Thank you all for the warm welcome. I had two ideas for posts to start off, one a bit less controversial than the other; I decided to go with the easier one first.
There have been many words aired over the proposed Cordoba Center in Manhattan, presumably because of its proximity to the World Trade Center [...]
So it seems there’s a huge controversy over the mosque in NYC. Even though I’m an atheist, I still think it should be allowed there, because I believe in freedom of religion. I agree with Mayor Bloomberg:
This nation was founded on the principle that the government must never choose between religions or favor one over [...]
by VorJack
During the recent discussion of Buddhism, the usual argument that Buddhism is a “philosophy and not a religion” came up. When having this discussion, I think it’s necessary to be clear which type of Buddhism you’re talking about. Think of it this way: if you’re arguing about Christianity, you don’t want to [...]
This is terrible. If this doesn’t show what a crock of shit religion is, I don’t know what will.
Priest drowns baby during baptism:
Police are investigating Father Valentin for accidential homicide after witnesses at the ceremony said the priest did not cover the baby’s mouth during the ritual, The Sun newspaper reports.
Father Valentin had denied being responsible [...]
by VorJack
Cracked.com has gotten ambitious and published a list of 10 Things Christians and Atheists Can (And Must) Agree On. And … eh, it’s Cracked.com. Not bad – I’d say he’s usually half right on both sides – but don’t expect anything deep.
For example, they do the classic comparison of theistic villains [...]
by VorJack
Over at Religion in American history, Michael Altman has some reaction to an interview with Bear Grylls, star of the Discovery Channel’s Man vs. Wild. When Grylls claims to be non-religious, but gets effusive about Jesus, Altman reflects:
This split between Jesus and religion fascinates me. In the early 19th century American Christians [...]
News came out on Tuesday that the Church of England (CofE, what Americans would call the Episcopal Church) have decided to go ahead and ordain women bishops. To a secular person, that doesn’t seem like a big deal – gender discrimination is, after all, illegal in Great Britain – but to many in the Church, [...]
by VorJack
I had a friend in high school – let’s call him Jacob – who was a stone-cold biology geek. He was the kind of person who would always have a bottle of flynap in his bag.
We teased him unmercifully, of course. But there was a real tinge of jealousy there. [...]
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