Dakota O’Leary

PayPal finds itself in the middle of the culture wars as LGBT activists pressure them to disable accounts of anti-gay groups

By Dakota O'Leary • September 30, 2011

In a surprise move, PayPal has allegedly disabled four accounts in what Allout.org terms "hate groups," and what the Christian media terms "pro-family" organizations.  

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What is "evangelicalism?": avoiding stereotyping

By Dakota O'Leary • September 30, 2011

People on the left  (myself included) tend to think that all Evangelicals are the same–intolerant Christ worshippers who want to take over the United

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Asteroid 2011 S05 passing close to earth today; Paul Begley says it's going to hit us, warns of tsunamis, earthquakes; then apologizes for "warning"

By Dakota O'Leary • September 29, 2011

Pastor Paul Begley of Indiana is so excited on this video he can barely contain himself.   He thinks that the second coming of Christ

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Ohio billboard war over homosexuality: David versus Goliath

By Dakota O'Leary • September 29, 2011

Toledo, Ohio and Maumee, OH are only about 10 miles apart. A war is going on there focusing on billboards and homosexuality. The first

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Pat Robertson says Alzheimer's advice to divorce your spouse and remarry was "misinterpreted"

By Dakota O'Leary • September 29, 2011

Pat Robertson is backtracking on the statement he made earlier this month to a caller into his show, who he advised to divorce his

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Minnesota atheists have a reason to celebrate Harold Camping's October 21st doomsday–with a Rapture II benefit party

By Dakota O'Leary • September 29, 2011

Christians are giving atheists yet another reason to celebrate the end of the world–Harold Camping's prediction that the end will come on October 21st,

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Michele Bachmann: Christians shouldn't "settle" for less than what God has planned for them–her

By Dakota O'Leary • September 29, 2011

It seems the new up and coming place for GOP presidential hopefuls is now Liberty University, the nation's largest Christian higher education institution. Rick

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FOX News Radio claims "Christian" public school teachers are "under attack" in Tennessee for participating in the See You At the Pole event

By Dakota O'Leary • September 28, 2011

The ever mythical-wanting-to-be-real conservative "war on Christians" continues, fired up by FOXNews, as Christian teachers passively fight church and state separation and Supreme Court

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PRESS RELEASE: Controversial study suggests it is possible to change sexual orientation

By Dakota O'Leary • September 28, 2011

Can sexual orientation be "healed?"  A new study that is bound to be controversial suggests that it is possible for people to change their

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North Platte, Nebraska library defends freedom to read Wicca, occult books–all books

By Dakota O'Leary • September 28, 2011

North Platte, Nebraska library defends freedom to read Wicca, occult books–all books

The North Platte, Nebraska Library is celebrating Banned Books Week this week, which runs from September 21st to October 1st.  In a conservative state

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British Christians and the press go wild after BBC decides to jettison B.C./A.D dating

By Dakota O'Leary • September 28, 2011

In Britain, the media are infuriated after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) decided to drop BC/AD dating for the more impartial CE/BCE (Common Era/Before

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Oregon faith healing couple defending use of prayer for baby son rather than calling 911; defense rests

By Dakota O'Leary • September 28, 2011

Previously we reported on the Oregon faith healing couple Dale and Shannon Hickman, members of the cult faith healing Followers of Christ Church, who,

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News of the bizarre: Man steals guitar from grave; diocese detective work gets it back to dearly departed

By Dakota O'Leary • September 28, 2011

Green Bay, Wisconsin sits at a sub-basin of Lake Michigan.  It is a tourist town, home of the Packers, and in summer, the bay

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