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Category Archives: islam
Podcast #98 – The Crescent and the Moonpie
In our live presentation to the Atlanta Freethought Society, “The Crescent and the Moonpie: Islam and the American South,” we look at the history of Islam in the Antebellum South, then jump forward to discuss how Muslim communities are being … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, history, islam, news, podcast, politics, religion, religious rights
Tagged american south, crescent and the moonpie, islam
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Guilty and 100 times more
Apparently Faisal Shahzad is making it easy for the American court system–and, ironically, validating the notion that American citizens who commit crimes of terror are CRIMINALS and not soldiers or “enemy combatants” (whatever that means). The would-be Times Square bomber … Continue reading
Podcast #89 – World Ends – Miss USA is a Muslim
OMFG and other exaggerations. The new Miss USA is Rima Fakih, who hails from Dearborn, Michigan by way of Lebanon. According to Ms. Fakih, her family is not terribly pious–apparently they observe both Muslim and Christian holidays, for example. But … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, commentary, islam, news, podcast, politics, religion
Tagged atlanta skepticamp, bradley byrne, haiti, integrity bank, laura silsby, miss usa, mojave cross, rima fakih, roy moore
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Everybody Draw Mohammed Day
May 20th is, in case you hadn’t heard, Everybody Draw Mohammed Day. A Facebook group has been created as a form of free speech protest. According to the creator of the group: “We are not trying to slander the average … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, islam, religion, religious rights
Tagged everybody draw mohammed day, islam, mohammed, muhammad
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Podcast #88 – The cross stays (for now)
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Christian cross erected on federal land in the Mojave desert can say (for now). Among other things, certain justices ((cough) Scalia (cough)) have decided that crosses are a universal symbol for the dead. … Continue reading
Prepare for…boobquake!
Now, this a freethought initiative I can get behind; or rather, in front of. This Monday, April 26th, freethinking women around the world are encouraged to sport their decolletage in order to trigger…an earthquake. SRSLY. “Boobquake” is the brainchild of … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, humor, islam, religion, science, skepticism
Tagged blag hag, boobquake, jennifer mccreight, sedighi
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No god but God
Review by John C. Snider © 2010 To say that Islam has been getting a bad rap these last few years would be a massive understatement. All religions–all cultures, for that matter–have their ups and downs, and for the last … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, islam, religion
Tagged islam, muslim, no god but god, reza aslan
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Bible v. Quran: The Ultimate Smackdown
Which is more violent–the Bible or the Quran? That’s a tough one to answer, but National Public Radio (of all places!) has tackled the question.
Posted in christianity, commentary, ethics, islam, religion
Tagged bible, npr, quran, violence
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Violence continues in Nigeria
Agnostics continue to slaughter atheists in Nigeria. Ah, who am I kidding? It’s Muslims slaughtering Christians (and vice versa). Nigeria’s Acting President–the ironically named Goodluck Jonathan–has promised to quell the violence, but I suspect he’ll do no more than tamp … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, international freethought, islam, news, religion
Tagged nigeria
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1 in 5 think Obama’s a Muslim?
Frankly, I don’t believe the recent Pew Research poll that indicates 1 in 5 Americans believe President Obama is a Muslim. Sure, there’s some percentage of abjectly ignorant people who think that, but what this poll shows, IMHO, is the … Continue reading →