Today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a cake shop in Colorado which refused to serve a homosexual couple, and I agree with the decision. In short, a bakery in Colorado refused service to a homosexual couple seeking a wedding cake, saying it violated his religious beliefs and freedom of speech. SCOTUS ruled on […] More
The Trump administration faces a potential lawsuit from the state of New York if they proceed with their proposed legislation that would give healthcare workers “religious protections,” allowing them to withhold information from patients regarding different treatment options. The legislation, called “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority,” was filed in January, […] More
As many fans of the page are aware, I started a companion group for the page called “The Science Enthusiasts” in 2015. The goal of the group was to have a small group of friends help create, refine, and direct content for the page. Like most things I’ve done on social media, it quickly grew […] More
tSE 038 – Shaughnessy Naughton, founder of the pro-science PAC 314 Action! [iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5086235/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/466777″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Hosts: Natalie Newell (Skeptical Parenting) and Dan Broadbent (A Science Enthusiast)! Watch us LIVE on YouTube for parts of the podcast:https://youtu.be/cFtz_qMsE2A (with Miles) and https://youtu.be/s3v7kcfqAso (intro/GoTW/extended outtake)! Sponsor: Fuck it. God of […] More
Draft of Trump executive order would legalize discrimination because: God Last week, The Investigative Fund and the website called “The Nation” released a draft of Donald Trump’s executive order entitled “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom.” According to the site, the executive order covers: “any organization, including closely held for-profit corporations,” and protects […] More
The death penalty debate: when emotions and facts collide Dylann Roof being sentenced to death has rekindled the debate about the death penalty. No matter where you stand it is a divisive issue that, on a basic level, comes down to an argument between facts and emotion. But before we dive into it, a few […] More
Clinton lost. Trump won. Now where do we go from here? President-elect Donald Trump. Holy. Shit. It happened. It really happened. It’s okay to be angry or frustrated. I’m right there with you. Yesterday, we elected someone who is openly racist, openly misogynist, openly xenophobic, and openly does not have a plan for anything he’s […] More
AMA Says Gun Violence Is A Public Health Crisis In the wake of the Orlando shooting this past Saturday, the American Medical Association announced on Tuesday that gun violence is a public health crisis. In the statement, AMA President Steven J. Stack said: An epidemiological analysis of gun violence is vital so physicians and other […] More
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