When Religion and Politics mix…When the media fails to report…When we don’t understand why…

October 3, 2013 By 28 Comments
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Media Coverage I suppose the first thing to cover is the fact that no national American media source is willing to cover what is going on in today's political arena with the audacity that, say, Walter Cronkite would be able to do. If you click the link you'll find the story about how a single reporter changed the American perception (or at least the middle class' perception) of the Vietnam War. It probably wasn't a popular thing to do, but he had integrity and stuck with the truth. I'm sure … [Read more...]

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Schedule for the Future

September 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
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Sucks My schedule for the foreseeable future is extremely busy. After the next week or so no more blogging, no more updates via social media, and no more activism. I've got a big thing in the Marines going on where I won't have access to phone or internet for about 5 weeks and then a cross-country move. I'm relocating into the Great Lakes area and once I get settled in and have the family taken care of I will jump right back into the fray. Fortunately, there isn't going to be a gap involved … [Read more...]

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Out for the count

August 29, 2013 By 3 Comments

I'm going to be gone for awhile. Unfortunately some very serious things involving work have come up and I am going to be putting in some overtime. I'll be on when I can. I hope some of my peeps pop on here for some fun blogging time as well. This is going to take away from my activism all around. I hope it doesn't last much longer than a week or two. … [Read more...]

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A short history of RBB, A bit of the future, and a toast to selflessness

August 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

It's been really annoying after returning from this final deployment because all the computers I had access to prior were no longer around. So that's been a real doozy. There are also a lot of things going on personally with me as well that have kept me from putting as much time and effort into RBB, which is unfortunate because this is a very important movement. I inherited RBB from Justin Griffith and have taken the lead on it. It was never my intent or end-goal, but it was something I just … [Read more...]

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The busyness of business

August 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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This seems appropriate It seems like some of us have that figured out. Fortunately, I don't. I hope it stays that way. I've been real busy lately talking to reporters, calling individuals in the military about religious violations, and putting my two cents in with some members of Congress about the upcoming vote for the National Defense Authorization Act (section 530) as well as the Chaplaincy. If there are other people that actually want to make a difference hit me up here. Check out … [Read more...]

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Only a Sith…

August 17, 2013 By 193 Comments

"You're with me or you're against me" Recently, I've been contemplating speaking my mind on this subject. Actually for a long time. It's rather upsetting in a community that is supposed to adhere to the values of skeptical inquiry, scientific analysis, and rational questioning that we are required as a matter of principle to abandon the aforementioned principles in favor of mindlessly following the ravings of PZ Myers and Co. It's something I've never quite understood or grasped and could never … [Read more...]

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Atheism in The Military – Isn’t that Anathema to Authority?

August 15, 2013 By 3 Comments

I missed the first half of this interview. I wasn't even sure I would make it. It was interesting but I really didn't get to express everything I wanted to talk about in it. Check it out for yourself: … [Read more...]

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Father-to-be, Still an atheist

August 13, 2013 By 41 Comments
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This weekend my wife and I announced that we are having a baby. It's always nice to share news like that. After being able to share that news with everyone you'd think life would be honky-dory but sometimes you can't go a day without douchebaggery. Family and people I know from my previous life as a believer kept popping in to throw in their two cents about me being an atheist. The best part is that when it's people that are older than me who try to denigrate me "with love" When I was … [Read more...]

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I’m off to see the Wizard…

August 2, 2013 By 2 Comments

I'll be gone for a few days to do some good ole training. I hope my co-bloggers keep you informed and entertained. -Paul … [Read more...]

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Another Marine Corps Controversy from the Same Unit that Believes Atheism is Cause for “risky behavior”

July 28, 2013 By 8 Comments
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Atheism in the Marines As a Marine who is also an atheist this matter is very concerning to me. After publishing about the Marines classifying atheism as a "risky behavior" a Marine from H&S Battalion in Quantico reached out to me with this: I saw your blog entry about H&S Battalion in Quantico.  That specific unit has the most fundamentalist leadership, but I specifically blame the influence of this crusty old Roman Catholic Priest that was the chaplain there (I dunno if he still is, … [Read more...]

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