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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Trailer for The Ledge
Check out the trailer for The Ledge, an upcoming movie written and directed by Matthew Chapman. It’s about a love triangle in which an atheist and a Christian are rivals for the love of the latter’s wife. (Matthew Chapman, you … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, movies
Tagged liv tyler, matthew chapman, patrick wilson, the ledge
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Eddie Long is off the hook
Looks like “Bishop” Eddie Long of Atlanta’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church has reached a secret agreement with his three accusers and won’t go to court after all. Long was accused of coercive sexual practices with teenage boys who were … Continue reading
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Was Westboro Baptist bum-rushed in Brandon, MS?
The following account has been circulating on message boards and opinion pages lately. It concerns an alleged encounter between the despicable Westboro Baptist Church (of “God Hates Fags” fame) and the citizens of Brandon, Mississippi. The occasion was the April … Continue reading
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Allah, Liberty and Love
Here’s my next blog-a-book project. Starting June 14th, I’ll be blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji’s Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is the author of the highly influential The Trouble with Islam … Continue reading
Posted in books, islam
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Harold Camping is flabbergasted
He’s also nonplussed, poleaxed, befuddled, confused, stunned, staggered, flummoxed and gobsmacked. Harold Camping, the 89-year-old nut-job/con-artist (pick one or both) is at a loss to explain why the Rapture didn’t occur on May 21st as “guaranteed.” Camping always knew that … Continue reading
The dilemma of the black atheist
Being an atheist in America is tough. Being a black atheist is even tougher. Remember a couple of years back when comedian and self-styled relationship expert Steve Harvey launched into an ignorant diatribe against atheists? I’ll bet his remarks had a … Continue reading
Podcast #123 – Study on US Catholic Child Abuse
Assuming the world hasn’t come to an end or that you haven’t been Raptured away… The US Catholic Church reveals The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010, a study into the causes … Continue reading
The End of the World is no joke for some
The vast majority of Americans (both religious and nonreligious) are using radio nutjob Harold Camping’s prediction that tomorrow, May 21st, is the beginning of the End of the World, as an excuse to have a hearty laugh and party like … Continue reading
Posted in children, christianity, civil rights, religion, religious rights
Tagged end of the world, harold camping, may 21 2011
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Stephen Hawking doesn’t believe in Heaven
In an interview with Guardian.co.uk, celebrated theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking calls Heaven “a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.” That’s a pretty simple summary, but I think he hit the nail right on the head. Hawking has spent … Continue reading