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Secular Woman

{{hatnote|If you were looking for a secular woman try [[Eugenie Scott|here]]}}{{atheism}}
{{cquote|We desire a secular movement enriched by the presence and influence of many kinds of people. We wish to be instrumental in increasing gender diversity within the secular community.<ref>[http://secularwoman.org/about]</ref>}}

'''Secular Woman, Inc'''. is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of [[Georgia]] in June 2012. It is the first national membership organization dedicated exclusively to advancing the interests of [[atheist]], [[humanist]] and other non-religious [[women]]. Secular Woman is currently{{more}} preparing its application for recognition by the Internal Revenue Service of exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. Currently, the Founding Council of Secular Woman is serving as the organization's Board of Directors. As membership increases, Secular Woman's Board will evolve into a larger governing body.

Secular Woman envisions a future in which women without supernatural beliefs have the opportunities and resources they need to participate openly and confidently as respected voices of leadership in the secular community and every aspect of American society.

To accomplish this feat Secular Woman provides the following:

*'''Conference grants''': Secular Woman maintains a fund to make it possible for more women to attend secular conferences and related events in the United States. 

*'''Anti-harassment registry''': Secular Woman provides a registry of anti-harassment policies and procedures in the secular community. They are not involved in the development, creation, maintenance, or updating of policies and procedures adopted by other organizations. Listed organizations are those who gave permission for their policies to be included.

*'''Speakers' bureau''': The Secular Woman Speakers Bureau furthers the mission by bringing more women's voices to secular and related events. The list includes speakers addressing a broad range of topics, not all directly related to atheism, secularism, or skepticism. The goal is diversity and therefore all who identify as female are encouraged to add their name to the list. 

==External links==
*[http://secularwoman.org/ Secular Woman website]

==References==
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[[Category:Atheist groups]]

Categories: Atheist groups
Secular market trend

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A '''secular market trend''' (from the [[Latin]] ''saecularis'', "of or pertaining to an age or century" - not to be confused with ''secular'', meaning "not of the church" or "temporal") is the long-term primary trend of a [[market]] - averaging the sequential growth or decline of shorter-term market trends.  More bull markets than bear markets give the longer-term market a general bullish secular market trend, and ''vice versa''.  Market trends have become popular with trend-following investors and with [[crank]]s worried about economic [[apocalypse]].

== Investors ==

It is very popular for gains and risk management for investors to judge when to buy as the market increases, and when to sell when the market decreases.  In a secular bull run, many people try and judge when the short-term lows are to buy items at a discount, whereas in secular bear markets many look for short-term highs to sell stocks off.  It is not perfect since it is very hard to tell when the tops and the bottoms are till the market is in the next short-term gain/loss.

== Cranks ==

[[Crank]]s especially love the idea since they can state no matter what is happening in the market currently they can peddle their economic collapse theories.  Anything a person can say that market conditions are improving or economic indicators are getting better will be countered with a [[crank]] stating that the longer-term trend is always down...''just you wait''.

Usually, this "trend" is backed up by nothing more than [[special pleading]] that they know, instead of a time series graph showing general market trends over time.

This pleading can include [[cherry picking]] history from other countries that in some minor way resembles the point they are trying to make while leaving out some major points of concern.  Popular topics include the economic problems in [[Japan]] during the lost decade (while leaving out anything about deflation), [[Argentina]]'s economic problems 1999-2002 (while leaving out the currency being pegged to the dollar), and the break up of the [[British Empire]] after 1945 (while ignoring [[World War II]], and various social movements). A few real nutters present the length of time between the credit crunch of 2007, the [[Great Depression]], and the {{wpl|Long Depression}} (which are similar).

Certainly don't point out that while these examples were tough times for all of the countries, they survived very well and did not decline into a ravaged post-apocalyptic nightmare where only those with [[gold]], [[gun]]s, and [[god]] survived.

