In Federal Way, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, in a region of America that is perceived to be Liberal, the school board has a poorly worded policy that is preventing the showing of "An Inconvenient Truth" in classrooms! From the Seattle Post Intelligencer:

School Board members adopted a three-point policy that says teachers who want to show the movie must ensure that a "credible, legitimate opposing view will be presented," that they must get the OK of the principal and the superintendent, and that any teachers who have shown the film must now present an "opposing view."  Read more 

This is a very, very important quote, from a source I hope is informed and worth our attention:

“To tell you the truth, I feel like there are literally millions of evangelical Christians that don’t have a home right now,” Hunter said

Who said this? Go read the whole thing and find out. But here’s my offer: Christians, I offer you an atheist olive branch. Come back to the teachings of Your Lord, and I will link hands with you. I mean this in honest, heartfelt sincerity. Really.  Read more 

I suppose, for some, it must be a very comforting idea. Ladies, here’s what your Christofascist neighbors envision for you:

If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt and politics, what would you do? Hoo-boy, this is where I get in trouble, and that starts with “T” and that rhymes with “P” and that stands for “pool.” I’d like to jump in a pool right now. Some may tell me to jump in a river for this one: I would remove women’s suffrage, and I might even consider making voting rights tied to property ownership.  Read more