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April 11th, 2013
03:21 PM ET
A papal portrait ... made out of condoms(CNN)–An artist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has created a unique portrait of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
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Free speech helps educate the masses................POLITICIANS too !
Where do morals come from?
By Kelly Murray, CNN
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/12/where-do-morals-come-from/#comments
Gravity is not up for debate !
BY the way ...................Splat goes a fairy in the sky !...............bye bye tinker bell !
Einstein's Gravity Theory Passes Toughest Test Yet
Apr. 25, 2013 — A strange stellar pair nearly 7,000 light-years from Earth has provided physicists with a unique cosmic laboratory for studying the nature of gravity. The extremely strong gravity of a massive neutron star in orbit with a companion white dwarf star puts competing theories of gravity to a test more stringent than any available before
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Hey James Madison................religion has none it looks like.............with the comments on this blog.
The Big question is ETHICS ! does religion have any ?
The Ethics of Resurrecting Extinct Species
Apr. 8, 2013 — At some point, scientists may be able to bring back extinct animals, and perhaps early humans, raising questions of ethics and environmental disruption.
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Dinosaur Egg Study Supports Evolutionary Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs: How Troodon Likely Hatched Its Young
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418104324.htm
And NO ANGELS the pope KICKED them OFF the TEAM last year !
From Soup to Cells—the Origin of Life
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the wrong path is Adam and Eve !
Human Y Chromosome Much Older Than Previously Thought
Mar. 4, 2013 — The discovery and analysis of an extremely rare African American Y chromosome pushes back the time of the most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage tree to 338,000 years ago. This time predates the age of the oldest known anatomically modern human fossils.
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No god(s) needed or required to graduate from public schools in the US
Remember : Adam had to POKE himself hard with his OWN BONE to create Eve.
No god(s) needed................... Old. DNA works..................also catches crooks !
Ancient DNA Reveals Europe's Dynamic Genetic History
Apr. 23, 2013 — Ancient DNA recovered from a series of skeletons in central Germany up to 7,500 years old has been used to reconstruct the first detailed genetic history of modern Europe.
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The fact...............the earth is to old for this nonsemse ! Time to EVOLVE !
Ancient Earth Crust Stored in Deep Mantle
Apr. 24, 2013 — Scientists have long believed that lava erupted from certain oceanic volcanoes contains materials from the early Earth's crust. But decisive evidence for this phenomenon has proven elusive. New research from a team including Carnegie's Erik Hauri demonstrates that oceanic volcanic rocks contain samples of recycled crust dating back to the Archean era 2.5 billion years ago. Their work is published in Nature.
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For what...................... ? Make sure to read what the pope said !
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Learning is fun with facts.......................... and facts work when teaching children.
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To the non-Christians commenting on this article: I am so sorry for the interactions you've had with the Church, as it seems like a lot of you have reasons to hate believers like me. I'm sorry that we've wronged you, and I'm sorry that I've wronged non-believers in the past too. Your views of the world as a cruddy, broken place and of the church as a sinful, divided people are totally right. I will not at all deny that the divisiveness in the church makes us seem less credible, but I personally believe that's not at all God's fault– that is the fault of Christians.
And to the Christians : watching the reactions of some of the believers to other commenters has sickened me- the cussing, the name calling. If they're reading this, I'd really for them to sit back for a minute and think about why they became Christians in the first place– because we're all pretty terrible at being good people and we all, Christian or not, do things that perpetuate the current state of the world. Never forget that you too have fallen short of the glory of God.
"...nothing true can be said about God from a posture of defense" - Marilynne Robinson
CATHOLIC CHURCH: "Sure, AIDS is bad, but not quite as bad as condoms."
CIVILIZATION: /groan
"...........Medical evidence now shows that consistent use of condoms reduces the risk of transmission in men and women of
HIV (by 80 percent)..............."
http://www.today.com/id/13999099/ns/today-today_health/t/do-condoms-really-protect-against-stds/#.UWkuLKKG2xA
Better use two and a garbage bag.
Do your own condom art on the cheap. Amazon sells them for 16 cents each with free Prime shipping. Might as well get some use out of them as many guys do not use them thereby resulting in the following horrific statistics:
"Se-xually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain a major public health challenge in the United States. While substantial progress has been made in preventing, diagnosing, and treating certain S-TDs in recent years, CDC estimates that approximately 19 million new infections occur each year, almost half of them among young people ages 15 to 24.1 In addition to the physical and psy-ch-ological consequences of S-TDs, these diseases also exact a tremendous economic toll. Direct medical costs as-sociated with STDs in the United States are estimated at up to $14.7 billion annually in 2006 dollars."
