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Most Americans don't realize that the idea that "corporations are people" and "money is speech" are concepts that were never, ever considered or promoted or even passed by any legislature in the history of America. Neither were they ever promoted or signed into law by any president - if anything, the opposite, with presidents from Grover Cleveland in 1887 to Barack Obama in 2010 condemning them.
Maher's New Rule: Atheism And Religion Are 'Not Two Sides Of The Same Coin' - Mediaite
Maher's New Rule: Atheism And Religion Are 'Not Two Sides Of The Same Coin'
Mediaite
by Josh Feldman | 11:58 pm, February 3rd, 2012 In his final New Rule of the night, Bill Maher disputed the idea thrown out by some that atheism is a religion. It's a refrain you hear from people who can't stand both groups and believe that dogma is ...
Indonesian Muslims Call for Beheading of Atheist for Posting “God Doesn’t Exist”
Summary: Many of us know of the Indonesian atheist who simply posted his thoughts onto Facebook. Now, the Islamofascists in his area are calling for his head because of his imaginary crimes, all because they “feel offended”. Ladies and gentlemen, don’t you just love it when religious totalitarianism acts so progressive and enlightened? Per the article:
“The post so enraged residents in Aan’s hometown of Pulau Punjung in West Sumatra province that an angry mob of dozens stormed his office and beat up the 30-year-old.
To add insult to injury, police then arrested him and now want to press blasphemy charges that could see him locked up for five years.”
Evangelical Batshit Guy: Boycott Starbucks because they support gay marriage
Summary: Try not to get any batshit in your latte; it leaves a taste that starts making you hear voices, and seeing talking snakes. Per the article:
“A Christian pastor is asking customers to boycott Starbucks due to the company’s support of a bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state, King 5 News reports.
“Christians are upset with Starbucks for turning against God…Starbucks can follow Satan if they want to,” Steven Andrew, and evangelical pastor and president of the USA Christian Ministries in California, said in a statement. “However, pastors are to help Christians. Are you on the Lord’s side? Will you help the USA be blessed by God?”
MORE Batshit Islamofascists Plan Danish Newspaper Bombing; They Got Busted
Summary: More Islamist douchebags, the enemies of progress and equality, have once again attempted force on people for imaginary crimes. Nothing less than life in prison is appropriate. You’d assume they would be honored to live in a progressive civilization. Go back to your fucking shithole cave, religitards. Per the article:
“Two men accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper that published cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad have been found guilty in the first convictions under Norway‘s anti-terror laws.
The Oslo district court sentenced the alleged ringleader, Mikael Davud, to seven years in prison and his co-defendant Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak to three and a half years. Judge Oddmund Svarteberg said the court found Davud had “planned the attack together with al-Qaida“.”
NCSE is Now Targeting Climate Deniers in Full Force
Summary: The National Center for Science Education, an amazing organization that has banished intelligent design bullshit legislation in several states, is taking the next logical step: climate change. Per the article:
“Stand by for fireworks on teaching children about global warming. The National Centre for Science Education, a US group formed to combat creationism in the classroom, is expanding its remit to include “addressing climate change doubt and denial” in schools. And sceptics are already beginning to hit back.”
The Relationship Between Racism and Obama’s Reelection
Summary: Per the article:
“On the first Tuesday of November of 2008, Americans chose Barack Hussein Obama to be the 44th president of the United States. Obama won 53.7 percent of the two-party popular vote, carried 28 states, and captured 365 electoral votes. The morning after, The New York Times proclaimed to the world that Obama had succeeded in “sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease.”
Santorum Tells Sick People Not to Complain About High Drug Costs
Summary: On top of implying that sick kids shouldn’t worry about high drug costs, Dick Santorum goes on to mention, per the article:
“Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told the mother of a child with a rare genetic disorder on Tuesday that she shouldn’t have a problem paying $1 million a year for drugs because Apple’s iPad can cost around $900.”
Very, Very Low IQ Alabama Senator Claims Low Teacher Pay Mandated by God
Summary: Batshit alert, all hands on their brain cells before it spews over them. Some redneck bumpkin fuck state senator from Alabama mentioned that low teacher pay is of God. Per the article:
“It’s a Biblical principle. If you double a teacher’s pay scale, you’ll attract people who aren’t called to teach. To go and raise someone’s child for eight hours a day, or many people’s children for eight hours a day, requires a calling. It better be a calling in your life. I know I wouldn’t want to do it, OK?”
