I've never been affected at all by people around me dying, but I've also never had anyone this close die. So now I'll learn how I deal with death.

All of the relatives are posting messages on Facebook saying "prayers coming in from here" and "more prayers coming from here." I know I shouldn't be insulted by this. He was a Christian and probably would be grateful for these (if he weren't unconscious and all), but it all just seems so silly, like they aren't taking it…

The Pledge of Allegiance is the most anti-American thing we Americans can do and I have already stated my opposition to the pledge here, here, here and …

As a boy I searched for truth.

!GOD! , what would you have me do?

Preston told me.

So I tried.   Tried.  Hard.

And that shit stopped making sense.

As a young man, I searched for truth.

Is there a god?

If so. Who?  And found

None of that shit made sense.

Except what Jesus taught.

That  jew boy was down.

Except for what Siddhartha taught.

That fat boy was sound.

Except…

This is my very first post on here so be very, very kind.  Maybe even sycophantic if you have it in you… ;-)

I've decided to post this in order to avoid having a drawn out and painful discussion with the original author of a Christian apology which, like arguing with a drunk teenager, is largely pointless and always entirely depressing.

The post in question was from someone called Templestream, a guy who was trolling on Atheist Revolution.  His theory was the typical drivel and…

I know I've been plugging ShockNet Radio's American Heathen here for the past several weeks. For those who may not be aware, American Heathen is an Internet talk-radio program airing at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT Fridays on the Internet radio service ShockNet Radio (http://www.shocknetradio.com) and simulcast on Freethought Radio (http://www.freethoughtradio.com):…

Partially thanks to FFRF's Freethought Radio podcast, I have Lennon's "Imagine" stuck in my head a lot these days.

So, I figured that was a perfect use of a free MP3 download I got from Amazon.  As I checked out the preview on the first 15 or so versions, I notice that none start with "Imagine there's no heaven."  They all start w/ "above us only sky."

Cowards.  :-)

Article from ThinkProgress



House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said today that some members of his own caucus who are refusing to agree to a compromise debt ceiling deal are hoping to unleash “chaos” and thus force the White House and Senate Democrats to make bigger concessions than they’re already offering. As many as 40 House Republicans, especially Tea Party members and…

While the tragedy in Norway happened by a lone wolf - let's not forget the true horrors of Islam. Please tell me people - when does something like this happen among Christians? Let's not be politically correct in realizing the real threats facing humanity as a whole is not "Christian" or "right-wing" terror but Islamic terror...

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For those who are not aware of Acharya S (The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold, Suns of God: Krishna, Buddha and Christ Unveiled, The Origins of Christianity and the Quest for the Historical Jesus Christ, and Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection) she has just put out article on Free Thought Nation. Please check it out  

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