Disco Queen Donna Summer Dead at 63 from Cancer

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BREAKING: Turn off the mirror ball and lights. The once and forever Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, died this morning from cancer at the age of 63.

Pat Robertson Tells Viewer to Destroy statue of Buddha (VIDEO)

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Uncle Pat’s off his medication again and he has some advice for someone with a friend who owns a statue of Buddha: Destroy it!

How to Properly Wake Up a Sleeping Child in the Car (VIDEO)

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How do you wake up a sleeping 3-year-old while on a road trip? Forget the Disney tunes, this tyke wakes up to Nirvana without missing a beat.

Separation of Church and State? Not if Evangelicals Get Their Way

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As America continues its dangerous and advancing flirtation with theocracy, some of us are wondering just how long this country has until a theocratic state becomes official, becomes a reality, because more and more, the evangelical right is flexing their muscle in shoving their religion down our throats, and they’re succeeding. I’m not saying Christians don’t have a right to practice their religion in this country – they do – and so does every other person who holds different spiritual beliefs…

Religion and the Pro-Choice Tradition: A History Lesson for Bill Donohue

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The Catholic League’s Bill Donohue says he doubts whether HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is a Catholic because she supports a woman’s right to choose an abortion, which – he says – is considered by the Catholic Church to be “intrinsically evil.” If you get your theology, history or impression of Catholics, Catholicism or Christianity from the loudmouths you see on TV (like Donohue), you might think he has a point. But you and he would both be wrong.

How to Survive Your Monster-in-Law on Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day is on Sunday, which means many of you will take a trip to the mother-in-law’s house. While spending the weekend dodging bad cooking and passive insults may not be ideal, we’ve got you covered. From packing a monster-in-law survival kit to loading your iPod with the sweet tunes of Donny Osmond to blast through your Rock Out Speakers, you’ll survive the weekend and come out of it feeling like Bear Grylls.

Avengers on Parade: A Super Hero Tribute to Author Maurice Sendak

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Sadly, the passing of legendary children’s author Maurice Sendak was somewhat overshadowed this week by political nonsense. The prolific author, best known for the “Where the Wild Things Are,” touched generations of children with his “adults are mostly dreadful” attitude and idea that kids could out-wild the wild things.

Fox News Contributor: ‘Evil is Coming Through the Woman’

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What you’re about to watch is perhaps the purest, most unabashed declaration of right-wing hatred toward women to date, which has been growing exponentially over the last couple of years, thanks to the anti-women party known as the Republican Party and their women-hating evangelical base. Most evangelicals will tap dance around the issue of women’s rights, trying to use clever semantics to hide their hatred of women – this dude does not.

Goober Pyle, Actor George Lindsey, Dies at 83

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A Nashville funeral home has confirmed that actor George Lindsey, who played Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw” for nearly 30 years, has died at the age of 83. The statement simply said that Lindsey had died after a “brief illness” and funeral plans are still being made.

Adam Yauch, ‘MCA’ of Beastie Boys, Dies Following Cancer Battle

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Adam Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys, has died, according to published reports. The official word came through a statement from MCA’s publicist:

Pastor Issues ‘Apology,’ Says ‘Effeminate Behavior is Ungodly’

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Sean Harris, the revolting “pastor” of the Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, issued what I suppose was an “apology” on Tuesday, after his despicable rant against children…

Paul Ryan, Badass Catholic-At-Large

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It’s amazing how the GOP uses religion to further it’s twisted agenda. In an election cycle, it’s using both sides of the coin. The GOP is generally intertwined with Fundamentalist Christians. This time, they’re trying (rather unsuccessfully) to align themselves with the Catholics.

Carpool Queen: Dad and Kids Sing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ on Drive to School (VIDEO)

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One of the fastest trending videos online in the past few days is this footage of a very hip dad driving his kids to school. According to the video description, dad and kids have gotten into the routine of singing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” each morning during the carpool.

Queen of Fear: Cindy Jacobs Warns of Health Care Microchips (VIDEO)

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According to Cindy, the government will require an RFID microchip be implanted in your finger in order to get any kind of health care. Now, we all know the Christian significance of the RFID chip, right? Well, in case you don’t, according to the Christians, the RFID chip is the “mark of the beast” referenced to in Revelations 13:16-18.

Longing for the Bad Ol’ Days?

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Warning: Extreme Sarcasm Alert! — The country’s gone to hell in a handbasket — it’s not at all like it was back in the good ol’ days, aka the 1950s…

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