A quick note about a series that I think everyone should watch. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has started a new series about American history and law for middle school and high school students. These are being broadcast on local PBS stations and you can see the list here. You can see a short commercial for … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Colonial Williamsburg electronic field trips
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Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Various thoughts on politics and the current stupidity in the US
While I’m not watching the Daily Show and Jon Stewart’s unfathomable fascination with Bill O’Reilly. I thought I’d do some opinining about politics. First with Bill O’Reilly. The man is willfully ignorant and is proud of it or he’s just a liar and is playing his ignorant audience (hmmm, he has claimed, about himself “This … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Various thoughts on politics and the current stupidity in the US
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The seasonal blooming of creationism, it’s school time!
The school year is about to start in Pennsylvania and of course the creationists are in bloom. How appropriate that our current wannabee theocrat is named Rep. Stephen Bloom, a state representative who wants his religion’s creation story taught as science (here’s his website, and it has an auto play ad on it thanks to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The seasonal blooming of creationism, it’s school time!
What the Boss Likes – Rep. Tammy Duckworth doing what legislators should do
US Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D - Illinois) does a wonderful job at taking down someone who is trying to scam the VA and US citizens. Rep. Duckworth has lost both legs and may lose her arm from injuries serving as a real soldier. The horrible person she is addressing, Castillo, turned his ankle in a military … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Rep. Tammy Duckworth doing what legislators should do
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Cue wailing, gnashing of teeth
If it hasn’t started already, we can expect much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Predictions of “Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria”. All because the prayers of so many TrueChristians have not been heeded by a imaginary deity and they did not get their way. In case you haven’t heard, the Supreme … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Cue wailing, gnashing of teeth
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Atheists are citizens too, thanks to FFRF help
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (of which I am proudly a member) has helped a woman in her efforts to become an American citizen. Margaret Doughty was pursuing citizenship through naturalization. She hit a roadblock when the US immigration service tried to claim that she needed to join a church, no other religion was mentioned and she … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Atheists are citizens too, thanks to FFRF help
Not Polite Dinner Conversation – On the front of forcing personal religion onto others, we have a couple of stories in the news
A political figure has cracked down on alcohol consumption and the media. A political figure has decided that he and he alone will determine if a woman can have an abortion paid for by Medicaid, a man who has no medical education at all and who will be deciding based on his personal opinion. More … Continue reading Not Polite Dinner Conversation – On the front of forcing personal religion onto others, we have a couple of stories in the news
Not Polite Dinner Conversation – Pulpit Freedom Sunday is back and I’m glad!
This coming Sunday is “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” where some Christians have decreed a day where they can speak their minds about various issues from the pulpit and thus from a position of authority. And indeed, I am glad that they have made it so easy to watch just how Christians don’t agree on much of … Continue reading Not Polite Dinner Conversation – Pulpit Freedom Sunday is back and I’m glad!
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Prayers have failed: Bachmann is out and our own local wannabee theocrat, plus the Pope
Seeing Michele Bachmann deliberately lying on TV makes me feel all warm and cozy inside. Few things should do more to show how religion doesn't make a person a decent, humane, human being, and it sure doesn’t keep them from breaking every rule in their very own religion. Like so many politicians who get caught … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Prayers have failed: Bachmann is out and our own local wannabee theocrat, plus the Pope
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – More intentional lies from TrueChristians who are also state legislators here in Pennsylvania, also known as “nothing is new”
Being the excellent examples of how religion makes no one a better person, we now have Pennsylvania legislators introducing yet another useless House Resolution full of intentional lies in their continued attempts to play pretend that their version of Christianity is the state religion of the United States. This resolution is HR 306 and unsurprisingly, … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – More intentional lies from TrueChristians who are also state legislators here in Pennsylvania, also known as “nothing is new”
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