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Edward Zwart
When you think about it, it's really huge that Obama has done this. - Edward Zwart from Bookmarklet
Tanath
"Controversial" Sign Recognizes Humanity of Atheists; Christians Protest - http://atheism.about.com/b...
"In Fort Lauderdale, the Florida Atheist and Secular Humanist Society has paid for a billboard stating: "Being a good person doesn't require God. Don't believe in God? You're not alone." There shouldn't be anything the least bit controversial or problematic about this, a simple statement that atheists are not alone and atheists aren't bad people." - Tanath from Bookmarklet
Tanath
New Reality TV Show: Convert the Atheists | Friendly Atheist by Hemant Mehta - http://friendlyatheist.com/2009...
"A new reality show called “Penitents Compete” (when translated) will soon premiere on Turkish television. The premise: Each week, a different group of atheists will appear in front of the religious leaders [a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a Jewish rabbi and a Buddhist monk]… if an ex-atheist is “persuaded” to start following one of the religions, he or she will have the chance to travel to that religion’s center, whether Jerusalem for Christians and Jews or Mecca for Muslims or Tibet for Buddhists." - Tanath from Bookmarklet
oh wtf - ed fry
If he doesn't change his stance, then what? They send him to hell then and there? - Jack Carlson
LOL. They'll prolly have multiple contestants, and the first one to convert wins. :P - Tanath
I really think we should put on the opposite show. ...hosted by an atheist, the contestants are an immam, a rabbi, a priest and Tom Cruise. First one to call his or her beliefs, erm, improbable wins. - Edward Zwart
An atheist TV show is an interesting idea... - Tanath
I don't get it. Why would a non-believer want to go on a game show where only losers win? You can only win if you are weak minded enough to buy some crock of bullshit, which in that case you aren't really a sworn atheist, because you entered with the hope of being convinced that something other than what you currently believe or not believe is true. The whole concept of the game show... more... - April Russo
@April, For the most part I agree with you, but not when it comes to your point about being a "truly sworn atheist." It's far more logically defensible to say that you are so far unconvinced (to the point of total lack of belief), but that you are open to having your mind changed by new evidence. - Edward Zwart
@Edward: Your show is a much better idea. In the improved show, the host should have the ability to subtract points from the theist contestants whenever they make a statement that is directly contradicted by science, or by a their religion's primary text. Of course, if the host were any good, I'm reasonably certain each half hour installment would be approximately 29 minutes of a giant red X super-imposed over the contestants with a nearly uninterrupted accompanying 'wrong answer' buzzing noise. - Chris Munro
@Chris Munro -- Bwahahahaa!!! I want to watch that! "Contestant #3, you claimed Jesus preached only a message of love." BZZZZZZZZZ!!!! "I'm sorry. You've been..." Audience: "CON-TRA-DICTED!" - James
@Edward: It is highly unlikely that credible new evidence supporting the existence of a god would be revealed on a game show by a religious leader looking to convert people. - April Russo
You got me there! :) - Edward Zwart
Tanath
Tanath
Bible Hawkers Arrested at Pride Fest in Minneapolis : Greg Laden's Blog - http://scienceblogs.com/greglad...
"Previously, these three people (father, wife, son, traditional family and all that) had a booth at the fest but this year were not issued a permit. The difference between previous years and this year is how much of the park fees were paid by the pride fest organizers. This year, for the first time, the festival organizers paid the full fee instead of getting support form the part, and therefore, had the legal right to determine exactly who would be issued rights to set up a vending booth and who would not be issued a permit." - Tanath from Bookmarklet
Chris Munro
Why Do Atheists Have to Talk About Atheism? | | AlterNet - http://www.alternet.org/story...
Why Do Atheists Have to Talk About Atheism? | | AlterNet
"So today, I want to explain why so many atheists think it's important to talk about atheism ... and why many of us try to persuade other people that atheism is correct. The first answer is the most obvious: Anti-atheist bigotry. Atheists talk about atheism because there's a lot of misunderstanding and hostility toward us. It's nowhere near as severe as racism or sexism; but it does exist, and it has real-world consequences. Parents are denied custody of their children for being atheists; people are harassed and and their homes vandalized by their neighbors for being atheists; teachers are suspended for being atheists; teenagers are harassed and suspended from school for being atheists; politicians whip up anti-atheist fear to try to get elected. (And that's just in the U.S. I'm not even talking about parts of the world where atheism is a crime punishable by imprisonment or death.) Making ourselves visible, coming out about who we are and what we do and don't believe, is the best way... more... - Chris Munro from Bookmarklet
Tanath
Tanath
Simon Tracey
Tanath
NeuroLogica Blog » The Price of Superstition - http://www.theness.com/neurolo...
"I hate reading these stories - A Haitian woman is accused of burning her own daughter, 6 year old Frantzcia Lauradin, in a ritual designed to purify her of demons." - Tanath from Bookmarklet
*expresses hate* - Dave - SustainedEuphoria
As mentioned in the article, I'm tempted to feel more sympathy for the mother as she seems to be suffering a mental illness. On the other hand, she did have the wherewithal to apparently lie to the authorities when caught, which suggests she knows what she was doing was wrong. - Edward Zwart
Exactly. Master manipulator, well okay maybe not master but looks to be doing fairly well at it. - Dave - SustainedEuphoria
Chris Munro
Twitter / Stephen Colbert: Isn’t an agnostic just an atheist without balls? - http://twitter.com/Stephen...
