December 2011
16 posts
Atheist Media
Tim Minchin: WoodyAllenJesus
by Tim MinchinThis song was meant to air on the Jonathan Ross Show tomorrow night (23rd December 2011), but at the last minute ITV cut it. Here’s my whiney blog about it.(Thanks Gordon)
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Atheist Revolution
‘War on Christmas’ Generates Money for Conservative Organizations
You and I both know that there is no war on Christmas. Encouraging people to be respectful of one another (e.g., saying “happy holidays” rather than presuming to know which holidays someone celebrates) is not a war. Reminding government that it is not…
Social Pressure Does Not Constitute a Ban
What...
Atheist Media
Channel 4 - Can Atheists Enjoy Christmas?
From 4Thought.tv: Christmas is one of the most important dates in the Christian calendar but what does it mean to non-believers? In the week before Christmas seven atheists spell out their views. More (Thanks Dharmender)
The intolerance of diversity
by Pat Condell
Fischer: God Sent Christopher Hitchens to Hell Because He Loved Him
Bryan Fischer says that...
Atheist Revolution
My Take on Lowe’s Pulling Their Ads
I’ve been asked what I think about the recent decision by Lowe’s to pull their ads from the All-American Muslim show in response to pressure by a Christian extremist group in Florida. I believe there are two issues here that can be addressed separately….
Idiot of the Week: Southern Baptist Convention
Lots of idiots to choose from this...
Atheist Media
Christopher Hitchens Dies at 62
December 16, 2011 on ABC News: Christopher Hitchens, the maverick essayist, unabashed atheist and cable television gladiator whose long list of targets included Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and even Mother Teresa and organized religion, has died of…
Saudi Woman Beheaded for ‘Sorcery’
December 13, 2011 on CNN
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Atheist Revolution
Maybe Christmas Should be Time to Reconsider Consumer Culture
Some people want to tie the recent Black Friday pepper sprayings and other bad behavior to the dismal economy. They have a point in that dire economic circumstances can make people more desperate, increasing the chances of bad behavior. But most of the…
Idiot of the Week: Rick Perry (Yet Again)
When you are a moron with a solid...
Debunking Christianity
I Have a Larger Audience at Freethoughtblogs.com
That’s what it looks like to me and I like it. So to introduce these new readers to my work I’ll probably re-date a few of my archived posts for a while. To see them as they’re posted check out the link.
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Atheist Media
Jailed Afghan rape victim freed but ‘to marry attacker’
Video embedding disabled by uploader, watch on Youtube From BBC News: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has pardoned a rape victim who was jailed for adultery, after she apparently agreed to marry her attacker. A government statement said she agreed to the…
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Debunking Christianity
I’m Blogging at Freethoughtblogs.com, So Here’s What I’ve Decided
As you know I’m blogging at Freethoughtblogs.com. But I have a vested interest in DC which has an archive that exceeds the one transferred over to my new blog, which presently stands at 3558 to 1596 posts. The file was too large to transfer them all….
If Republicans nominate Newt Gingrich for President...
Debunking Christianity
I’m Blogging at Freethoughtblogs.com, So Here’s What I’ve Decided
As you know I’m blogging at Freethoughtblogs.com. But I have a vested interest in DC which has an archive that exceeds the one transferred over to my new blog, which presently stands at 3558 to 1596 posts. The file was too large to transfer them all….
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Atheist Revolution
Why It Makes People Uncomfortable When You Talk About Your Religious Beliefs
I have heard many religious believers, mostly Christians, ask why it makes other people uncomfortable when they talk about their religious beliefs. It is a fair question, and as you might expect, different people are going to have many different answers….
How to Get Rid of Nativity Scenes on Government...
Debunking Christianity
Tommy G. Baker Has Spoken His Last Word From the Grave
I had mentioned our good friend Tommy had died and had six posts yet to be released. Unfortunately upon examination two of them were duplicates. So he has spoken his last word. To see his posts follow this link. I hate death. It’s the final enemy. Paul…
A Jealous God and Divine Domestic Violence
If a human husband said that to his...
Debunking Christianity
A Neglected Atheism: A View from Sam Harris
If atheism is the rejection of belief in gods then Buddhism is an atheistic system! Buddha himself was an agnostic who said in Deer Park, “I can not say whether there is a god, no god or not a not-god. But I can tell you how to obtain enlightenment” …
I Ate Some Crap the Other Day
Yep. I am not exempt from this. I own a carpet...
Atheist Media
Fox News: Outrage Over Rhode Island’s ‘Holiday Tree’
December 1, 2011 on Fox & Friends
Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy
(via RichardDawkins.net)
Sky News: Church Tells HIV Patients To Stop Treatment
November 25, 2011 on Sky News: At least six people have died in Britain after being told they had been healed of HIV and could stop...
Debunking Christianity
Idealism Is Hardly Ideal
I think “external material world” is a dualistic habit we continue to carry from religious language. It presupposes that there is some homunculus that is presented the external world in a mental theatre inside our head. But it serves our syntax well ….
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Debunking Christianity
Omni-Faults: The Conflicts of the Attributes of God
If god is omniscient there is no free will. God sees the entire contents of the world’s unfolding events from beginning to completion prior to his creating or actualizing of it. If he creates the world as he sees it prior to its existence his act is the…
Darrin Rasberry, A Former Team Member at DC Now Claims to Be A Christian
Yep, so...