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Raising a Child Without Religion, or Faith
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Dallas the Phallus yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Every two or three blocks on the avenues of downtown Brooklyn, a big old stone church rises from the ranks of the brownstones. A couple of weeks ago, my little boy Felix pulled his trike to the curb…Continue
Tags: science, reason, parenting, atheism, secularism
Parents Lose a Second Child from Opting for Faith Healing
Started by John Jubinsky. Last reply by Loren Miller Apr 28. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Some parents seem to be slow learners. Having already lost a two year old by opting for a faith healing approach instead of a medical science one to cure it they evidently have now lost an infant as…Continue
Tags: Faith Healing, Jubinsky
Christian Right Now Outraged At Being Told Their Faith Is Meaningful to Them
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Loren Miller Apr 12. 8 Replies 2 Likes
Christian Right Now Outraged At Being Told Their Faith Is Meaningful to Them…Continue
Tags: persecution complex, symbols, theism, religion, christianity
Mother Teresa Humanitarian Image A 'Myth,' New Study Says (HuffPost)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Loren Miller Apr 12. 25 Replies 5 Likes
A new study by Canadian academics says Mother Teresa was a product of hype who housed the poor and sick in shoddy conditions, despite her access to a fortune.The Times of India, reporting on the…Continue
Tags: University of Ottawa, University of Montreal, Christopher Hitchens, The Missionary Position, fraud
Religious beliefs could trump state law: Kentucky bill on fast track to passage
Started by Grinning Cat. Last reply by matt warren Apr 4. 22 Replies 0 Likes
(Mar. 7, 2013)Civil-liberties and gay-rights groups in Kentucky are mounting a last-ditch effort to oppose a bill that would allow people to defy laws and regulations that “substantially burden”…Continue
Tags: antidiscrimination, religion trumps fines, religion trumps penalties, free pass, LGBT rights
Good journalism
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Joan Denoo Mar 26. 4 Replies 0 Likes
"Is it fair?" Vincent Browne, Ireland's premier journalist likes nothing better than eating a politician's liver with fava beans and a little Chianti.Read more at…Continue
Mike Huckabee says school shooting was caused by lack of God
Started by Chris Dodds. Last reply by Richard Lawrence Mar 14. 27 Replies 0 Likes
Mike Huckabee says that the Newtwon Shooting is no surprise because "we've…Continue
Tags: intolerance, secularism, Newtown Shooting, Mike Huckabee
Military sexual assault victims testify before Congress (CBS News)
Started by Loren Miller Mar 13. 0 Replies 3 Likes
Sgt. Rebecca Havrilla, the lone female member of a bomb squad in eastern Afghanistan, was allegedly raped days before she was supposed to go back to the United States."The rape," she said, "was the…Continue
Tags: Kirsten Gillabrand, Congress, rape, military
New Atheist 'Church' in Britain Catching on Worldwide
Started by John Jubinsky. Last reply by John Jubinsky Mar 12. 13 Replies 0 Likes
A newly organized Atheist 'church' in Britain is capturing the imaginations of Atheists all over the world. It has entertained some 200 inquiries from throughout the world as to how additional…Continue
Tags: Jubinsky, Good Without God, Humanism, Secularism, Atheism
Fake Bishop Crashes Secret Meeting of Cardinals in Vatican
Started by John Jubinsky. Last reply by John Jubinsky Mar 6. 2 Replies 1 Like
A fake bishop actually made it into a secret meeting of cardinals in the Vatican. Before doing so he posed for pictures with one of them. He was eventually discovered by Swiss guards who noticed his…Continue
Tags: Vatican, Jubinsky, Fake Bishop
Oklahoma Creationism Bill passes stae house
Started by Chris Dodds. Last reply by Joseph P Feb 26. 4 Replies 0 Likes
House Education Committee passes…Continue
Tags: Republican, Creationism, Oklahoma
Vassar College Students Raise Thousands In Response To Westboro Protest Threat (HuffPost)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Joan Denoo Feb 16. 8 Replies 2 Likes
Responding to a notice from the Westboro Baptist Church that it intends to protest on the Vassar College campus, the school community has pledged to raise $100 for every minute the group plans to…Continue
