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Military ban on homosexuality "unconstitutional".
I guess most of you in the US have already heard all about this, but it just broke over here and I thought I’d whack a quick post up in case anybody wants to discuss it: “A US judge has … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Sexuality
18 Comments
You Fail Evolutionary Biology Forever
I know that PZ Myers has already covered it, but I think this article – or at least this topic – needs to be mentioned again: The most ludicrous depictions of evolution in science fiction history at io9. The author … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Biology, Comics, Oh the Stupidity!, Science, Science Fiction
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Quran Burning crosses the pond, men arrested.
This is an old discussion but one that always interests me, and it’s one that’s come up a few times lately: Should the force of law be used to prevent the burning of religious books and to punish those who … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Islam
187 Comments
Quran Burning Round-Up
Apparantly the Quran burning is off. Pastor Terry Jones has agreed to call it off and meet with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf of the controversial Cordoba House. I suppose that Rauf gets to look like the peacemaker here, while Jones … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Current Events, Islam
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Parents Sacrifice Daughter for Money
Parents in the Sitapur district of the Uttar Pradesh, a populous state in northern India, had their four year old daughter beaten, killed and burned in the hopes of becoming rich: Parents sacrifice 4-yr-old girl to become rich The couple, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Religious Violence, Superstition
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Muslims against terrorism.
An interesting story on the BBC; about a Muslim cleric, Dr Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, who has issued an unequivocal 600 page Fatwah against terrorism, and who runs a sort of anti-terrorism Summer school for young Muslims. Some of the arguments … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Culture, Islam
106 Comments
Oh, Queensland….
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
Mystique Mistake
by VorJack Over in the forum, reader Kodie linked to an interesting article from Reason magazine: The Truth About Tibetan Buddhism. The article contains the observations from a recent trip to Tibet, a trip that apparently killed any romantic notions … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Buddhism
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UK Gov – Filled with WIN!
I know Daniel gets a little bit annoyed at me sometimes for being quite proud of my country’s secular ways, but I’m putting that down to jealousy over stories like this one: “Answering questions from MPs on the Commons education … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Education, Freedom, Nationalism
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Louisiana Next in Line
by VorJack The newest battle over creationism in the schools may take place in Louisiana. You may remember a small flap over Governor Bobby Jindal’s passage of the 2008 Louisiana Science Education Act, which allowed school boards to approve supplemental … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Creationism / ID, Current Events, Education
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