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artemispotter:

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This is an enormous chain and I’m sorry, but I need to say this:

The laws in the Old Testament were set forth by god as the rules the Hebrews needed to follow in order to be righteous, to atone for the sin of Adam and Eve and to be able to get into Heaven. That is also why they were required to make sacrifices, because it was part of the appeasement for Original Sin.

According to Christian theology, when Jesus came from Heaven, it was for the express purpose of sacrificing himself on the cross so that our sins may be forgiven. His sacrifice was supposed to be the ultimate act that would free us from the former laws and regulations and allow us to enter Heaven by acting in his image. That is why he said “it is finished” when he died on the cross. That is why Christians don’t have to circumcise their sons (god’s covenant with Jacob), that is why they don’t have to perform animal sacrifice, or grow out their forelocks, or follow any of the other laws of Leviticus.

When you quote Leviticus as god’s law and say they are rules we must follow because they are what god or Jesus wants us to do, what you are really saying, as a Christian, is that Christ’s sacrifice on the cross was invalid. He died in vain because you believe we are still beholden to the old laws. That is what you, a self-professed good Christian, are saying to your god and his son, that their plan for your salvation wasn’t good enough for you.

So maybe actually read the thing before you start quoting it, because the implications of your actions go a lot deeper than you think.

/An atheist who understands Christian theology better than Bible-thumpers do.

^

(mic drop)

*STANDING OVATION*

I know I’ve reblogged this picture already but

DAMN

BURN

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waskommenmag:

As you can see, © Andy Singer

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xlizard-queenx:

*~SKA GIVEAWAY~*

I was cleaning out my room since I’m moving in two months, and I didn’t want to give this stuff away in a yard sale, so I’m doing a giveaway :D

This give away contains:

• Women’s medium sized No Doubt T-shirt
• 4 Big D & the Kids Table “Strictly Rude” stickers
• Reel Big Fish Checkered Bottle-Cap bow

I will pick someone randomly and will be messaging the winner through an inbox. The contest ends May 19th, 2012.

Contest rules:

1. Must be following me (xlizard-queenx.tumblr.com)
2. You can reblog as many times as you like
3. Likes count as an entry as well
4. Keep your inbox open
5. Must be in the United States

Good luck :)

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1. Making women carry still-born fetuses to full term because cows and pigs do. 

2. Consigning women to death to save a fetus.

3. Criminalizing pregnancy and miscarriages and arresting, imprisoning and charging women

4. Forcing women to undergo involuntary vaginal penetration (otherwise called rape) 

5. Disabling women or sacrificing their lives 

6. Giving zygotes “personhood” rights while systematically stripping women of their fundamental rights. 

7. Inhibiting, humiliating and punishing women for their choices to have an abortion for any reason 

8. Allowing employers to delve into women’s private lives and only pay for insurance when they agree, for religious reasons, with how she choses to use birth control. 

9. Sacrificing women’s overall health 

10. Depriving women of their ability to earn a living and support themselves and their families. 

badwolfcomplex:

occupyallstreets:

Obama And ISP’s To Launch Largest Digital Spying Scheme In History (Must Read)

If you download potentially copyrighted software, videos or music, your Internet service provider (ISP) has been watching, and they’re coming for you.

Specifically, they’re coming for you on July 1st.

That’s the date when the nation’s largest ISPs will all voluntarily implement a new anti-piracy plan that will engage network operators in the largest digital spying scheme in history, and see some users’ bandwidth completely cut off until they sign an agreement saying they will not download copyrighted materials.

Word of the start date has been largely kept secret since ISPs announced their plans last June. The deal was brokered by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and coordinated by the Obama Administration. The same groups have weighed in heavily on controversial Internet policies around the world, with similar facilitation by the Obama’s Administration’s State Department.

The July 1st date was revealed by the RIAA’s CEO and top lobbyist, Cary Sherman, during a publishers’ conference on Wednesday in New York, according to technology publication CNet.

The content industries calls this scheme a “graduated response” plan, which will see

-Time Warner Cable

-Cablevision

-Comcast

-Verizon

-AT&T

and others spying on users’ Internet activities and watching for potential copyright infringement. Users who are “caught” infringing on a creator’s protected work can then be interrupted with a notice that piracy is forbidden by law and carries penalties of up to $150,000 per infringement, requiring the user to click through saying they understand the consequences before bandwidth is restored, and they could still be subject to copyright infringement lawsuits.

