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		<title>Praying for a Bailout</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/12/08/praying-for-a-bailout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The automotive industry is in trouble and it appears that a bailout plan may be decided upon by the end of today. Surely the Rev. Charles Ellis at Detroit&#8217;s Greater Grace Temple will believe that his actions yesterday were directly responsible for it as the congregation at one of Detroit&#8217;s largest choices gathered to ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Burning Christmas Cross</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-burning-christmas-cross/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it just me or does this &#8220;Original Christmas Cross&#8221; seem, well, just a little inappropriate? Granted, it is a product of the American Family Association, and organization known for sharing in the idyllic love and peace of Christianity; an organization that is known for its peaceful and loving embrace of all people. In this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newsweek: Is Obama the Antichrist?</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/11/18/newsweek-is-obama-the-antichrist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsweek, the fairly reputable weekly news magazine, has published a column titled &#8220;Is Obama the Antichrist?&#8221; as part of their Belief Watch series. The Washington Monthly takes them to task for this, noting: When bizarre, fringe publications speculate openly about who may or may not be the Antichrist, it&#8217;s easy to dismiss. When Newsweek publishes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things Atheists Hate #3: Fallacious Logic</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/11/02/things-atheists-hate-3-fallacious-logic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/11/02/things-atheists-hate-3-fallacious-logic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while I like to see a random video on Godtube; it&#8217;s like YouTube for Theists. It&#8217;s an endless source of amusement and fury, filled with fun happy videos that truly exemplify the Christian ideals of love and peace.  For example, I found this recent piece providing irrefutable arguments against atheism:      [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Idolatry</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/10/31/american-idolatry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, a picture. I used to work down in the neighborhood, not far from Wall Street; it&#8217;s not uncommon to see people rubbing the Charging Bull for luck. In fact, so many people rub the bull that its testicles are quite burnished. Still, this seems like an unusually larger crowd than normal. What could possible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holy Pajamas, Batman!</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/10/01/holy-pajamas-batman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, seriously &#8211; holy pajamas. So why make children&#8217;s pajamas modeled after the Armor of God? Indoctrination, of course. Although we are a new company, our desire is to grow into a well-known Christian Organization whose main goal is to reach as many children as possible by providing the Word of God, offering top quality products and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things Atheists Hate #1: Media Coverage of Polls</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/10/01/things-atheists-hate-1-media-coverage-of-polls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/10/01/things-atheists-hate-1-media-coverage-of-polls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent US Religious Landscape Survey featured some fascinating data about the religious make-up of the American populace, but the biggest number to come out of the survey was the infamous &#8220;21% of atheists believe in God&#8221; that stirred up quite a bit of discussion on the internet and in the media. Everyone had something to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things Atheists Hate: An Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/09/30/things-atheists-hate-an-introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/09/30/things-atheists-hate-an-introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major media organizations continue to expand their presence in the blogosphere; with that in mind, I recently approached a peer of mine who happens to work at one such organization and made a suggestion that they consider the notion of launching a blog about atheism. He, in turn, approached the powers that be and made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Atheist Meme</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/06/19/an-atheist-meme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/06/19/an-atheist-meme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one knows this blog is here yet, so I&#8217;ve not been tagged with this meme. Still, I thought it&#8217;d be fun to fill some space as I find my voice with this little questionnaire. Q1. How would you define “atheism”? If theism is the belief in god(s), then atheism is clearly the opposite &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teach the Controversy</title>
		<link>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/06/16/teach-the-controversy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pinponpun.com/blog/2008/06/16/teach-the-controversy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evolution vs Creationism. There&#8217;s no doubt in my mind that creationism, and religion in general, has no place in our public school systems&#8217; science curricula. Still, if we were to &#8220;teach the controversy&#8221; as some creation myth supporters believe then we&#8217;d truly have to address *all* the possible creation myths, no? To that end, I [...]]]></description>
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