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Why Young Earth Creationists are WRONG 2007-10-11 16:34:00 This was great. Thanks to Midwest Atheist. ...

No Quarter: Native American Spirituality? 2007-10-09 19:22:00 Tonight I caught a segment on the NPR program "The Story".Quite a neat interview with the great-grandson of Sitting Bull. The interview stems from the Smithsonian Museum repatriating artifacts of Sitting Bull to his great-grandson. Kinda cool really.Until...apparently, there was a Lakota shaman accompanying the great-grandson. Well, I guess there were spirits dwelling in the museum. Attached to other artifacts and the like. According to this shaman and retinue 250 spirits followed the delegation back to the home of Sitting Bulls great-grandson. Just "hangin out" I guess.Now, how the hell did this shaman KNOW there were exactly 250 spirits?No quarter. Idiots. ...

Scandal Brews at Oral Roberts University 2007-10-07 00:26:00 Cornell Cross II, a senior from Burlington, Vt., said he is looking to transfer to another school because the scandal has "severely devalued and hurt the reputation of my degree.""We have asked and asked and asked to see the finances of our school and what they're doing with our money, and we've been told no," said, Cross who is majoring in government. "Now we know why. As a student, I'm not going to stand for it any longer."The Comments are the best dorothyannroc 01:18:25 AM Oct 07 2007 mykel91z28 01:15:13 AM Oct 07 2007 Report This! Aprilshowers977,you are a fool.I have been to beny hinns house as a service plumber and seen him makeing jokes about the healing he does and the fools that pay him for it. I tell you ,he laughed out loud as he joked about it with his lawyer buddy. There are reports that Rove did this too after they won the first eleciton these "simple God fearing" people are afraid because of th ...

Dan Marvin 2007-10-06 20:14:00 dmarvin811 Joined: September 12, 2006 Last Login: 1 day ago Videos Watched: 786 Subscribers: 4 Channel Views: 507 I hope and pray every one of you will find and call out to Jesus and get saved so you will not have to spend eternity in hell. Name: Dan If you run out in the middle of the highway and say I don't believe in trucks it doesn't mean you will not get run over. If you jump out of a window screaming "I don't believe in gravity" doesn't mean you will not get hurt. What matters is the truth. God does exist and He came as a man here on earth to pay for all of your sins. By sins I mean the Ten Commandments which are God's law. The law was made as a mirror for us. In the same way, we don't realize what a bad state we are in until we look into the "mirror" of the Ten Commandments. Have you stolen, lied, dishonored your mother and father etc. then you broke his laws and the penal ...

Belief-O-Matic by Larro 2007-10-06 16:47:00 Just to give you all a sense of how I scored on the Belief-O-Matic quiz. I've taken this quiz a while back and thought I'd like to take it again. Maybe you readers can take it and post your results here in the comments. It's funny, the quiz comes with a disclaimer, I was crackin' up: "Warning: Belief-O-Matic™ assumes no legal liability for the ultimate fate of your soul." LOL. 1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (91%) 3. Nontheist (78%) 4. Liberal Quakers (74%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (68%) 6. Neo-Pagan (63%) 7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (57%) 8. Taoism (49%) 9. New Age (46%) 10. Reform Judaism (39%) 11. Orthodox Quaker (37%) 12. Mahayana Buddhism (36%) 13. Sikhism (26%) 14. Scientology (25%) 15. Bahá'í Faith (23%) 16. New Thought (22%) 17. Jainism (22%) 18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (19%) 19. Seventh Day Adventist (17%) 20. Christian Science (Church of Ch ...

One Reason Why I'm a Secularist: Christian Interference in Public Education 2007-09-30 11:07:00 Educational Research Analysts:Excerpts of the FAQ page from Mel Gablers' Educational Research Analysts: An Original Contribution to the Christian Conservative Intellectual RenaissanceQ: How do your ratings impact textbook sales so much?A: Local schools respect our work. We absolutely document all we say. Texas itself cannot match our thoroughness. (We took eight months of quality time to critique five 1999-copyright high school World History books that averaged 1000 pages each.) Our academically rigorous standard textbook review criteria correlate with the state curriculum. We offer valuable info free.Q: Where does Texas rank in national influence on textbooks?A: Texas state-adopts textbooks at all grade levels, California only through Grade 8. Texas therefore most influences high school textbooks, and is second only to California in influencing Grades K-8. Other states should always demand the Texas edition of a book if there is one; and if there is no Texas edition it is probably an ...

Response to a Deleted Comment: Exegete Truth: Are you saved? (got this response in my mail) 2007-09-23 17:49:00 So I'll restrain myself the best I can. Why does the name Jesus anger you? It's existentialist. (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine (food for thought) do you accept evolution or the sciences? No and Yes, To clarify there are two types of science, one we benefit from.1. Operation science uses the so-called "scientific method" to attempt to discover truth, performing observable, repeatable experiments in a controlled environment to find patterns of recurring behavior in the present physical universe. For example, we can test gravity, study the spread of disease, or observe speciation in the lab or in the wild. Both creationists and evolutionists use this kind of science, which has given rise to computers, space shuttles, and cures for diseases.2. Origin science attempts to discover truth by examining reliable eyewitness testimony (if available); and circumstantial evidence, such as pottery, fossils, ...

