Quasi-official polls show overwhelming majority of NFL players OK with gay teammate

For Michael Sam fans worried about the effects of him being openly gay in a major league sport, a recent survey by ESPN, and published by Sports Illustrated, should prove heartening. Of the 55 players surveyed, almost an entire team’s roster, an overwhelming majority (86 percent) said they would have no problem with a gay…

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Understanding addiction and recovery

By any measure, the costs associated with addiction and substance abuse in the United States are staggering. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the total costs of drug abuse and addiction due to the use of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs are estimated at $524 billion a year. Illicit drug use alone accounts…

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Pat Robertson shrugs off adultery, CBN regrets the misunderstanding

(CNN Belief Blog) — The Christian Broadcasting Network regrets the misunderstanding. Again. Pat Robertson, the network’s 83-year-old founder, was not condoning adultery when he answered a viewer’s question on “The 700 Club” this week, the network said. The viewer said she was having difficulty forgiving her husband for cheating. Robertson said the “secret” was to…

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Michelle Shocked manages the near impossible: An apology that’s more offensive than the act (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/YDnCXwOsQnU Almost two weeks after punk folk female icon Michelle Shocked made comments deemed highly offensive to a crowd at a San Francisco concert about same-sex marriage, the singer appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan to offer an equally offensive apology. You will recall, and as it was reported here, Ms. Shocked was appearing at Yoshi…

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