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Dispraxis writes:
When you search for keyword terms on Google search, you may have noticed that there is no RSS feed icon. The missing ability to repeat a particular search on your blog or Website from the most popular and used search engine seems to be a serious drawback when using it. However, the capability is not AWOL, it is purposely buried by them probably so that the feature is not abused. In this article, getting as many video feeds as you want through Google Alerts shows you step by step how to set them up for your favorite Web search terms.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Thursday, October 01, 2009
PaleoBabble
PaleoBabble |
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:35 AM PDT Anyone who has seen the internet video Zeitgeist likely recalls this assertion about New Testament theology. Those in academia know that Zeitgeist’s content is deeply flawed, but that hardly matters, since most of the people who but into its ideas aren’t scholars or anyone else working in the fields of New Testament Studies or Egyptology. Toward exposing this truckload of paleobabble, I submit this article by Nicholas Perrin entitled, “On Raising Osiris in 1 Corinthians 15.” It’s a scholarly piece, but I think it’s readable for the non-specialist. It exposes the problems with this popular correlation.  |
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Joe Burke replied to a discussion on Atheist Nexus
Joe Burke replied to the discussion "How to make theists watch a video" on Atheist Nexus
To view the new reply, visit:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/xn/detail/2182797:Comment:525575
Dispraxis writes: Joe's videos are often very funny, but apparently it was NOT the one he was referencing in his post to YouTube Atheists on atheistnexus.org that he was writing about. My mistake. :(
--
To view the new reply, visit:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/xn/detail/2182797:Comment:525575
Dispraxis writes: Joe's videos are often very funny, but apparently it was NOT the one he was referencing in his post to YouTube Atheists on atheistnexus.org that he was writing about. My mistake. :(
--
PaleoBabble
PaleoBabble |
Posted: 28 Sep 2009 09:49 AM PDT I discovered this morning that there is a new blog online that takes on the “King James Only” nonsense). For those of you who don’t know what that is, the KJV-only idea is that the KJV itself is the result of a 17th century act of divine inspiration–it is God’s own translation of the original manuscripts of the Bible for English readers. All other English translations are either inferior or products of satanic activity (since they are based on “Alexandrian” manuscripts from that pagan hell-hole, Egypt). Many who hold to KJV-only also believe that the manuscript traditions upon which the English KJV is based are complete and inerrant representations of the original documents of the Bible. PaleoBabble readers got a little taste of this silliness with the “666 in the NIV” post I did a little while back. This is paleobabble, of course, to anyone who knows anything about the transmission of the biblical texts or who cares about logic. It’s an interesting idea to devote a whole blog to this subject, and the contirbutors are apparently former KJV-only adherents.  |
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AANEWS for Monday, September 28, 2009
A M E R I C A N A T H E I S T S
A A N E W S
#1280 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 09/28/09
http://www.atheists.org
http://www.americanatheist.org
http://www.atheistviewpoint.tv
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Service of AMERICAN ATHEISTS, a nationwide movement that defends
civil rights for non-believers; works for the total separation of
Church and State; and addresses issues of First Amendment public
policy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"ATHEIST is really a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term, it admits
of no paltering and no evasion, and the need of the world, now as
ever, is for clear-cut issues and unambiguous speech."
-- Chapman Cohen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In This Issue...
* Religious test for insurance coverage?
* Blasphemy Day events
* Worth Noting: Latest on Darwin film
* Dave's blog
* Resources
* About this list...
"THE MOST MISTRUSTED GROUP" AND NO, WE WON'T SELL YOU INSURANCE!
A recent piece in Psychology Today reports on yet another study
that finds Atheists to be "the most mistrusted group" in the
United States.
When asked in a national survey to identify segments of the
population which did "not all agree with my vision of American
society," ten groups were listed. Some were religious -- Christians,
Muslims and Jews -- while others covered ethnic categories (Asians,
blacks). Still others were traditional targets of popular animus,
such as homosexuals and immigrants. The category which elicited the
most opprobrium, however, was Atheists. When it came to marriage
and other indicators of social acceptance, the godless were the
most despised, marginalized and excluded.
Psychology Today contributor Gad Saad observed, "This might be one
of the saddest scientific findings I have ever read." He cited a
roll-call of famous luminaries including Albert Einstein, Francis
Crick, Linus Pauling, Bertrand Russell and others who fall into
the Atheist or non-believer category. There have been Atheist men
and women who have made astounding contributions to the welfare of
humanity, who have fought for civil liberties and individual rights,
who have struggled against considerable odds to make the world a
more peaceful, tolerant and nourishing space -- and to no avail,
at least, it appears, to the average American.