[[Category:Economics]]

Categories: Economics
Secure the border

{{Immigration}}
{{hatnote|This article concerns the howling of xenophobes. For the actual Protective American Re-Greatening Device{{TM}}, see our article on the [[Great Wall of America]].}}
{{Sources needed}}
'''Secure the border''' is an [[American]] [[euphemism]] often used in a [[racist]] context for "we 
hate smelly [[Mexico|Mexicans]]
 respectfully decline association with 
Mexican countries
 [[Latin America|Latin Americans]]"<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/06/public-schools-immigrant-children/13661353/ Not from Mexico at all, but they are hated just the same.]</ref> (although the term itself is applicable throughout the world in reference to neighboring [[scapegoat]] countries other than Mexico). This can be most widely evidenced due to the fact that while [[xenophobia|xenophobes]] clamor for a secure border between the [[United States]] and Mexico, they seem to have little concern for the far larger, '''undefended''' border between the U.S. and [[Canada]]. And this explanation doesn't even consider the United States' largest border: that being the combined borders with various major bodies of water. After all, you never know when the whales will seek their revenge!

It is also a euphemism for such [[security theater]] as national ID cards, [[PATRIOT Act|massive surveillance]], mandatory pre-employment background checks, adding biometric features to [[Social Security]] cards, "smart chips" or RFID chips in passports, requiring passports to enter or leave the U.S. from Canada, etc. These will probably make some government contractors rich. What they have to do with "the border" is anyone's guess, although [[John Tanton]], the [[Michigan]] activist behind much of the anti-immigration movement, considers these Really Important.

While the anti-immigration movement is clearly racist in character, there are areas in which the administration of the border could be improved. Instead of wasting their time separating tax-paying families with kids, the government could spend more time chasing contraband items such as [[drug]]s, [[gun]]s, and illegal [[money]], as all of these items contribute to the drug trade. But most of those who cry "secure the border" are generally trying to promote [[white supremacy]], not necessarily looking for a solution to drug trafficking. This is especially evident as many of those same people support policies that only aggravate the [[drug war]].

==See also==
*[[Brexit]]
*[[Britain is full]]
*[[Donald Trump]]
*[[Great Wall of America]]
*[[Myths and facts about immigration to the United States]]
*[[Know Nothing Party]]
*[[Minutemen]]
*[[Moral panic]]
*[[REAL ID Act]]
*[[VDARE]]

==References==
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[[Category:Immigration]]
[[Category:Isolationism]]
[[Category:Mexico]]
[[Category:Moral panics]]
[[Category:Racism]]
[[Category:United States politics]]
[[Category:Xenophobia]]
[[Category:Anti-immigration]]

Categories: Clichéed_sayings, Immigration, Isolationism, Mexico, Moral panics, Racism, United States politics, Xenophobia, Anti-immigration
Securities fraud

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'''Securities fraud''' (sometimes '''stock fraud''' or '''investment fraud''') is the general legal term for any type of financial fraud whereby the buyer is duped into purchasing an asset through false information. This includes:
*Any type of insider trading or "front running," where stakeholders make trades based on non-public knowledge.
*[[Pump and dump]] schemes, where securities are hyped and then sold off by insiders.
*Short and distort schemes, where securities are sold short and then discouraging information is spread about them.
*Naked short selling, where securities are sold short when the seller can't even borrow them.
*[[Accounting]] fraud, where accountants simply cook the books.
*[[Pyramid scheme|Pyramid]] or Ponzi schemes, where new investors' money is used to pay off earlier investors while cash is skimmed off the top.
*Dump and dilute, where stocks are repeatedly issued by no valid reason other than to take investor's money away, causing ever falling share prices due to exponential stock dilution.
*Chop stocks. Similar to pump and dump schemes except the broker finds some (often illegal) way to get the stock at far below market value.
*Microcap fraud or penny stock fraud. Because little information is usually available about penny stocks, they tend to be hotbeds for just about every type of securities fraud, but most often pump and dump, dump and dilute, chop stocks, and Ponzi schemes.
*Late trading. Stock sold after 4:00 PM is to be sold at the closing price for the next day. Brokers and investors can collude to make it look as if transactions have been made before the cut-off when they haven't to take advantage of after-hours market trends.

