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Scientists Crack Code of How to Live Past 100: Vegetarianism, Religion, Good Genes

Image via Dezinerfolio A group of US scientists studying human longevity believe they’ve gathered some invaluable evidence in the quest to predict which people will live to be older than 100. Based on genetic ‘signposts’, the scientists have worked out a mathematical model that determines a person’s chance of living to be a centenarian. To gather the data, they looked at the biggest study yet done on centenarians, and found that there were common lifestyle choices and habits amongst those who lived longest: Vegetarianism, avoidance of alcohol, and a strong religion, to name a few. Beyond that … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Disappointing, but not Unexpected: HuffPo ‘Comedy’ Celebrates ‘Tea Party Jesus’

It’s a curious phenomenon to see what the minds at The Huffington Post deem funny, and at least this one wasn’t filed under the category “HuffPo Religion,” but a series of images depicting Jesus Christ making unhinged statements wins the HuffPo’s “Comedy” classification. In a June 30 post , Katla McGlynn wrote that mocking Tea Party protestors by “juxtaposing” “hateful, ignorant, or otherwise nonsensical rants” but at the same time mocking a religious figure many hold very is sacred isn’t only funny but it is also instructive about what she described as “people who claim to be Christians.” “The concept behind the site Tea Party Jesus is simple: Put the words of conservative Christian social and political figures in the mouth of Christ,” McGlynn wrote. “The juxtaposition of hateful, ignorant, or otherwise nonsensical rants with serene photos of JC himself isn’t only funny, but says a lot about the people who claim to be Christians.” According to the Huffington Post story, the creator of Tea Party Jesus impose actual quotes from various conservative figures on someone who according to Scripture led the perfect life, but it is done in a comic book form – which somehow makes this funny. Some of quotes used by the creator were originally meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but somehow it’s hard to imagine one could catch that context when it is used in such a way. Nonetheless, McGlynn included remarks about Guantanamo Bay, the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the earthquake in Haiti and same-sex marriage – all from individuals deemed to be “tea partiers.”

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American Atheist Editor: Christian Daycare is ‘Child Abuse’

“He’s got the whole world in his hands?” To one atheist, it’s more like ‘He’s got the whole world under his thumb.” David Smalley, the editor of American Atheist magazine and a self-described “civil rights activist,” wrote in a  personal blog post June 7  that Christian daycare “a form of child abuse.” “In short, by starting your child off in a Christian environment, you are heading them down a path of forced ignorance,” Smalley wrote. “At least let your child begin in a secular world, and if he or she chooses Christianity after an age of accountability, then so be it. But forcing them to learn things as fact that you don’t even know to be true is a form of child abuse: inducing psychosis with thoughts of good and evil watching over them, as if they are constantly being graded or evaluated.” Smalley further stereotyped and generalized religion-based childcare by suggesting “it’s bad for positive self-esteem, and slows social development later in life.” American Atheist magazine is published by American Atheists, which calls itself “the premiere organization laboring for the civil liberties of Atheists, and the total, absolute separation of government and religion.” Smalley’s post appeared on his blog, Dogma Debate. He also hosts an Internet radio show of the same name.

Garofalo: Bible a ‘Work of Fiction’ for ‘Child-Like Audience’

Sometime-comedian Janeane Garofalo never passes up an opportunity to slam conservatives or, apparently, Christianity. The Huffington Post gave her an opportunity June 24 to kill two birds with one stone. In an  interview  promoting her upcoming special on a network called EPIX, Garofalo compared the most widely-read book of all time, the Bible, to a Bill O’Reilly autobiography and a children’s book authored by former President Bush. When asked by a Huffington Post reader which of those three publications she’d rather read, Garofalo said, “Actually that’s like six and one half, that is six and one half right there.” Presumably, she meant to use the popular idiom, “six of one, half a dozen of the other.” “That’s just three works of fiction targeted to a child-like audience so any, all, any one, none,” Garofalo said. “I don’t know how to read either, so that’s kind of a drag.” During the interview, Garofalo also expressed disappointment in President Obama. “It’s a drag that he’s such a conservative,” she lamented. Garofalo’s made her disdain for religion clear in the past. During a June 16 appearance on “The Joy Behar Show” on Headline News, she called prayer “anti-intellectual.” Behar later defended Garofalo on ABC’s “The View,” saying the comedian should have said prayer was “un-intellectual.” Garofalo has also built a long resume of attacking conservatives. She has compared the GOP to neo-Nazis  and called Tea Party protestors ” functionally retarded ,” and ” racist backward motherf***ers .” She has called the stable of Fox News anchors and hosts, as well as conservative talk radio hosts,  liars .

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MRC’s Bozell: Comedy Central’s ‘JC’ Has No Advertiser Support

Of the more than 300 corporate sponsors who have sponsored Comedy Central in the past, not a single one has indicated their intention to buy advertising time on the planned “JC” program should it ever be set to go to broadcast. That’s the victorious announcement today from Citizens Against Religious Bigotry (CARB), a group co-founded by NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell and a handful of other social conservative activists. “The sponsors understand what the programming department at Comedy Central does not: Religious bigotry is bad business,” Bozell noted in a statement. “With literally zero advertiser support for this program, the only reason Comedy Central would put it on their broadcast schedule is in an effort to offend Christianity and Christians. There is no valid business reason for airing ‘JC,'” the Media Research Center founder argued.  Full the full press release, click here . For a complete listing of member organizations, and advertisers that were petitioned, visit www.CitizensAgainstReligiousBigotry.org .

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Religion, Politics and the End of the World – Part 1

Author: truthdig Added: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:10:09 -0800 Duration: 1290 Sam Harris and Chris Hedges debate one another at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. Truthdig editor Robert Scheer moderates.

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Religion, Politics and the End of the World – Part 4

Author: truthdig Added: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:43:07 -0800 Duration: 1566 Sam Harris and Chris Hedges debate one another at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. Truthdig editor Robert Scheer moderates.

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Does the Church of Scientology Force Abortions On Its Pregnant Members? [Religion]

Scientologists just can’t catch a break. People were angry when John Travolta dropped them off in Haiti to touch people. They are accused of covering up child rape . And now, former members are saying they were pressured into having abortions. More

Lady Gaga’s ‘Alejandro’ Video: German Expressionism With A Beat!

Dark, arty clip is about as far from ‘Telephone’ video as she could get. By James Montgomery Lady Gaga in the “Alejandro” music video Photo: Interscope Records At this point in her career, Lady Gaga can do whatever she wants, whenever she wants. She is unbound, unbridled, and completely without fear … and “Alejandro” is proof of that. It is a very glamorous, very art-y thing — and anyone expecting a video like her last one should give up that hope right now. Because, having already run roughshod through the pulpy pop culture of yesteryear with Beyonc

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