shooting at Connecticut elementary school

26 people were shot and killed on this day, December 14, 2012. Others are wounded. The shooter is no longer alive and was killed at the scene.
To read about this horrific event, click here.

Christianity attack!

Joel Is an author, who is very, VERY against Christianity. He wrote a response to a book titled "Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe" which was written by a pastor, In which Joel attacks Christianity with ten points.

1. A mistranslated book written by cave people is a reliable guide to the modern world.
2. There’s an invisible man in the sky who likes to watch you while you’re showering.
3. Two thousand years ago, an alter ego of this invisible man knocked up a Jewess whose husband wasn’t satisfying her.
4. The progeny of this drunken coupling was both god and the son of god.
5. This son of god was killed (but not really, since he’s also god, and god can’t die) and then came back to life to seek revenge, just like J.D. Walker.
6. His killing was a necessary sacrifice in order that we might be forgiven for the sins of Eve, the first woman in the world, who lived 6000 years ago in a magical garden, where a talking snake convinced her to eat a forbidden apple.
7. To show our thanks for this sacrifice, we should put special crackers and wine in our mouths, where they will be magically transformed into his flesh and blood, which we should then swallow despite taboos regarding cannibalism.
8. If you don’t believe all the preceding items, then after you die you will be plunged into a lake of fire and tortured for all eternity.
9. If you do believe all the preceding items, then after you die you’ll get to go to heaven, which is a cloud in outer space connected to the earth with a dotted line bent into a heart-shape
10. Thomas Kinkade is an awesome painter

 He attempts to prove Christianity wrong with comedy, and there are a lot of people who probably think he accomplished something. However, he has twisted Biblical stories just ask satan does. For example, number 7, which talks about communion, is just plain creepy. Its twisting the beautiful gift of remembering God's promise of forgiveness into something creepy, cannibalism.  This is just one example of Joel twisting the beauty of Christianity.

To read more about Joel's book, click here. 

Obama 08-16

After a hard election season, Obama has won. He will continue to be the President of America for the next four years. For any in despair over this news, think of it like this: Obama will never be able to run again after this term. For those rejoicing in this fact, good for you!

We'll have to wait and see what the next four years have in store for us.

Hurricane Sandy has left many families completely devastated. In many places, around 6 feet of sand and mud covered the  land. 

To donate money to help rebuild and bring hope back into many lives, click Here.

VOTING TIME

Alright People, time to go vote! Remember to follow your conscience. Also, remember that not voting is one less vote for the person you want most to win, and one MORE vote for the candidate that you like least! So go out to your designated voting area and become part of history!

prep for the presidential debate

Many people probably assume that Obama and Romney Pick out their suits, and eat a nice dinner before getting up to the podium for a debate. Well, they're wrong. Their suits and ties are picked out long before hand, their food is chosen, and even their wife's clothes are picked out. They go through mock debates with different people, and Romney was even coached on how to sit on his stool. Months and months of hard work practicing and running debates are what make these battles happen.

2nd Presidential debate

     The second Presidential debate was feisty. Many times, Romney and Obama were yelling over one another. Both of them fought the moderator for more time, even though they were keeping to a certain time limit. The Moderator, Candy Crowley, was the first Woman to ever be a presidential debate moderator. She handled it quite well in the beginning, but by the middle she was in the triangle of never ending shouting. Both the Republicans and the Democrats were happy with this debate, and there was no obvious winner.

A planet made of Diamonds

55 Cancri e, is indeed covered with graphite and diamond. This planet revolves around a star in the constellation 'cancer'. It all seems a bit Doctor Who, doesn't it? (Midnight, anyone?) Well, its real, and 40 light years away. It's year is precisely 18 hours, and its temperature sits closely around 3, 900 Fahrenheit. And we think OUR summers are hot! 

For more on this sparkling planet, click here!

Wendy's logo

For the first time since 1983, Wendy's has changed their company logo. They are changing from an apparently "old style" look to something cleaner and sleeker looking.

wheat weight

Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist, published a book about what he calls "Perfect, Chronic Poison", in other words, modern Wheat.
"It's an 18-inch tall plant created by genetic research in the '60s and '70s, This thing has many new features nobody told you about, such as there's a new protein in this thing called gliadin. It's not gluten. I'm not addressing people with gluten sensitivities and celiac disease. I'm talking about everybody else because everybody else is susceptible to the gliadin protein that is an opiate. This thing binds into the opiate receptors in your brain and in most people stimulates appetite, such that we consume 440 more calories per day, 365 days per year." says Dr. Davis.
Now, that was a lot of words, and you may be wondering "who cares?!" well lets just see what Dr. Davis has to say about that, shall we? 
"If three people lost eight pounds, big deal, But we're seeing hundreds of thousands of people losing 30, 80, 150 pounds. Diabetics become no longer diabetic; people with arthritis having dramatic relief. People losing leg swelling, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and on and on every day."
As you can see, this modern day wheat is certainly a big deal.
If you are interested, and would like to learn more about this issue, click here.

Anti- Islam guy arrested

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind the anti- Islam film- "Innocence of Muslims", was arrested from his home in LA. Many people are worried about his safety, how ever, and most likely the safety of any place that held him as well. His lawyer uses this point to argue for a $10,000 dollar bail. It is assumed that nothing has been decided though.

A 19 year old Alaskan fisherman became stranded at sea after an 8 foot wave hit his boat, throwing both him and his 40 year old friend out of the boat. Stoney "Mac" Huffman, the 40 year old, found a fisherman jacket (which is most likely what saved his life) and drifted to shore, and immediately alerted the police and coast guard to search for his lost friend. Ryan Harris, the 19 year old, got inside of a 4 by 4, blue fishing crate, and drifted for over 24 hours before being found and rescued by the coast guard. I guess you could say that it was very "cool" that he was found! To find out more about this miraculous survival, click here!

Charlotte DMC

As you most likely know, the Democratic National Convention kicked off today with many guest speakers. Thursday will be the true start of things, as Obama and Biden will be nominated as the Democratic runners in the great game of the presidential election.
You may say 'The Presidential election is NOT a game, and is very important to our country.' Which is true, but as i've watched political campaigning ads, Obama and Romney both seem to be slashing at one another more than taking time to build a firm foundation for them selves.