The pastor of a Southern Baptist church in Los Angeles, California announced last month that he is now “gay affirming” and has accepted his son’s homosexuality, a declaration that is causing a rift in his local congregation and sparking controversy within the Southern Baptist Convention. In an hour-long sermon released on YouTube and a letter submitted to John Shore’s Patheos …
GOP Governor Refuses Rules To Prevent Prison Rape
Complying with federal standards designed to prevent incarcerated people from being raped is too expensive, according to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R). So Pence informed the federal Justice Department that his state will not comply with these anti-rape standards. In refusing to comply with the anti-rape rules, Pence joins Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), who also announced that his state …
Obama Takes Historic Action On Climate Change
On Monday morning, the Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed rule to limit the amount of carbon pollution that existing power plants can dump into the atmosphere. This is the most significant move President Obama has made to address the direct causes of climate change. The Clean Air Act, passed by Congress in 1970 and amended in 1990, is finally …
Money In Politics Hearing Gets Messy
Join #FOWLERNATION!! http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation Become a Patron! http://Patreon.com/FowlerShow The Supreme Court’s decision to equate campaign spending with free speech was on trial in the Senate Tuesday at the first hearing tackling a proposed constitutional amendment meant to reverse the much-villified Citizens United ruling. The battle lines were clear: For Democrats, the amendment was nothing short of a last bastion against a …
Ballmer’s Clippers Buy and The NBA Ownership Problem
Join #FOWLERNATION!! http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation Become a Patron! http://Patreon.com/FowlerShow Steve Ballmer’s reported offer to purchase the L.A. Clippers is approved by the NBA, many will claim victory over the racist ranting of elderly mad man Donald Sterling. Some of us, however, will not see it as a victory at all. Another white male billionaire joins one of the most elite clubs in …
ZERO Countries Have Reduced Obesity In 33 Years
Join #FOWLERNATION!! http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation Become a Patron! http://Patreon.com/FowlerShow The latest study on the global obesity pandemic is, quite frankly, scary. No matter how many times governments and health experts tell us to eat low-fat food and exercise regularly, we just keep getting fatter and fatter and fatter. How much fatter, you ask? The number of overweight or obese people hit 2.1 …
Chemist Holds The Secret To A Perfect Coffee Brew
Join #FOWLERNATION!! http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation Become a Patron! http://Patreon.com/FowlerShow Chris Hendon has set out to help a British barista, Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, win the title of world’s best barista, and he says the secret to success lies in using the perfect water. Writing for the Royal Society of Chemistry, the University of Bath computational chemist says the challenge was a natural one for …