==See Also==
*[[Enron]]
*[[Bernie Madoff]]
[[Category:Economics]]

==External links==
*[http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/securities-fraud.asp Securities fraud definition at Investopedia]



[[Category:Law]]
[[Category:Financial fraud]]
[[Category:Scams]]

Categories: Economics, Law, Financial fraud, Scams
Sedona

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[[Image:Sedona Arizona during RAAM 2015 by D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Don't let the woo stop you from visiting Sedona, because it's quite beautiful and there are plenty of other things to do!]]
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'''Sedona''' is a city in [[Arizona]]. It has a population of about 10,000 and is home to some spectacular rock formations and large forests. For a long time it was best known for its high-quality river fishing. Since the 1980's it has become the de-facto [[New Age]] capital of the west coast.

According to the official Sedona website, the red color of the rocks is "neuro stimulating" and "enhances creative thinking and problem solving", and the green forests encourage "hope and renewal".<ref name="site">http://visitsedona.com/what-to-do/a-spiritual-side-sedona/</ref>

Much of the Sedona woo originates from the theory that it's a conjuction of so-called "vortexes", of which Sedona has many: "upflow/masculine/electric, inflow/feminine/magnetic, or combination/electromagnetic, etc."<ref name="site"/>

"What is a Vortex," one might ask? We'll let them explain:

{{cquote|Vortex sites are enhanced [[energy]] locations that facilitate prayer, meditation, mind/body healing, and exploring your relationship with your [[Soul]] and the divine. They are neither electric nor magnetic (although these words are often used to describe the vortexes, along with the other nomenclature such as masculine or feminine sites). The explanation for vortexes lies more at the boundaries of known science, rather than in electromagnetic descriptions or gender related labels.<br><br>
Recently the PBS program Nova, featured a breakthrough in physics called “String Theory” (also known as super-strings) that is revolutionizing all of science on the same order of magnitude that Einstein’s discoveries did in the early 1900’s. The key spiritual implications of super-strings is that the world’s top scientists agree that all things exist in a minimum of 10 or more dimensions. Simply stated, Vortex sites are locations having energy flows in those deeper dimension that the Soul can soar on.|||<ref name="site"/>}}

Wow, that's an impressive amount of [[Deepak Chopra]]-level of gobbledygook. What does it even mean?
And all of the above is from the Sedona city website, so you can imagine what the woomeisters make of it!

==See also==
*[[Pete Sanders]] — Sedona vortex woo promoter.

==External links==
*[http://visitsedona.com/what-to-do/a-spiritual-side-sedona/ Their site]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:New Age]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Cities]]

Categories: New Age, United States, Cities
Seeking God in Science: An Atheist Defends Intelligent Design

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'''''Seeking God in Science: An Atheist Defends Intelligent Design''''' is an [[intelligent design]] book written by [[Bradley Monton]] and published by Broadview Press in 2009.

==Overview==

Monton claims that [[intelligent design]] deserves serious consideration as a scientific theory, and on many pages of the book defends intelligent design in opposition to naturalistic processes. He writes:

{{quotebox|I think that there is some evidence for an intelligent designer, and in fact, I think that there is some evidence that the intelligent designer is God. The arguments…make me less certain of my atheism than I would be had I never heard the arguments. The evidence isn’t enough to make me stop being an atheist, though.}}

==Closet Theist?==

There is no real evidence that Monton is an [[atheist]]. He likes to pretend so to sell more copies of his book, but it is quite clear from the book and his internet posts that he is a [[theist]] who believes in [[God]] and intelligent design. Monton has also supported [[William A. Dembski]] and has claimed the books of Dembski are pro-science.<ref>[http://www.uncommondescent.com/darwinism/atheist-philosopher-bradley-monton-rebuts-anti-science-claims-re-id-contra-ken-miller/ Atheist philosopher Bradley Monton rebuts “anti-science” claims re ID, contra Ken Miller]</ref> Dembski and many members of the [[Discovery Institute]] have endorsed Monton's book and it has also been supported by religious [[creationist]]s.<ref>[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2009/08/tom_gilson_reviews_bradley_mon024071.html Tom Gilson Reviews Bradley Monton's New Book: "Seeking God in Science: An Atheist Defends Intelligent Design]</ref>