Dr. Saad's trenchant commentary can be found at
<http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/homo-consumericus/200908/atheists-are-the-most-mistrusted-group-they-are-evil-and-immoral>
We also call your attention to a little-publicized case from Ohio
involving clear discrimination directed at Atheists. A national
insurance firm, GuideOne Mutual, has been found guilty of violating
the Federal Fair Housing Act in its marketing campaign to provide
premium discounts to "church goers."
Led by the National Fair Housing Alliance and the Fair Housing
Advocates Association, plaintiffs challenged the practice in
federal court. A spokesperson for the FHA described the case,
filed in November, 2007, saying: "If I went to the grocery store to
buy some bread, they couldn't have a section for Christian bread.
It's about a level playing field and equal access to a product.
You can't put a corporate bias into the sale of a product."
The Ohio decision involves a narrow and clear-cut area of
anti-discrimination law. Christians were given preferential
treatment through a "FaithGuard" program operated by the company.
The US District Court ordered GuideOne Mutual to pay$74,000 to
settle the plaintiffs' claims; the case affects home owners and
renters in 19 states where the company does business. Visit
<http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Insurance_Company_Settles_Claim_for_Discriminating_against_Atheists_90927>
for more on this case.
**
FEELING BLASPHEMOUS?
Join us as we celebrate International Blasphemy Day! It's a 3 day
celebration of not being afraid to think as you please and speak
your mind without dogma
Sept. 28-Open House 2-5pm Taping of the Atheist Viewpoint 7:00pm
Sept. 29-Meet and Greet Your Fellow Atheists 2pm-?
Sept. 30-Blasphemy Day! De-Baptisms performed 10am-2pm Movie-7pm
What better movie to watch on this day? "Blasphemy"
All events are at the American Atheist Center 225 Christiani
St. Cranford
000-000-0000
All events are FREE
**
WORTH NOTING...
<http://www.alternet.org/world/142839/10_ways_the_u.s._military_has_shoved_christianity_down_muslims%27_throats_>
10 Ways the U.S. Military Has Shoved Christianity Down Muslims'
Throats The Military Religious Freedom Foundation was founded in
2005 by Mikey Weinstein, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and
Reagan administration White House counsel, after the harassment his
own sons faced as Jewish cadets at the academy led him to discover
that the fundamentalist Christian takeover of the Air Force Academy
was far from an isolated problem.
<http://www.alternet.org/politics/142787/overshadowed_by_tea_party_movement%2C_the_christian_right_scrambles_to_claim_it_isn%27t_racist>
Overshadowed by Tea Party Movement, the Christian Right Scrambles to
Claim It Isn't Racist At the religious right's Values Voter
Summit this weekend, some of the air seemed to have gone out of
the balloon. Gathering at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, 1,800
activists and their leaders seemed resigned to being subsumed by
the broader Tea Party movement, or rendered irrelevant by it. This
year's conference, sponsored by the political affiliate of the
Family Research Council, emphasized matters important to Tea Party
leaders: freedom was linked with free enterprise; ominous were
warnings offered about a march to socialism; global warming was
said to be a good thing; and taxes were deemed to be too high and
largely misappropriated.
<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/24/canadian-creationism-just-22-percent/>
Canadian Creationism: Just 22 Percent I've been doing some research
and just found this figure: only 22 percent of Canadians think
God created human beings within the last 10,000 years or so. In
the U.S. the number is roughly double that. Similarly, I recently
learned from appearing on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's
"Lateline" program that just 20 percent of Australians are global
warming deniers. They're very worried about this fact down there,
and they should be-but again, the percentage is much higher in the
U.S. Pew puts it at 49 percent.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFsB1Jk1OQ0&feature=related>
Check out thi pre-election video where Mr. Obama emphasizes the
role of science in our nation's history, and cites Chgarles Darwin's
anniversary.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/sep/23/darwin-creation-film>
Creation is a fitting tribute to Darwin: A new film about the great
scientist is upsetting Darwinologists as much as creationists. Their
suspicion is misplaced It's the double celebration year, and for
this amateur Darwinologist, the best is yet to come. The release
this week of the film Creation is a unique occasion when my two
biggest obsessions, movies and evolution finally converge. Creation
is a fictionalised account of Charles Darwin's middle age, it spans
the time between the death of his daughter and the publication of
the Origin of Species. It's based on Annie's Box, a book by his
great-great-grandson Randal Keynes, and thus has the absolute seal
of approval of the guardians of Darwin's estate. That the chronology
is not entirely accurate, and that it features Annie's ghost as a
device appears to have troubled some hardy Darwinologists.
