Archive for May, 2008
Lawyer files criminal raps vs Pope, Cardinal Rosales
‘Disturbance of order, swindling, immorality’
By Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 14:32:00 04/29/2008
MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer filed on Tuesday a criminal complaint before the Manila prosecutor’s office accusing Pope Benedict XVI and Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales of human rights violations, including alleged disturbance of public order, swindling and teaching immoral doctrines.
Elly Pamatong […]
Pregnant Woman Sees Jesus Image in Ultrasound
When an Ohio woman looked at an ultrasound she expected to see a developing fetus.
Instead, she saw what she believes to be an image of Jesus Christ, MyFox Cleveland reported on its Web site.
Monet Sledge, from Lorain, Ohio, got an ultrasound in preparation for her first baby and was shocked when she saw what […]
Authenticity, atheism key to Swedish songwriter’s success
“It’s still just me and my guitar, but it is much more about the spirit of trying to get your fist in the air and a move away from the love songs. I think I was very influenced by world events,” he said.
Gonzalez, who studied for a Phd in biochemistry at the University of Gothenburg, […]
Sam Harris: Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks
Geert Wilders, conservative Dutch politician and provocateur, has become the latest projectile in the world’s most important culture war: the zero-sum conflict between civil society and traditional Islam. Wilders, who lives under perpetual armed guard due to death threats, recently released a 15 minute film entitled Fitna (”strife” in Arabic) over the internet. The film […]
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Bible Amusement Park Now Twice As Amusing
Not long ago, a team of entrepreneurs proposed building a Christian theme park outside of Nashville. If you were thinking of investing any money in the scheme, might I propose something less risky, like sub-prime mortgages.
According the web site, Bible Park USA will be “a one-of-a-kind, unlike-anywhere-else-in-the-world ‘edutainment’ experience offering guests of all ages a […]
An Atheist Goes Undercover to Join the Flock of Mad Pastor John Hagee
By the end of the weekend I realized how quaint was the mere suggestion that Christians of this type should learn to “be rational” or “set aside your religion” about such things as the Iraq War or other policy matters. Once you’ve made a journey like this — once you’ve gone this far — you […]
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Austin’s Atheist Blog
Comment of the Week: Inhumanity in the Christian Message
Christians continually insist that theirs is a message of love and hope, but the basis for this message always reduces to a threat: believe and join us, or suffer for all eternity. Without that threat, they have little to offer that is appealing or that would compete […]
Where Have All The Good Gods Gone?
As I promised in my last post, this one will look at the question of sport as ritual.
It helps to start with a definition.
According to the folks at Dictionary.com, a ritual is an “established procedure for a religious or other rite or an observance or set form of public worship.”
Anthropologist Evan M. Zuesse expanded these […]
Pray-in at S.F. gas station asks God to lower prices
Rocky Twyman has a radical solution for surging gasoline prices: prayer.
Twyman - a community organizer, church choir director and public relations consultant from the Washington, D.C., suburbs - staged a pray-in at a San Francisco Chevron station on Friday, asking God for cheaper gas. He did the same thing in the nation’s Capitol on Wednesday, […]
Spam Reaches 30 Year Anniversary
Spam - the scourge of every e-mail inbox - celebrates its 30th anniversary this weekend.
The first recognisable e-mail marketing message was sent on 3 May, 1978 to 400 people on behalf of DEC - a now-defunct computer-maker.
The message was sent via Arpanet - the internet’s forerunner - and won its sender much criticism from recipients.
Thirty […]
How inclusive is the National Day of Prayer?
n Thursday, several million Americans will gather in special observances across the country to mark the National Day of Prayer, first inaugurated by Congress in 1952.
Under the energetic sponsorship of a national task force, the events have mushroomed into the thousands in recent years. They are […]
Why Atheists Should Start Their Own Religion-Free Churches
Is it an oxymoron for atheists to start their own churches? Even God-less ones? As more North Americans continue to move away from religion, a growing movement to efficiently organize is taking root. How atheism is learning from its fiercest critics.
Digital Journal — Atheism inched its way into the spotlight when two best-selling books stormed […]
Can Atheists be Religious?
Question:
Can atheists be religious?
Response:
Atheism and religion are often portrayed and treated as polar opposites; although there is a strong correlation between being an atheist and being irreligious, there is no necessary and inherent connection between the two. Atheism is not the same as being irreligious; theism is not the same as being religious. Atheists in […]
Addiction: A Zen Perspective
From a Buddhist perspective, addiction might be considered the archetype of attachment. Addiction is, in fact, a collection of attachments. It is attachment to fear, attachment to loss, and attachment to longing, emptiness, and a lack of a sense of purpose. Whether we choose alcohol, drugs, sex, food, pornography, exercise or even shopping, we are […]
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Atheists protest by donating blood
While New York’s worshippers are filling churches, mosques and synagogues to pray tomorrow on the National Day of Prayer, atheists in the city will be gathering to protest.
The Center for Atheism, a national group of atheists based in New York City, will be holding its annual Gift to Life Day as an alternative to the […]
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