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I probably shouldn't put this off anymore, so I'm just going to jump on it and improvise. I'm pretty sure the show is over. It was a ton of fun doing it, but with work and my son and my wife in school I simply don't have time to do it anymore.

Other folks have offered to take over but I don't really feel comfortable with that. Quit while you're ahead, sez I.

Anyhow, I payed for another year of hosting, so the archive of podcasts will be available for at least that long.

I really enjoyed podcasting, so I might do something again in the future. I'll keep you posted.

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Teaching in a Religious World - by Tori Parker

Started by Tori Parker. Last reply by Loren Miller yesterday. 6 Replies 0 Likes

This is my weekly writing at schoolofdoubt.com about life as an atheist teacher. I'd love your support -- you can never have too many awesome atheists reading your work ;)…Continue

Vatican Corrects Pope - Says Atheists and Other non-Catholics Going to Hell

Started by John Jubinsky. Last reply by Loren Miller May 31. 6 Replies 0 Likes

On May 22, 2013 Pope Francis held a Mass in which he said that even Atheists who do good could be saved. The infallible one was soon corrected by the Vatican to the point that Atheists and other…Continue

Tags: Vatican Corrects Pope, Jubinsky

Pope Supposedly Accepts Some Atheists

Started by John Jubinsky. Last reply by Joseph P May 24. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Pope Francis is supposed to have referenced the Gospel of Mark in which non-Christians who do good are said to be acceptable. Stemming from this he is supposed to have said that Atheists who do good…Continue

Tags: Atheists, Pope Francis, Jubinsky

Parents Lose a Second Child from Opting for Faith Healing

Started by John Jubinsky. Last reply by Boothby171 May 23. 5 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

Raising a Child Without Religion, or Faith

Started by Dallas (on hiatus). Last reply by Dallas (on hiatus) May 20. 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

Christian Right Now Outraged At Being Told Their Faith Is Meaningful to Them

Started by Dallas (on hiatus). 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

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Comment by TNT666 on September 14, 2010 at 3:36am: At least in the first 5 years the focus of Facebook was on interrelations among friends. Now the focus has entirely changed, Facebook is more focused on our relationship to commerce/businesses and the rest of the web, and the friendship aspect is being reduced to a mere "cross-business" networking and marketing tool.

That's why for me if Facebook was not entirely BS before, it has become so.''

And tho I use my real name on Facebook, I no longer place anything personal in public view. I value my private life, which may be a dying sentiment among modern populace...

Comment by Jo Jerome on September 14, 2010 at 1:57am: As we're all kind of picking on NoSacredCow here, I'll throw a bone and say that the constant farmville/frontierville/like this/like that/copy-and-paste-this-or-else-you're-a-complete-shithead gets really annoying. For all the little games and quizzes you can 'hide' them so you don't get any more of them on your page. But there are like a zillion to be hidden.

Also, I see some of these folks with 1,000 or 2,000 or more 'friends.' In many cases, people are friending everyone who requests, everyone they've ever played mafia wars with, etc. I don't know how they keep up. I'm a bit more picky whom I "friend.""

Comment by Joan Denoo on September 13, 2010 at 11:03pm: Yes, Susan, I am Joan Denoo on Facebook; no attempts to hide who I am or what my interests are.

Comment by Susan Stanko on September 13, 2010 at 7:36pm: Joan you have a Facebook?

Comment by Joan Denoo on September 13, 2010 at 7:25pm: @ NoSacredCow, you wrote, "Facebook is bullshit where everyone gives a big "look at me aren't I just grand. Isn't what I'm doing right now just well er, um interesting".

Let me think a moment, it seems to me there is a button labelled "Delete" or "Hide" or something to that effect when someone sends one of those terrible games or personality profile tests or ... or whatever. I just don't have time or interest in such things.

You wrote, "I prefer to spend my time discussing ideas, politics and humor with likeminded individuals ..."

Oh yes! I know the type, read, discuss or contemplate ideas that mirror your own. Does it not seem possible that someone who holds ideas different than your narrow range could offer enlightenment? I looked on your site and frankly, I could see nothing interesting or enlightening. In fact, I experienced it as sophomoric.

You wrote, "rather than dealing with the 28%ers out there incessantly regurgitating pre-prepared talking points with no chance for true dialogue ..."

Does it not occur to you that some come to the ideas of atheism, anti-theism, secular humanism, or whatever, never having been exposed to it before and have to begin at the beginning. Some have to start slowly, cautiously, timidly, but they start ... until they run into an arrogant, opinionated, blaming, criticizing, delusional, proud, narrow-minded, intolerant, contemptuous, showoff, megalomaniacal, inflexible, individual who expects others to be as he/she is.

Could I be writing about you? NNNOOO

Comment by Matt VDB on September 13, 2010 at 3:13pm: "I Facebook *and* I Nexus."

Same here. We're posting NINJAAAAAAS!

Comment by Jo Jerome on September 13, 2010 at 1:13pm: I Facebook *and* I Nexus.

Plus, I don't know about you NoSacredCow, but on Facebook I choose my own 'friends.' E.g.; much of my Facebook friends list is made up of fellow Atheists. I know people who maintain two or more different profiles; one for Theist friends and family, one for non.

The few friends I do have that are Theists, or friends of theirs I end up conversing with via their posts ... I try and keep it polite but firm. Have gotten into some decent discussions with Theists. Not sure if any minds have been changed, but a lot of loud mouths have gone silent in the apparent face of my relentless and pesky 'facts.'

Comment by Susan Stanko on September 12, 2010 at 1:51pm: I guess I do as well.

Comment by Glenn Sogge on September 12, 2010 at 1:46pm: @NoSacredCow: Apparently I resemble that remark ;-( Maybe I should resign here ...

Comment by moJoe on September 12, 2010 at 12:19pm: umm regarding the recent email. MoJoe I don't Facebook I Nexus.

Facebook is for theists...

I couldn't disagree more. Holing up over here and pretending the rest of the world doesn't exist will simply serve to further remove us from the whole. Competing for awareness in the public sphere helps us spread our message of rationality. The Nexus is an oasis and a place to come together with like-minded folk; Facebook, Reddit, Digg, et al: that is where the battle to change public perception is being fought.