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Podcast #78 – Pat Robertson Is an Evil Moron

Or at least so says Christopher Hitchens, responding to Robertson’s claim that the devastating Haitian earthquake (which may have killed upwards of 200,000 innocent people) was the result of “a deal with the devil” made during the Haitian Revolution in … Continue reading

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Podcast #74 – Margaret Downey

We interview Margaret Downey, former Atheist Alliance International president and founder of the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia (FSGP.org), about her experiences coordinating the annual Tree of Knowledge in Chester County, Pennsylvania, which is intended to offer an alternative to … Continue reading

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Loose Screws

Review by John C. Snider © 2009 Aliens landed at Roswell.  The Apollo moon landings were faked.  HIV doesn’t cause AIDS.  And 9/11 was an inside job. Americans love their conspiracy theories almost as much as they love their religion.  … Continue reading

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Darwin film gets US distributor

When reports came out a few days ago blaming Creationist fervor in America for the failure of Darwin bio-pic Creation to get a US distributor, I was skeptical of the claim; further, I was sure it wouldn’t be long before … Continue reading

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Darwin film not dead in US

As I reported a few days ago, the new Charles Darwin bio-pic Creation has yet to find a distributor for the US market.  Producer Jeremy Thomas was quoted as blaming anti-evolution sentiments in America for the problem. I didn’t buy … Continue reading

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Why can’t Darwin film find a US distributor?

The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that the new film Creation (starring husband-and-wife actors Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles Darwin and wife Emma Darwin) has failed to find a distributor in the United States.  The film deals with … Continue reading

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Podcast #63 – Efficacy of Prayer

It’s the p-p-p-p-power of prayer!  Or not.  We look at several anecdotes that point toward the efficacy (or inefficacy) of intercessory prayer, including: The tragic cases of two teenage girls (one in TN, one in KY), both of whom suffered … Continue reading

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The Voyage that Shook the World

by John C. Snider © 2009 If you buy the latest Creationist explanation, Charles Darwin was a fantasy-prone naif who “fabricated stories” as a boy, fell for a bunch of geological uniformitarianist claptrap, got mad at God for the deaths … Continue reading

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Harry Potter is an atheist?

Well, now.  Not only is Harry Potter a wizard and the bane of self-appointed morality police who storm their local PTAs and school boards, he’s an atheist to boot.  Daniel Radcliffe, who has starred in the blockbuster Harry Potter movies, … Continue reading

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Agora

Rachel Weisz stars as freethinker Hypatia of Alexandria in the film Agora, which hopefully will be released in America later in 2009.  Will it be a creditable drama?  I sure hope so.  If nothing else, I’m pretty sure it won’t … Continue reading

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