Sarah Silverman angered conservative Christians with a controversial Christmas message on Twitter about Jesus. On Christmas Day‚ the comedian posted a message on both her Twitter and Facebook accounts calling Jesus “gender fluid.” Sarah Silverman also posted a vulgar joke about Santa Claus on the same day‚ according to Time. “MERRY CHRISTMAS! Jesus was gender fluid!” said Silverman. The term gender fluid refers to a person who does not permanently commit to being male‚ female‚ or neutral. A gender
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Kendall Jenner was seen with her father Caitlyn Jenner – formerly known as Bruce - together on a sushi lunch date at Sugarfish Beverly Hills on Saturday. This is the first time that the reality celebrities were spotted with each other since the 65-years-old’s controversial transition. The lead star of the upcoming reality TV show “I Am Cait” was wearing a black wrap over top paired with a stripy pencil skirt with lace pattern details. She matched her outfit with black strappy sandals and nails were
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My parents always taught me to stand up for the underdog in every situation. There once was a time where I applied that‚ and stood up for a fellow student who was being bullied. This incident happened during my junior year of high school. It was in HOPE class which is basically gym class‚ but my school doesn’t have a gym so we had to exercise outside in the field. Every three weeks we started a new segment on a different sport. The incident occurred during our segment on soccer. There was this obnoxious
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Why Gay is Okay It has been estimated that about 15‚000 Gay and Lesbian youth commit suicide every year (“Suicide Facts”). In recent discussions of Gay Marriage‚ a controversial issue has been whether it should be legal or not. On the one hand‚ one group of observers argues that homosexuals should not be able to marry. On this view‚ being gay is a sin. On the other hand‚ another group argues that not letting homosexual couples marry is discrimination. According to this group‚ all people are equal
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The world today has allowed women to hold other positions apart from their traditional roles which are being temporarily pushed aside. Temporary because traditional roles and family responsibilities can never be ignored or eliminated and it is this responsibility that women need to be empowered to encourage and give them the confidence to venture out and earn income to meet the demands of everyday life. The 20th century has become familiar with gender equality and more women and girls are stepping
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The Stem Cell Research Controversy Stem cell research is defined by eHow as “a developing technology that focuses on using undifferentiated cells therapeutically to treat human disease and injury. Stem cells are primitive or unspecialized cells that can assist in tissue repair and rejuvenation. When they divide‚ stem cells have the potential to become any type of cell needed‚ such as brain‚ blood or muscle cells.” Stem cells are important for many reasons but the most well-known is that they have
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Controversies in Science: Then and Now Over time many different scientific ideas have been affected‚ not only negatively‚ by opinions of people around the world. To start the idea of geocentrism is “a disproved theory that places the Earth at the center of the Universe with every other heavenly body orbit around it.” This theory was first introduced in the 6th century B.C by Anaximander‚ however it did not become extensively popular until the 2nd century A.D when Ptolemy unveiled his theories
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process speaks for the powerless and urges the decision makers to take in to accord the public that will be affected. You must first remove the veil of ignorance and examine the situation objectively. ( Guth and Marsh 2012‚ p 179) The Baby Bottle Controversy is the historical name given to the activism over what many viewed as the improper use of infant formula in Less Developed Countries. The distribution of such fake‚ normally dry formula‚ resulted in the severe illness and death of babies in the
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Ethics is the discipline with the concept between good and bad based on morals. In this case were dealing with the Firestone and Ford Tire controversy. They were both beneficial companies in this society. Henry Ford was the person who founded the company Ford Motor Company. It was largely responsible for initiating the era of mass-consumption and mass-production in the American economy. Ford’s business provided people‚ standardization‚ the assembly line‚ and high wages for workers. The Firestone
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Why is this topic a controversy today? Social media is considered to be any website that allows social interaction. (pediatrics) These include Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter‚ YouTube and gaming sites to name a few. Social media is a controversial topic‚ as it is believed that the youth of today spend far too much time using social media instead of interacting face -to-face with people. Therefore it is possible that they lack the proper communication skills they will require to be successful in life
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