, evangelicals' influence is waning. Conservative Christian ideas are failing to shape the broader culture. More than 3,500 churches close their doors every year, and while Americans are still overwhelmingly spiritual, the institutional church no longer holds the sway over their lives it once did. The sweeping impact of globalization and the digital age has marginalized the church and its leaders.

 

Full Article Here:

http://news.yahoo.com/evangelical-disaster-happened-religious-vote-135118940--politics.html

Why Gay Marriage Should Be Legal

If we don't legalize gay marriage, gays will marry our girlfriends!

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6846855/gay-men-will-marry-your-girlfriends

Fox News Under Fire After GOP Losses

http://www.nationofchange.org/fox-news-relationship-gop-under-fire-after-electoral-losses-1352650319

"Fox News feeds its viewers a line of bull about the way the world is. Viewers buy this line of bull. Misinformed viewers become misinformed voters. And then misinformed voters are shocked when Obama wins."

Republican Reaction to Their Asses Being Whupped

For a little dose of schadenfreude:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/conservatives-mitt-romney-presidential-election_n_2099504.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=110912&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FeaturePhoto&utm_term=Daily%20Brief

The 10 Guiding Principles of Romneyism

http://www.nationofchange.org/romneyism-1352038966

On Being a Republican in 2012

http://www.nationofchange.org/being-republican-2012-1351774843