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Jeff Maehre commented on Shutch's blog post Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels NOW AVAILABLE
"Cool! Looks like there's much to learn, and I hope the book does well for you."
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Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels NOW AVAILABLE
Over the past several years, the Right has spun the fantasy of colorblind, post-racial, post-feminist American exceptionalism. This Orwellian…See More
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Leaving Jesus: Women of Color Beyond Faith
From The Feminist Wire By Sikivu HutchinsonThe 24-hour prayer sessions are the true test of a warrior for Jesus. They require Herculean stamina, the patience of Job, the rigor of elite marathon runners hitting the wall in a fiery sweat pit at high altitude, primed for God’s finish line. In many small storefront Pentecostal churches these “pray-a-thons” are women’s spaces; hubs of music,…See More
Shutch commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"Thanks so much for that thoughtful comment. Your burial plan sounds like a compelling idea and having loved ones who are respectful is immensely important."
Sentient Biped commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"Sorry to read about your loss of a friend, an admirable man who thought for himself and strove to inspire others to think critically and improve the world. That his inspiration was ignored should not detract from his memory.
My personal plan…"
Shutch commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"Thanks -- feel free to use the quote."
roland707 commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"Sorry about your friend. Love his quote! May I copy that? My sister ambush-prayed over an atheist friend of ours once. He was dying of cancer and didn't know we were there, so I let it go. Won't happen again, though."
Glen Rosenberg commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"Pat a springing power of attorney will work. The occurence of the contingency causes the poa to spring into life. That contingency can be one's demise. Such cheerful thoughts."
Pat commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"Power of attorney won't work. The designation of authority to an agent in a power of attorney dies with you. You want a will. And one that clearly spells out your desires - cremation over burial (or vice versa), no religious services or…"
Idaho Spud commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"I like the idea of legal planning. I used to think that I wouldn't care what they did when I died, but I now see religious ceremonies as ways to help spread the BS."
Shutch commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"Absolutely. This certainly motivated me and others to think more strategically about doing some kind of legal planning or intervention along those lines."
Loren Miller commented on Shutch's blog post Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
"I am beginning to think that durable powers of attorney, codicils in wills, or other suchlike documents may be needed to prevent this kind of travesty from being perpetrated on those who have no wish for them. It smacks in many ways of the…"
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Death of an Atheist Friend: Let the Faith Pimping Begin
By Sikivu Hutchinson The American death industry pimps heaven hard, squeals like a stuck pig about redemption, then tasks the faithful with collecting the bloody dividends. For the believer the death of an atheist or agnostic loved one is a theological crap shoot. It invariably inspires fantasy, creative license, and outright bullshit betrayal of the dearly departed’s principles. Such was the case with my friend “Miguel”, who tragically collapsed during a basketball game at his school, went…See More
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Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels NOW AVAILABLE
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Over the past several years, the Right has spun the fantasy of colorblind, post-racial, post-feminist American…
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By Sikivu Hutchinson
The 24-hour prayer sessions are the true test of a warrior for Jesus. They require Herculean stamina, the patience of Job, the rigor of elite marathon runners hitting the wall in a fiery sweat pit…
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Posted on July 19, 2012 at 5:59pm 9 Comments 1 Like
By Sikivu Hutchinson
The American death industry pimps heaven hard, squeals like a stuck pig about redemption, then tasks the faithful with collecting the bloody dividends. For the believer the death of an atheist or agnostic loved one is a theological crap shoot. It invariably inspires fantasy, creative license, and outright bullshit betrayal of the dearly departed’s principles. Such was the case with my friend “Miguel”, who tragically collapsed during a…
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Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:35pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
By Sikivu Hutchinson
From The New Humanism
The prayer warriors have descended on the Crenshaw parking lot in South L.A. The first sentry, a slight man in athletic shorts, weaves through the parked cars on an old Schwinn. He flags down the driver of a T-Bird. They exchange quick greetings then bow their heads and join hands, oblivious, for the moment,…
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- At 11:12pm on May 31, 2011,
Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… Greetings, Shutch! I'd like to invite you to a group where we talk about anything on our minds, Hang With Friends. :D
- At 12:46pm on February 28, 2011,
Prog Rock Girl said… - Of course!
- At 7:20pm on February 26, 2011, Prog Rock Girl said…
- Congratulations on your book!
- At 1:17pm on December 24, 2010,
Bwambale Robert said… - Yes we are trying our best and i am optimistic we shall succeed in having a secular Uganda, in our activities at KUHA we avoid confrontations with religions but try and do good by being tolerant to them but explaining the usefulness of being an Atheist
- At 4:03pm on November 1, 2010,
Maurisio Santiago said… - It took me 51 years to shed the weight of religion. I feel better physically and mentally. What is an additional inspiration is to find a segment of people in our community who are critical thinkers and non-believers. I am so glad to be out of the "Amen & Hallelujah!" corner. Pura Vida (Pure Life) from this point on!
- At 9:54pm on September 5, 2010,
Anwar Diamante said… - Hey Sikivu,
Thank you for the reply,
I am going to Nova Southeastern University. At first, I was thinking about education either. However, I realized that no matter what, you end up teaching. Second, the reason why people are so ignorant/ intolerant of folks who are freethinkers, humanists or atheists is because they're ignorant or uneducated. Lastly, I noticed the declining numbers of males especially Blacks and Hispanics that are not being educated and I knew I had to do something about it. So, I feel like it is a necessity that I got involved. Besides, it will make me a better writer for my position as a Black Queer Atheist.
- At 7:22pm on August 22, 2010, Anwar Diamante said…
- I have read your current blogs and you are on fire. I wanted to also inform you that I got into an EdD program. Your scholarship and critical analysis are an inspiration.
- At 11:47am on June 18, 2010,
T. Duker said… - It certainly is important!
- At 10:03pm on June 17, 2010, T. Duker said…
- I just wanted to stop by and tell you that GOD... No, (LOL) but you ARE an inspiration to me. I have been a free thinker for quite a while, but I had yet to be very open about it, until about a week ago. I recently put my name and posted my picture on this website. It's all because of people like you out there blazing a trail that we hidden black free thinkers can join you on! Thanks!
- At 9:28pm on June 16, 2010,
Robert H. said… - You're quite welcome sister. I have an extensive jazz and classical flute collection, so if you ever need a recommendation I'll be more than happy to try to accommodate your request. I finally met and played a duet with Hubert Laws at the National Flute Convention in August of 2009....I snuck up behind him while he was signing autographs and played his version of "Amazing Grace" note for note. He immediately picked up his flute and we kept jammin'. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I was a non believer! Peace and critical thinking Sikivu Rob H. blog: The African American Agnostic
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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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