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Hitchens rewrites the 10C

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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Podcast #82 – Creation

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Allison’s back–yay!  She joins us to discuss the new Charles Darwin bio-pic Creation, starring real-life husband-and-wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin.  Creation is based on the nonfiction book Annie’s Box (published in the US as Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution, and reissued in conjunction with the film as Creation) by Darwin descendant Randal Keynes.  Creation is currently in limited release, so check your local art cinema to see if and when it might play in your neighborhood.  For more visit CreationtheMovie.com.

Thanks to the many fellow science fans who joined us for the Creation screening at Atlanta’s Landmark Midtown Art Cinema.  And thanks to Royal Orchid Thai Cuisine for accommodating our unexpected horde.

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Obama disappoints at NPB

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

It’s disappointing that President Obama would attend the National Prayer Breakfast at all.  The NPB is organized, you may already know, by “the Family”–a secretive and power-hungry cult that attracts congressmen (as well as international totalitarians and fascists) with their bizarre ideology that justifies any action as long as it’s committed by one of God’s chosen.

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Wright v. Hitch

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Finally–two of my favorite pundits go head-to-head at bloggingheads.tv.  Check. It. Out.

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Podcast #73 – War on Christmas Special

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Okay, no War on Christmas per se, but… the festive season approaches, and it’s time for us to share our Top Five suggestions for holiday gifts for nonbelievers!  It’s your opportunity to warm the cockles of the family atheist and/or make pious relatives squirm as you share presents around the pagan tree.

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WSJ: Political correctness skewing Ft Hood story

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

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Q1 threatens gay marriage in Maine

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

2009 is an off year for most voters, but citizens across the nation are keeping an eye on the November 3rd election in Maine, in which Mainers will decide whether or not to overturn a law passed last spring by the legislature and signed by the governor that legalized gay marriage.  A “No” vote on “Question 1″ on the upcoming ballot will uphold the legality of gay marriage.

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HuffPo covers AAI 2009!

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

We like to rag on Huffington Post over their fetish for complementary and alternative medicine, but let’s give credit where credit’s due.  HuffPo’s Landon Ross was at the recent Atheist Alliance International convention in Burbank, CA.  He provides a good summary of the event, and offers some thoughts of his own on the plight of nonbelievers in 21st century America.  Check out Ross’s report “The God Crisis.”

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It’s Blasphemy Day, God Damn It!

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Well, it’s International Blasphemy Day.  The Center for Inquiry has led the charge to make September 30th “a day to promote free speech and to stand up in a show of solidarity for the freedom to challenge, criticize, and satirize religion without fear of murder, litigation, or reprisal.”  Sounds good to me.  In America we are generally protected in our free speech.  But in much of the world, blasphemy is punishable by prison, corporal punishment–even death.  And in Europe, free speech is under attack, with a number of ridiculous laws making it illegal to speak ill of another’s religious beliefs.

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Charlotte Pop Fest happening now!

Friday, September 25th, 2009

The Charlotte Pop Fest is underway right now, September 24-26!  Proceeds from this non-profit fest will benefit the Richard Dawkins Foundation.  If you’re within striking distance of Charlotte, NC and want to attend, there’s more info at CharlottePopFest.com.

Not surprisingly, CPF has stirred up a bit of controversy, mostly thanks to news reporters who smell a juicy story, and from religious locals who don’t like that somebody’s raising money for a-t-h-e-i-s-t-s in a public way.

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