Tags: Westboro Baptist Church, WBC, College, Vassar
Gospel of Intolerance
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Grinning Cat Feb 16. 27 Replies 2 Likes
Robert Riddle, thanks you for this site. Some of USA efforts and money feed a dangerous…Continue
Prayer and the Pope
Started by Regina Goodwin. Last reply by matt warren Feb 16. 12 Replies 0 Likes
The pope said that he is resigning due to health reasons, but he is going to study prayer?HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU STUDY PRAYER?Continue
"So help me God" loyalty oath would be required for HS graduation by Arizona Republican bill
Started by Grinning Cat. Last reply by matt warren Feb 16. 3 Replies 0 Likes
A group of Republican lawmakers [...] are sponsoring House Bill 2467 in the Legislature. If passed, it would make the loyalty oath a prerequisite for graduation from any public high school in Arizona…Continue
Tags: loyalty oath, so help me God, religious test, separation of church and state, oath
The Archbishop of Dublin challenges the Church (CBS News - 60 Minutes)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Humble Pie Feb 15. 9 Replies 3 Likes
==========================Honestly, I can't add a damned thing to the above report. Bob Simon and Diarmuid Martin have said it all, and done so brilliantly.Continue
Tags: 60 Minutes, CBS News, child abuse, catholic church
Pope to Resign February 28
Started by John Jubinsky. Last reply by Humble Pie Feb 15. 32 Replies 3 Likes
Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he is going to resign on February 28, 2013 due to deteriorating physical strength. Needless to say it is very uncommon for a Pope to resign. …Continue
Tags: Pope Resigns, Jubinsky, Popes
Egypt Issues Arrest Warrant For Americans Behind Muhammad Film (NPR)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Pat Jan 29. 3 Replies 2 Likes
Egypt's general prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for eight Americans in relation to the anti-Muslim film that has sparked worldwide protests.While it's not entirely clear who made the The…Continue
Tags: Terry Jones, Egypt, blasphemy
Rick Perry Says Prayer, Not Gun Control, Will Keep American Children Safe From Violence (HuffPost)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Joan Denoo Jan 29. 39 Replies 1 Like
Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) has revealed his own plan for combating America's violence problem -- and it differs from President Barack Obama's on a key point. Specifically, the former presidential…Continue
Tags: prayer, gun control, Rick Perry
Judge Orders Defendant to Attend Church (for Ten Years)
Started by John Jubinsky. Last reply by Secular Forces 2013 Jan 24. 9 Replies 0 Likes
An Oklahoma judge has ordered a 17 year old man found guilty of DUI related manslaughter to go to church once a week for ten years. The American Civil Liberties Union has taken exception to it. Per…Continue
Tags: First Amendment, Jubinsky, Church and State
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Comment by Luke on June 16, 2009 at 8:52pm -
With bears as cancer sniffers it might be a little like witches and water. The people who don't get eaten need treatment.
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Comment by mxyzptlk on June 16, 2009 at 12:32pm -
@Dallas
Absolutely on the dogs that sense epilepsy. In another forum post that you're posting on as well, I noted my wife has epilepsy. My beagles are very sensitive to any changes she undergoes.
There is also an organization in Florida that has trained two dogs to sniff out skin cancer, and they're more accurate than the actual medical tests. The only problem is the dogs can't tell us what it is they're picking up. When I tore my ACL, our knee-growling beagle was taking puppy classes, and I had to take vicodin. When the vicodin kicked in, he'd just stare at me and stop listening. Our puppy class teacher saw this, and then told me about the cancer-sniffing dogs.
They take a mind-bending amount of info in through their noses, and the more they smell, the smarter they get. I've read before that a black lab can sniff out a drop of gasoline in a swimming pool, and labs are often used in arson investigations. But labs have nothing on beagles and bloodhounds, and I guess the next step up from them, in sniffability powers, are bears.
