March 2012
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Disowned By My Aunt and Uncle For Being An Atheist... →
energizerbunnay:
They saw this picture on my Facebook page:
So my Aunt posted “Alisha , If you are athiest you will be not welcoime in my house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are no longer family!”
Then a few seconds late my Uncle commented on the photo “I am unfriending you and you are NOT welcome to come to my home. I will find and burn every photograph of you and wash the memory of...
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“What science offers for explaining the feelings we experience when
believing in...”
– Michael Shermer
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underdogphoto asked: You are assuming in the fact that I said religion that I am only talking about my faith alone because I mentioned I am Christian. You assumed that I believe that my god is the only answer when I only talked about religion and it's ability to coexist with science. Your inability to believe that both our beliefs can live side by side without negativity is the same unacceptance that you...
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In the last 30 years, various versions of the... →
abaldwin360:
Remember Junias? He was the imaginary male apostle with the unique and implausible name. “Junias” was invented by patriarchal Bible translators and inserted into the text of scripture because those translators didn’t like what the text actually said.
The text in question, Romans 16:7, says:
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives who were in prison with me; they are prominent...
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Ex-Atheist?
There’s no such thing as an ex-Atheist. A backsliding Christian isn’t an ex-Atheist. A backsliding Christian is a Christian who has “fallen from grace” or who is “sinning” too much. It is a Christian who isn’t praying, fasting, going to church, and reading the Bible. You’re hardly an Atheist if you’re still afraid of what god will do to you...
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“I am now convinced that children should not be subjected to the frightfulness of...”
– Ruth Hurmence Green, Preface to the Born Again Skeptic’s Guide to the Bible
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Education vs. Indoctrination
Personally, I am reaching a pivotal point in my life. I have to accept the fact that I’ll be an Atheist parent. Unfortunately, I have no examples to reference. My grandmother and my father were devout Catholics. My other family members raised their children according to religious values. Thus, I am forced to reinvent the wheel per se. However, some Atheists may have a reservation; one...
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“Any person who retreats to faith bears some responsibility for others who do...”
– Nate Phelps - Reason Rally 2012
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A Vision for a Secular America →
The Reason Rally is necessary because secular Americans want to restore the values of our nation’s founders. As one of the speakers at the Reason Rally, I offer a specific vision and plan for a secular America.
In 2012 the Religious Right has veto power over one of two major political parties in the most powerful nation on earth. To win the Republican nomination all candidates must pledge...
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To The So Called Old Atheists
What exactly makes you different from us “new atheists”? Why is it that some of you have a superiority complex? You can’t expect everyone to sit at home and read John Stuart Mill, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Aquinas, etc. There’s nothing wrong with such philosophy. There’s nothing wrong with looking into both sides. However, some of us “new atheists” are...
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WatchRichard Dawkins Speaks on Reason Rally
Mar. 23, 2012 - Richard Dawkins spoke with The Washington Post’s Sally Quinn about the upcoming Reason Rally, a gathering of atheists, agnostics and non-believers, that will take place on the National Mall on Saturday. (The Washington Post)
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Why Americans Should Embrace Atheists →
Despite their negative reputations among many Americans, atheists tend to be very ethical and high-achieving, argue Gregory Paul and Phil Zuckerman in an opinion piece in The Washington Post.
Those who don’t believe in God are widely considered to be immoral, wicked and angry. Is this knee-jerk dislike of atheists warranted? Not even close, write Gregory Paul and Phil Zuckerman.
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“There are a score of great religions in the world, each with scores or hundreds...”
– Upton Sinclair
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“Their belief in Jesus gives them an indefatigably sympathetic confidant,...”
– Gary Sloan
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“Man stands alone in the universe, a unique product of a long, unconscious,...”
– George Gaylord Simpson
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I've been hit with every argument against the...
You haven’t been hit with every argument against his existence; you’ve ignored every argument against his existence. Moreover, you’ve continued to credit him for what you’re fully capable of on your own. All of this about best friend, father to the fatherless, etc. are things you’re fully capable of without a belief in the nonexistent. What you say implies that an...
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Watchthenewenlightenmentage:
How Buddhism Differs From Judeo-Christian Religions
Kadam Morten Clausen is a Buddhist teacher in the New Kadampa tradition, a modern, Western tradition grounded in Tibetan Buddhism. Here he discusses how Buddhism differs from the Judeo-Christian religions.
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Study Reveals Why our Ancestors Switched to... →
(PhysOrg.com) — Our earliest ancestors may have started walking on two limbs instead of four in a bid to monopolise resources and to carry as much food as possible in one go, researchers have found.
A study published in the journal Current Biology this week, investigated the behaviour of modern-day chimpanzees as they competed for food resources, in an effort to understand why our...
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“We have the right not to tolerate the intolerant. We should tolerate even them...”
– Karl Popper
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Soldier Shot and Killed for Being an Atheist →
Being an atheist can get you killed. Authorities in Texas report that a soldier was shot and killed because he did not believe in God.
On Tuesday, The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said human remains found in a shallow grave in rural North Texas are those of missing U.S. Army soldier Spc. Jose Ramirez, of El Centro, California. The remains were found early last month outside a home near...
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