<http://www.centerforinquiry.net/blog/the_importance_of_blasphemy/>
There are many historical myths with which we like to comfort
ourselves. One myth that appeals to Americans is that ever since the
founding of our country we have been strong supporters of individual
rights and fundamental freedoms. After all, shortly after we adopted
the Constitution we also adopted the Bill of Rights, which prohibits
government interference with speech and government establishment
of religion.
http://www.jumpinmagonline.com/page33.aspx
Jump In Magazine interview with Blair Scott, American Atheists
Affiliation Director.
<http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/09/24/50-000-muslims-to-pray-on-capitol-hill-guess-whos-not-happy/>
50,000 Muslims to Pray on Capitol Hill: Guess Who's Not Happy? The
event sounds like yet another Tea Party protest, or perhaps an
encore of last weekend's Values Voter Summit: Devout believers
joining together this Friday to pray on Capitol Hill for the soul
of America. Who could argue with that? Well, when the believers
happen to be Muslims, and there could be as many as 50,000 of them
kneeling to pray in Arabic, yes, you could see how there might be
some blowback from the usual suspects.
<http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/09/25/darwin-defenders-lash-out-at-creationist-origin-of-species.html>
Darwin Defenders Lash Out at Creationist Origin of Species Lots
of Darwin defenders responded to my post about the new Creationist
edition of Origin of Species. Needless to say, they're not pleased.
<http://www.popeater.com/2009/09/25/kirk-cameron-defends-attack-on-darwin/>
Kirk Cameron Defends Attack on 'Species' Former teen idol Kirk
Cameron has it out for Charles Darwin, and is making no apologies
for his controversial (and mocked, see below) plan to distribute
thousands of altered copies of 'The Origin of Species' to college
students. The 'Growing Pains' alum released a video last week
announcing that on Nov. 19, he and other Creationist activists
will distribute a special 'Species' with a 50-page intro that
slams evolution and paints Darwin as both racist and misogynistic
and explicitly highlights "Adolph Hitler's undeniable connection
to the theory." Nov. 21 is the 150th anniversary of the book's
original publication.
http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_13411157
College makes or breaks faith for many students The four University
of Utah students were sharing one of those sublime moments. Piled in
the back of Alec Gehrke's Malibu -- a refurbished car bought from the
LDS Church -- they were parked above the Salt Lake City Cemetery in
the Avenues late on a warm Saturday night. Stars lit the sky and
the city lights twinkled from the valley floor below. Even their
breathing seemed connected, as if they were links on the same chain.
"It was existential," Gehrke says.
<http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/254062/>
Atheist advocates evidence-based belief on Fargo's Freethought Day
PZ Myers, an outspoken atheist and evolutionary biologist, had some
nice things to say about Fargo on Thursday. Specifically, he liked
a proclamation signed by Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker establishing
Sept. 24 as Freethought Day. "I'm very pleased to see that Fargo
now has a Freethought Day, which is pretty impressive," said Myers.
<http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/homo-consumericus/200908/atheists-are-the-most-mistrusted-group-they-are-evil-and-immoral>
Atheists Are the Most Mistrusted Group: They Are Evil and
Immoral! Some of you might remember Mr. Obama's inauguration speech
wherein he made an explicit reference to non-believers. Apparently,
this was the first instance where an incoming American president
has formally recognized the existence of this group of Americans
(which incidentally includes the great majority of intellectuals,
scientists, and philosophers). Does this imply that atheists are
now largely accepted within the greater American society? Are they
respected for their non-belief in imaginary narratives of invisible
deities? Regrettably, the answer is an emphatic no!
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/27/atheist-christmas-book>
Atheists examine Christmas from angel-free angle It is a book
about Christmas but there's not a manger, virgin birth or angel in
sight. Buoyed by the success of their campaign which proclaimed
There's Probably No God, Now Stop Worrying on the side of London
buses, some of Britain's most prominent atheists have come together
to publish a book for the festive season.
