“Freedom is measured by the distance between church and state”
It is probably a futile effort, but I would really like to see people start using atheist as an adjective rather than a noun.
The ONLY common denominator among those who are atheist is their lack of theism. We know there are over 4,000 Christian denominations, and similarly there is no way to say all Muslims [...]
Brian Magee wants his vehicle license plate to look like this:
Brian: “If they’re going to allow one point of view to be expressed on government property, they should allow everyone’s.”
There are plenty of religious license plates, individualized statements of faith or politics for all the rest of the driving public to see.
There is no mention [...]
This is just ridiculous!
Tea Party Supports Teachers Accused of Sprinkling Atheist
A while back, an atheist teacher spoke about her atheism in class. From a previous account:
Ely student Toni Calloway told wsvn.com that Schandra Rodriguez‘ class was having a discussion on religion during third period on March 11 when the two overheard Rodriguez tell the class [...]
No, no…. I would not seriously suggest killing someone as an act of mercy for the rest of us. But seriously, I would not be saddened if Sarah Palin were to suddenly drop out of public view and just go back to private life. She is an ignorant buffoon and is not at all qualified [...]
Bravo!
I don’t know who the news person is, but this FOX interview with Dan Barker reveals just how ignorant the news person is. See if you can find how many errors he makes.
Here’s some help:
1. Christmas does NOT have Christian roots, but was taken from earlier Pagan holidays and modified to facilitate forced conversion to [...]
One of the hallmarks of evangelical Christians is their misguided interpretation of Matthew 28:19-20
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I [...]
Interesting new vid from ProfMTH
Christian theology declares that everyone “deserves” eternity in hell, just for being human. There’s no rational foundation for this, of course, but because of this ancient superstition, they had to construct a labyrinth of weasely ways out of certain hell. It is virtually impossible for a rational mind to adequately reconcile [...]
We already know that government endorsement of the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. Just to be clear, prayer is not unconstitutional; it is a personal private matter about which no government agency can dictate or even suggest the terms or participation. The government is not at all “anti-religion” but it must absolutely and in [...]
I want to share with you two pieces that should be writ on the hearts and minds of every thinking person, in my opinion.
The first is from Adam Savage, in his address to the Harvard Humanist Society a few days ago. You can read the entire speech here. I’m only going to comment on a [...]
There’s been a lot of coverage over Judge Crabb’s ruling on Thursday that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. And a lot of misunderstanding as well.
The judge’s ruling is, of course, correct — it is unconstitutional for the government to declare the National Day of Prayer, especially when it is done in conjunction with [...]
This morning I went to the doctor’s for a blood draw (nothing serious, just the routine cholesterol check-up), and as I was riding my bike back home, I rode past Uvalde Baptist Church, over on Uvalde. I noticed about a dozen or more of these lawn signs sprouting up all over the property.
Well, okay. Uummmm, [...]
(blatant self-promotion)
I’ve not been posting regularly here on this blog for a few weeks because, quite frankly, I need to make some money and I’ve had to focus on creating more income instead of opining online so much. I do read the various news feeds, blog aggregators, and so forth, and there are so [...]
For the last year or so, the world has seen a growing fleet of atheist advertising: the bus ads, billboards, etc. There is not a single such ad that has been attacking or hateful. They’ve been positive affirmations that those who don’t believe in a god or gods are not alone, and are free to [...]
I usually manage to hide the religious folks from visibility on my Facebook page. It saves me a lot of angst and grief. But somehow a person from whom I would not have expected this managed to post:
Let’s see how many people on FB aren’t ashamed to show their love for God and admit that [...]
I have no absolute proof that it was Christians, but there’s plenty of reason to suspect that it was.
Again, I ask, what is wrong with Christians that they have so much anger, hatred, and bitterness that they would deface someone else’s ad like this? Why are they so threatened by people who have a different [...]
Sheesh!
If you watch the video attached to this story you can only shake your head and wonder what is wrong with these people. The judge ruled that sectarian prayers do not belong in the Forsyth County Commissioners meetings. So what do they do? Right after the ruling they have yet another Christian preacher issue the [...]
This is wholely and completely embarrassing, and this student needs to be stripped of her credits toward her zoology major. She fails.
According to this report, a group of students gathered to debate the existence of God, with three students taking the atheist position, and three students taking the theistic position. This was a student activity [...]
This is a perfect example of what I believe most Christians are like, in their hearts, even if they don’t say so out loud. They are intolerant of other religions and are becoming increasingly vocal (and stupid) in their hatred of Muslims, gays, atheists, and others.
I have no defense for Islam (nor should I), but [...]
One can only hope. But, sadly, it isn’t likely.
Cousin John sent me a link to this article in the Guardian: The internet has done for Scientology. Could it rumble the Christians, too?
The article’s author is discussing the fate of Scientology in other countries, and how it is increasingly being exposed for the fraud that it [...]
This idiot, from the Lighthouse Baptist Church, in Grand Prairie, TX, is amazingly full of shit at every turn:
He complains that some translations of the Bible seem to eliminate Mary being a virgin (she wasnt’), along with some of his other pet doctrines, so he prefers the King James Version and claims it is THE [...]
