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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Podcast #29 – Report #2 on AAI Convention 2008
David Driscoll gives a wrap-up on the 14th annual Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, California, including his descriptions of presentations by Julia Sweeney, PZ Myers, Eddie Tabash, Michael Shermer and Michael Newdow. Details on the convention can be … Continue reading
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Tagged aai, atheist alliance, convention, long beach, queen mary, unsinkable atheism
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Podcast #28 – Report from AAI Convention 2008
David Driscoll reports (almost) live from the 14th annual Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, California. Details on the convention – including the opportunity to watch it from home via live streaming – can be found here [link].
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Tagged aai, atheist alliance, convention, long beach, queen mary
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The Atheism Tapes 2 of 6: Denys Turner
Here’s the second of six short documentary interviews conducted by Jonathan Miller. This one’s with theologian Denys Turner:
Posted in atheism, interviews, movies, religion
Tagged atheism tapes, denys turner, documentary
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More Wasilliness
And you thought Jeremiah Wright was bad. Check out “Bishop” Thomas Muthee (rhymes with “moosey”). Visit the website of Word of Faith Church in Kenya and then continue reading here. This guy makes Wright look like John Shelby Spong. Lest you doubt his … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, news, politics, religion, superstitions
Tagged sarah palin, thomas muthee, wasilla, witchhunting
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Lincoln-Douglas they ain’t, but…
…we’ll be having three presidential debates (plus one VP debate) between now and election day. If you can stomach the canned statements, repetitive platitudes and non-confrontational moderators, set your VCRs (does anyone still use VCRs anymore?) and DVRs as follows:
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Tagged barack obama, joe biden, john mccain, presidential debates, sarah palin, vice presidential debates, vp debates
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Happy Birthday to Us!
Today American Freethought is one year old. Whee! On September 23, 2007 the URL was registered, and on the next day the first entry went online. Two months later (November 24) the American Freethought Podcast debuted; now it’s one of the … Continue reading
Sam Harris Picks on Sarah Palin…Again
Well, he doesn’t so much pick on her as call a spade a spade. Sam Harris (The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation) is not only perceptive; he writes brilliantly. Anyway, here’s his latest essay, “In Defense of … Continue reading
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Tagged elitism, sam harris, sarah palin
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The Atheism Tapes 1 of 6: Daniel Dennett
More great stuff from SnagFilms.com. This one is part of a series of interviews with prominent athiests by playwright, filmmaker and self-described atheist Jonathan Miller. First up: philosopher Daniel Dennett. Enjoy!
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Tagged atheism tapes, daniel dennett, documentary, jonathan miller
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Podcast #27 – Ed Buckner
Interview with Ed Buckner, the newly appointed president of American Atheists. Ed was formerly an executive director of the Council for Secular Humanism, and at the time of his appointment to this new post was the Treasurer of the Atlanta … Continue reading
OK, if you’re an atheist…
…don’t do what this guy did. He’s Timothy Brown, a 37-year-old husband and father from Ipswich, England. This self-described atheist was recently arrested after pursuing a year-long campaign to convert his neighbor away from Christianity. He did this by vandalizing … Continue reading →