Recently, I was watching an episode of West Wing. Toby and Josh have been talking about the upcoming election and candidate. Josh says something to the effect of “Toby, you want to beat this guy, but I want to win”.Thats something of the problem I’m seeing with atheism of late. The Xmas sign, the lawsuit [...]
And sometimes they make me laugh
THE ANSWER TO YOUR FEAR OF GOOGLING!
If a Christian group bought some ad space on some busses advocating accepting Christ, the Jews of DC would not blink an eye. If the Jews did something similar, there’d be no outcry from Christians. But when atheists do it, there’s no end of venom.
Why is that?
At the core of virtually any theistic religion is [...]
I was talking with a friend last night and told him I’d posted this. Then I realized I had just ranted about it.
Rick Warren is seen as ‘bringing people together’ because it is still OK to hate fags and atheists.
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Yet another rule allowing doctors to deny treatment
Yes, this is aimed at abortion, and yes, I know there are already rules allowing this bullshit. But it angers me every time it comes up. Doctors can decide what care you do and don’t get, but god forbid they make your little girl get vaccinated [...]
Via Pendagon.net..
Regarding the placing of the menorah, star of david (I assume) and islamic crescent next to an xmas tree
Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights, disagrees, saying the town has chosen to display Jewish and Islamic religious symbols while leaving out the Christian religious symbol of the season, [...]
Honestly, I don’t even know what to say about this. You think you’ve heard all the bizarre stuff about Christianity (like those folks who go and crucify themselves), and then there’s this.
El Caganer: (S)catalonia’s Fecal Christmas Festivities – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
You really have to read the whole thing, but, in short, it [...]
Some things make me sad
“I could see the longing my little girl has to have a right relationship with God. She knows something is wrong, she is broken because of sin, and she is desperate for the love and comfort of Jesus.”
it seems more likely she wants the love of a mother who doesn’t [...]
There are ways to win arguments and ways to turn arguments into fights.
One way to switch from debate to fisticuffs is to just start insulting
your opponent. Which is why THIS is a bad idea.
The sign, a new addition [to the holiday display]this
year, is sponsored by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. The sign
reads, “Religion is [...]
thanks to Pharyngula and Evolved RationalistI got to read The Woman Of Virtue which made the deliciously bold claim that slavery is just plain old fine in the Bible.
While Evolved Rationalist is right in many of his points, I actually think he’s missing the point. Or, at least, not getting to [...]