<http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Insurance_Company_Settles_Claim_for_Discriminating_against_Atheists_90927>
Insurance Company Settles Claim for Discriminating against Atheists
GuideOne Mutual Insurance didn't see any problem with offering
special benefits to god-fearing consumers, but atheists and
agnostics, not to mention the federal government, sure did. The
Department of Justice sued GuideOne in federal court in Kentucky
after receiving complaints about the insurer's "FaithGuard" policy
that offered homebuyers, owners and renters in 19 states special
benefits and discounts if they were churchgoers
<http://trueslant.com/laurieessig/2009/09/28/us-soldiers-urged-to-pray-for-muslims-to-become-christians/>
US soldiers urged to pray for Muslims to become Christians On Friday,
several thousand Muslims gathered in DC for a very peaceful National
Day of Prayer. At the same time, several Evangelical Christian
groups gathered to protest the event. According to a Fox News
story, At a separate event, held simultaneously in a conference
room at the Rayburn House Office Building, a group calling itself
Stop Islamization of America warned about the supposedly hateful,
violent, and anti-Western teachings of the Koran.
**
SILVERMAN BLOG SHAKING UP CYBERSPACE!
It is one of the fastest growing blogs in the
Atheist/Freethought/Secular Humanist community, and you can get in
on the discussion!
Dave Silverman, Communications Director for American Atheists is in
the Blogosphere at http://nogodblog.com. It's filled with insight,
wit, hot news, controversial opinion -- and polite, thoughtful
commentary. So join the conversation! Sign up (it's free) by
visiting http://www.atheists.org and click on the blog navigation
button, or go directly to http://nogodblog.com .
**
RESOURCES FROM AMERICAN ATHEISTS
* For membership information about American Atheists, send
mail to info@atheists.org. Kindly include your name and postal
mailing address. Ask for a free membership info packet. You may
also visit http://www.atheists.org and click on the "Membership"
navigation button.
* For a free catalogue of American Atheist Press books, videos and
other products, send mail to catalogue@atheists.org. Kindly include
your name and postal mailing address, and request a copy of the
AAP catalogue. You may also shop directly at http://www.atheists.org
--click on the "Shopping" navigation button.
* Current members in good standing of American Atheists may sign up
for our free E-mail Discussion Group list, aachat. We have over 150
participants who discuss topics such as Atheism, religion, First
Amendment issues, creationism and much, much more. Contact the
Moderator, Ed Gauci through egauci@atheists.org .
----------------------------------------------------------------------
American Atheists, PO Box 158, Cranford, NJ 07016
A A N E W S
#1280 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 09/28/09
http://www.atheists.org
http://www.americanatheist.org
http://www.atheistviewpoint.tv
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Service of AMERICAN ATHEISTS, a nationwide movement that defends
civil rights for non-believers; works for the total separation of
Church and State; and addresses issues of First Amendment public
policy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"ATHEIST is really a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term, it admits
of no paltering and no evasion, and the need of the world, now as
ever, is for clear-cut issues and unambiguous speech."
-- Chapman Cohen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In This Issue...
* Religious test for insurance coverage?
* Blasphemy Day events
* Worth Noting: Latest on Darwin film
* Dave's blog
* Resources
* About this list...
"THE MOST MISTRUSTED GROUP" AND NO, WE WON'T SELL YOU INSURANCE!
A recent piece in Psychology Today reports on yet another study
that finds Atheists to be "the most mistrusted group" in the
United States.
When asked in a national survey to identify segments of the
population which did "not all agree with my vision of American
society," ten groups were listed. Some were religious -- Christians,
Muslims and Jews -- while others covered ethnic categories (Asians,
blacks). Still others were traditional targets of popular animus,
such as homosexuals and immigrants. The category which elicited the
most opprobrium, however, was Atheists. When it came to marriage
and other indicators of social acceptance, the godless were the
most despised, marginalized and excluded.
Psychology Today contributor Gad Saad observed, "This might be one
of the saddest scientific findings I have ever read." He cited a
roll-call of famous luminaries including Albert Einstein, Francis
Crick, Linus Pauling, Bertrand Russell and others who fall into
the Atheist or non-believer category. There have been Atheist men
and women who have made astounding contributions to the welfare of
humanity, who have fought for civil liberties and individual rights,
who have struggled against considerable odds to make the world a
more peaceful, tolerant and nourishing space -- and to no avail,
at least, it appears, to the average American.
