Monthly Archives: April 2010

Antony Flew, RIP

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Antony Flew, the brilliant atheist philosopher and debater, has passed away. Update: If you want to know more about his “conversion” to deism at the end of his life, be sure to read Mark Oppenheimer’s The Turning of an Atheist. Photo: John … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Current Events | 42 Comments

Mr. Deity and the Quitter

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Posted in God, Humor, Videos | 8 Comments

QotD: War

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Question of the Day: When, if ever, is it morally right to go to war with another nation?

Posted in Morality, Politics, Questions | 80 Comments

"Please Excommunicate Me"

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Paul Constant wants to be excommunicated from the Catholic Church, so he wrote his Bishop a letter. Here’s an excerpt from the full letter: Today, Bishop Malone, I am demanding that you excommunicate me. I cannot in good conscience belong … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Sexuality | 32 Comments

Three Bad Arguments

Posted on April 13, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Three bad arguments over the Church Sexual Abuse scandal: Russ Douthat, “Pox on both your houses” argument: In reality, the scandal implicates left and right alike. The permissive sexual culture that prevailed everywhere, seminaries included, during the silly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 53 Comments

Six Pack of Prayer

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

72 ounces of salvation!

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Videos | 13 Comments

Teach Them Sex, Not Birth Control

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

It seems some rural Wisconsin conservatives want to increase abortions — they want kids to be taught sex education but without the birth control part (except for abstinence). Everyone knows abstinence doesn’t work because most teens don’t use it. But that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fundamentalism, Politics, Sexuality | 23 Comments

The Lost Cause: Still Lost

Posted on April 12, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack We’re just a year out from the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. I don’t think we can expect much fanfare this time, given the nature of the economy. I know that New York has dropped the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, History | 141 Comments

Collateral Murder (Wikileaks)

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Very sad. Everyone makes mistakes… but when militaries make mistakes, people usually die.

Posted in Current Events, Videos | 47 Comments

Richard Dawkins Plans to Arrest Pope Benedict XVI

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitches have “asked human rights lawyers to produce a case for charging Pope Benedict XVI over his alleged cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic church.” The pair believe they can exploit the same legal principle … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Catholicism | 58 Comments