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		<title>Christians Need Not Apply</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/07/27/christians-need-not-apply/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now, I know government has to regulate stuff. If you are serving chicken, a health inspector probably should sign-off on a reasonably clean environment before you hand it over to the eager public. I don&#8217;t mind that. In fact, seeing the 100.5% rating at Taco Bell earlier made me feel more secure. I didn&#8217;t even [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=567&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>But It&#8217;s Natural</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/07/20/its-naaatural-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, this argument has been put forward time and again in conversations I&#8217;ve had. When somebody is trying to justify smoking pot all day, for example, they may say, &#8220;Well, it&#8217;s natural.&#8221; Ok, I suppose it does grow out of the ground, so I guess that means it&#8217;s good to continuously inhale smoke [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=560&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Evil Slaveowners</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/06/15/evil-slaveowners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, not that guy. That guy was the President of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society (as it is sometimes called because it&#8217;s real name, &#8220;The Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage&#8221; is a little wordy). Franklin initially didn&#8217;t object to slavery, and as a young man [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=533&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gaining the World but Losing our Souls</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/06/11/gaining-the-world-but-losing-our-souls/</link>
		<comments>http://grandlarson.com/2012/06/11/gaining-the-world-but-losing-our-souls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no arguing the fact that freedom, democracy, and human rights have made enormous advances around the world in recent decades. Technology, medicine, and science have also improved the lives of humanity in general. We live longer and more comfortably due to abundant entertainment, futuristic medical care, and food options that a king in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=393&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Utopia</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/06/05/progressive-utopia/</link>
		<comments>http://grandlarson.com/2012/06/05/progressive-utopia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, when confronted by viewpoints that I just don&#8217;t understand, I ask myself little questions like, what is the worldview that inspired this particular opinion? What is the foundation on which that worldview is built? And, what does their perfect world look like once all their goals are achieved? I&#8217;m of the belief that almost [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=498&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Coming Islamic Enlightenment</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/05/27/the-coming-islamic-enlightenment/</link>
		<comments>http://grandlarson.com/2012/05/27/the-coming-islamic-enlightenment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 06:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grandlarson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, most Americans probably had no idea about the differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Many likely still don&#8217;t, but the terms are at least familiar. Religion wasn&#8217;t that important under Saddam&#8217;s secular Ba&#8217;athist regime. Despite the Ba&#8217;ath Party&#8217;s secular credentials, they still favored Saddam&#8217;s Sunni relatives while brutally oppressing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=475&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Dogs Just Furry People?</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/05/17/are-dogs-just-furry-people/</link>
		<comments>http://grandlarson.com/2012/05/17/are-dogs-just-furry-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 22:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, they aren&#8217;t. Sorry to break your hearts, but they are, as far as I&#8217;m aware, just animals. Now, we can love animals, invite them into our homes, and treat them with affection, but they remain animals. I felt compelled to set the record straight due to some creepy trends. A recent study showed that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=436&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Racist Until Proven Innocent</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/05/15/racist-until-proven-innocent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 06:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grandlarson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possibly the most frustrating part of being a conservative or Republican in modern America, is the fact that the media and popular culture at large assume a racist motivation for much of what you say or do. It doesn&#8217;t matter the subject, whether it&#8217;s the War on Terror, immigration, the &#8220;social safety net,&#8221; the need [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=397&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mitt the Magnificent</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/05/04/mitt-the-magnificent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 03:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grandlarson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something about success that inspires the humble and annoys the prideful. Those who know they can never achieve another&#8217;s feats, can either celebrate that fact for the other, or mourn it for themselves. Mitt Romney is one of those people whose story is bound to have this effect on America as we are [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=354&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God? That&#8217;s Crazy!</title>
		<link>http://grandlarson.com/2012/04/26/god-thats-crazy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been told multiple times that I&#8217;m crazy. I don&#8217;t act or appear crazy necessarily, though some may dispute that, but the real reason for bringing my sanity into question is that I actually believe in an intelligent, powerful being named &#8220;God.&#8221; The saner folks have made some pretty impassioned arguments that this proves my [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grandlarson.com&#038;blog=15940648&#038;post=268&#038;subd=grandlarson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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