Comments on: Atheist Naming Ceremony on PBS Tonight

By: alinvain

alinvain — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:37:05 +0000

I sort of have to crack up a little bit when people go on about having a baby, “OH! It’s a MIRACLE!!”

People have kids BY MISTAKE every single day. OOPS! It’s a miracle, now what?

I made it nearly 44 years without adding to this crowded planet! Now THAT’S a miracle!!

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:34:25 +0000

Who needs a “naming ceremony?” When my son was born, the nurse asked us, “what is your baby’s name?” We told her, and she wrote it on the birth certificate.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:18:14 +0000

Coincidentally, one of my son’s favorite games is when I chase him around the house, pretending I’m going to eat him.

By: Cat's Staff

Cat's Staff — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:27:15 +0000

It's Sunday morning at 9 here...same time as Atheist's Talk on the Radio/Web. Good thing I can use my Mac as a DVR. President Downey (hmm..has a nice sound to it) is great. I hope everyone can make it to this years convention to meet her, I get sea sick however...

By: John Sutton

John Sutton — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:52:55 +0000

I was once bitten by a baby – so have we been setting a bad example?

By: Larry Huffman

Larry Huffman — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:04:11 +0000

And finally…guy…if you think there are casual readers who would REALLY think we are eating babies…well that is priceless…all the more reason to do it.

By: Larry Huffman

Larry Huffman — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:03:01 +0000

And guy…relax…you must be new to this forum. baby eating is a regular topic. Sometimes we exchange recipes.

By: Larry Huffman

Larry Huffman — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:01:58 +0000

Everyone knows the proper way to cook baby is over a fire, slow roasting…just like christians like to do with jews and witches and whatnot…only baby is best with a good hickory or mesquite smoke flavor as well.

By: Cale

Cale — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:30:44 +0000

@Guy I think even a casual christian reader would understand the comment was made in jest.

I will have to catch this program, I didn’t know I had to celebrate the birth of my child with anything more than the usual goat sacrifice. (see what I did there)

By: Guy

Guy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:40:03 +0000

Why would you even F’n joke about that? That’s sick. I’m an atheist, FWIW, and realize that you are satirizing their caricatures of atheists, but probably casual readers wouldn’t. When you do satire, set it up so everyone will realize what you’re doing… like Swift.