Indiana Creationist Bill Actually Passed Their Fucking Senate
Summary: There should exist a stupid list, and anyone on it is barred from being elected. We need a separation of idiot and state, badly. Per the article:
“On January 31, 2012, the Indiana Senate voted 28-22 in favor of Senate Bill 89. As originally submitted, SB 89provided, “The governing body of a school corporation may require the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life, including creation science, within the school corporation.” On January 30, 2012, however, it was amended in the Senate to provide instead, “The governing body of a school corporation may offer instruction on various theories of the origin of life. The curriculum for the course must include theories from multiple religions, which may include, but is not limited to, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Scientology.”
New coalition of atheist groups set Palouse events - TheNewsTribune.com
New coalition of atheist groups set Palouse events
TheNewsTribune.com
A new coalition of atheists, freethinkers and humanists has formed in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho, and its first major event is a celebration of scientist Charles Darwin next week. By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS; Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash.
Atheist groups in Pullman and Moscow plan events next week | The RepublicThe Republic
High Noon: Atheist Invade PalouseThe Spokesman Review (blog)
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Crackpots in Italy Arrested for Selling Tap Water as Miracle Cure
Summary: Quackery and fraud in today’s world is no different than medieval priests selling tickets into heaven for gold. Bullshit is bullshit in every age and time. I hope the prosecution is stiff, because preying on desperate, sick people is just fucking pathetic. Per the article:
“They preyed on the gullibility and desperation of around 500 people who were suffering from incurable diseases, with some ‘patients’ travelling long distances to visit their ‘clinics’.”
Obama Says Jesus Would Totally Support Taxing the Rich
Summary: Looking to fairy tales for policy inspiration isn’t my style, but as a reader of the Bible, I completely agree. Jesus certainly represents a kind of proto-socialist. Per the article:
“For me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus’s teaching that for unto whom much is given, much shall be required,” Obama said, quoting the Gospel of Luke.”
Anything beats church anytime
There’s going to be some kind of football game played this weekend, and American Atheists are sending a message to the pregame parties.
An Atheist civil rights group announced today that it will be flying an airplane banner on Super Bowl Sunday around Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The banner will read “Football beats church anytime – atheists.org.” The banner is scheduled to be in the air from 9:30-11:30 AM local time.
That’s nice. I’m going to be working on a lecture on signal transduction in cancer. Cancer beats football beats church!
I just committed an American heresy, didn’t I?
Alain de Botton's atheist temple may prove religion is more relevant than ever - National Post (blog)
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Alain de Botton's atheist temple may prove religion is more relevant than ever
National Post (blog)
By Joseph Brean As promotional stunts for self-help books go, London's Temple to Atheism is about as grand as it gets. A 46-metre-tall, open-air structure representing the age of the Earth, with fossils lining the interior walls, the human genome ...
Atheist temple an aberration, not divine inspirationSydney Morning Herald
Building a Temple to AtheismBeliefnet.com (blog)
The devout atheistCatholic Culture
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Northern Pygmy Owl
I'd given up looking but Gail wanted to take one more trip up and down the section of road where the owl had been seen before. It's her birthday, what choice did I have, and I really did want to see the little cuss. Without Gail I would have missed him again but her sharp eyes spotted him perched in a tree right next to the road and a mere 15 feet from the ground. He looks bigger in the picture than he actually is, he's just slightly larger than a softball, a little under 7 inches long.
Building a Temple to Atheism - Beliefnet.com (blog)
Beliefnet.com (blog)
Building a Temple to Atheism
Beliefnet.com (blog)
When I say atheist, you think one that believes there is no God. Stay with me now, when I say religion, don't you think about the worship of God? Before this blog becomes a full blown say what you are thinking game, let me get to my point and then you ...
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New coalition of atheist groups set Palouse events - Seattle Post Intelligencer
New coalition of atheist groups set Palouse events
Seattle Post Intelligencer
(AP) — A new coalition of atheists, freethinkers and humanists has formed in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho, and its first major event is a celebration of scientist Charles Darwin next week. "We think rational thought is important," said ...
Atheist groups in Pullman and Moscow plan events next week | The RepublicThe Republic
High Noon: Atheist Invade PalouseThe Spokesman Review (blog)
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You haven'ta prayer with the new atheists - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
You haven'ta prayer with the new atheists
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
But the crucial point is that the sharpest young opinion-formers are atheists. This is a development that seems to have been missed by the old boobies who pass for bishops in the Anglican and Catholic Churches. It's a rapid and startling change in our ...
