Monthly Archives: May 2009

What Role Did Religion Play in This Death?

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I didn’t watch Dateline Friday night, but when Jon Montgomery, the Salt Lake City Freethinking Examiner, sent me the link, I made the mistake of checking out the transcript. I read the whole damn thing in one sitting. (Curse you, … Continue reading →

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Newsweek Goes After Oprah’s Promoting of Pseudoscience

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

An article critical of The Oprah? In a mainstream magazine? Nice work, Weston Kosova and Pat Wingert of Newsweek. They manage to point out the flaws in the thinking of anti-aging Suzanne Somers and anti-vaccine Jenny McCarthy. And they go … Continue reading →

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God Sent the Shooter

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church have their expected reaction to George Tiller‘s murder (PDF): GOD HATES BABY KILLERS. SERIAL MURDERER GEORGE “TILLER THE KILLER” IS DEAD! GOD SENT THE SHOOTER! NOW TILLER GETS TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF TO HIS … Continue reading →

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What Kind of Person Would Kill Abortion Doctor George Tiller?

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There’s a passage in Richard Dawkins‘ The God Delusion that discusses morality: Five patients in a hospital are dying, each with a different organ failing. Each would be saved if a donor could be found for their particular faulty organ, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, General | 47 Comments

The Recession Brings Them Closer to God

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Obviously, a god had nothing to do with this recession. But if you wanted to point a finger at someone, a god seems like an easy target. Maybe a god caused the recession… or a god wanted you to lose … Continue reading →

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Sex with Ducks

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Pat Robertson said on The 700 Club that if hate crimes legislation was passed, then weird people who like to have sex with ducks (or little boys) could be protected under that law. A couple women took that to heart … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Humor | 24 Comments

Home Bible Study in San Diego Shut Down… Then Resurrected

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The headlines I read a couple days ago said that county officials in San Diego were trying to prevent Pastor David Jones and his wife Mary from holding a Bible study in their home. But that couldn’t be right. That … Continue reading →

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International Humanist Group Receives Major Gift

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Most people plan in advance what will happen to their life-savings after they die — pass it on to the family, spend it before they die, donate it, etc. If they take the latter option, the group receiving is is … Continue reading →

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Advice for a Teenage Atheist Still in the Closet

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

“Advice experts” rarely say positive things about atheists. Pat Robertson is no exception. But I was pleasantly surprised to see Amy Dickinson writing exactly the right thing for a teenage atheist who wants to come out to her friends: Dear … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 14 Comments

The Problem with Miracles

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Courtesy of Dante Shepherd at Surviving the World: And if you pulled off a miracle now? We’d find you in food products and sell you on eBay. (Thanks to James for the link!)

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