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Category Archives: history
Podcast #111 – Jack David Eller (Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence)
We interview Jack David Eller, author of Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence: Religious Violence across Culture and History, newly published by Prometheus Books in both hardcover and for Kindle. Dr. Eller’s previous books include Natural Atheism and Atheism Advanced. Cruel Creeds … Continue reading
America’s True History of Religious Tolerance
Here’s an excellent article from Smithsonian magazine looking at the myth of America’s longstanding tradition of tolerance of religious diversity. I’ve said before that, if you really look into the early history of this country, you’ll see that the First … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, history, religious rights, urban legends
Tagged america, religious tolerance
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Rest easy: Mohammad existed
Radio Netherlands Worldwide just posted a curious article: the historical evidence supports the proposition that Mohammad existed. Frankly, I wasn’t aware that there was any significant controversy over the historicity of Mohammad. Sure, a great deal (if not most) of … Continue reading
Posted in history, islam, religion, urban legends
Tagged mohammad, netherlands, radio netherlands worldwide
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Mencken’s Creed
I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind – that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more than overcome by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking. … Continue reading
Sacred Heart Cultural Center
On a recent trip to visit my father-in-law in Augusta, Georgia, we stopped by the Sacred Heart Cultural Center. The building, which has an impressive brick exterior, was built in 1900 and served as a Catholic Church until 1971. The … Continue reading
Posted in arts, history
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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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Podcast #103 – Freethought and Pornography
We interview David Bertolino, writer and producer of The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, a new off-Broadway play now showing at NYC’s Bleecker Street Theater. The 1972 film Deep Throat was not only a cultural milestone for American culture; it was … Continue reading
Posted in arts, civil rights, history, interviews, movies, podcast
Tagged bleecker street theater, david bertolino, deep throat, deep throat sex scandal, harry reems, linda lovelace, porn, porno, pornography
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Agora on DVD
If you didn’t catch the film Agora when it was in limited release earlier this year, you aren’t alone. This sword-and-sandals-epic-with-a-twist is a dramatization of the life (and untimely death) of late-Roman-era scientist and academic Hypatia (played by Rachel Weisz). … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, history, movies, religion
Tagged agora, alexandria, hypatia, rachel weisz
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Pope equates atheists with Nazis
As Ronald Reagan once famously said, “There you go again.” Pope Benedict XVI is on a tightly scripted four-day tour of Great Britain, and he’s wasted no time in dragging out the specter of atheism: Even in our own lifetime, … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, christianity, history, news, religion
Tagged great britain, pope benedict xvi, ratzinger
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The Deep Throat Sex Scandal
If you’re within striking distance of New York City over the next few weeks, you might want to check out the new play The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, an off-Broadway production that explores the behind-the-scenes story of the most infamous … Continue reading
Posted in arts, civil rights, history, movies, women's rights
Tagged deep throat, pornography
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