Was Valentine destroying the sanctity of marriage in his time? Will we one day have a saint who performed gay marriages in this time period? I suppose we'll just have to wait and find out.
In the meantime, Happy V-tine's day to all my followers.
Monday, February 14, 2011
The irony of St. Valentines
St. Valentine was renowned for performing illegal christian marriages at a time when the church forbade them. The irony of this is that modern christians celebrate the man's name while actively working against allowing people to get married.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
What's the Harm?
For anyone and everyone who has wondered why anti-theists are so outspoken, there's
Or, for a sadder experience, there's the children of whatstheharm:
The site features such horrendous stories as that of 9-month-old Allyson Bergmann of Indiana
Allyson contracted bacterial meningitis which is medically treatable. Her parents belong to Faith Assembly, which rejects medical care in favor of prayer. Allyson's disease went untreated by anything other than prayer until she died. Her parents were convicted of reckless homicide.
Unfortunately, Allyson's case represents the norm rather than the extreme of the stories on whatstheharm. It just goes to show how much harm is done when people and society are incapable of critical thinking. And people claim that it is the atheists who are the ones without morals.
Lord Save us from your Followers
Busy today so I don't have time to come up with original content. I promise I'll get around to it as soon as I'm able. In the meantime, enjoy this very informative video about the scary reality of evangelicals in society.
Now for all you un-American commie foreigners (haha), there's "The God Who Wasn't There" by director Brian Flemming. The movie explores the religious and the possibility that none of what they say is true.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Darwin Day Picture
As we bid farewell to Darwin day, I'd like to share an excellent picture with everyone.
Happy Darwin Day!
Today is the day we celebrate a man who truly contributed something great to society. Without this BAMF right here
we would be missing huge gaps in the fields of biology, neurology, archaeology, anthropology, and medicine. So celebrate this great man today by being rational in any way you can.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Support Darwin Day!
United States’ Representative Pete Stark has just introduced a bill (H. Res. 81) into Congress that looks to designate February 12th as “Darwin Day”.
In a statement Representative Stark said, “Darwin’s birthday is a good time for us to reflect on the important role of science in our society. It is also a time to redouble our efforts to ensure that children are being taught scientific facts, not religious dogma, and to fight back against those who seek to undermine the science of climate change for political ends.”
The bill can be read in its entirety here and I urge everyone that is interested in making this bill into law to e-mail their representative.
Also, here's an amazing picture:
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Ask An Atheist
For anyone and everyone who has ever had a burning question fro a non-believer but didn't have convenient circumstances in which to ask it, now there's Ask An Atheist:
Heretical representatives will be standing by constantly to answer any and all queries you may pose on the subject of the divine (or lack thereof), the supernatural, or even the scientific and rational. Enjoy!
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