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Why the Ten Commandments are for atheists, too
The Second Commandment: You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours." -Eric Idle  
             Words matter. A man is hanging a picture.His hand slips and his finger shifts in front of the hammer.Instead of hitting the nail, he hits his thumb.“Jesus Christ!” he shouts. He could have said a lot worse.I have actually had this discussion with nonbelievers who see absolutely no reason why they should refrain from using such expressions.Their attitudes usually soften when I point out that such language might offend people.They also usually concede that such expressions should not be used around children. But can we look beyond expressions of anger or surprise?A friend of mine who is a Catholic priest would routinely use expressions with the Lord’s name, explaining that this is a form of prayer.Whatever you say, Father.…
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Ten Things You Didn't Know About the Apollo Moon Missions

From 1968 until 1972, the United States sent a bunch of men to the moon.  Twelve of them actually got to walk on it.  Since then, nobody has been back.  As the years have passed, much of what those men did while they were up there has either been forgotten by an uninterested general public or ignored by people who didn’t really care in the first place. Most people know that Neil Armstrong was the first to actually walk on the moon, and many can even recite his famous words that followed his first step.  Thanks to the popular movie, many are familiar with the fate of the Apollo 13 mission, which miraculously made it back to earth after an on-board explosion.  A special few have made the lame argument that it was all a hoax, one of whom Buzz Aldrin dealt with by punching in the face.  However, there are tons of interesting facts about the things these men said and did during their historic journeys.  Here a few of the more obscure ones for enthusiasts and casual fans alike. These can be …
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     It’s the summer of 1996 and Izzy Buchanan has the news story that is going to make her famous. Twenty years earlier, a psychopath walked onto a campground and started shooting.  Before he was taken down by a heroic bystander, he took eleven lives and injured many others in what was the worst mass murder in the state’s history.  Izzy, an ambitious and brilliant college journalism student, has made it her goal to find and interview five survivors of the St. Anthony’s Campground shooting. A special trait unifies these five: they are the only witnesses who have never spoken publicly about what happened the day of the massacre. The five include the current governor, a young middle school teacher, a retired maintenance man, a woman who has since left the area, and the killer himself, whose pending execution makes Izzy's assignment urgent. The secrets these witnesses have been keeping will change Izzy's life forever a…
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