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    By Bianca Consunji | Mashable – Sun, Aug 12, 2012

    Coming Out: Redditor Shares Heartbreaking Letter From Dad

    Religion and its place in matters of gay rights came under heated debate following this heartbreaking letter posted on Reddit.

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    Thanks to the upcoming U.S. elections, it's no surprise that political talking points came up in many reader comments on Mashable this week.

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    For instance, a father's letter disowning his gay son went viral shortly after appearing on Reddit. It triggered long discussions on sexuality and religion, drawing many passionate comments from readers.

    The issue about easy access to guns online came up again after a man received an illegal rifle from Amazon instead of the TV he ordered -- barely a month after the Aurora shootings.

    A Barack Obama "look-alike" left a handful of people confused whether his website, I Look Like Barack Obama, was a joke or not. Speaking of jokes, the fact that an 18-year-old made $35,000 from parody accounts must have launched a thousand more when it hit the news.

    Finally, in tech news, the Apple-Samsung patent trial has left both brands' devotees confused about upcoming products. Will the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 be in any danger of getting pulled off the shelves? Not likely, but it won't be on sale until the trial is over.

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