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How to Talk to Young Kids About Same-Sex Relationships
I've written about my interactions with Chicago's The Marin Foundation in the past. They are a bunch of Christians who are seeking new ways to build lasting bridges between the conservative Christian...
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Kevin VS. The Whisperer in KEVIN KELLER #13!
It's been 17 weeks, but fans of Kevin Keller were excited to pick up their copies of KEVIN KELLER #13 today. It picks up a few weeks after last issue's traumatic ending. I didn't spoil the ending to...
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Nero at Daycare -- 05/15/14
It was cold and rainy, but Nero still got some play time earlier today with his various four-legged friends. Check it out:
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Iowa Couple Claims They Found Marijuana Leaves in their Double Cheeseburgers
An Iowa couple claims that they found "plant material that looked and smelled like pot" tucked within the double cheeseburgers that they had purchased from a McDonald's restaurant in Ottumwa, IA.An...
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Jughead & Big Ethel Get Married in LIFE WITH ARCHIE #35!
It's been a huge week for new comic books from Archie Comics. One of those books is LIFE WITH ARCHIE #35. This is the magazine-style comic book featuring the adult adventures of Archie Andrews and the...
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Family
I noticed this floating around Facebook last night. So many variations of families. So much goodness!
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Catholic Food Pantry Fires Coordinator for Being a Married Lesbian
St. Francis Xavier Church of Kansas City, MO, has a large food pantry. Over the past year, it's been run by a woman named Colleen Simon. Unfortunately, the Diocese of Kansas city-St. Joseph just fired...
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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #5: "We're Never Going to Come Back, Are We?"
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE's first story arc came to a close this week with its fifth issue. Here's the background: Reggie killed Jughead's dog Hot Dog. Jughead convinced Sabrina the Teenage Witch to...
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62% of GOP Voters in Iowa Against Gay Marriage
Iowa has now been a marriage equality state for five years. For years, we were warned of all sorts of problems that would occur if that happened. And yet no pastors have been jailed. No churches have...
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Archie Comics to Publish New "Sabrina"&"Mighty Crusader" Series // Both Comic...
(source)The Diamond Retailer Summit just happened over in Las Vegas this past weekend. I don't know much about this summit, but I do know that there were lots of revelations from the different comic...
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ARCHIE #655: Who Are the Good Guys of the Galaxy??
Fans of Archie Comics were treated to a great riff on Marvel Comics' Guardians of the Galaxy in ARCHIE #655! It's a fun space story where Archie and Jughead help Cosmo the Merry Martian repair his...
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And Pennsylvania Makes 19!!
Sorry it took me a couple days to get to this one! U.S. District Court Judge John Jones III ruled yesterday against Pennsylvania's DOMA law, claiming that it is unconstitutional and that it violates...
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Nero at Daycare -- 05/22/14
Nero was enjoying the warm weather today during doggy daycare! Check this out:
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Leslie at Graduation -- 05/21/14
I spent a couple hours yesterday attending my oldest boy's graduation from the Transitions Services Center. He graduated two years ago from City High School, but formally ends his special education...
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The school board in Urbandale, IA, is facing a challenge from five high school seniors regarding religious expression. Apparently, the school district allows you to openly express your religious...
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Actor Jim Carrey to be Commencement Speaker at Fairfield's Maharishi...
Actor Jim Carrey is the commencement speaker at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA, later today.I didn't realize this, but Carrey believes in and practices transcendental...
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Ultimate Spider-Man to Join the All New X-Men??
So I was visiting Bleeding Cool tonight, which directed me to Brian Bendis' tumblr page tonight, which blew my mind tonight:From Mr. Bendis:Cover to All new X-Men 32 By Sarah Pichellithis is real!have...
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Review: "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
Husband Mark and I went to watch "X-Men: Days of Future Past" yesterday afternoon. It's the latest in a string of movies featuring Marvel Comics' X-Men and Wolverine characters.It's based off an...
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New HIV Diagnoses in Iowa Slightly Increased in 2013
The Iowa Department of Public Health announced increased diagnoses of HIV in Iowa during the past year. 122 Iowans were diagnosed with HIV in 2013, which was up from 117 new cases in 2012.Most of these...
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