Last week’s post on the Ten C’s in a trial court has been included in the 102nd Carnival of the Godless. Welcome, Godless Carnival-Goers! I hope you’ll return frequently and comment. I also invite regular Readers to visit the Carnival… Continue Reading
…Oh, and I’m not liberal, either and I don’t appreciate being called one just because I happen to think that gay people deserve the same rights as everyone else and the government should stay out of people’s sex lives and… Continue Reading
And I didn’t either, when I first read the transcript of the debate. But some people did. The debate took place in Nashville, which was called “The place where the Bible Belt has its buckle” by many Tennesseans. But not… Continue Reading
I don’t know about you, but if I went to court and I saw this poster up on the wall, I would be very, very intimidated — even if I were a Christian. The message it sends to me is… Continue Reading
The phrase “in God we trust” first appeared on United States currency today. In 1957. “In God We Trust” did not appear on the money used by the Founders. Consider, for example, this image of a Revolutionary-era paper note for… Continue Reading
The Wife and I had high hopes for the Antelope Valley Freethinkers’ group meeting. We had such a great experience with the Rationalists of East Tennessee and we were really hoping for another group of that quality here. But there… Continue Reading
It would seem to go without saying that atheists are not comfortable in the Republican Party, what with its heavy dependence upon the Religious Right for volunteers and campaign dollars. Elizabeth Dole has made it very clear that she not… Continue Reading
Atheism never looked so good: I think the atheist is better-looking than the theist, but then again, I would.
Rick Warren, the pastor of the Saddleback Church here in southern California, scored a huge hit for himself by hosting the “faith forum” which consisted of interviews of John McCain and Barack Obama over the weekend. Both candidates seemed to… Continue Reading
This lovely valley, dedicated to agricultural use, is Armageddon. It’s a real place, sometimes called Megeddio or Megeddo, in modern Israel. Many prophets, purportedly including Jesus, have predicted that this is where the final battle between God and Satan will… Continue Reading