Dr. Saad's trenchant commentary can be found at
<http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/homo-consumericus/200908/atheists-are-the-most-mistrusted-group-they-are-evil-and-immoral>
We also call your attention to a little-publicized case from Ohio
involving clear discrimination directed at Atheists. A national
insurance firm, GuideOne Mutual, has been found guilty of violating
the Federal Fair Housing Act in its marketing campaign to provide
premium discounts to "church goers."
Led by the National Fair Housing Alliance and the Fair Housing
Advocates Association, plaintiffs challenged the practice in
federal court. A spokesperson for the FHA described the case,
filed in November, 2007, saying: "If I went to the grocery store to
buy some bread, they couldn't have a section for Christian bread.
It's about a level playing field and equal access to a product.
You can't put a corporate bias into the sale of a product."
The Ohio decision involves a narrow and clear-cut area of
anti-discrimination law. Christians were given preferential
treatment through a "FaithGuard" program operated by the company.
The US District Court ordered GuideOne Mutual to pay$74,000 to
settle the plaintiffs' claims; the case affects home owners and
renters in 19 states where the company does business. Visit
<http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Insurance_Company_Settles_Claim_for_Discriminating_against_Atheists_90927>
for more on this case.
**
FEELING BLASPHEMOUS?
Join us as we celebrate International Blasphemy Day! It's a 3 day
celebration of not being afraid to think as you please and speak
your mind without dogma
Sept. 28-Open House 2-5pm Taping of the Atheist Viewpoint 7:00pm
Sept. 29-Meet and Greet Your Fellow Atheists 2pm-?
Sept. 30-Blasphemy Day! De-Baptisms performed 10am-2pm Movie-7pm
What better movie to watch on this day? "Blasphemy"
All events are at the American Atheist Center 225 Christiani
St. Cranford
000-000-0000
All events are FREE
**
WORTH NOTING...
<http://www.alternet.org/world/142839/10_ways_the_u.s._military_has_shoved_christianity_down_muslims%27_throats_>
10 Ways the U.S. Military Has Shoved Christianity Down Muslims'
Throats The Military Religious Freedom Foundation was founded in
2005 by Mikey Weinstein, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and
Reagan administration White House counsel, after the harassment his
own sons faced as Jewish cadets at the academy led him to discover
that the fundamentalist Christian takeover of the Air Force Academy
was far from an isolated problem.
<http://www.alternet.org/politics/142787/overshadowed_by_tea_party_movement%2C_the_christian_right_scrambles_to_claim_it_isn%27t_racist>
Overshadowed by Tea Party Movement, the Christian Right Scrambles to
Claim It Isn't Racist At the religious right's Values Voter
Summit this weekend, some of the air seemed to have gone out of
the balloon. Gathering at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, 1,800
activists and their leaders seemed resigned to being subsumed by
the broader Tea Party movement, or rendered irrelevant by it. This
year's conference, sponsored by the political affiliate of the
Family Research Council, emphasized matters important to Tea Party
leaders: freedom was linked with free enterprise; ominous were
warnings offered about a march to socialism; global warming was
said to be a good thing; and taxes were deemed to be too high and
largely misappropriated.
<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/24/canadian-creationism-just-22-percent/>
Canadian Creationism: Just 22 Percent I've been doing some research
and just found this figure: only 22 percent of Canadians think
God created human beings within the last 10,000 years or so. In
the U.S. the number is roughly double that. Similarly, I recently
learned from appearing on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's
"Lateline" program that just 20 percent of Australians are global
warming deniers. They're very worried about this fact down there,
and they should be-but again, the percentage is much higher in the
U.S. Pew puts it at 49 percent.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFsB1Jk1OQ0&feature=related>
Check out thi pre-election video where Mr. Obama emphasizes the
role of science in our nation's history, and cites Chgarles Darwin's
anniversary.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/sep/23/darwin-creation-film>
Creation is a fitting tribute to Darwin: A new film about the great
scientist is upsetting Darwinologists as much as creationists. Their
suspicion is misplaced It's the double celebration year, and for
this amateur Darwinologist, the best is yet to come. The release
this week of the film Creation is a unique occasion when my two
biggest obsessions, movies and evolution finally converge. Creation
is a fictionalised account of Charles Darwin's middle age, it spans
the time between the death of his daughter and the publication of
the Origin of Species. It's based on Annie's Box, a book by his
great-great-grandson Randal Keynes, and thus has the absolute seal
of approval of the guardians of Darwin's estate. That the chronology
is not entirely accurate, and that it features Annie's ghost as a
device appears to have troubled some hardy Darwinologists.
