The Electronic Panopticon

I honestly forgot about this. *knocks self in head*

I'm an atheist who celebrates the winter holidays. My favorite day is Christmas Eve. In the evening, lights and ceremony beckoning to the sun, enticing it to come to us with the warm red of romance and the green promise of an earthy birth in spring. Christmas day is it's return on a bright dawn of promise that settles into comfort and family.



Prior to the "War On Christmas" I was never offended by the phrase, "Merry Christmas!"



It was always a greeting is given with… Continue

I've been inactive for a bit. Atheism sort of took a back seat for a bit. I did some political stuff, tried to keep up with life, etc. Things have quieted down now.



I decorated for the holidays. I love Christmas. For me it has nothing to do with religion, naturally. It's more of a beginning as the days start getting longer again. It's the light returning and the chance to get things right. It's happiness and light, feasting and drinking. My house is always decorated with plenty of… Continue

So, is there a drinking game based on how many time the candidates mention "God" and "Jebus" tonight?



I have a rant to rant and I'm just going to rant it without really editing it down...



The hypocrisy never ends in the C of C:

Paraphrasing from the New Testament, Benedict decried "insatiable greed" and said "the love of money is the…

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