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Category Archives: children
Songs from the Science Frontier
So summer is coming and you’re wondering what to do to keep the kids occupied during that long road trip. Or maybe you’re just looking for something that both educates and entertains the young’ns without driving you up the wall? … Continue reading
Vashti McCollum
I feel like a bad atheist that I have never heard of Vashti McCollum until this week. We’ve been watching the PBS documentary series God in America (which is generally positive toward religion…but that’s a matter for another day), and … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, children, civil rights, history, religious rights, television
Tagged god in america, vashti mccollum
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Katy Perry banned from Sesame Street
At first blush this is a puzzling story. Singer Katy Perry filmed a video for the long-running kids show Sesame Street. I’m not much of a KP fan, but this seems cute and innocuous enough: But after this video was … Continue reading
Bishop Eddie Long in sex scandal
Oh dear. Bishop Eddie Long, head of Atlanta mega-church New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, has been accused of sexually coercing at least three teenage boys who were members of his flock. He’s innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of … Continue reading
Posted in children, christianity, news, religion
Tagged bishop eddie long, new birth missionary baptist church, sex scandal
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Church of Body Modification
Just when I thought I’d heard it all…a girl in North Carolina has been suspended from school for refusing to remove a small nose ring. Her reason: freedom of religion. Turns out 14-year-old Ariana Iacono and her mother are members … Continue reading
Posted in children, civil rights, cults, religious rights
Tagged ariana iacono, church of body modification
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Podcast #97 – The Essential Freethought Library
We discuss the Essential Freethought Library, the result of a poll of dozens of notable personalities in the freethought community. We asked them one simple question: “What ten books must the well-read freethinker have read?”
Posted in atheism, books, children, news, podcast, politics, religion
Tagged essential freethought library, greater works assembly, guns in church, magic jeff
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Help make Songs From the Science Frontier a reality
I got this message from singer/songwriter Monty Harper. Sounds like a project worthy of our support! “Songs From the Science Frontier” will be a CD of unique science songs for kids ages 8-12, and I’m using Kickstarter.com to try and … Continue reading
Posted in children, music, news, science
Tagged monty harper, songs from the science frontier
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Podcast #92 – The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
We discuss the latest novel from Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass), which re-imagines Jesus Christ as twin brothers named “Jesus” and “Christ.” The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is published in hardcover … Continue reading
Sam Harris puts the Pope in his crosshairs
I almost feel sorry for the Pope these days. Okay, not really. Honestly, I would love to be a fly on the wall when Ratzinger reads “Bringing the Vatican to Justice,” the latest essay from Sam Harris. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in children, christianity, news, religion
Tagged abuse scandal, catholic church, pope benedict xvi, ratzinger, sam harris
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Catholic scandal: Are these guys reading the same news?
Hardly a day goes by that we don’t read something new about the worldwide, decades long scandal involving the Catholic Church and sexual abuse cover-ups. What seems obvious to me is that there has been a persistent, consistent pattern of … Continue reading →