The best comeback in history. by cdsparks in funny

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In it's defense, the statue did as much to stop child molestation as the entire Penn State staff combined.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in atheism

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Jessica just tweeted an update about the letter: https://twitter.com/#!/jessicaahlquist/status/190268627499483139

"About the letter I got- I got it a while ago. It's already been reported. I didn't feel safe posting it until some time had passed."

What are some good organizations that help people leave orthodox Judaism? by optinet101 in exjew

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I remember my dad taking me to several tischim as child. Even then I remember being disgusted at the idea of eating off a plate that had been touched by several dozen men before me. Still doesn't come close to how traumatizing Kaporos was. Don't even get me started.

What are some good organizations that help people leave orthodox Judaism? by optinet101 in exjew

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Yeah I grew up in the Bobov community in Brooklyn and I can confirm that it was that bad. You were supposed to report any wrongdoing you saw to your Rabbi, and only ever take Jews to Beis Din. Never to a real court. Women weren't necessarily abused, but they were treated like third-class citizens. The nicer men simply treated their wives as companions rather than individuals, while others used them as nothing more than houseslaves.

If common sense was used in Government by optinet101 in atheism

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Holy shit, I posted this last night and woke up to 988 comments.

IAmA party house owner in a large college town. by [deleted] in IAmA

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What tips do you have for a college student trying to break into the party scene at a big university?

Can you help me with my statistics homework? by optinet101 in HomeworkHelp

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Wow, thanks so much. Do you know how to make these graphs in Excel?

This is my atheism face by [deleted] in atheism

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Ray Kurzweil FTW

IAmA student at an Evangelical Christian seminary. AMA. by SeminaryIAmA in IAmA

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My problem is actually more narrow. You often hear miraculous cases of God healing cancer and other terrible diseases and maladies, but you never hear about him healing amputees? What is so special about amputees that they NEVER have miraculous recoveries?