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Response: This is much worse than SOPA/PIPA and ACTA. It doesn’t necessarily censor the internet but it spys on everything you do. Your ENTIRE web history will be watched and recorded and might even assist the government. This was coordinated by Obama and his administration with the help of the MPAA and RIAA.

What is so dangerous about this is that this is not a law it is a policy adopted by several companies. That means this will not be debated in Congress and you will agree to be spied on by signing a contract with the company.

Internet censorship is becoming a reality and now the corporate elite will legally be able to spy on you. If we spread this and cause an uproar like what we did with SOPA, maybe they will back down. Either way people NEED to know about this.

Now this is frightening. 

Because there’s no solid, universal definition of piracy, anything, anything you do, even if it’s completely innocently-intended and innocuous, can and will be used against you. 

Worse: universal and unlimited spying and hoarding of private user data is not cool. That information is not going to stay private. It will be leaked, it will be used in other ways, and it will hurt ordinary internet users—including those who never have (or don’t anymore) engage in illegal downloading. 

I don’t know what we can do about this, but we really ought to be doing something.

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we-dont-know-me:

I have a pet peeve to people who post, tweet, or chat about: politics, world news, political thought, or propaganda when they never educate themselves.

Oh, I don’t watch news.
News is boring.
I do enough…?
It doesn’t effect me.

If you aren’t going to take the time to inform yourself, please, don’t go try to inform others, or spew an uninformed angst.

If you have the ability to view tumblr, you have the ability to educate yourself in some manner. Sloth isn’t a valid excuse.

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Tip: Easy ways to stay informed, I’ve even linked things to make it easier

1. If you use Google, go to more > Reader > and there will be a news ticker
   If not Google Reader - any other RSS feed 
2. If you want to go international, do the same thing, follow “Reuters”
3. Visit news sites. CCN, MSNBC, Rueters, Time, BCC, BCC International, or any other new source you wish
4. Search for these news sources on twitter and follow them
5. You can also follow Non-governmental Organizations, or visit their websites
6. Follow the UN for major world events
7. Bookmark major news sources websites on your Browsers, or make it a desktop icon
8. Some of these places even have tumblrs
9. When watching a your favorite TV show, flick to a new source during the break
10. If you don’t trust major news sources, find independent sources or research issues yourselves

If you have any other ideas, feel free to put then in my ask box.

If you have a problem with me asking people to inform themselves, put it in my ask box, and justify why you affirm ignorance. 

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slaytanica:

If more company leaders followed this example of selflessness instead of being so fucking greedy the economy wouldn’t be so shitty. I mean really, just how much money do you really need to have.

This dude is fucking awesome. \m/

Haruka Nishimatsu for President of Earth

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Hope - Imgur

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shortformblog:

newsweek:

We’ve obtained a foot-tall stack of letters from Tea Party-friendly politicians seeking cash from the government. Go, saunter on into the hypocrisy.

The first letter annoys us the most. Eric Cantor trying to get money for a JetBlue route from NYC to Cancun? Lamesauce. Suggestion to Newsweek: Create a Tumblr called PoliticiansAskingForMoney.tumblr.com. It would be awesome.

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nomorenowhere:

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cheguevaraslovechild:

The Smile of Hope

This is a picture of a little 13-year-old girl arrested during the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest on the Brooklyn Bridge.

The picture tells us something very important, with brutal clarity. When the police are out on the streets arresting 13-year-old kids for peacefully protesting political issues then we know beyond argument something is terminally rotten in America.

It tells us that there is hope too, though. The spark of freedom that flickered in the middle-east during the Arab Spring is being re-ignited all over in America. People are waking up from the long, bad dream. They are seeing the lies and exploitation and hypocrisy all around them and saying ‘Enough’.

The battles to be fought are formidable, the forces ranged against us are frightening, but now at least we have hope that a better America, and a better world, is possible. 

Ellie

JP Morgan has also made a massive, $4.6 million dollar donation to the NYPD today. Such a strange coincidence. http://theelitist.net/nypd-receives-jp-morgan-donation-mass-arrest-of-protesters-at-occupywallstreet

Thanks to reddit user emptyhunter

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hipsterlibertarian:

fuckyeahdrugpolicy:

Perry: Send U.S. troops to Mexico to fight drug wars | The Washington Post

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Saturday that he would consider sending U.S. troops into Mexico to combat drug-related violence and stop it from spilling into the southern United States. +

Yes!  Let’s use our troops and money to militarize a neighboring country to keep people from putting what they want into their own bodies!  Brilliant, Mr. Perry!  I applaud your committment to freedom, responsibility, and small government!