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Have a Godless New Year: Atheist New Year... →
There are good reasons to think that making a conscious effort to be open and deliberate in your godlessness would be better for you and those around you. So perhaps it’s worth considering some new year’s resolutions related to being atheist, secular, and godless today.
Another Godless Goddess: Catholic Leader Says... →
helvetebrann:
The controversial prelate appointed less than a year ago by Pope Benedict XVI to push the liberal-leaning Catholic Church in Belgium in a more conservative direction has sparked yet another uproar by telling a government commission that the church has no obligation to compensate victims of…
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“It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie...”
– Albert Einstein, in a letter March 24, 1954; from Albert Einstein the Human Side, Helen Dukas and Banesh Hoffman
Anonymous asked: So of course there's the debate over whether or not students should have to stand for the United States national anthem. I was curious what your thoughts were on the Canadian anthem. In two versions, the French and the English, they mention religion, God or faith. In the English version there are the words, "God keep our land glorious and free" and in the French (translated to...
Anonymous asked: So of course there's the debate over whether or not students should have to stand for the United States national anthem. I was curious what your thoughts were on the Canadian anthem. In two versions, the French and the English, they mention religion, God or faith. In the English version there are the words, "God keep our land glorious and free" and in the French (translated to...
White girl: I find that women from other races tend to be very, very ugly or very, very hot. There's not much in between. Whereas white women are usually not very hot or very ugly but fall in the middle.
Me (Asian girl): Um. That's because your standards of beauty are normalized around white women. You're taught to think that way through the barrage of media presenting whiteness as normal and color as exotic or repulsive.
White Girl: No, I think I'm right. I've talked to other people and they all agree with me.
Me: ...
A year ago, both of us 19, in a car with other people.
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So, is there a privilege-denying girl meme?
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More on why Bible's God was an insufferable prick...
Of course, I don’t really believe in the story, but look at the character of these characters. Let’s say you’re a parent. Say your child is 5-years-old. You tell your 5-year-old not to eat any of the cookies you just took out of the oven while you go upstairs for a minute. When you come back downstairs one cookie is missing. How do you, as a loving parent who wants to teach a...
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If you tell a Muslim woman to take her hijab off,...
But if you give a Muslim woman a good reason to make the choice for herself to take it off you’re doing humanity right.
Another Godless Goddess: Pakistan Parties Protest... →
Pakistan’s religious parties are planning protests this week against any attempts to change the nation’s blasphemy laws, a party spokesman said Thursday.
Moulana Amjad Khan, spokesman for the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal ur Rehman (JUI-F) party, said the JUI-F and other religious parties are going to hold the rallies on December 24.
JUI-F recently left the collation government led...
Pat Robertson: Snow Is God's Way of Punishing... →
mikesova:
goodreasonnews:
greenstate:
2gayvirgos:
Doesn’t he know the best way to stay warm while snowed-in is GAY BUTT SEX?
good thing i live in super gay seattle, where it doesn’t snow that often. nobody’s gonna punish us. we just get showered with rain and organic produce.
Why does Pat Robertson’s God only prevent gay sex in this manner in the wintertime? Is he not powerful enough...
Anonymous asked: Last I checked a group of people did not = a religion.
1.5+ billion followers are not all uniform and are not all doing and thinking the exact same thing.
1.5+ billion followers are not all uniform and are not all doing and thinking the exact same thing.
Anonymous asked: Last I checked a group of people did not = a religion.
1.5+ billion followers are not all uniform and are not all doing and thinking the exact same thing.
1.5+ billion followers are not all uniform and are not all doing and thinking the exact same thing.
“No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her own body.”
– Margaret Sanger (via corruptpolitics)
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“Did we generate a calling campaign to get those billboards taken down? Nope. Did...”
– “You KNOW It’s a Myth” Billboard Replaced by “God Is” at Lincoln Tunnel. « No God Blog
Hi, I’m the Catholic League and if I have a problem with something I like to throw money at it til it goes away. Waahh.
brushyurtoofs asked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpxhKFmG_qI
someone just posted this... im not sure if its real... but im completely dumbfounded. Worse is that when I did go to a church this is what was everywhere. And I live in Southern California.. most kids are pretty open minded and multicultural.
someone just posted this... im not sure if its real... but im completely dumbfounded. Worse is that when I did go to a church this is what was everywhere. And I live in Southern California.. most kids are pretty open minded and multicultural.
ladyofleisuredc asked: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp
I don't think anyone fact checks anymore. Oh well.
I don't think anyone fact checks anymore. Oh well.
brushyurtoofs asked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpxhKFmG_qI
someone just posted this... im not sure if its real... but im completely dumbfounded. Worse is that when I did go to a church this is what was everywhere. And I live in Southern California.. most kids are pretty open minded and multicultural.
someone just posted this... im not sure if its real... but im completely dumbfounded. Worse is that when I did go to a church this is what was everywhere. And I live in Southern California.. most kids are pretty open minded and multicultural.
ladyofleisuredc asked: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp
I don't think anyone fact checks anymore. Oh well.
I don't think anyone fact checks anymore. Oh well.
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Like Disco Lemonade: I need your help, Tumblr →
banachsrevenge:
Those of you who follow me are aware that my father has been on medical leave since April and was just placed on long-term disability leave. His diagnosis is depression-induced dementia, and his IQ has been tested as having dropped at least 25 points, probably closer to 30 or more. He still retains so much knowledge, but he can’t access it. He knows he’s not alone, since...
