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Speak English? YOU FIRST! (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller 13 hours ago. 0 Replies 2 Likes

Honestly, the title to this piece is badly under-representative of the content. To be far more accurate, what we have here is Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, going on a rant. Before you say it ... Say WHAAAA? Betty Bowers ranting? …Continue

Tags: America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

A Prayer for Our Nation (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner 13 hours ago. 2 Replies 3 Likes

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet. Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, has seen what is going on with the current occupant of the Oval Office, and my impression is that she is not at all happy with it. True to her citizenship,…Continue

Tags: prayer, Donald Trump, Oval Office, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

Any Babymetal Fans Here?

Started by Bruce Carroll. Last reply by Idaho Spud Sep 12. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Any Babymetal fans here besides me? I have to ask because 1) I really like Babymetal and 2) Babymetal unknowingly played a role in my journey out of religion.For those who are unfamiliar with Babymetal, here is a link to one of their most popular…Continue

Tags: Japanese Idol, Babymetal

If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

Started by Idaho Spud. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 11. 30 Replies 2 Likes

Today, I heard Seth Andrews talk about the question, "If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?" My first thought was religion, but after a few seconds I decided it would be irrational or anti-scientific thinking. That would take…Continue

Tags: anti-scientific, irrational

Ignorance is Bliss: Why Religious People Seem Happier Than the 'Nones'”.

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Idaho Spud Sep 11. 16 Replies 1 Like

“Highly Religious Volunteer More, Lie Less, and Claim to Be Happier”~ Houston Chronicle; “Strongly Religious People are Happier than Non-Religious” ~ Christian Daily."The study determined that 40 percent of highly religious adults—defined as those…Continue

Tags: Nones, happiness, non-religiosity, religiosity, bliss

Eating Our Own: How You Can Save the Movement (David Smalley | The Thinking Atheist)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Daniel W Aug 27. 11 Replies 3 Likes

While I've been peripherally aware of him for a while, David Smalley has not spent much time in the center of my focus when it came to scoping out atheist material on YouTube or elsewhere ... at least up until now. His talk – Eating Our Own – came…Continue

Tags: Seth Andrews, The Thinking Atheist, Eating Our Own, David Smalley

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Comment by Loren Miller on December 25, 2015 at 1:03pm: Merry Christmas, everybody, from America's BEST Christian, Betty Bowers!

Have You Had YOUR Betty Today?

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on December 25, 2015 at 11:01am: Joan, I thought El Nino had brought more snow this Winter in the Sierra Nevadas. Cleveland's temperature is about the same as Moscow 47.3°F.

Weather in Moscow and surrounding regions has been abnormally warm in recent days, with historic temperature records broken every day of the past week, the latest on Thursday with 8.5 degrees Celsius in Moscow.
... bees left their beehives and snowdrops suddenly bloomed in Moscow's parks.

Russia most hit by climate change

My own garden has emerging Spring bulbs 2 to 3 " high already. Not blooming, though. Still, they're a gonner as soon as Winter weather returns.

Thanks for your story of your first Winter holiday without your kids.

Your groaner LOL woke me up, Carl. Very funny.

Plinius, your cat LOL was also great.

Horray, Ian! Work done. Feeling alive and happy. <sigh> Brings back good memories of my retirement.

Randall, we didn't even bother with gift exchange this HumanLight. My birthday also looms, and we're not really celebrating. I actually prefer the quiet, calm home life such as you described. At my age, I don't need anything personal.

Comment by Randall Smith on December 25, 2015 at 8:03am: In one big summation: Hurray Ian(!), thanks Joan, so happy to read positive news, Carl. And to everybody else, Merry Christmas, whether you celebrate or not.

I'll be staying home with nothing out of the ordinary happening. I'll go for a walk (with my dog), read some, eat , nap, watch a little TV, play some piano, etc. The usual. My ex-wife joins my daughter's family on Christmas morning. I don't think it's right, but that's just me. I've opened my one present from my daughter--a hand blender. Sweet!

Comment by Plinius on December 25, 2015 at 4:10am: Glad to hear that, Ian!

Comment by Ian Mason on December 25, 2015 at 2:24am: Love the cats, Chris and Carl.

Now it really is the holiday season: just finished my last shift ever in elderly care after more than 18 years. I feel so happy and alive again.

Hope you're all enjoying youreslves as much as I am.

Comment by Joan Denoo on December 25, 2015 at 2:17am: Dear friends of Atheist Nexus, I hope each and every one of you have lots of rest, renewal, and relaxation during this darkest time of the year. In a day or two, our days will begin to get longer, and we can wipe away the dumps with the sweep of a broom and hands in the soil or whatever revs your energy.

According to my weather report, at 10:28 Newport time, our temperature is 28, Vancouver is 39, Philadelphia and Bensalem are 63, Chicago is 43, and Cleveland is 48 degrees F.

Whether with family, friends, strangers, or alone, may your time be filled with delicious food, beautiful sounds, pleasing smells, inspiring sights, and happy thoughts.

One year at this season I realized my children would be going with their friends, and I knew I would have to learn how to celebrate without them. So, I told them I wanted to conduct an experiment to see if I could enjoy my time with them growing up and away. They each had friends and made plans to spend the holidays with them.

I planned my meals, picked out my favorite music, selected a book to read and settled in for a pleasant time alone. I had a very nice time, the kids did too, and we were all happy.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on December 24, 2015 at 11:50pm: Whatever your plans may be tomorrow, I hope the day goes well for you. I'll be with my family having good food and once a year baked treats during the day and then with my extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins in the evening for more indulgence. We all get along well, so it should be pleasant.

The ground is dry and not a flake of snow is anywhere in the forecast, so her in Chicago we will just have to pretend.

Comment by Plinius on December 24, 2015 at 11:39pm

Comment by The Flying Atheist on December 24, 2015 at 6:10pm

Comment by Joan Denoo on December 24, 2015 at 5:18pm: Sierra Nevada Snowpack at 500-Year Low

In 2015, researchers reported that snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California was at its lowest ever recorded level. But the official record only went back about 80 years.

TROUET: “We’ve been working with tree-ring data from California and we realized that we can reconstruct that snowpack number back to the early 1500s.”