10 May 12
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When asked by The Barna Group what words or phrases best describe Christianity, the top response among Americans ages 16-29 was “antihomosexual.” For a staggering 91 percent of non-Christians, this was the first word that came to their mind when asked about the Christian faith. The same was true for 80 percent of young churchgoers. (The next most common negative images? : “judgmental,” “hypocritical,” and “too involved in politics.”)
Later research, documented in Kinnaman’s You Lost Me, reveals that one of the top reasons 59 percent of young adults with a Christian background have left the church is because they perceive the church to be too exclusive, particularly regarding their LGBT friends. Eight million twenty-somethings have left the church, and this is one reason why.
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Origin: rubyvroom
28 April 12
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barackobama:
plannedparenthood:
Planned Parenthood is excited to be launching our new Tumblr that’s all about sexual and reproductive health – bodies, birth control, relationship issues, “is it normal for this to do this?” type things. In the coming weeks and months we’ll be sharing what we know, answering questions, and just… tumblring.
We hope you like it! And we hope it helps.
Welcome to the neighborhood!
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that is the best reblog i've ever seen
Origin: plannedparenthood
28 April 12
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prison
corporations
for-profit prisons
incarceration
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WHY PRIVATIZATION ISN'T THE ANSWER
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Origin: whereinthehellisnowherenow
26 March 12
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leatherpumpkin:
love is not unfollowing someone when you find out they hate your faves tbqh
(via inkdot)
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yes
a daily struggle
Origin: leatherpumpkin
20 March 12
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ladyhouston:
socialistexan:
mothernaturenetwork:
Scotts Miracle-Gro pleads guilty to selling poison-coated bird food
Lawn and garden behemoth Scotts Miracle-Gro pleads guilty in one of the most mind-numbingly idiotic cases of pesticide misuse in recent memory: Knowingly selling birdseed laced with wildlife-killing insecticides.
But we don’t need regulation ever, right? The market can just regulate itself, right? We can totally trust non-accountable, profit driven corporations to do the right thing, of course.
Of course! Who needs a government. People (read: corporations) are capable of taking care of themselves.
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Origin: mothernaturenetwork
11 March 12
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nick-andopolis:
“I am hoping that Ros is the whore Cersei/Joffrey think Tyrion is having an affair with. (Instead of the whore he really is, Shea). So hopefully Ros is in store for a whipping and beating and maybe even death…”
Wow, please fuck right off.
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that's it
just
wow
i do not understand the things people in this fandom think
let alone what they feel comfortable expressing in public
just
no
no
a thousand times no
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Origin: nick-andopolis
28 February 12
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A 21 year old woman and her mother drove three hours to come to their appointment for an abortion. They were surprised to find the clinic a ‘nice’ place with friendly, personable staff. While going over contraceptive options, they shared that they were Pro-Life and disagreed with abortion, but that the patient could not afford to raise a child right now. Also, she wouldn’t need contraception since she wasn’t going to have sex until she got married, because of her religious beliefs. Rather than argue with them, I saw this as an opportunity for dialogue, and in the end, my hope was that I had planted a ‘healing seed’ to help resolve the conflict between their beliefs and their realities.
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Origin: maidofastolat
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This is the one millionth photo taken from onboard the ISS
When the first component of the International Space Station was launched in 1998, it was the beginning of something incredible. The ISS is humanity’s castle in the sky. The largest spacecraft ever built, it is a multipurpose facility that is as well-suited for scientific research as it is for education and outreach, and is one of the most brilliant examples of international scientific collaboration in human history.
According to NASA, the photo you see up top is believed to be the one-millionth still image recorded by an ISS crew member [Click here for the gorgeous hi-res version]. This particular photo — which was uploaded earlier this afternoon over on NASA’s 2Explore photostream — was captured on March 7 by a member of the Expedition 30 crew from about 240 miles above the southeastern Tasman Sea. [NASA]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1q91ePORk1qe649zo1_500.jpg)