==Science==

The book has been described as using religious arguments and is not taken seriously by the [[scientific]] community.<ref>[http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2010/01/an-atheist-defe.html Book Review by Matt Young]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Intelligent design creationism]]
[[Category:Religious books]]

Categories: Intelligent design creationism, Religious books
Selvstendighetspartiet

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'''Selvstendighetspartiet''' (abbreviated ShP, English translation "Self-Reliance Party" or "Independence Party") is a very small [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[fringe]] [[Xenophobia|anti-immigration]] and [[Global warming|climate-crisis]]-denying political party formed in 2015 by Ellen Due Brynjulfsen.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-due-brynjulfsen-072b79140</ref>

Not to be confused with an early 19<sup>th</sup>-century political party of the same name, this party has strong ties to the [[Islamophobic]] group [[SIAN]]. It is anti-[[European Union]] (of which Norway is not a member) and anti-European Economic Area (of which Norway is),<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_SoF4hM1E</ref> and could generally be described as something like a Norwegian version of [[Germany]]'s [[Alternative für Deutschland]] but with more overt connections to the [[Identitarian]] movement.

The party capitalizes on the same fear of [[Eurabia]] and [[The Great Replacement]] which led to [[Breivik]]'s [[terrorist]] massacre. They did not run in the 2017 election to the Storting (Parliament),<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190512091402/https://www.valgresultat.no/?type=st&year=2017</ref> instead directing potential voters to the deceptively named party Demokratene ("The Democrats"), who are "democrats" in the same sense as [[Sweden Democrats]]. So they could be seen less as a traditional political party than as a far-right activist group.

Brynjulfsen frequently retweets or refers people to articles on the mysterious [[fake news]] WordPress site Alternativ-Media.com – which is also meant to be called Rapport-X<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190401051257/https://alternativ-media.com/om-oss/</ref> – and which one might be excused for thinking is [[propaganda]] from a [[Don't feed the Troll#Russian troll factory|troll farm]].
==See also==
*[[Document.no]]
*[[Fjordman]]
*[[Fremskrittspartiet]]
*[[Nina Hjerpset-Østlie]]
*[[Hans Jørgen Lysglimt Johansen]]
*[[Resett.no]]
*[[Stram Kurs]]
*[[Sweden Democrats]]

==External links==
*[https://www.selvstendighetspartiet.no Selvstendihetspartiet website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/Selvstendighet/ Selvstendihetspartiet Facebok page]
*[https://www.twitter.com/StemShP Selvstendihetspartiet Twitter account]
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:European political parties]]
[[Category:Alt-right]]
[[Category:Islamophobia]]
[[Category:Norway]]

Categories: European political parties, Alt-right, Islamophobia, Norway
Sense About Science

{{UKpolitics}}
'''Sense About Science''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] charitable trust established in 2002<ref>[http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/pdf/Healthwatch.pdf HealthWatch - ''Sense About Science'' PDF]</ref> with the aim of "promoting good [[science]] and evidence for the public".<ref>[http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/index.php/site/about/6/ Sense About Science: About Us]</ref> Supported by over 2000 scientists, it produces briefing papers for the media about topics such as [[alternative medicine]], [[vaccine hysteria]], [[climate change]], and [[genetically modified organism]]s.

