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OK, not George Carlin's famed "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Television," but this'll still be fun. In the F&R Forum, minusRusty links to HealthNewsReview.org publisher Gary Schwitzer's Seven Words You Shouldn't Use in Medical Journalism (i.e. "miracle"). Rusty asks, what words do you see abused by the media and in the forum? via…

It’s no mystery how Nonbelievers stay moral without God –May 24, 2009 – by John Shook It’s really no mystery how nonreligious people are moral too. Sill, religious people just can’t help but make a big mystery out of this obvious fact. Even if the religious admit that atheists can know what morality is, they…

This covers about the middle of 8-13 till this morning, 8-22. It is a record of my tweets in Twitter if anyone is interested. If no one is interested, that is OK. I need to keep track! How many of you use blogging as a way of keeping up with yourself? It can be a…

"We know what we are, but we know not what we may be."  – Shakespeare. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." –…

(AP) – 1 hour ago MANCHESTER, Conn. — An appeals court has reversed a federal judge's order that religious displays be removed from a Connecticut store that offers postal services. In a decision released Thursday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Sincerely Yours Inc. in Manchester is not a classified post office and…

Associated Press By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer Rachel Zoll, Ap Religion Writer – Thu Aug 20, 6:48 pm ET NEW YORK – Major Jewish groups and rabbis from the three largest branches of American Judaism said Thursday that their relationship with Roman Catholic leaders is at risk because of a recent U.S. bishops' statement on salvation. Jewish groups…

So far, six malicious applications have been identified: "Stream", "Posts", "Your Photos", "Birthday Invitations", "Inbox (1)," "Inbox (2)" according to a blog post by Trend Micro researcher Rik Ferguson. news.zdnet.com to READ MORE There was a rash of these attacks last week. It is good to know that FB and others are on their toes.

Symantec’s Web site ratings service Norton Safe Web presents the Dirtiest Web Sites of Summer 2009 – the top 100 infected sites based on number of threats detected by Norton Safe Web as of August 2009. READ MORE.What a fine service Norton is providing in letting you know ahead of time.48% of these a already…

For those of you who like to stay on top of things: As Ramadan nears, Muslims plan to donate Breast cancer race on Rosh Hashana irks Jewish survivors Churches, again, wrestle with gay debates Catholic sisters under Vatican review want answers 14 Catholic churches in South Florida to close

By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY When Kenneth Kistner, 85, died in February, his wife, Carmen, didn't call any clergy. At the Detroit memorial service for the Marine veteran and retired educator, Kistner's family read a eulogy — one that Kistner himself approved years earlier, when it was drafted by a secular "celebrant" near their…