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Jim C. commented on Andrew Lafont's blog post Atheist billboard defaced on N.C.'s Billy Graham Parkway
Jim C. commented on Andrew Lafont's blog post Atheist billboard defaced on N.C.'s Billy Graham Parkway
"As a member of a group that put up the billboard, I'm upset by the vandalism but not at all surprised.
The sign has now been restored but we're anticipating the next round of vandalism.
Electronic billboards are nice but this is what we…"
Jim C. commented on Rosemary LYNDALL WEMM's blog post WHO CREATED LIFE?
"Outstanding response, Rosemary.
One thing that I often tell the anti-evolution folks is that even if by some outside chance they manage to completely disprove every discovery made by evolutionary scientists, it doesn't give their argument any…"
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"I'm amazed by the contradiction here... all living things on Earth were created in the first six days yet weeds didn't exist yet.
These people are insane."
Jim C. commented on Trina Hoaks's blog post Ben Stein 'expelled' from his job with The New York Times
"Back when Joan Rivers' husband, Edgar, committed suicide in 1987, a writer (using the pseudonym "Bert Hacker") produced an article for Conde Nast publications stating that Rivers had said that he "had turned maniacal and was…"
Jim C. commented on Angie Jackson's blog post "believing in god isn't what makes theists bad" - a rebuttal
"Believing in god(s) shows a willingness to ignore the evidence of one's senses and logic in order to follow a pie-in-the-sky idea as absolute truth. This mindset is dangerous particularly if that belief is used by others to guide the believers…"
Jim C. commented on Ben Q Chappell's blog post Amazon and the Kindle reveal their double-plus-ungood side...
"In no small bit of irony, as I type this message, the advertisement at the right of my screen reads, "Meet the all new amazon kindle."
Below that it says something about 240,000 books, magazines, blogs and newspapers. Maybe if I look…"
Jim C. commented on Atheist Exile's blog post Pro-life or Pro-choice . . . how about Pro-decency?
"Decency is in the eye of the beholder.
Perhaps if the so-called "pro-life" folks weren't the same kind of people who push for abstinence-only sex education, there wouldn't be such a need for a pro-choice movement.
How about a…"
Jim C. commented on Howard S. Dunn's blog post God is NOT dead!
"The concept of god is not dead.
The statement "God is NOT dead!" is pretty meaningless. It's a little like yelling, "The Tooth Fairy is NOT dead!" God and gods are artificial constructs with no independent life beyond the…"
Jim C. commented on Celtix1234's blog post My first Mormons!
"Cliff, I don't think that a gated community is the answer. I've discovered that by dealing with them in a frank, logical and no-nonsense manner has kept my door religion free. We moved into our current house in May of last year and…"
Jim C. commented on Jim C.'s blog post I once was blind...
"Just saw a typo... "I still has issues" should read "I still had issues." Sheesh!
You can tell I'm a college graduate, can't you? (grin)
Incidentally, I think I found the source that my anonymous benefactor had for…"
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Posted on May 9, 2009 at 10:39am 5 Comments 0 Likes
Many atheists start as believers in some kind of religious doctrine but eventually come out of it. I'm one of those. I was raised by my devout grandmother and my abusive, alcoholic mother. Grandma told me that if my faith was deep enough, prayer would see me through any crisis. So I attended the local United Methodist church, went to the youth group meetings and attended Boy Scouts in the church's basement. I even learned to bake so I could contribute to the church's coffers (we were too… Continue
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- At 1:36pm on May 16, 2011,
Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… - Greetings, Jim! I notice you haven't been active at Atheist Nexus since Aug. <sigh> Sometimes it can seem a bit fragmented, with different groups for every interest. Please consider a group for socializing, where we talk about whatever's on our minds,Hang With Friends . :D You might feel more at home.
- At 3:26pm on August 5, 2009,
Dallas the Phallus said… - Jim, please consider joining my new group HERCULANEUM: A PLACE FOR MEN. Herculaneum is a group where men can discuss and explore the ideas, goals, demands, ethics, sexuality, and nature of manhood and masculinity. It is a place where we are free to be ourselves, and discuss the issues most important to our identities as men.
I have already started two discussions to get us going: How do we define manhood in the 21st century? and Rites of Passage: A Lost Ritual?.
This is a private group, and discussions can be viewed by members only. Membership is open to men only. Please check it out.
- At 12:43pm on July 7, 2009,
JackC said… - An Atheist Ham club sounds like a good idea! I haven't been on the bands for an awful long time - miss it sometimes.
de N4FFD
Jack
- At 8:24pm on June 13, 2009,
heretic said… - i loves ur avatar. mine if i copies it?
- jillian =)
- At 6:14pm on April 19, 2009,
Ida said… - The chat is really acting up. I was replying to your comment about your father not knowing about your atheism. Is he deeply religious?
- At 4:47pm on April 19, 2009,
Stephen Goldin said… - Thanks for the friend add. I haven't seen Dean or Kris in way too many years. I'm glad the planetarium gig is working out well for you. You might want to introduce yourself to Richard Valcourt in the sff group. He does volunteer work at the visitor center at Mauna Kea.
- At 4:14pm on April 19, 2009, Stephen Goldin said…
- Welcome to the sff group, Hope you have some fun here.
- At 5:37pm on April 4, 2009,
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Pope's 'exorcism' caught on film video
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 21, 2013 at 2:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
There is a video of the Pope's 'exorcism' caught on film. The man isn't demon possessed, there are likely no 'real' demons. He's just delusional and doesn't want to accept personal responsiblity for his own behavior for his own dysfunctional life.
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Do you support 'traditional' marriage, vot now ad
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 21, 2013 at 2:28pm 2 Comments 1 Like
There is an ad that reads ' Do you support 'traditional' marriage? Vote Now"! .
No, I don't support 'traditional' marriage because there is no such thing. I support heterosexual and same-sex couples marry each other legally , yes. 'Traditional' marriage promoters largely do not believe that heterosexual women are co-equal to their husbands. Their only purpose in 'traditional' marriage is to sexually satisfy their husbands if they can and raise children and do all…
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Posted by matthew greenberg on May 21, 2013 at 12:18pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
i've got no problem with everyone saying "merry christmas" on christmas day. however, they've turned it into an entire holiday season where it lasts a month or more. in those situations it should be perfectly acceptable to say "happy holidays" or call it a…
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My first funeral as an atheist
Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.
I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).
THAT was my sister, understand? She was a beautiful, life-loving, potty-mouthed…
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