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Bible Belt Atheist (New York Times)

Started by Loren Miller on Thursday. 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 Randall Smith on October 20, 2016 at 8:08am: Speaking of windmills, my county (in Indiana) has a controversy raging on whether to permit landowners to have them built or not. I'm not sure who has the final word--zoning comission?

Comment by kathy: ky on October 19, 2016 at 1:40pm: I've found a prayer I can get behind. By Chuck Lorre:

A nonpartisan, nondenominational prayer for America
God,
Please make this election be over soon
Amen

Comment by Ian Mason on October 19, 2016 at 12:40pm: Now and again a cartoon says more than a philosopher.

Comment by Bertold Brautigan on October 19, 2016 at 12:32pm: Thanks for the link, Ian. I always remember Summertime Blues from the Live at Leeds album.

Comment by Ian Mason on October 19, 2016 at 12:24pm: Camus siad something about autumn being a second spring where all the trees are flowers. A nice thought.

Bertold, I remember The Dave Clark Five too. They were a bit of a joke among some music fans but I liked them at the time.

My inspiration for the bass and the notion that bass players are cool is, of course, the late, great John ' Thunder Fingers ' Entwistle of The Who. While the other 3 in the group were leaping about and wrecking things, he stood stock still and played a storm. Heard but not seen much in this clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRHBPdSIecA

Comment by Idaho Spud on October 19, 2016 at 12:21pm: I like the fall colors from Chris and Loren. We don't get much of a show here. Wrong kinds of trees for the most part. Lots of Elm.

Comment by Loren Miller on October 19, 2016 at 11:25am: The Great Lakes Theater Festival presented Sweeney Todd a couple years ago, and it was the most memorable and powerful play among many outstanding productions I've seen at the Hanna Theater. Here's the opening:

Comment by Bertold Brautigan on October 19, 2016 at 11:17am: The original version (I think) is a Rossini opera titled The Barber of Seville. The stage play with Angela Lansbury was amazing. The 2007 Johnny Depp/Helen Bonham Carter film was deliciously dark too. As one of the lines from the song goes,

To seek revenge may lead to hell

But everyone does it and seldom as well

As Sweeny Todd

Comment by The Flying Atheist on October 19, 2016 at 10:52am: Bertold, I'm familiar with the Sweeney Todd story but have never read the book, seen a stage production, or a movie.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on October 19, 2016 at 10:37am: Beautiful fall photos Loren and Chris. I also love the windmill. What a fantastic view! Just read today that the fall colors in my area are behind schedule due to our recent warm weather. The article has a nice listing of the different colors.

Oak — red, brown or russet

Gingko — yellow

Honey locust — yellow

Green ash — yellow

White ash — starts yellow, then grows purplish

Hickory — golden bronze

Dogwood — purplish red

Beech — light tan

Black tupelo (aka, black gum) — crimson

Red maple — brilliant scarlet

Sugar maple — yellow to burnt orange to red

Elm — major dud, its leaves just shrivel up and fall