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		<title>What&#8217;s the harm with &#8220;alternative medicine&#8221;? Read on&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article appeared today on the Live Science website. It&#8217;s a good reminder that there is no such thing as &#8220;Alternative Medicine.&#8221; If it actually worked it would just be &#8220;Medicine.&#8221; But, more disturbingly, it reveals the real danger that &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/whats-the-harm-with-alternative-medicine-read-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1287&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Last rhino at a S.A. reserve killed for &#8220;Traditional Chinese Medicine&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must confess that I usually just grow weary when I hear of yet another example of people using bogus &#8216;Alternative Medicine&#8221; treatments. This time, I am angry. I hope people who promote these pseudo treatments read this story and &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/last-rhino-at-a-s-a-reserve-killed-for-traditional-chinese-medicine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1280&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are you an a-zeusist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great article from Sam Harris, which I have re-posted from The Huffington Post. It&#8217;s five years old, but the logic is still solid. Especially in light of the recent tragedy in Haiti. What do you think of his &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/are-you-an-a-zeusist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1270&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Morality Doesn&#8217;t Need God</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve reprinted below a thoughtful article by Tim Dean, published on May 27, 2010 on the Australian Broadcast Company&#8217;s web site, The Drum. Good food for thought. Why morality doesn&#8217;t need God &#8220;If God is not, everything is permitted.&#8221; Or &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/why-morality-doesnt-need-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1265&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tough To Watch; Important to Watch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 02:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this video a few minutes ago. It&#8217;s a moving, disturbing, anger-provoking piece. I hope you&#8217;ll watch it. The young woman who wrote and narrates the poem, Nessrriinn, is an ex-muslim. You can find her YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/Nessrriinn &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/tough-to-watch-important-to-watch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1253&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Listen Up! &#8211; My Recent Debate on Air Concerning the Pope and the Paedophilic Scandal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 11:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi again. A few weeks ago, I appeared on John Oakley&#8217;s segment, &#8220;The Culture Wars&#8221; on AM640 in Toronto. It was definitely a &#8220;spirited&#8221; debate. I hope you enjoy the recording and I&#8217;m very interested in your responses. SC 640 &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/listen-up-my-recent-debate-on-air-about-the-pope-and-the-paedophilic-scandal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1248&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re such a Neanderthal!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It turns out that that statement is probably true of the person whom you so labeled. And it&#8217;s probably true of you too! Awesome. Here&#8217;s the story, as told by National Geographic. Neanderthals, Humans Interbred – First Solid DNA Evidence &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/your-such-a-neanderthal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1240&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Former Priest Talks About the Catholic Sexual Abuse Scandal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interview is from CBC Radio&#8217;s show, The Current. It aired yesterday, April 21, 2010 Anna Maria Tremonti talks to Patrick Wall, a former Catholic Priest and Benedictine Monk. For several years, he was what&#8217;s known as a &#8220;Fixer&#8221; in &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/a-former-priest-talks-about-the-catholic-sexual-abuse-scandal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1235&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the radio again.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was on John Oakley&#8217;s Culture Wars show this morning debating the issue of whether or not the Pope should be charged criminally. I&#8217;ll have an audio recording up today or tomorrow. And I&#8217;m on again next Tuesday. 9:00 a.m. &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/on-the-radio-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1233&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Johann hits the target again</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once more, Johann Hari has cut through the lies, subterfuge, and shoddy thinking that so often clouds the real issue. ___________________________________________ The Pope, the Prophet, and the religious support for evil Posted by Johann Hari 2 days ago What can &#8230; <a href="http://theformerfundie.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/johann-hits-the-target-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theformerfundie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5748801&amp;post=1230&amp;subd=theformerfundie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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