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		<title>Only Green Party will speak with Xtra about Catholic schools in Ontario</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only the Green Party&#8217;s education critic was willing to speak with Xtra about Catholic schools in Ontario but what he says makes lots of sense as do the comments by the Minister of the MCC in Toronto who argues that freedom of religion only means freedom to worship and not to discriminate. Politicians stay silent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3577&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ray Comfort comments on Kevin Smith &#8211; Ottawa Citizen &#8220;Religious&#8221; Expert</title>
		<link>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/ray-comfort-comments-on-kevin-smith-ottawa-citizen-religious-expert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Smith is with CFI in Toronto and is the Atheist/Humanist religious expert at the Ottawa Citizen&#8217;s Ask the Religion Experts column. I don&#8217;t know who Ray Comfort is but here is a video of him thinking Kevin is into porn and a fornicator: Ray Comfort bets his life Kevin is into porn and a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3570&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Bishops Prohibit Gay Straight Alliances</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great piece of investigative journalism and enjoy the document that was leaked from the Catholic Bishops. The main story; however, is about how Xtra has not been able find one publicly funded Catholic school in Ontario that has a Gay Straight Alliance: Catholic Bishops prohibit gay straight alliances in Ontario Schools<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3566&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some examples of attempts to interfere with academic freedom?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MacIvor was recently quoted in the Star, talking about the backlash she felt for criticizing the government, and since then she’s heard from several other professors who have been experiencing the same thing. MacIvor said she’s been told that Conservative operatives refer to her as a “Liberal hack” Tories accused of digging up dirt on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3564&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Needle and the Damage (Not) Done</title>
		<link>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/the-needle-and-the-damage-not-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MacLean&#8217;s article on how the belief that vaccination causes autism is far more dangerous than any vaccine: The needle and the damage (not) done<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3554&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MacLean&#8217;s On Campus Recommends Defunding Ontario Catholic Schools</title>
		<link>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/macleans-on-campus-recommends-defunding-ontario-catholic-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 04:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MacLean&#8217;s On campus recommends defunding the Ontario Catholic school system. This is a positive step since MacLean&#8217;s is a national level magazine. Defund Catholic schools<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3551&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A response to a comment I made under a Youtube video</title>
		<link>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/a-response-to-a-comment-i-made-under-a-youtube-video/</link>
		<comments>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/a-response-to-a-comment-i-made-under-a-youtube-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a response to a comment I made under a Youtube video. Now remember that this is 2011 and homosexuality has not been listed as a mental illness since at least the DSM III: bgibb101 has replied to your comment on Stephen Harper and Gay Rights: @swissguy2 &#8211; Why should Harper fund ANY event [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3544&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why we need one secular school system in Ontario</title>
		<link>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/why-we-need-one-secular-school-system-in-ontario/</link>
		<comments>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/why-we-need-one-secular-school-system-in-ontario/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there ever was a reason why we need only one secular school system for Ontario this is it and isn&#8217;t this against the human rights act and the charter?: Halton Catholic policy and GSA ban still in effect<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3540&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A positive ruling for separation of church and state</title>
		<link>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/a-positive-ruling-for-separation-of-church-and-state/</link>
		<comments>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/a-positive-ruling-for-separation-of-church-and-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The attached link about a Saskatchewan court decision that marriage commissioners cannot refuse to marry same sex couples because their religion objects to homosexuality is not only a positive ruling for gay and lesbian people but also for the separation of church and state. Saskatchewan court upholds same sex couple\&#039;s rights<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3536&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Objecting in Silence Never Changed Anything</title>
		<link>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/objecting-in-silence-never-changed-anything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An excerpt from the attached article better summarizes its gist than I can: &#8220;Taking offense is social pressure that has evolved to keep others silent. We don’t want to offend, but we can’t keep silent. No one should. If you keep your religious beliefs private, I won’t comment on them. If you bring them up, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3532&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin Smith&#8217;s piece on Angels in the Ottawa Citizen&#8217;s Ask the Religion Experts</title>
		<link>http://humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/kevin-smiths-piece-on-angels-in-the-ottawa-citizens-ask-the-religion-experts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swissguy5</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Smith&#8217;s piece found on the Ottawa Citizen&#8217;s website under ask the religion experts. It is about angels and is rational and logical. &#8220;KEVIN SMITH is on the board of directors for the Centre of Inquiry, Canada&#8217;s premier venue for humanists, skeptics and freethinkers. Despite the increasing popularity of angels, I haven’t seen any, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3528&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Jeff Sharlet Author of &#8220;The Family&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The link below is to an interview with Jeff Sharlet the author of &#8220;The Family&#8221;. He discusses the goals and workings of The Family worldwide. Interview with author of \&#34;The Family\&#34; about power of said organization<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3524&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds Rally Against Censorship in New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A story about the Smithsonian&#8217;s capitulation to requests to remove a video because ants were crawling over a depiction of Jesus on the cross. As part of a growing protest movement against this act of censorship the video is being made available for view by the public for free in many venues including right here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3521&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is god being replaced by &#8220;We the People&#8221; as all seeing moral watchdog?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this essay to be a very interesting analysis of current and future trends emerging out of our ever growing electronic/technological communications systems: Just Watch Us; The Utopian Dream of Total Openess<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3518&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Would any Self Respecting Gay Person Worship such a Homophobic god?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ome arguments as to why it makes no sense for Gay people to worship a Christian (and actually Abrahamic) god (and believe it many Gay people do believe). Both the old and new testaments are full of anti-Gay prejudice: God and Gays; uneasy bedfellows<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=humanistottawaweb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8122570&amp;post=3516&amp;subd=humanistottawaweb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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