I hate posting from Huffington, but this illustrates that Robertson and his ilk (including some from Islam) have often said, during disasters, that people were getting what they deserved. Let us not be surprised, let us not think this is isolated, let us wake up and call these monsters what they are and recognize that [...]
So, for those of you who missed this, a City Councilman in Asheville, NC may lose his seat because he is an athiest and, apparently, that makes him a second class citizen. Not just socially, but legally.Foes say atheism disqualifies pol – BostonHerald.com
That has riled conservative activists, who cite a little-noticed quirk in North Carolina’s [...]
I really don’t understand this position at all. While I do understand the idea that the atheist movement might need to deal more politely with those of faith (’understand’, not necessarily ‘agree with’), the idea that somehow saying that one can be good without god is too strong an attack on religion is ludicrous. It [...]
If my arguments against Card’s position seem less-than-rational, less-than-reasonable, its because the arguments he uses, and all those like him use, are completely irrational. Every example is flawed and the very core idea, that marriage has always been exactly as it is now, is simply incorrect. Oh, and the desire to overthrow any government that [...]
Survey: Support for terror suspect torture differs among the faithful – CNN.com
More than half of people who attend services at least once a week — 54 percent — said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is “often” or “sometimes” justified. Only 42 percent of people who “seldom or never” go to services agreed, according [...]
And this really is it. The more atheists that come out, the more WILL come out. Changing public acceptance and image of atheism is fundamental. I believe that there are far more people out there who don’t believe in magic-men-in-the-sky then we think, and I think there are even more people out there who say [...]
More than a couple times recently, I’ve heard atheists ask “How can I talk like I respect a theists beliefs when I think they are insane?”
This is actually a valid issue in general.
The thing is, you don’t have to respect their beliefs. In fact, you’d be pretty hypocritical, I’d guess. Anyhow, these discussions aren’t about [...]
Seriously, check out the video starting around 4:45Burn Those Evil Science Books! | Friendly Atheist by Hemant Mehta
Woman: [Shouts] “Burn the books!” [applause]
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Man: “I don’t think you were serious about that, were you?”
Woman: “I am too.”
Man: “Burn all the books?!”
Woman: “The ones in college, those, those brainwashing books.”
Man: “[laughs] Brainwashing books?”
Woman: “Yes.”
Man: “Which ones [...]
Seriously, though. I love Colbert, but I thought this bit was kind of amusing and indicative of a general attitude.
He started out making a joke about a seder for dogs. And if there are jewish dogs, then soon there will be christian dogs, and then, 700 years later, there will be muslim dogs. Of course, [...]
Leilani Neumann Has Run Out Of Cash
Attorney Gene Linehan told a judge Friday that Leilani Neumann of Weston has already spent $12,000 in donations on her legal expenses and can’t hire needed expert witnesses for her May trial.
Linehan says all Neumann has now is a law book and Bible to defend herself.
Well, that should be [...]