These selected commentaries and news stories from various reliable sources will reflect my world as I observe it. Subjects cover a wide range, from natural and human-created disasters, war, crime, politics, murder and religion to love-hate relationships; from the wonderful to the horrendous to the somewhat silly; and often my personal thoughts. Links to real news and information. -- Toney Atkins
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
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My Way - News - International AFRICA
Africa News by the Associated Press
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A 3-year-old video shows “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson demonizing LGBT people as “insolent” and “evil.” TMZ posted a video Thursday afternoon that shows Robertson, who was placed on indefinite hiatus by A&E for anti-gay and racist remarks…
Friday, December 20, 2013
The producer and creator of the A&E show “Duck Dynasty” once starred in a dark, homoerotic indie film about the gay porn industry called “The Fluffer.” BuzzFeed reported Friday that in 2001, Scott Gurney played a “gay-for-pay” meth addict…
OAKWOOD CHURCH PUTS CHRIST IN CHRISTIANITY
By TONEY ATKINS, reposted with a new author's note in the spirit of the Christmas holiday season.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Conservatives are rallying around embattled Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson, who was suspended by A&E for remarks he made about homosexuality in a magazine interview. The cable network placed the reality show star on indefinite hiatus Wednesday, leaving…
A group of Christian anarchists has taken credit for the theft of $2,000 worth of calendars featuring scantily clad women from a Georgia shopping mall in Buford. “Every day on the way to work, we had to walk by this kiosk. Each passing encounter forced…
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
AOL.com Article - Tips for Jesus: Mystery Man Strikes Again
From AOL.com
Toney Atkins comments: Where is this man? I could use a tip (other than "don't take any wooden nickles"). It is Christmastime and I am broke. Pore me, I whine, when so many in this country and the world are suffering much more than I. God bless the Tips for Jesus man, and I would like to believe I would do the same if I had the funds to do so. Merry Christmas to him and to everyone reading this post. Help the needy this holiday season, and continue to spread love and peace.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Fox News host Megyn Kelly on Friday lashed out at critics who she said had accused her and Fox News of being racist because she insisted that Santa Claus and Jesus Crist had to be white men. On her Wednesday show, Kelly had pointed out Slate columnist…
Friday, December 13, 2013
Joseph Ali nabs monster lobster off California coast
By The Associated Press via MSN News
Thursday, December 12, 2013
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The woman who accused George Zimmerman last month of pointing a shotgun at her and moving her possessions out of her own home has recanted her statements in new court documents, ABC News reported on Monday. “I do not want George Zimmerman charged,”…
Monday, December 9, 2013
The world’s biggest tech companies have filed court briefs recently supporting the appeal of a gossip website owner who was successfully sued by a former NFL cheerleader and teacher convicted of having sex with a teenage student. Companies such as…
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Monday blasted MSNBC hosts and other liberals because he said that they had “used” the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela to “smear” President Ronald Reagan. Over…
Republican Florida Congressman Ted Yoho has invited families in his district to attend a firearms safety course on the one year anniversary of the day that 20-year-old Adam Lanza stole his mother’s assault rifle and massacred 20 elementary school…
A Navy officer who admitted to Virginia’s Child Protective Services (CPS) that he sexually abused his 13-year-old daughter has yet to be punished by the service for his actions. CPS found that the allegations made against the officer — whose name…
Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) office has approved the request of a self-proclaimed “militant atheist” to install an 8-foot-tall Festivus pole made of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans in the Florida State Capitol building. According to Tamarac Talk, Deerfield…
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Africa News by the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Sunday, December 8, 2013
On Friday night on his Fox News Channel show, Bill O’Reilly made a show of attempting to understand the motivations and thinking of the people he deemed “angry” atheists, asking, “Are they that bitter against religion?” Raw Story spoke with…
A 26-year-old woman with a turbulent past took an unconventional route to finding peace and happiness over the holidays this year. According to Stockton, CA’s Channel 10 News, William Jessup University student Jackie Turner has faced a lifetime of…
Police in Sunbury, Pennsylvania arrested a pair of newlyweds who used Craigslist to lure a man to his death “because they wanted to kill someone together.” Elytte Barbour told the officers who arrested him that he and his new wife, Miranda, had…
Saturday, December 7, 2013
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TV preacher Pat Robertson this week advised a woman that she wasn’t “marriage material” because her “character” made her choose abusive men. On Thursday’s edition of The 700 Club, a woman asked Robertson if God would classify her as an adulteress…
The Republican Party is pursuing women voters in its plans for the next election cycle, while one prominent social conservative is working behind-the-scenes to sabotage LGBT Republican candidates before they gain too much political traction. According…
Televangelist Pat Robertson on Wednesday struggled to understand why homosexuality was no longer considered a mental illness, but said that he approved of gender reassignment surgery. In response to a viewer who asked if her gay nephew needed to pray…
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
My Way News - Stolen cobalt-60 found abandoned in Mexico
From the Associated Press via MyWay.com
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
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The predominantly white and wealthy residents of the southern area of Baton Rouge have proposed seceding from the city proper and incorporating into a new one to be called “St. George.” The movement began as an effort to create a new school district…
Police: Three in custody after death at Arrowhead Stadium - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN
By The Associated Press from FOX Sports on MSN
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Southeast Regional Doppler Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
From AccuWeather.com
BE SAFE, and have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
The Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan police officer who allegedly filmed himself humiliating a mentally challenged black man has been removed from active duty and is expected to face disciplinary charges next week. The video, which the unnamed officer posted…
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Family of U.S. man detained in North Korea appeals for his release - Yahoo News
From Reuters News Service via Yahoo! News
Afghan council approves US deal - Yahoo News
By The Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Saturday, November 23, 2013
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An Arizona teenager says a classmate may have targeted him in a hate crime and his school has violated his free speech rights over his display of a Confederate flag. Jacob Green, a junior at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Arizona, said he’d been…
Pop star Madonna made $125 million in 2013 - UPI.com
From United Press International
Ancient humans interbred with Neanderthals, Denisovans and a mystery species that may have originated in Africa and migrated to Asia, paleontologists said this week. Improved genome sequencing from two extinct human relatives suggests the forerunners…
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated two stays of execution Wednesday morning for convicted murderer Joseph Paul Franklin, clearing the way for Missouri to put him to death. A 63-year-old death row inmate who targeted blacks and Jews was granted a stay of…
Conservative websites on Tuesday expressed outraged after President Barack Obama read an original version of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, which did not include the words “under God.” In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that it would not block Texas’ HB2, which opponents argue would severely hinder reproductive freedom on the state. The Associated Press reported that the high court voted 5-4 not to reinstate an injunction against…
At a bond hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors in Seminole County alleged that former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman had choked his girlfriend just days before she called 911 to say he was threatening her with a shotgun. Zimmerman had been…
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) opened the door over the weekend to impeaching President Barack Obama because he said that the commander in chief had been “lawless.” In an interview published on Saturday, Newsmax’s Steve Malzberg asked Cruz what could be…