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Who Is Your God? – Non-Religious

I don’t claim to know an overarching “Meaning of Life,” but I do operate under the understanding that life should not be lived under the pretense that it is simply a “test” propagated by an ...
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Who Is Your God? – Christianity

Albert Einstein once said that he desired to know “how God created this world,” for his scientific observations led him to a belief in the existence of a higher power, a “subtle spirit” largel...
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Who Is Your God? – Spirituality

The last few prayers I had made were for a sign, sent weakly into the heavens, shriveling in my memory shortly thereafter like grapes left in a desert sun.
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Who Is Your God? – Judaism

“Jewish” is possibly the most under-the-radar, versatile and vague word in the English language. The word “Jewish” can be used almost as frequently as a slang or curse word, but at least seems...
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Overcoming the Dark Side of Heavy Intoxication

Man’s best friend isn’t the dog. It’s alcohol. Booze is the steady companion that we can always rely on to be there when we need it
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Coalition Politics Undermine Negotiations

Last Thursday I attended a talk on campus titled “Palestine/Israel: Is Just Peace Possible?” The speaker, Ali Abunimah, is a Palestinian-American journalist and the co-founder of Electronic Intifa...
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Why Your Dirty Little Secret Should Be Celebrated

One of my favorite shows is “Entourage,” despite its depressingly poignant way of reminding me that all of the fancy luxuries in my life are lacking.
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Experience in the Online World Can Lead to Real World Opportunities

It used to be that only professional writers penned articles. Only big studios created TV shows and movies. Only established critics shared their opinions with a broad audience.
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Linguistics Expose the Inherent Sexism in “Girl” Talk

“Girl” is the most undignified language gaffe in verbal currency of English-speaking societies. In casual conversations, “girl” typically refers to women and children, while “guy” is simil...
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Republican Resurgence May Provoke Gridlock on Capitol Hill

In light of the Republican gains in Congress, many Democrats are left questioning both the future of politics on Capitol Hill and the future of their own party.
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Long List of “To-Do’s” Keeps Republicans and Democrats Honest

The nation was swept by a wave of conservative victories in red and dark blue states alike, giving the GOP a majority in the House of Representatives.
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Silent Stoner Majority Sinks Indebted Ship of State

The Universe gave us a test, California, and we couldn’t even spell our own name, much less correctly answer the first question. Last week I was being lyrically abusive in the spirit of political op...
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American Power Projects Political Compassion Abroad

America is without a doubt the most benevolent nation and superpower the human race has ever known.
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Burmese Political Prisoners Resist Military Dictatorship

Twenty years after Aung San Suu Kyi’s internationally recognized 1990 election victory as the peoples’ choice to lead Burma into a new era of democracy and prosperity after four decades of totalit...
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Student Athiests Unite In the Face of Fierce Religious Opposition

This week’s question: What is the point in making an atheist/secularist group?
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