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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Are Georgia peaches kosher?
My adopted state is in the news twice today for laughable church-state issues. First up is an AP report (“Is Ga. kosher law kosher?”) that non-Orthodox Jews have their yarmulkes in a bunch over a Georgia law that mandates kosher … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, civil rights, judaism, news, politics, religion, religious rights, science, skepticism
Tagged georgia, kosher, prayer, rain, sonny perdue
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The Voyage that Shook the World
by John C. Snider © 2009 If you buy the latest Creationist explanation, Charles Darwin was a fantasy-prone naif who “fabricated stories” as a boy, fell for a bunch of geological uniformitarianist claptrap, got mad at God for the deaths … Continue reading
Never get into a staring contest with the Eye of Sauron
After I posted my last note about the Catholic League’s Bill “Eye of Sauron” Donohue whining about Penn & Teller, I zipped over to CNSNews.com to read Brent Bozell’s review of Herr Donohue’s new book Secular Sabotage: How Liberals Are … Continue reading
Eye of Sauron turns its gaze on Penn & Teller
The Eye of Sauron has once again turned his baleful gaze on magicians/freethinkers Penn & Teller. This time around Catholic League president Bill Donohue is unhappy about P&T’s treatment of the Vatican in an episode of Bullshit! that hasn’t even … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, civil rights, humor, news, religion, religious rights
Tagged bill donohue, bullshit, catholic league, penn and teller
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Yale Univ. Press chickens out on Mohammed cartoons
Christopher Hitchens vents his anger and frustration with Yale University Press over their decision to publish a book about the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons flap–without including the cartoons in question! The Cartoons that Shook the World, by Brandeis Univ. professor Jytte … Continue reading
An interfaith Springer moment
Hmmm…well, this is a bit like watching a fight on Springer. It’s interesting to watch but I have no idea who to root for. As reported by the AP in an article titled “Runaway Christian convert claims life is in … Continue reading
Posted in children, christianity, civil rights, islam, news, religion, religious rights
Tagged blake lorenz, global revolution church, rifqa bary
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A Freethought Manifesto
I thought this was too cool not to pass along. I got an email from fellow freethinker Brett Milner (check out his blog at alienlogic.wordpress.com), who says: I put together a “Freethought Manifesto”, timeless quotes set to music, as a … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, commentary, music
Tagged freethought manifesto, john lennon, rush, talking heads, tool
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Podcast #62 – Freethought and Power Pop
We talk to James Deem, organizer of Charlotte Pop Fest (Sep 24-25), a power pop music festival in North Carolina. Why should freethinkers care about a pop music fest? Because in an unprecedented partnership, proceeds from CPF will benefit the … Continue reading
Posted in interviews, music, news, podcast, science
Tagged charlotte pop fest, james deem, richard dawkins
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You’re (not) doin’ fine, Oklahoma
We take you to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the corn is as high as Ganesha’s eye. Tulsa mayoral candidate Anna Falling has big plans for the city, and at the top of her list is to install a Creationist display at … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, evolution, religion, science
Tagged anna falling, creationism, oklahoma, tulsa, tulsa zoo
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Mooney/Kirshenbaum sic Darwin on Dawkins
Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum–whose new book Unscientific America beweeps US scientific illiteracy while simultaneously chiding the likes of PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins for their confrontational approach to religion–continue to make their case in a new essay called “In … Continue reading →