Recently, with the focus on gay marriage, we’ve heard a lot of theists claiming that they shouldn’t be considered bigots because they do not want to allow the same freedoms for everyone. One of these claims is in my local paper, an opinion piece by John Kass of the Chicago Tribune (the original at the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – We’re admittedly intolerant but please don’t call us bigots!
Month: March 2013
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Roberts, what do *you* think the SCOTUS is for?
Why does it seem that Chief Justice Roberts has no idea how US government works? It seems a sudden fit of ignorance brought on by fear. During the Supreme Court hearings recently about gay marriage, we get this choice quote from Chief Justice Roberts: “If he has made a determination that executing the law (DOMA) … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Mr. Roberts, what do *you* think the SCOTUS is for?
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Easter, the supposed events and implications
This is a compilation of various observations I’ve made about Easter over the years. This weekend is *the* Christian holiday, Easter. It commemorates the murder, and subsequent supposed magical resurrection, of a man/god in payment for the original sin of Adam and Eve (requiring them to exist plus the talking snake) and all the sinning … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Easter, the supposed events and implications
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that ol’ war on Easter
It's no surprise to anyone that there are a lot of Americans that are amazingly ignorant and very loud about it. Bill O'Reilly is one of the loudest. This time? Well, Bill has this to say "Easter is a good holiday, you don’t have to believe in Jesus…” Video here. This is a lovely sequel to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that ol’ war on Easter
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A question “Why do you speak out against religion?”
Today, I thought I’d address a question from one of the folks who have commented on my blog. The question is a common one: why do you speak out against religion? Aka can’t we just all get along? J The link to the comment that sparked this blog entry is here. I will have to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A question “Why do you speak out against religion?”
What the Boss Likes – a blog experiment, Defend Your Post
A web friend is trying out an experiement in blogging, selecting controversial posts on other blogs and inviting people to challenge those posts and the original writers to defend what they've written. I'm participating. If you like my posts about atheism and theism, you can see some more of my work there: http://defendyourpost.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/17/
What the Boss Likes – Some straight out evidence that religious leaders don’t believe what they tell the masses
In a rather absurd display of supposed democracy, we have cardinals voting for the next pope. Now, if this god of theirs wanted a certain person, surely it could be more clear about it? We had burning bushes, prophets, who were supposedly accurate, guided right to the correct person, etc in the bible, but here in … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Some straight out evidence that religious leaders don’t believe what they tell the masses
Not So Polite Dinner Conservation – a bit more about that Bible miniseries. Battle, blood, and a little bit off the tip please.
Watching about half of the second part of the Bible miniseries. I do have to say it’s doing a great job of showing how violent and primitive the bible is. I can still remember singing about Joshua and Jericho when in bible school and when I taught bible school. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conservation – a bit more about that Bible miniseries. Battle, blood, and a little bit off the tip please.
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – who you are is where you were when, and that can get you damned
(Today is March 8 and the Miltary Religious Freedom Foundation has called upon people to protest the United StatesAirForceAcademy’s action of using a malicious homophobic amateur website as a source for information on Jewish holidays. They had no problem in using a neutral website like about.com to use as a link for Christian holidays. It … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – who you are is where you were when, and that can get you damned
These flower and vegetable mandalas are just gorgeous. Take a small vacation and look at some beauty.
Club Schadenfreude 