<http://www.centerforinquiry.net/blog/the_importance_of_blasphemy/>
There are many historical myths with which we like to comfort
ourselves. One myth that appeals to Americans is that ever since the
founding of our country we have been strong supporters of individual
rights and fundamental freedoms. After all, shortly after we adopted
the Constitution we also adopted the Bill of Rights, which prohibits
government interference with speech and government establishment
of religion.
http://www.jumpinmagonline.com/page33.aspx
Jump In Magazine interview with Blair Scott, American Atheists
Affiliation Director.
<http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/09/24/50-000-muslims-to-pray-on-capitol-hill-guess-whos-not-happy/>
50,000 Muslims to Pray on Capitol Hill: Guess Who's Not Happy? The
event sounds like yet another Tea Party protest, or perhaps an
encore of last weekend's Values Voter Summit: Devout believers
joining together this Friday to pray on Capitol Hill for the soul
of America. Who could argue with that? Well, when the believers
happen to be Muslims, and there could be as many as 50,000 of them
kneeling to pray in Arabic, yes, you could see how there might be
some blowback from the usual suspects.
<http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/09/25/darwin-defenders-lash-out-at-creationist-origin-of-species.html>
Darwin Defenders Lash Out at Creationist Origin of Species Lots
of Darwin defenders responded to my post about the new Creationist
edition of Origin of Species. Needless to say, they're not pleased.
<http://www.popeater.com/2009/09/25/kirk-cameron-defends-attack-on-darwin/>
Kirk Cameron Defends Attack on 'Species' Former teen idol Kirk
Cameron has it out for Charles Darwin, and is making no apologies
for his controversial (and mocked, see below) plan to distribute
thousands of altered copies of 'The Origin of Species' to college
students. The 'Growing Pains' alum released a video last week
announcing that on Nov. 19, he and other Creationist activists
will distribute a special 'Species' with a 50-page intro that
slams evolution and paints Darwin as both racist and misogynistic
and explicitly highlights "Adolph Hitler's undeniable connection
to the theory." Nov. 21 is the 150th anniversary of the book's
original publication.
http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_13411157
College makes or breaks faith for many students The four University
of Utah students were sharing one of those sublime moments. Piled in
the back of Alec Gehrke's Malibu -- a refurbished car bought from the
LDS Church -- they were parked above the Salt Lake City Cemetery in
the Avenues late on a warm Saturday night. Stars lit the sky and
the city lights twinkled from the valley floor below. Even their
breathing seemed connected, as if they were links on the same chain.
"It was existential," Gehrke says.
<http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/254062/>
Atheist advocates evidence-based belief on Fargo's Freethought Day
PZ Myers, an outspoken atheist and evolutionary biologist, had some
nice things to say about Fargo on Thursday. Specifically, he liked
a proclamation signed by Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker establishing
Sept. 24 as Freethought Day. "I'm very pleased to see that Fargo
now has a Freethought Day, which is pretty impressive," said Myers.
<http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/homo-consumericus/200908/atheists-are-the-most-mistrusted-group-they-are-evil-and-immoral>
Atheists Are the Most Mistrusted Group: They Are Evil and
Immoral! Some of you might remember Mr. Obama's inauguration speech
wherein he made an explicit reference to non-believers. Apparently,
this was the first instance where an incoming American president
has formally recognized the existence of this group of Americans
(which incidentally includes the great majority of intellectuals,
scientists, and philosophers). Does this imply that atheists are
now largely accepted within the greater American society? Are they
respected for their non-belief in imaginary narratives of invisible
deities? Regrettably, the answer is an emphatic no!
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/27/atheist-christmas-book>
Atheists examine Christmas from angel-free angle It is a book
about Christmas but there's not a manger, virgin birth or angel in
sight. Buoyed by the success of their campaign which proclaimed
There's Probably No God, Now Stop Worrying on the side of London
buses, some of Britain's most prominent atheists have come together
to publish a book for the festive season.
