Yesterday, I posted about how Rep. Juan Mendez, a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, delivered a godless invocation before yesterday’s afternoon session.
Video of that invocation is now online:
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Video of Rep. Juan Mendez’s Godless Invocation in the Arizona House of Representatives
May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
What Good is #PrayForOklahoma Without Action to Back It Up?
May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Daniel Burke of CNN reports that the #PrayForOklahoma hashtag was used 75,000 times as of Tuesday afternoon — and I think it’s safe to assume most of those times weren’t snarky. But does it help? Of course not. Prayer might make the people tweeting it feel better — though, are they even getting on their knees? — but it does nothing to help the people struggling in Oklahoma right now.
At least Ricky Gervais had the right idea:
“@mtvnews: Beyoncé, Rihanna & Katy Perry send prayers to #Oklahoma #PrayForOklahoma”I feel like an idiot now…I only sent money.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) May 21, 2013
Gervais has also used the hashtag #ActuallyDoSomethingForOklahoma.
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A Sexy Secular Conference
May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Here’s something you don’t see in the religious world: A group of college students are putting on a free conference dedicated to sex-positivity. It’s called the Sexy Secular Conference and it’ll take place at the University of Akron (Ohio) this October:
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An Atheist Member of the Arizona House of Representatives Delivered a Godless Invocation Today
May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Juan Mendez, a 28-year-old Democratic State Representative from Tempe, Arizona, got elected this past November. Somehow, this bit of information on his Facebook page slipped under our community’s collective radar:
Say what now?!
But if his atheism wasn’t publicly known before, it is now. Earlier today, Mendez did something we’ve rarely seen from any elected official in any state: He delivered an invocation before the House began its afternoon session in which he honored his Secular Humanism:
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