25 Dec
Here in the United States and around a large part of the world, today is Christmas.
I am spending the day working because I don’t observe Christmas. It has a history of unfortunate and unhappy personal memories, along with mounds of religious connotations that no longer make sense. If the religious world could keep their silly [...]
Posted in ThinkDammit, atheism, religion, superstition by: Ray
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17 Dec
Another filthy-mouthed Liar4Jesus! Rod Parsley says ministry threatened by lack of funds
World Harvest Church said in a statement this afternoon that the church has no plans to close any ministries in 2010, including its schools, despite its Web site’s assertion that ministries are “in jeopardy.”
The Rev. Rod Parsley has issued a desperate plea for money, telling his [...]
Posted in Damn Church Bullshit, ThinkDammit, atheism by: Ray
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17 Dec
Okay, so people get all upset over the thoughtful, intelligent, inoffensive atheist billbords and advertising campaigns.
But this one:
was put up by an Anglican Church and is stirring up all sorts of upset! LOVE IT!
according to this article:
The sign was defaced by a paint-wielding vandal just hours after it was erected Thursday outside the St. Matthew-in-the-City [...]
Posted in ThinkDammit, atheism, superstition by: Ray
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01 Dec
Cousin John sent me an interesting link this morning with the note “Run with it”.
A brief, succinct, and broadly-applicable essay On the Redundancy of Purportedly Divine Written Sources. The author, Sveinbjourn Thordarson, uses the Christian Bible for his point of reference, but his thoughts apply equally to ANY “sacred” text of the world.
He [...]
Posted in ThinkDammit, atheism, religion, superstition by: Ray
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