<http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Insurance_Company_Settles_Claim_for_Discriminating_against_Atheists_90927>
Insurance Company Settles Claim for Discriminating against Atheists
GuideOne Mutual Insurance didn't see any problem with offering
special benefits to god-fearing consumers, but atheists and
agnostics, not to mention the federal government, sure did. The
Department of Justice sued GuideOne in federal court in Kentucky
after receiving complaints about the insurer's "FaithGuard" policy
that offered homebuyers, owners and renters in 19 states special
benefits and discounts if they were churchgoers
<http://trueslant.com/laurieessig/2009/09/28/us-soldiers-urged-to-pray-for-muslims-to-become-christians/>
US soldiers urged to pray for Muslims to become Christians On Friday,
several thousand Muslims gathered in DC for a very peaceful National
Day of Prayer. At the same time, several Evangelical Christian
groups gathered to protest the event. According to a Fox News
story, At a separate event, held simultaneously in a conference
room at the Rayburn House Office Building, a group calling itself
Stop Islamization of America warned about the supposedly hateful,
violent, and anti-Western teachings of the Koran.
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SILVERMAN BLOG SHAKING UP CYBERSPACE!
It is one of the fastest growing blogs in the
Atheist/Freethought/Secular Humanist community, and you can get in
on the discussion!
Dave Silverman, Communications Director for American Atheists is in
the Blogosphere at http://nogodblog.com. It's filled with insight,
wit, hot news, controversial opinion -- and polite, thoughtful
commentary. So join the conversation! Sign up (it's free) by
visiting http://www.atheists.org and click on the blog navigation
button, or go directly to http://nogodblog.com .
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
On Atheist Nexus: AAI Convention, Atheist Nexus Party, and T-Shirts
A message to all members of Atheist Nexus
Some quick updates:
AAI 2009 Convention/Atheist Nexus Party
Remember, next week (October 2-4) Atheist Nexus will be participating in the American Atheist International (AAI) conference in Los Angeles. If you have not yet bought your tickets, a few more have now been made available. http://www.atheistconvention.org/.
I will be speaking on Friday afternoon, and Atheist Nexus will be sponsoring a LIVE Music Party on Saturday night after Richard Dawkins speaks. The party will be free for all convention attendees. However, as a special offer to Nexus members, if you are not attending the convention, you will be able to attend the party for a special $10 cover charge. You also must be at least twenty-one, and space will be extremely limited.
Also, we will hopefully be streaming the party live on the front page of Atheist Nexus and doing some special interviews. Stay tuned for more info.
Volunteers Needed!
We are in serious need of volunteers at the party, and at the Atheist Nexus expo table. If you are attending, and can help out at all, please email me (atheistnexus@).
Nexus Shirts
Be sure to wear your Nexus t-shirt to Saturday's party. If you ordered one, and will be at the convention, contact me and I will give it to you at the convention.
If you have not ordered one, do so now. They are in the process of being printed and the available sizes are limited. They will no longer be available after this Wednesday (September 30). After that a few will be available at the convention.
Donate
If you are able, please consider donating to Atheist Nexus. We hope this party will be the first of many that we throw across the country. http://www.atheistnexus.org/about/contributions-1
Thanks so much,
Richard Haynes
(AKA: Brother Richard)
Visit Atheist Nexus at: http://www.atheistnexus.org
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Some quick updates:
AAI 2009 Convention/Atheist Nexus Party
Remember, next week (October 2-4) Atheist Nexus will be participating in the American Atheist International (AAI) conference in Los Angeles. If you have not yet bought your tickets, a few more have now been made available. http://www.atheistconvention.org/.
I will be speaking on Friday afternoon, and Atheist Nexus will be sponsoring a LIVE Music Party on Saturday night after Richard Dawkins speaks. The party will be free for all convention attendees. However, as a special offer to Nexus members, if you are not attending the convention, you will be able to attend the party for a special $10 cover charge. You also must be at least twenty-one, and space will be extremely limited.
Also, we will hopefully be streaming the party live on the front page of Atheist Nexus and doing some special interviews. Stay tuned for more info.
Volunteers Needed!
We are in serious need of volunteers at the party, and at the Atheist Nexus expo table. If you are attending, and can help out at all, please email me (atheistnexus@).
Nexus Shirts
Be sure to wear your Nexus t-shirt to Saturday's party. If you ordered one, and will be at the convention, contact me and I will give it to you at the convention.
If you have not ordered one, do so now. They are in the process of being printed and the available sizes are limited. They will no longer be available after this Wednesday (September 30). After that a few will be available at the convention.