I wonder if you could train a bear to sniff out skin cancer and not eat the patient.
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Comment by heretic on June 14, 2009 at 8:42pm -
Church (Mosque) + State = Election Fraud
Iran's Interior Ministry leaked the following information today:
Mr. Mousavi (first reformist candidate) won 48% of the popular vote
Mr. Karroubi (second reformist candidate) won 28% of the votes
Incumbent President Ahmadinejad won 13% of the votes
These results are consistent with and support the large-scale public rioting and protesting that has erupted in Iran as a result of the Iranian government’s announcement of Ahmadinejad as winner of the 2009 election.
The mainstream media is not reporting this-this is only circulating on unofficial channels.
Source: A friend on A|N who lives in Iran now, info current as of this morning. He is an Iranian national.
This morning, he wrote,
Hi,
It's a fraud. Most of Iran did not take part in the last election (because elections here are not free and fair, you can only select within a few who are approved by the Guardian Council which is a establishment under the leader), the turnout was around 48% and Ahmadinejad managed to win with a small margin.
This time, the turnout was huge, more than 85% of people voted. The idea was: even though it is not a free election, but anybody is better than Ahmadinejad. People used to say: Having a donkey as president is better than having this monkey. But suddenly, they announce him as the winner with 85% of the votes. The election here is managed by the Ministry of Interior (meaning Ahmadinejad's government) and is supervised by the same Guardian Council whose members are appointed by the leader (who strongly supports Ahmadinejad).
This morning more than a 100 (yes, it is true: >100) journalists and people close to reformist candidates have been arrested. ALL reformist newspapers are closed. Both reformist candidates are under house arrest, all their websites are filtered, the government has shut down the SMS service and the mobile network was also down til just a couple of hours ago. This is a coup d'etat, This a***ole is not our president, we have not voted for him.
Just a couple of minutes ago some of the employees of the ministry managed to somehow leak the original results of the election out, and according to that Mr. Mousavi (the 1st reformist candidate) won 48% of the vote and Mr. Karroubi ( second reformist candidate) won 28% of the votes. Ahmadinejad had just won 13% of the total votes. Ahmadinejad is not our president, please pass this message to others you may find interested.
Take care,
[name redacted]
Truth needs to come out-this 'election' was a fraud.
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Comment by Andrew Cheadle on June 14, 2009 at 12:41pm -
I am so glad to see an organization for the distribution of media that concerns atheists and freethinkers! Keep up the good work guys!
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on June 12, 2009 at 5:23pm -
@gavagai: That's interesting. Ever heard of the dogs that can sense epilepsy attacks?
Also, anyone following this Non-Atheist News comment thread (sorry), might be interested in the documentary, Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry.
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Comment by mxyzptlk on June 12, 2009 at 4:59pm
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@Angie & @Dallas
Maybe it's a matter that we ourselves are also animals, we just don't think of it that way, so the fact that we don't associate certain motivations with animals is because we (somewhat incorrectly) try to divest ourselves from the animal world.
I'll spare the absolutely bizarre strategy games my beagles play with each other -- enough to astonish the vet -- but my one beagle has a particular knack for knowing when someone is in any kind of pain, physical or emotional. When he was a pup, I tore my ACL in judo and it made him angry -- he kept growling at my knee. And he has a sense of other people he meets on the street who have recently lost dogs; he goes up to them, sits and nuzzles them until they cry. That's weird -- happens about once every three weeks.
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Comment by moJoe on June 12, 2009 at 2:54am -
Thanks for the kind words, guys!
Also: The Discovery Institute are filing false DMCA claims.
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Comment by Sixfeetunderthegun on June 9, 2009 at 6:46pm -
Just found this group. Best shit ever. Thanks.
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Comment by moJoe on June 9, 2009 at 3:07pm
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on June 8, 2009 at 3:21pm
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@moJoe: I see your Oh, No! It's Making Well-Reasoned Arguments Backed With Facts! Run!, and raise you one Web forum closed after sensible discussion takes place.
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