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Category Archives: television
Is it time for all religions to accept evolution?
I’d rather ask the question “Is it time for all religions to go away?” but…this exploration (from the BBC program The Big Questions) of the compatibility of evolution by natural selection with mainstream religion is just about as calm and … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, evolution, intelligent design, islam, religion, science, television
Tagged bbc, evolution, religion, the big question
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Jack Kingston: Georgia’s latest embarrassment
So…I get back from a weekend spent listening to progressive Alabamians opine the backwardness of their state, only to return to Georgia to see that Republican Congressman Jack Kingston was on Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night, repeatedly denying … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, evolution, politics, religion, science, television
Tagged evolution, jack kingston, real time with bill maher
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Q&A with Christopher Hitchens
In case you missed it last weekend, here’s C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb interviewing Christopher Hitchens. They talk mostly about Hitch’s battle with cancer, which he probably gets tired of talking about. Still, it’s an interesting conversation and encouraging to see that … Continue reading
Real Time with Bill Maher returns tonight
Set your DVRs! HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” returns tonight at 10PM Eastern. Tonight’s guests: Elizabeth Warren, James Carville, Mike Murphy, Chrystia Freeland and Martin Short. I’m sure there’ll be some interesting discussion about the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle … Continue reading
AA Prez David Silverman on O’Reilly tonight!
Freethinkers, set your DVRs! American Atheists president Dave Silverman will appear on tonight’s episode of The O’Reilly Factor (8PM Eastern) to talk about AA’s new “You KNOW they’re all SCAMS” billboard campaign. I predict Dave will have O’Reilly’s falafel for … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, interviews, television
Tagged american atheists, bill o'reily, dave silverman, o'reilly factor
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The Sam Harris Nightline Interview
Posted in atheism, books, ethics, interviews, religion, science, television
Tagged moral landscape, nightline, sam harris
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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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Katy Perry banned from Sesame Street
At first blush this is a puzzling story. Singer Katy Perry filmed a video for the long-running kids show Sesame Street. I’m not much of a KP fan, but this seems cute and innocuous enough: But after this video was … Continue reading
Bill Maher says his atheism cost him an Emmy
The good news: Real Time with Bill Maher returns on September 17th. The bad news: Bill might continue to spout his anti-Western medicine BS and fall back on the old “I’m just a guy asking questions” excuse when cornered on … Continue reading
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Tagged bill maher, real time with bill maher
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