==Campaigns==
Each year, Sense About Science publishes an overview of celebrity-endorsed woo. The review of 2010<ref>[http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/PDF/celebscience2010%20FINAL.pdf Celebrities and Science 2010 PDF]</ref> includes the following:
*David Beckham, Shaquille O’Neal, Rubens Barrichello and royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton wearing or endorsing [[Power Balance]] bracelets, 
*Cheryl Cole and Cliff Richard extolling the weight-loss benefits of the [[blood type diet]]
*Naomi Campbell and Demi Moore following the 'Master Cleanse' diet of maple syrup, lemon and pepper for up to two weeks with nothing else to eat
*Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding sprinkling "[[detox]]ifying" charcoal over her meals
*Coronation Street actress Kate Ford endorsing 'Magnaslim' magnetic acupuncture therapy to help lose weight
*Actress Julia Sawalha using [[homoeopathy|homeopathic]] ‘[[nosode]]s' for malaria prophylaxis

==External links==
* [http://www.senseaboutscience.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1101114&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Charity overview] on the UK Charity Commission's website
* [http://www.badscience.net/2006/09/newsnightsense-about-science-malaria-homeopathy-sting-the-transcripts/ Bad Science: Sense About Science Malaria & Homeopathy Sting]

==See also==
*[[National Center for Science Education]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Organizations]]

Categories: Organizations
Sensing Murder

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'''''Sensing Murder''''' is a television crime series that ran for three seasons between 2003 and 2005, using well-known [[psychic]]s, in an [[Psychic detective|attempt to help]] with unsolved "cold-case" murders. The series was screened in the [[United States]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]], and based on the Danish programme ''Fornemmelse for mord''.

26 episodes were produced for Australian and New Zealand audiences across four seasons. Despite having their participating psychics stated as "genuine" by New Zealand psychologist Nigel Latta, ''not a single murder investigated has resulted in any arrests'' with the use of these psychics. Sites such as 'Silly Beliefs' criticised Latta's conclusion, wondering if skeptics had really determined psychics were real or whether it was an extended scam by the production company. Based on the lack of tangible results from this psychic crime fighting, most skeptics have come to the conclusion that "Sensing Murder" was a scam.<ref>[http://www.sillybeliefs.com/murder.html Silly Beliefs' article on Sensing Murder]</ref><ref>[http://www.immortality.co.nz/sensing%20murder.htm Criticism from Immortality.co.nz - "Sensing Murder is bullshit"]</ref>

In 2010, Christchurch skeptic Tony Andrews offered NZ$20,000 to any psychic who appeared on the programme, to prove their abilities in a simple open test, not affected by cheating or personal bias. None of the psychics have yet taken up his offer.<ref>Poneke Weblog (24 February 2010) '[http://poneke.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/sense-4/ Sensing Murder’s psychic charlatans now offered double the money to take test to prove they can talk to the dead]'</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.sensingmurder.co.nz/public/ Sensing Murder's home page]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{stub|Parapsychology}}

[[Category:Television programmes]]
[[Category:Psychics]]
[[Category:Psychic powers]]

Categories: Television programmes, Psychics, Psychic powers
Serdar Argic

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[[File:Kitchener ceb.jpg|thumb|left|Artist's impression.<sup><small>(Not really.)</small></sup>]]
'''Serdar Argic''' was a spambot created by Turkish graduate student Ahmet Cosar, who flooded [[Usenet]] on a regular basis for much of 1993 and 1994 with posts inverting the facts of the 1915 [[Armenia]]n [[genocide]], accusing the Armenians of massacring over 2 million [[Turkey|Turks]], Azeris, and other [[Muslim]]s in the area. 

Cosar was said to have used an Awk script to search the entire Usenet feed available to him for any mention of Turkey or Armenia, then posting a hateful, [[conspiracy theory]]-riddled rant with an intro vaguely customized to the subject of the thread.  Part of the evidence that he used such a script was the fact that the rant would sometimes be issued in response to posts about turkey sandwiches or Thanksgiving turkeys.

==See also==
*[[List of internet kooks]]

==External links==
*http://www.jaedworks.com/shoebox/zumabot.html
*{{wpa|Serdar Argic}}
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[[Category:Conspiracy theorists]]
[[Category:Internet kooks]]
[[Category:Racists]]
[[Category:Turkey]]

Categories: Conspiracy theorists, Internet kooks, Racists, Turkey