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All Blog Posts Tagged 'bigotry' (17)

Hitchens in Hell.... "God is going to give us what we insist on having"

Could anybody make the points in "god Is Not Great" any better than the followers of god?
Via Atheist Media Blog

Added by Tarentola Mauritanica on December 17, 2011 at 2:11pm — 3 Comments

#GodisNotGreat Twitter Trend! Death Threats from CHRISTIANS on TWITTER.

not worth a…

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Added by Tarentola Mauritanica on December 17, 2011 at 3:05am — 5 Comments

The sad state of muslims (a generalization)

I do ask people to understand the following NOT as an insult but rather as an expression of deep sadness about the current state of things....

Frithjof Schuon once wrote:

"The intellectual - and thereby the rational - foundation of Islam results in the average Muslim having a curious tendency to believe that non-Muslims either know that Islam is the truth and reject it out of pure obstinacy, or else are simply ignorant of it and can be converted by elementary explanations; that…

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Added by Tarentola Mauritanica on September 26, 2011 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Natural desasters as signs of a god: the difference between rhetorically skilled priests and the general public

As we all know 2 weeks ago a disaster has hit Japan. Over 10.000 people are dead, people are fighting against a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima.

Why did all this happen? Was it a natural disaster? Was it the plan of a god? Did a god merely allow it to happen?

The problems of theodicy (bad things happening despite the supposed existence of a merciful and caring god) are old. And of course the standard answer to all is a typical "god might have a plan, we do not… Continue

Added by Tarentola Mauritanica on March 25, 2011 at 8:50am — No Comments

UN ideal versus reality and interpretations in the blogosphere

Post is too long, so i link to my blog

Added by Tarentola Mauritanica on November 25, 2010 at 8:26am — No Comments

A Feminist Atheist Goes to a Party...

A few nights ago, I was at a party for an atheist friend of mine. A contingent from the Hampton Roads Heathens (an atheist group from the Virginia Beach area) were going to be there as well as a few people from the Elizabeth City Freethinkers group, of which I am a member. I had been excited about this party for weeks-you see, my fiance and I recently moved to a tourist town where we know next to no one and this seemed like a great way to meet some like-minded people and maybe organize some… Continue

Added by Emily Dale on November 23, 2010 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

Arabic antisemitism - forget Muhammad cartoons

Whenever "insults" against Islam come up i hear complaints by Muslims that people don't respect their prophet, don't respect Allah and don't respect the Arabic culture (being the main classical home location of that religion).…

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Added by Tarentola Mauritanica on November 18, 2010 at 6:14am — No Comments

Sometimes I can't decide if you're a really bad Christian, or a really good one

It's a popular topic, in my neck of the woods, the sort of thing people like to titter and gossip about: who's a good Christian, and who isn't. It seems, though, that the more 'Christian love' I'm subjected to, though, the harder time I have differentiating between just who is a bad Christian, or a really good one.

This post will probably ultimately turn out to be half stream-of-consciousness, half rant, rather than any sort of significant prose on the issue, but never… Continue

Added by Piper on June 3, 2010 at 7:50pm — 11 Comments

Race is an obsolete concept

I grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It's no teeming metropolis, mostly suburban but it's far from a rural community.My schools were always at least 50% African-American (in junior high it was 90%). I must say that I think I was lucky. I was an intelligent white boy in the poverty-stricken inner city...well as much as you can call Spartanburg a city, that is. I never in 12 years saw 2 people fight or not get along because of their race. Asian, whites, blacks, latinos-all had their friends… Continue

Added by Eric R. on February 4, 2010 at 7:10pm — 10 Comments

When Atheists Go Bad

We pride ourselves, here on Atheist Nexus (and in other atheist forums), on being intelligent, rational, educated human beings. We also, in the main, abhor those religious views which lead to racism, sexism, homophobia and other irrational prejudices.

But, as we move forward from being a 'philosophical stance' into a 'movement', should we, can we, and, if so, how can we, distinguish ourselves from atheists who have abandoned belief in God, but not irrationality and… Continue

Added by Chrys Stevenson on September 27, 2009 at 9:30pm — 14 Comments

Sacramento Radio Hosts Encourage Violence Against Transgender Children

Huffington Post: KRXQ Sacramento Radio Hosts Encourage Violence Against Transgender Children

Even by the flexible moral, ethical, and professional standards of American talk radio, the May 28th segment of KRXQ 98.5 FM Sacramento's Rob, Arnie, & Dawn in the… Continue

Added by George on June 5, 2009 at 12:10am — 2 Comments

St Vincent de Paul dismisses christian worker for not being catholic

I have heard of American companies being allowed to employ only those staff that are Christian, but this story reported by David Marr on Vinnies in Queensland has me taken aback.

I have had dealings with St Vincent de Paul and like all church organisations there is a bit of infighting however…

In January 2004 an ultimatum was delivered by the society’s diocesan president for Gold Coast, Peter Richards. [Linda Walsh] had until June to become a Catholic, resign her… Continue

Added by Sean the Blogonaut on January 3, 2009 at 6:13am — 2 Comments

Westboro Baptist Church Plans to Picket Funerals of the Eight Avalanche Victims in Fernie, BC

Those … well, there’s no cuddly way to say it. Those bastards at the Westboro Baptist Church are at it again. On Monday, eight men were killed in an avalanche in Fernie, BC while enjoying a day of snowmobiling. Fred Phelps and his band of deluded psychos wasted no time and issued this press release (page is a pdf) that… Continue

Added by Kate Holden on December 31, 2008 at 12:00pm — 22 Comments

News

Reading up on news blog posts always leaves me upset lately.

Attacks against women, secularism, and nearly anyone with common sense abound everywhere. I know that ignorance is not bliss, but jeez, being constantly reminded that the world is full of such crazies sucks.

Added by Sha on August 31, 2008 at 12:03am — No Comments

Asshats out in force at Pharyngula

The catholic asshats are out in force at Pharyngula - they are posting massive comments 40K+ words of pope drivel in an attempt to crash the Science Blogs servers. It's time for a little activism folks - these are deliberate attacks on the SB servers. Support Professor Myers and the First Amendment. Please contact President Robert Bruininks at bruin001@umn.edu

Added by Brad Feaker on July 24, 2008 at 3:44pm — 3 Comments

Censorship at Its Finest

This post was imported from Livejournal on 2008.07.18

Kathy Griffin's Acceptance Speech to Be Cut from Emmy's Broadcast

"[A] lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus."

Catholic Bill Donahue complained that her remarks were a "vulgar, in-your-face brand of hate speech."

That's… Continue

Added by Jim Craft on September 11, 2007 at 11:30am — No Comments

Taco Bell Showdown!

Okay, maybe not a showdown, persay, but still awesome...

I went to Taco Bell today because I was hungry and wanted to try the new XXL Chalupa (for the record, it is fucking awesome).

Anyways, it was pretty busy. The store itself was pretty full (I was getting my food to go, though, so I wasn't looking for a seat). Luckily, there was only one guy in front of me. There was a 6-person family in front of him, but they had already started ordering when I got in line. 4 other… Continue

Added by Nathan Hevenstone on November 30, 1999 at 12:00pm — 5 Comments