Why Are Americans Still Uncomfortable with Atheism?

Via: sandy-2021492  •  Religion & Ethics  •  368 Comments  •  8 years ago

American antipathy for atheism is as old as America. Although many colonists came to this country seeking to practice their own faith freely, they brought with them a notion of religious liberty that extended only to other religions—often only to other denominations of Christianity. From John...

Dr. Katherine Hoover, accused of fueling West Virginia's opioid crisis, still thinks she didn't do anything wrong

Via: sandy-2021492  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

“She issued more than 335,000 opioid prescriptions — more than any other doctor in West Virginia. When the feds raided the clinic, she fled to the...”

From December 2002 to January 2010, more than 335,130 prescriptions for painkillers were issued under the name of Dr. Katherine Hoover at the West Virginia clinic where she worked — a rate of about 130 per day, assuming she worked seven days a week. Another doctor who worked with her in...

Country Roads

By: sandy-2021492  •   •  41 Comments  •  8 years ago

I was driving through West Virginia today, returning from a family reunion, and had to pull over for this view.

Bill to Require Bible Elective to be Offered in All WV Schools Introduced

Via: sandy-2021492  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  8 years ago

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) -  A bill requiring all schools in West Virginia to provide an elective course on Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament of the Bible, or the New Testament of the Bible has been introduced to the West Virginia Senate. Senate Bill 252 was submitted on Thursday, January 11th,...