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Archive for December, 2008
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
iTunes picks “Skeptics’ Guide 5×5″ for top list
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
iTunes just announced their 2008 Top 25 lists, and “The Skeptics’ Guide 5×5“ was selected as one of the best podcasts that began in 2008. “5×5″ is produced by the same folks who bring you “The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe”. Alas, American Freethought didn’t make the list, a criminal oversight to be sure (but perhaps we can rationalize our disappointment by noting that AF actually started in 2007…) At any rate, congrats to the SGU-ers – keep up the good work!
Confused about the Holidaze?
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008Troubador Roy Zimmerman has solved the multicultural conundrum but good. We gotta get this guy on the podcast…
Bloggingheads talk Atheism
Monday, December 8th, 2008Hey, the guys over at Bloggingheads.tv are featuring a dialogue between Will Wilkinson and Paul Bloom about if and why atheists are miserable, and whether or not religion makes you a nicer person. (Hey Will – next time tell Bloom to get his mic out of his nose!)
Podcast #35 – War on Christmas
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
We take a look at the (alleged) War on Christmas and the various over-reactions to it.
But first…some Thanksgiving leftovers! Columnist Jim Griffith of the Newnan (Georgia) Times-Herald paints a bleak picture for atheists on Turkey Day.
Lest you think it’s only small town news hounds who blame everything on the infidels, get a load of the recent essay by Daniel Henniger in The Wall Street Journal. Who knew the economic implosion was triggered by the scrooges who don’t like to hear the words “Merry Christmas”.
I’m Bruce Lee with a Tree
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008A Christmas tree, that is. Check out this news item from sunny Florida:
PARRISH, Fla. – Authorities say a Florida man who lives with his parents has been charged with attacking his father with a Christmas tree and its metal stand.
My Old Kentucky Homeland Security
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008American Atheists is suing the Commonwealth of Kentucky over a 2006 law that requires the state to recognize God as an indispensable cog in the Homeland Security system (and you thought the days of tribal gods was a thing of the past!). There’s no doubt this will be overturned in court, but it’s a damned shame we have to keep playing whack-a-mole (whack-a-god?) on these things.
Stewart Schools Huckabee on Gay Marriage
Friday, December 12th, 2008Here’s a great clip from The Daily Show, with host Jon Stewart discussion the issue of gay marriage with former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee:
John McCain Interview
Funny Election Video
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