Donate
If you are able, please consider donating to Atheist Nexus. We hope this party will be the first of many that we throw across the country. http://www.atheistnexus.org/about/contributions-1
Thanks so much,
Richard Haynes
(AKA: Brother Richard)
Visit Atheist Nexus at: http://www.atheistnexus.org
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Freethought Examiner: Supreme Court challenge to Church & State separation?
| One of the great things about the United States is the legal system of checks and balances designed to protect the innocent and render fair judgment. If the system has failed at one level, it may work at another, and so on, "all the way to the... Read more » Freethought Examiner, D.M. Murdock  D.M. Murdock, also known as Acharya S, is an independent scholar of comparative religion and mythology from a "freethinking" perspective. She is the author of The Christ Conspiracy, Suns of God, Who was Jesus? and Christ in Egypt. Her work was featured in the movie Zeitgeist and Bill Maher's Religulous. Her main website is TruthBeKnown.com. |  | |
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Rockford Higher Criticism Examiner: Chaos and order, sources of Roscoe, IL resident TJ Morgan's artistic creativity
| Chaos and order, sources of Roscoe, IL resident TJ Morgan's artistic creativity Travis Morgan, often known as TJ Morgan, lives with his wife and four children north of Rockford, IL, in the town of Roscoe. From there, like the talented few, he reaches out to the business world and cyberspace, holding down a regular job as Senior... Read more » Saturday, September 26, 2009 Rockford Higher Criticism Examiner, John F. Felix  John F. Felix is a freethinking student of philosophy, science, literature, ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, and a family man just passed the 25-year mark, loving Chicago and Rockford, IL, lifeways. He is a published poet, and performs freelance research for authors and scholars (expertise: creating new versions of ancient e-texts). Send John a message. | | |
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Freethought Examiner: Why debunk atheism?
| These days, we often see the battle raging in news items, on websites and in forums between theists and atheists, as one tries to outwit the other, etc., ad infinitum. Each side takes great glee in providing a more clever or morally superior position... Read more » Freethought Examiner, D.M. Murdock D.M. Murdock, also known as Acharya S, is an independent scholar of comparative religion and mythology from a "freethinking" perspective. She is the author of The Christ Conspiracy, Suns of God, Who was Jesus? and Christ in Egypt. Her work was featured in the movie Zeitgeist and Bill Maher's Religulous. Her main website is TruthBeKnown.com. | | |
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dr. Terence Meaden started a discussion in ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN on Atheist Nexus
Dr. Terence Meaden started a discussion in ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN on Atheist Nexus
The feature film CREATION opens throughout Britain this Friday 25 September 2009. Those who live in America, make a great fuss about its absence.
To view this activity, go to:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin/forum/topic/show?id=2182797%3ATopic%3A513686
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The feature film CREATION opens throughout Britain this Friday 25 September 2009. Those who live in America, make a great fuss about its absence.
To view this activity, go to:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin/forum/topic/show?id=2182797%3ATopic%3A513686
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Nate started a discussion in ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN on Atheist Nexus
Nate started a discussion in ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN on Atheist Nexus
The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society- book examines the evolution of empathy.
Primatologist Frans de Waal's new book says: Beasts are not actually all that beastly, and so we need not be either. Nature does not force us to be selfish.
To view this activity, go to:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin/forum/topic/show?id=2182797%3ATopic%3A512958
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The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society- book examines the evolution of empathy.
Primatologist Frans de Waal's new book says: Beasts are not actually all that beastly, and so we need not be either. Nature does not force us to be selfish.
To view this activity, go to:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin/forum/topic/show?id=2182797%3ATopic%3A512958
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The feature film 'Creation': ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
A message from Dr. Terence Meaden to all members of ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN on Atheist Nexus!
Being released 25 Sept (in Britain; alas not yet in the US)
Visit ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN at:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/groups/group/show?id=2182797%3AGroup%3A109911
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Being released 25 Sept (in Britain; alas not yet in the US)
Visit ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN at:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/groups/group/show?id=2182797%3AGroup%3A109911
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Monday, September 21, 2009
felch grogan added a comment to my blog post on Atheist Nexus
felch grogan added a comment to my blog post "D.M. Murdock's Christ Conspiracy no grounds for irreconcilable difference" on Atheist Nexus. He definitely has a point, there. Sometimes you need to get out of the 140 character twitter mode. The audience, or the lack thereof, is always right.
To view the new comment, visit:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/profiles/blog/show?id=2182797%3ABlogPost%3A510020&page=1#comment-2182797_Comment_511247
Join atheistnexus.org.
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