Twitter / Stephen Colbert: Isn’t an agnostic just an atheist without balls?
Debatable. - Chris Munro from Bookmarklet
Funny. Simplistic, misleading, and somewhat ignorant, but funny. - Mark
His most recent (the 5/13 tweet) may be more germane, if less grammatical. - Chris Munro
Yup. And of course you can't do satire without being simplistic, misleading, or appearing ignorant, at least to some extent. :) - Mark
Chris Munro
A Welsh View: Spot The Atheist - http://xo.typepad.com/blog...
A Welsh View: Spot The Atheist
Chris Munro
Simon Tracey
This place looks awesome... we should go - Simon Tracey
Nah, there's better rides at other amusement parks. - Mark
Alejandro
Look out! He's armed with piercing logic and a large vocabulary! - Mark
Simon Tracey
Tweets of Hate: The Crazy Right Twitters About the Assassination of Dr Tiller - http://carnalnation.com/content...
It's astounding how easily so many people can encourage an act which is unarguably murder. They would have loved living in Old Testament times. If only we could send them back there. - Mark
I know, it both disgusts and scares me in equal amounts. - Simon Tracey
Jemm
Simon Tracey
Ex-Archbishop: “We did not know that child abuse was a crime” Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log. - http://www.dvorak.org/blog...
Ex-Archbishop: “We did not know that child abuse was a crime” Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log.
Simon Tracey
Christians find today's Google logo "disgusting". One says "It made me want to throw my laptop". - http://origin.reddit.com/r...
Nice Eivind I love that picture - Simon Tracey
Me too :) - Eivind
Simon Tracey
Church-run schools in Ireland condoned decades of abuse: report - http://www.cbc.ca/world...
Divided By Zer0
"Sometimes I think atheists and atheist groups are unimaginative, boring Vulcans. Countering a National Day of Prayer with a National Day of Reason? Oh, how very saucy! My aren't atheists a cheeky lot, right? Please. If you want to REALLY expose how stupid mass organized prayer is, hold a comparable protest, something like The National Day of Masturbation." - Divided By Zer0 from Bookmarklet
Richard Walker *exculted*
Atheist Film Festival - Bay Area Atheists/Agnostics/Brights/Humanists/Freethinkers (San Francisco, CA) - Meetup.com - http://atheists.meetup.com/561...
Atheist Film Festival - Bay Area Atheists/Agnostics/Brights/Humanists/Freethinkers (San Francisco, CA) - Meetup.com
"First ever annual Atheist Film Festival coming to the historic Roxie theater in SF on June 28th 2009! It's sponsored by SF Atheists, among others, and the line-up looks interesting, though still a bit holy: 12noon -- undecided -- still seeking a sponsor 2pm -- The Root of all Evil -- still seeking a sponsor 4pm -- undecided (sponsored by SF Atheists) 6pm -- Deliver Us From Evil (sponsored by Peter Dworkin) 8pm -- undecided -- still seeking a sponsor 10pm -- Monty Python's THE MEANING OF LIFE (still seeking a sponsor)" - http://atheistfilmfestival.org/ - Richard Walker *exculted* from Bookmarklet
Alejandro
Obama’s Proclamation Includes Atheists | Friendly Atheist by Hemant Mehta - http://friendlyatheist.com/2009...
Obama’s Proclamation Includes Atheists | Friendly Atheist by Hemant Mehta
"On this day of unity and prayer, let us also honor the service and sacrifice of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. We celebrate their commitment to uphold our highest ideals, and we recognize that it is because of them that we continue to live in a Nation where people of all faiths can worship or not worship according to the dictates of their conscience." - Alejandro from Bookmarklet
That's cool. At least he's living up to his words that we are not a Christian nation. :) - parsonii
Jonathan Johnson
parsonii
Humor: PR Manager
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Divided By Zer0
Epic Fundie RRRRAAAAGE
Edward Zwart
YouTube - Real Time with Bill Maher: New Rules - May 1, 2009 - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
YouTube - Real Time with Bill Maher: New Rules - May 1, 2009 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl8bJdUo_Co#t=1m47
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Flus for Jebus! - Edward Zwart from Bookmarklet
Bill Rawlinson
Hahaha, that's funky looking. I guess, "Why not?" - parsonii
Yoo Chung
Tom The Dancing Bug - God-Man: The Movie - http://www.gocomics.com/feature...
Tom The Dancing Bug - God-Man: The Movie - http://www.gocomics.com/features/151/feature_items/425102
Bill Rawlinson
YouTube - MoralMaster 2.0 Morality Monitor - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
YouTube - MoralMaster 2.0 Morality Monitor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLLNZ2Vnt7U
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Sounds like Casey Kasem. :) - Edward Zwart
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