Category Archives: politics

National Day of Reason

The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals recently threw out the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s lawsuit against the National Day of Prayer, citing lack of standing.  Paraphrasing the court, “If the president isn’t complaining, there’s no case.”  Of course, the … Continue reading

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Obama releases long form birth certificate

President Obama has finally released his long-form birth certificate, and it should come as no surprise to any thinking person that it shows he was born in the United States. How many “Birthers” will now publicly agree that they were … Continue reading

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Podcast #121 – Easter Schmeaster

It’s Easter!  Time to celebrate the return of spring and the goddess Eostre (I mean, Resurrection of Christ) or something.  It’s also time for our president to continue his embarrassing pandering to the Religious Right by instituting an annual White … Continue reading

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Huckabee: Forcible Indoctrination at Gunpoint???

Mike Huckabee is turning into a one-man gaffe machine.  First, he blathers on about how Obama has problems with the British because he was born and raised in Kenya, then tries to explain it away by saying he meant to … Continue reading

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SCOTUS declines to hear Newdow’s IGWT appeal

It’s not a loss, but it’s not exactly a victory, either.  The Supreme Court has refused to hear Michael Newdow’s appeal after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the national motto “In God We Trust” is not a … Continue reading

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The War Prayer

So I’m getting ready for my March 20th presentation to the Humanists of Georgia, in which I’ll be talking about Mark Twain’s freethought legacy.  In doing a little research this morning, I stumbled across this excellent animated dramatization of Twain’s … Continue reading

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Mike Huckabee: Mendacious Huckster

The presidential election isn’t for another year and a half, but already a rogues gallery of challengers to Barack Obama are already putting their toes in the water.  Even the twice-divorced, massively low-popularity-polling Newt Gingrich is thinking of running.  Who … Continue reading

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Obama administration drops defense of DOMA

Well, this week has been (mostly) full of good news on the civil rights front.  First, the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Kentucky that would seek to keep displays of the Ten Commandments. Then a court ruled … Continue reading

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SCOTUS refuses to hear 10C appeal

The Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of two Kentucky counties over displays featuring the Ten Commandments. McCreary and Pulaski Counties already lost this battle back in 2005, when the Court ruled that the displays were essentially religious … Continue reading

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Conservative atheists revisited

A couple of years ago I posted this conversation about the challenges facing the minority of atheists who are also political conservatives.  Now the NYT has revisited the issue with “A Place on the Right for a Few Godless Conservatives.” … Continue reading

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