Monthly Archives: August 2010

Bloomberg's History Lecture

Posted on August 6, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack As an upstate resident, I generally ignore the goings-on downstate, so I’ve never really formed an opinion of Michael Bloomberg. But the recent speech that Daniel quoted is pitch perfect and historically grounded. Here’s a selection: Of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, History, Islam, Politics | 26 Comments

QotD: NYC Mosque

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Daniel Florien

So it seems there’s a huge controversy over the mosque in NYC. Even though I’m an atheist, I still think it should be allowed there, because I believe in freedom of religion. I agree with Mayor Bloomberg: This nation was … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | 112 Comments

QotD: Conspiracism

Posted on August 5, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Mother Jones has an article about Bob Inglis, the former US Representative from South Carolina. Inglis is a profoundly conservative Republican, but wound up losing to another Republican in the primaries because he “strayed from his conservative roots.” … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics, Questions | 149 Comments

Judge Overturns Proposition 8

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Woot: A federal judge in California on Wednesday knocked down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that voter-approved Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution — handing supporters of gay rights a major victory in a case that almost all … Continue reading →

Posted in Morality, Politics | 18 Comments

Who Wants to be a Televangelist?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Recently, the most popular television show is Malaysia has been winding to a close. The show, “Imam Muda” or “Young Imam,” has been a sort of “So You Think You Can Preach the Quran,” a contest/reality show intended … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Islam | 19 Comments

Quote of the Moment

Posted on August 4, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack From a New York Times story about the lengths that the Boy Scouts are going to in order to attract new members: An inflatable mosque provides a place for Muslim scouts to worship. There’s just something about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Quotes | 19 Comments

Oh, Queensland….

Posted on August 4, 2010 by fatemeh

I read this on Pharyngula today and… Wow. I’m not even going to comment on it. I’m just going to let you read it: “PRIMARY school students are being taught that man and dinosaurs walked the Earth together and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Christianity, Creationism / ID, Education, Evolution, Myth, Oh the Stupidity!, Pseudoscience | 28 Comments

Negotiated Infidelity

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Former mistress and author Holly Hill has written a book about “negotiated infidelity,” where a couple agrees the other is allowed to “stray”: Hill’s memoir, “Sugarbabe” details her yearlong adventure with a series of so-called “sugar daddies.” The book sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Morality | 113 Comments

Divine Intervention….

Posted on August 3, 2010 by fatemeh

…. Monkey Dust style! For anybody who’s never seen Monkey Dust, it was an animated sketch show on BBC4 that was…. Well, it was edgy. I always used to prefer to watch it on my own because I felt like … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Humor, Prayer | 8 Comments

Philosophy vs. Religion

Posted on August 3, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack During the recent discussion of Buddhism, the usual argument that Buddhism is a “philosophy and not a religion” came up. When having this discussion, I think it’s necessary to be clear which type of Buddhism you’re talking about. … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Religion | 28 Comments