Back in Business
Blogger had a near 24 hour outage. This made it so that many of you had trouble accessing the site and those who could wouldn’t be able to comment. It […]
May 2011
Humanist Chaplains – Absurd?
A few weeks ago I wrote about the possibility of having humanist chaplains in the military. Rabbi Shmuley thinks the whole idea is ridiculous: On the one hand, it’s kind […]
Millerite Movement 2.0
While I’ve been following the news that has littered the news, atheist news forums, and blogs about the upcoming rapture, I’ve let it slide. I honestly haven’t found it interesting. […]
He’s Lost His Voice
Here’s Hitchens on the loss of his voice: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/06/christopher-hitchens-unspoken-truths-201106 It’s not just he who has lost, we have all lost a treasure. I’m just glad he can still write and […]
Tuesday Science – Human Exoskeletons
You may have noticed that I’m a big fan of the TED videos. TED releases a video or two just about every day. They range from 6 minutes to 20 […]
Oppression in Africa and Elsewhere
It is already illegal to be gay in Uganda. Now, Uganda’s government is about to pass a bill that will bring the death penalty for many convicted of gay crimes. […]
Over Population
Remember back when there were only 6 billion people? It seems like it wasn’t all that long ago, but that was 1999. I’m sure you remember 1999, it was the […]
The National Day of Prayer Protest Made the News
The Chris Butler of the Idaho Statesmen had this to say: Charles Seldon holds the American flag while praying Thursday afternoon on the steps of the Idaho Statehouse. Several hundred […]
Flip the Switch
This is so true. All it takes is turning one on to start the journey to atheism.
Stewart vs. Barton
On May 4, John Stewart had David Barton on The Daily Show as his guest. This is the “historian” who’s lectures thinks everyone should be forced to watch at gun […]