Bachman continues to make a fool of herself

[Nitro Express]

In several urgent fundraising appeals, Rep. Michele Bachmann falsely claims that biased “liberal judges” redrew her congressional district “in retaliation for repeatedly standing up to President Obama.” The truth is that only two of the five judges were Democratic appointees, and Bachmann’s Minnesota district has become even more Republican than it was before.

I'm convinced Oral Roberts University kills braincells.

[SunisinuS]

I'm convinced Oral Roberts University kills braincells.

Dedicated to Big Bad Brian and Bachman


Being 'Born-Again' Linked to More Brain Atrophy: Study (Extremism for the lose?)



WEDNESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who say they've had a life-changing religious experience are more likely to have a greater decrease in size of the hippocampus, the part of the brain critical to learning and memory, new research finds.

According to the study, people who said they were a "born-again" Protestant or Catholic, or conversely, those who had no religious affiliation, had more hippocampal shrinkage (or "atrophy") compared to people who identified themselves as Protestants, but not born-again.

The study is published online in PLoS ONE.

As people age, a certain amount of brain atrophy is expected. Shrinkage of the hippocampus is also associated with depression, dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

In the study, researchers asked 268 people aged 58 to 84 about their religious affiliation, spiritual practices and life-changing religious experiences. Over the course of two to eight years, changes to the hippocampus were monitored using MRI scans.

The researchers suggested that stress over holding religious beliefs that fall outside of the mainstream may help explain the findings.

"One interpretation of our finding -- that members of majority religious groups seem to have less atrophy compared with minority religious groups -- is that when you feel your beliefs and values are somewhat at odds with those of society as a whole, it may contribute to long-term stress that could have implications for the brain," Amy Owen, lead author of the study and a research associate at Duke University Medical Center, said in a Duke news release.

The study authors also suggested that life-changing religious experiences could challenge a person's established religious beliefs, triggering stress.

"Other studies have led us to think that whether a new experience you consider spiritual is interpreted as comforting or stressful may depend on whether or not it fits in with your existing religious beliefs and those of the people around you," David Hayward, research associate at Duke University Medical Center, added. "Especially for older adults, these unexpected new experiences may lead to doubts about long-held religious beliefs, or to disagreements with friends and family."

The researchers noted other factors related to hippocampal atrophy, such as age, depression or brain size, as well as other religious factors such as prayer or meditation, could not explain the study's findings.

More information

The U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke provides details on brain atrophy.



-- Mary Elizabeth Dallas

SOURCE: Duke University, news release, May 19, 2011

Copyright © 2011 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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[Hardrock69]

This stupid bitch ought to run off with Santorum to Nevada, where they could open a hardcore Republican S & M brothel specializing in 12-year-old gay boys.

[Nitro Express]

This stupid bitch ought to run off with Santorum to Nevada, where they could open a hardcore Republican S & M brothel specializing in 12-year-old gay boys.

Some of these religious nut jobs actually are closet satanists. They discovered that in the Mormon church where accounts of child abuse in the church had the same patterns. They discovered it was ritualistic child abuse that is prevalent in many satanic groups. Also, where we lived in Salt Lake City there were several swinging clubs in our neighborhood with most the people engaging being Mormons. So the so called church world really does have a dark underbelly. Look at the history of the Catholic church and what has and still goes on there.

Religion has always been a sugar coating to mask some pretty sick activity. It's a control mechanism. I think one reason low people are attracted to religion is the gullibility of the members and that creates a pool of people to exploit. People to get into your ponzi scheme, wives to screw, and children to diddle. Then plaster it all with a coating of so called holiness. Religion attracts predators and people who love to control others. So does politics.

[Satan]

Some of these religious nut jobs actually are closet satanists. They discovered that in the Mormon church where accounts of child abuse in the church had the same patterns. They discovered it was ritualistic child abuse that is prevalent in many satanic groups.

Oh please, don't even try to blame me for that stupid bitch! And as for the child abuse thing, don't be doing that shit in my Most Unholy name either. I don't agree with JC and His Daddy much anymore, but they pretty much called that one right with the whole "hang a millstone around their necks and drown them" thing when it comes to pedobears.

[Nitro Express]

I swear all those fuckers on TBN are satanists. Especially that woman with the fake blonde hair that looks like Miss Piggy.

[Satan]

I will neither confirm, nor deny that. But their rocker slut daughter in law Laurie Crouch, she's definitely playing for Team Satan!