Hate group?

The Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka KS is under fire.  They have picketed funerals of service men and women and now threatened to picket at funerals for the Sandy Hook Elementary victims.  They say that God is punishing America for it's tolerance of gays and lesbians and use that platform to protest.  Several petitions have been started on the White  House website to label the church as a hate group.  The petitions have reached 475,000 signatures which is way more than the 25,000 needed to receive a White House response.  hate group

Christmas card record

A young boy wants to make the Guinness Book of World Records by receiving the most Christmas cards.  He wants to see it happen before he dies.  Dalton Dingus is 9 and doctors sent him home with only one week to live.  Since his request for Christmas cards has gone worldwide, his health is improving.  His mother says that he's laughing more and she calls it "A Christmas miracle."  Christmas card wish

No more candy cigarettes

A soda shop in St. Paul has pulled the candy cigarettes from their shelves.  Even though it was their best selling candy, they don't want to be in trouble with a law that states fake smokes and cartoon lighters cannot be sold.  The law is aimed at keeping kids from picking up the habit of smoking.  soda shop

11-year old makes a difference to soldiers

Savannah has her own soldiers.  Young children who write letters to US servicemen and women.  She started the letter writing campaign when a friend's father was sent to Afghanistan.  She wanted to write a letter to each of the 700 in his group.  As she found out that this was going to be more than she could handle alone, she enlisted the help of others and now sends to more groups. Her friend's father has returned home just in time for Christmas and told her that it was very uplifting to get the letters and see the smiles on faces as he passed them out.  Savannah's Soldiers

Is there life out there?

A sun close to our own solar system has been discovered that may have 5 planets in it's system.  One of which looks to be a "water planet" that could sustain life as we know it.  habitable planet?   

Never diet again

This is written by someone in the UK but this is also a good project for us here in the US.  The dieting industry makes billions of dollars a year on a product that doesn't actually work.  Then people are blamed for not trying hard enough.  Statistics show that yo-yo dieting is worse for you than being big.  It is the healthy habits that work even if you don't lose weight.  It's time we stop shaming people and start accepting that we are all different.  So this year, the new years resolution is to get rid of all those diet books and supplies.  Read about it here.

golden retrievers sent to help

Lutheran Church Charities from Addison IL has sent 8 golden retrievers to help comfort people after the Sandy Hook shooting.  Their first job was attending the funerals of the first two victims buried on Monday.  The dogs are nonjudgemental, loving, and accepting of everyone.  It makes it so easy for those grieving to open up with the dogs even if it's just to pet them.  golden retrievers