Some people object to the passages in the New Testament of the Bible to the effect that those who leave this world without accepting Christ as their savior are going to spend eternity burning in hell.  They point out that, in the developing world, nine million children die each year before the age of five, whose families have no knowledge of Christ nor access to Christianity, and that such an approach to sorting out the souls of the departed is incompatible with the notion of a loving God.  (more…)

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Houston-based oil giant ConocoPhillips notes:  Between 2000-2016, the natural gas and oil industry invested $108 billion on new technologies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions — and U.S. emissions are at their lowest level in a generation. We must continue working together, to develop climate-related solutions that will protect the environment for future generations while producing the energy we need.  (more…)

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It’s interesting to track celebrities’ reactions to Trump.  He actually has a few supporters: Ted Nugent, Jon Voight, Gary Busey, Loretta Lynn, Kirstie Alley, Mike Tyson and few prominent criminal/misogynist rappers.  In general, they tend to be people whose career is either over, or is one that can thrive while being despised by decent and kind people.

We are fortunate in that the opinion Barbra Streisand ( first and last name misspelled at left) represents the vast majority of American actors.

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Here’s an article on the importance of sea ice, and how the arctic is steadily losing it.

Arctic summers will be ice-free in 30 years, possibly sooner if the current trend prevails.  (more…)

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The meme below reminds me of a chance encounter I had with three exchange students from Copenhagen the other day.  We were talking about Denmark’s #2 ranking in the World Happiness Index (behind Finland). (more…)

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Always good to see things like this.  If Wells Fargo, formerly one of the top criminal enterprises on Earth, can do this, anyone can.   As these protesters say, “Finance the future, not fossil fuels.”

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Background for those living outside the U.S., from Wikipedia:

Sanctuary cities refers to municipal jurisdictions, typically in North America, that limit their cooperation with the national government’s effort to enforce immigration law. Leaders of sanctuary cities say they want to reduce fear of deportation and possible family break-up among people who are in the country illegally, so that such people will be more willing to report crimes, use health and social services, and enroll their children in school. (more…)

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From this article:

In a coordinated action to pressure Barclays to stop financing climate destruction, Greenpeace activists on Monday morning shut down 97 of the British investment bank’s branches across the United Kingdom. (more…)

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Take the largest secular democracy on Earth, and elect a president who refashions the federal government around state Hinduism, and expect no violence against the 172 million people identifying as adherents of Islam.  That takes top-notch stupidity.

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Re: the meme here, a reader notes, “Trickle-down failure.  40 years of stupidity!!!!”

It’s neither a failure, nor is it stupid.  It’s done exactly what it was designed to do with surgical precision: further enrich the uber-wealthy at the expense of everyone else.  The problem is that it’s created crippling levels of public debt, and the demise of the middle class.

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