If we’d divert the OVER $150 billion dollar tax break that religion gets in this country every year, and divert it to the CURES for these maladies, we wouldn't NEED condoms!
Actually, a pretty good likeness, all things considered.
I have to at the man they interviewed who said "It's gross. It's not polite." Really? And why exactly is it "gross" and "not polite"? It's not like the artist chose USED condoms. Every one of them is brand new, so basically this is nothing more than a portrait made of latex. So ... clean latex is "gross" and "not polite" simply because it's shaped like a balloon? Really? My, how repressed. I wonder if he has an anxiety attack whenever he sees a magician or a clown make a balloon animal? (OK, so clowns DO make people anxious. But you get the point! LOL)
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Its hard for even a good artist to make a living. This artiste probably had a huge supply of condoms on hand for her regular job.
Well, that kind of comment shows true character.
Shame on you for printing this. Is nothing sacred????
there may be things that are "sacred", but the pope is not any of them
Yes, these condoms should be used for a better purpose than to make fun of silly religions.
No. In reality, there is nothing sacred.
I agree, this is particularly egregious waste of the sacred condoms.
HIV and condoms have coexisted for a long time before Benedict became pope. Yet the artiste ignored this important fact.
Recently, a man was prosecuted in civil court. He was HIV+ and failed to inform his partners. If this artiste had integrity, she would have made a portrait of this man instead of the pope.After all, the pope hasn't been spreading HIV. Apparently, she can't look the bald truth in the face. Or she is a coward: if she created such a picture, the secular world would destroy her. Bashing the pope is fashionable so she is safe.
THis paragon of the art world must think most HIV patients are catholics: "Pope, please tell me to use a condom so I won't spread this disease."
The papal condemnation of condom use is making the fight against AIDS much more difficult, if not impossible, in places like sub-Saharan Africa, where there is an estimated 22 million people infected. I'd say the artist targeted the right person.
tallulah13,
In the 1960s and 70s, a secksual revolutuion was started. Millions of people were participating. Then it was discovered that they had been spreading HIV. I suggest that anyone who encouraged the secksual revolution or participated in it should redeem themselves by sending shiploads of condoms to Africa.
He reiterated and condemned the use of condoms, especially in Africa where the RCC is rapidly expanding...get a clue. How you can rah-rah something so abominable is beyond me.
This pope and most of the other popes are a threat to humanity.....Discusting cult members.
"Pope's anti-condom message is sabotage in fight against Aids
Stance makes Catholic church a major global public health problem":
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/sep/11/bad-science-pope-anti-condom
"Pope claims condoms could make African Aids crisis worse
Pontiff's remarks on first visit to continent outrage health agencies trying to halt spread of HIV and Aids"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/17/pope-africa-condoms-aids
We need a painting of Muhammad made with puts blood as the paint.
Prayer changes things,
You post this on every single article. How about you get a life, you religious nutjob?
That's prayer bot. Ignore it. It's posts and responses are incoherent and incomprehensible because...well, it's a prayer bot.
Disregard stevie it is a foreign pos that does not acknowledge reality. It is unwanted and unheard in its native land so comes on here in a vain attempt to stroke its sorry ego. Get a life stevie you ass wipe. There's your sign
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to Atheism is not healthy for children and other living things
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Facts work .
Condoms work well for art too
Prayer does not; you are such a LIAR. You have NO proof it changes anything! A great example of prayer proven not to work is the Christians in jail because prayer didn't work and their children died. For example: Susan Grady, who relied on prayer to heal her son. Nine-year-old Aaron Grady died and Susan Grady was arrested.
An article in the Journal of Pediatrics examined the deaths of 172 children from families who relied upon faith healing from 1975 to 1995. They concluded that four out of five ill children, who died under the care of faith healers or being left to prayer only, would most likely have survived if they had received medical care.
The statistical studies from the nineteenth century and the three CCU studies on prayer are quite consistent with the fact that humanity is wasting a huge amount of time on a procedure that simply doesn’t work. Nonetheless, faith in prayer is so pervasive and deeply rooted, you can be sure believers will continue to devise future studies in a desperate effort to confirm their beliefs!
"Atheism is not healthy for children and other living things"
That's why the data, has shown that atheists have happier and healthier lives than conservative Christians. Your post is built on a lie!
Ha ha! Appropriate medium.
The artist captured his delicate little hands, I see.
We should make a Westboro Baptist sign out of gay bondage wear.