Monthly Archives: August 2009

Magic mushrooms and he were familiar friends

Posted on August 13, 2009 by John C. Snider

I love this guy. He’s Michael Tenneral, a retired British teacher of Greek and Latin who’s been fairly active on YouTube for a couple of years. His curmudgeonly (but nonetheless charming) personality really pops through the computer screen, as he … Continue reading →

Posted in christianity, commentary, history, humor, judaism, religion | Tagged end of the world, michael tenneral, prophecy | 1 Comment

Finally, some good news in this bad economy

Posted on August 13, 2009 by John C. Snider

Associated Press reports that James Dobson’s Focus Crosshairs on the Family is “facing a serious budget shortfall.” Unfortunately, the hapless schlubs who give Dobson money will probably get talked into throwing more cash his way to bail him out. <sigh> … Continue reading →

Posted in christianity, civil rights, gay rights, religion | Tagged focus on the family, james dobson | Leave a comment

France vs. Islam: Round 1,872

Posted on August 12, 2009 by John C. Snider

An Islamic woman in France has been turned away from a public swimming pool for trying to take a dip while wearing a “burquini.” What’s a burquini, you ask? It’s a non-form-fitting full-body swimsuit which allows Muslim women to go … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, islam, news, religion, religious rights, women's rights | Tagged ahiida, burquini, france | 1 Comment

Ben Stein loses NYT gig, grip on reality

Posted on August 11, 2009 by John C. Snider

Ben “Bueller…Bueller…” Stein has been let go from his biweekly gig writing a financial column for the New York Times, ostensibly because of his commercial work for a website called FreeScore.com and the associated (perceived?) conflict of interest. Now, normally … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, civil rights, commentary, ethics, evolution, intelligent design, news, religion, religious rights, science | Tagged ben stein, expelled, freescore.com, new york times | 4 Comments

Better late than never

Posted on August 10, 2009 by John C. Snider

Waaay back on May 17th, the LA Times ran an op-ed called “Atheists: No God, no reason, just whining” by someone named Charlotte Allen, described as “the author of ‘The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus’ and a … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, christianity, civil rights, commentary, religion | Tagged charlotte allen, huffington post, huffpo, la times, landon ross, pz myers | 3 Comments

Peter Singer on healthcare rationing

Posted on August 9, 2009 by John C. Snider

I admit I’m not as read-up as I should be on the current healthcare controversy, but I’m always amused at people who cite the spectre of “rationing” in their opposition to any proposed public healthcare system. It’s undeniable that any … Continue reading →

Posted in commentary, ethics, medical research, politics | Tagged bioethics, healthcare, peter singer, rationing | Leave a comment

Pharyngulites descend on Creation Museum

Posted on August 7, 2009 by John C. Snider

Today is D-Day for PZ Myers and his Pharyngulites (hey, that’s a great name for a band!) as they descend en masse on northern Kentucky’s Creation Museum. Myers has been organizing this outing for weeks/months and made no secret about … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, christianity, evolution, humor, religion, science | Tagged creation museum, creozerg, pharyngula, pz myers | 2 Comments

The Strange Case of Francis Collins

Posted on August 6, 2009 by John C. Snider

The freethought bloggerati has been all atwitter for the last few weeks in response to President Obama’s appointment of Francis “Three Waterfalls” Collins to head the National Institutes of Health. Conservative pundits say we’re crying foul only because Collins is … Continue reading →

Posted in christianity, commentary, medical research, politics, religion, science | Tagged francis collins, national institutes of health, nih, sam harris | 1 Comment

iPhone app for atheists

Posted on August 5, 2009 by John C. Snider

Well, now I’ve seen it all. “mAtheist” is an iPhone application with a database of “700 quotes from most of the world’s best known freethinkers.” I don’t have an iPhone myself, but if you do, at 99 cents this sounds … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, news | Tagged matheist | 5 Comments

Our Dragon*Con schedule

Posted on August 5, 2009 by John C. Snider

For those attending next month’s Dragon*Con (September 4-7) in Atlanta, here is our final (i.e. marginally subject to change) schedule of appearances: John C. Snider & David Driscoll Title: American Freethought – LIVE! Description: American Freethought performs another great episode … Continue reading →

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