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Discussion Forum
Bible Belt Atheist (New York Times)
Started by Loren Miller Apr 19. 0 Replies 1 Like
The following showed up in my YouTube feed this morning, and I decided to have a look. Turns out, the New York Times has given us a reasonably even-handed look at a good friend of ours, being one Jerry DeWitt, former bible-thumper and now a pretty…Continue
Tags: Bible Belt, atheist, Jerry DeWitt
How would you respond?
Started by Christina Scribner. Last reply by Christina Scribner Apr 10. 5 Replies 3 Likes
So, this morning, I was at my local coffee shop as I am most weekdays between bus runs. I do the editing on my husband's books so I had my laptop with me. My wallpaper is a picture I found online sometime back of a double helix with the word atheist…Continue
The Fake Christian Busybody Show (Andrew Bradley)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Plinius Apr 9. 1 Reply 3 Likes
It seems as though there was a Gay Pride parade in some town somewhere and a Christian commentator, herein known as The Activist Mommy, apparently got her panties so in a bunch about it that she had to fire up her video camera and record a…Continue
Tags: gay, pride, The Activist Mommy, Andrew Bradley, America's Best Christian
America Held Hostage: Day 436 (MisterDeity)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 9. 1 Reply 3 Likes
Now that Sinclair Broadcasting has stated their position regarding fake news and its threat to our democracy, Mister Deity's Brian Dalton has decided to throw his $0.02 worth in as well ... though I don't quite think his presentation was really what…Continue
Tags: fake news, Deity, Mister, Broadcasting, Sinclair
Guns: Both Sides Now (Betty Bowers)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Christina Scribner Apr 3. 3 Replies 4 Likes
Oh, NO! The gun debate has gotten so heated that it has Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, TALKING TO HERSELF! Apparently, one of her has had a stroke or a serious breakdown in cognitive skills, as she does little more than parrot the NRA's…Continue
Tags: NRA, guns, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers
how dogma pollutes discourse (qualiasoup & theramintrees)
Started by Loren Miller Apr 3. 0 Replies 2 Likes
"The Lord is our God; the Lord is One." "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but by Me." "There is no god but Allah, and Mohamed is his prophet." Assertions, taught as fact, but without any form of corroborative…Continue
Tags: dogma, QualiaSoup, TheraminTrees
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Comment by kathy: ky on December 24, 2016 at 10:12pm -
Thanks Gary.
Daniel I like the more formal version. As I've aged I like my full first name. Maybe because it's what is used most often. Especially in a medical center.
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Comment by Gary S on December 24, 2016 at 8:47pm -
I liked that. May Krampus continue to give Saturnalia eve gifts.
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Comment by kathy: ky on December 24, 2016 at 8:11pm
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Carl, I started the tradition of celebrating the winter solstice when my grandkids were very young. It worked out well for us. They opened their gifts on the solstice. So we had plenty of time with them before the Xmas rush of going to visit relatives who lived farther away.
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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on December 24, 2016 at 7:56pm -
Agreed!
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Comment by The Flying Atheist on December 24, 2016 at 7:08pm -
Love Skeptic on a Stick. Funny!
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Comment by Loren Miller on December 24, 2016 at 6:43pm -
It's not too late! Need an 11th hour gift idea? Give SKEPTIC ON A STICK!
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Comment by The Flying Atheist on December 24, 2016 at 1:38pm
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Speaking of the holidays, I just read this article yesterday about the celebration of Christmas in the United States.
Most Non-Christians in the U.S. Celebrate Christmas
While the U.S. is growing less Christian, three-quarters of Americans still identify with the religion. Unsurprisingly, 96 percent of Christians celebrate Christmas. More surprisingly: Pew Research polling indicates that 81 percent of non-Christians celebrate the holiday.
That’s about a third of Jews, three-quarters of Hindus and Buddhists, and 87 percent of people who identify as nonreligious, reports Pew senior editor Michael Lipka. Overall, about half of Americans see it as a “religious” holiday, while a third say it’s a “cultural” one.
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Personally, I enjoy what the holidays offer this time of year. I like the lights, the food, the trees and decorations, and the comradery of coming together to cope with the seasonal darkness.
Interestingly, like the hardcore christians, I also believe this season is too commercial. For many people Xmas has become the worship of Capitalism, and I can do without all that crap. It's so wasteful and unnecessary.
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Comment by The Flying Atheist on December 24, 2016 at 1:10pm
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Daniel, what a melancholy story about the name Fido. I had no idea about the origin for that common dog name.
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Comment by Grinning Cat on December 24, 2016 at 12:37pm -
And with the coincidence of holidays tonight, happy Christmukkah! :)
(image source, via this "ugly menorah" collection)
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Comment by Grinning Cat on December 24, 2016 at 12:35pm
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Cute, Spud!
A humanist Daniel might choose to adopt "Dan" as a full name in its own right, meaning simply "judge", no invisible friends.
It's an appropriate day to repost a song about the true meaning of Christmastime, from a Southern Hemisphere and very secular perspective:
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