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• They Say: Worrying About Worry Is Bad

  I'm not much of a worrier, mostly because I can't hold on to any piece of information long enough to worry about it. But one writer has tried to find hard evidence that proves that worry is harmful to your health. Did she find it?   Read More... Posted Jun 26 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: yoga, drugs, naps, God, they say, worry

• Pro-Life Pharmacy won't sell birth control

  DMC Pharmacy, can we help you? Oh, you want birth control pills. I'm sorry, we can't help you with that. No, we don't sell condoms either. How about this pamphlet on the Rhythm Method? Perhaps a new Bible? Hello? Hello, are you there? The DMC Pharmacy in Chantilly, Virginia, is a Pharmacy with a Point of View. Basically, if you're going to "do it," you should be prepared for the pitter-patter of little feet. That means no condoms, no birth control pills, no morning after pill – nada. Zip. The "family planning" aisle will be filled with rosary beads, Left Behind novels and... Read More... Posted Jun 18 2008, 10:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: news, religion, christianity, Virginia, birth control, church, abortion, condoms, family planning, Catholicism, planned parenthood, Washington Post, God, Brett Singer, catholic, belief, birth control pill, eternal hellfire, right of conscience, Thomas More Society, Tom Brejcha, ru486, pharmacist, drugstore, chantilly, pharmacy, religious beliefs, da vinci code, morning after pill, plan b, dmc pharmacy, drug stores

• When Boys Attack: 12-Year-Old Saves Mom, Kills Attacker

  How does a young man say “I Love You” to his mother?  Flowers? Candy? How about fending off her attacker and slaying the man? Yeah, extra points for originality.    When the boy, whose name was not released in this article, heard his mom’s screams, he ran to the kitchen of the boarding house where they live and found a fellow boarder pinning her to the floor and choking her.  That’s when the boy picked up a knife… Read More... Posted Apr 04 2008, 07:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: boy, mother, Maryland, God, sacrifice, attacker, 12-year-old, boarding house, knife

• Girls Dies Because Parents Pray Instead of Getting Treatment

  An 11-year-old Wisconsin girl succumbed to a very treatable form of Diabetes when her parents turned to the healing power of prayer rather than medical attention. I want to be the first to say, this post is not about taking cheap shots...  Read More... Posted Mar 27 2008, 09:04 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: medicine, diabetes, reality, God, faith

• The Country Goes To Hell In a Handbasket: Devil or Darwin?

  Sometimes I read the news and just get, well, depressed. The story about the teacher who was arrested in Sudan for allowing her class to name a teddy bear Mohammed was one of those stories that got me all irate and blue. I mean, what is the world coming to? Why, it's like religious fundamentalism has completely swept away the reason and intelligence of a sizeable group of people. And then I had to see this one. Yeah, a poll found that more Americans believe in literal hell and the devil than "believe" in Darwin's theory of evolution. In fact, while 82 percent believe in God and 62 percent believe in the devil, only 42 percent go along with Darwin's theory. Which kind of makes me think the U.S. has evolved into a nation of idiots. Or failed to evolve out of idiocy. Whatever. Don't think this news matters much? Well, the poll... Read More... Posted Dec 02 2007, 12:31 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: education, school, religion, Darwin, fundamentalism, teddy bear, God, devil

• Are Families' Concerns Too Boring to Mention?

  So you didn't watch the Republican debate last night? Good! Because it would have been 2+ hours of your life you'll never get back. Babble's Political Nanny did watch, however, and put together a summary of the major "issues" that the GOP presidential candidates tackled (when not verbally tackling each other) over on her blog, including the one question from a mom that related in any way to kids and families. I wonder when any of the candidates -- Republican or Democrat -- are going to talk about issues that are of concern to American families, because so far, they haven't. Are Iowans really only concerned about ... Read More... Posted Nov 29 2007, 12:19 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: youtube, religion, families, CNN, Republican, God, Americans, debates