Read Between The Lies by Slayer 2007-09-23 14:59:00 Artist(Band):Slayer(Lyrics: Araya, King; Music: Hanneman)Evangelist you claim God speaks through you,Your restless mouth full of lies gains popularity.You care not for the old that suffer,When empty pockets cry from hunger.Penniless from their generosity,Sharing their money to quench your greed.Searching for the answer to their prayersThey cry their last wish of need.Save me.His spirit lives and breathes in me.The almighty transformed to your screen.The meanings lost in its translation,No holy words, describe his deception.You say you'll help us find the lord,Tell me preacher how do you knowA simple quest for a visible savior,To lead us through our final prayer.Save me.Send your donations,Contribute to the cause.Luxuries,Your righteous reward?Praise the lord, praise god,Is what you wish to sell.There is no heaven without a hell.LEAD: HANNEMANIn your mind's eye could you truly believe,That by giving you can save your soul,Could you be so naive!You heal the sick,[you] raise the dead,Yo ...

Larry Craig Gets Help from the ACLU? 2007-09-19 05:27:00 Embattled Senator Larry Craig may have found an unlikely friend in the American Civil Liberties Union. The New York-based organization came out in support of the Idaho Republican today by submitting a friend-of-the-court brief to a Minnesota District Court urging it to allow Craig to withdraw his guilty plea because the secret sting operation used to arrest him was likely unconstitutional.In its brief, the ACLU said the government can arrest people for soliciting public sex only if it can show beyond doubt that the sex was to occur in public.Atheist Blogroll search:"Larry Craig""Larry Craig" ACLU ...

Ira Glass 2007-09-18 17:06:00 Ira Glass is the host and producer of Chicago Public Radio's "This American Life." The program premiered in Chicago on November 17, 1995, and went into full national distribution in June of 1996. Public Radio International became the show's distributor in June of 1997 and quickly doubled the number of stations carrying it. It's now heard on over 470 public radio stations, with an estimated weekly audience over a million. The program has won the highest broadcasting honors: the Peabody and duPont-Columbia awards.More from source: Ira Glass BioOther sources:This American LifeIra Glass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIra Glass - Google SearchOh, Ira is also an atheist.Atheist Blogroll search: "Ira Glass" ...

Comment response on Atheist Haven 2007-09-12 19:02:00 Source: ATHEIST HAVEN: Part 2- Inventing Your Own ReligionSorry, I didn't read this post (I'll get to it.)I was directed here by my Tina (my mom).Shaun said: "...when parents and preachers and Sunday schools screw up, the result is a bunch of hell bound atheists..."How would you then explain those atheists who've never once grew up in a Christian lifestyle? I never went to church until I met my wife (I hated it and saw it exactly for what it was worth; a sham). I was 24 then (11 years ago).I never "grew up in the church". That's not the fault of "parents, preachers and Sunday schools" that screw up. It seems you are blaming Christians who aren't "real" Christians. What is a "real" Christian anyway? All of 'em will tell you something different.What is the problem with this? This difference of opinion. The fucking collateral damage to the rest of us. What is this collateral damage? Look in the mirror. You've been brainwashed and indoctrinated to believe in the biggest lies the wor ...

Dobson's politics won't affect Focus' tax-exempt status 2007-09-11 05:59:00 By Electa DraperDenver Post Staff WriterArticle Last Updated: 09/11/2007 01:42:43 AM MDTFocus on the Family chairman James Dobson's endorsement of 2004 Republican candidates did not disqualify his conservative media ministry from tax-exempt status, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ruled after an audit.More from source: The Denver Post - Dobson's politics won't affect Focus' tax-exempt status ...

Yahoo 360 rehash: One more step to militant extreme atheism 2007-09-10 17:55:00 This is one of my old posts on Yahoo 360. I thought I'd share it.I am so sick of tip-toeing around fundamentalist Christians. I do my best to restrain myself when necessary. Let's get one thing clear and out of the way: 360 is where I vent. I am actual quite polite and restrained in public. Here on 360 is where I can get things off my chest. I have blogged earlier about one of my clients I drive around who is a fundamentalist Christian, at one point I just told her I was an atheist just to get it straight and that I don't believe what she believes. Nothing mean-spirited, as I said I can be very polite. On more than one occasion I have told her that I don't want to talk about religion. Here is what happened today. I pick her up at her house and the first thing she says when she gets into the van is "I spoke to Jesus and he wanted me to tell you that he loves you." Exact words, no shit. Sweet sentiment, but once again she crossed the line I had drawn. I don't want to talk abou ... Yahoo

Antichrist? 2007-09-09 22:05:00 How about anti-christ? Yeah, that's better.Let's interpret it. Against Christ.Pretty simple.Now what got me going on this is a post I ran across [The End Times « Abstract Nonsense].Now, I don't put any stock whatsoever in biblical revelation and all that bullshit. The wording antichrist itself is intriguing though. Looking at it I would say that it really refers to the unbeliever/atheist/irreligious/infidel and not with some notion of a son of Satan.This is a quick post so I might come back for an edit. ...

Is Religion 'Built Upon Lies'? 2007-09-09 18:35:00 Best-selling atheist Sam Harris and pro-religion blogger Andrew Sullivan debate God, faith, and fundamentalism.More from source: Sam Harris and Andrew Sullivan on Faith, Religion, Tolerance, Moderates, Bible, God, Islam, Atheism, Jesus, Christian Nation -- Beliefnet.comI thought I would share some of Harris' blog links, seein' how Beliefnet failed to do so. Yet they did provide Andrew Sullivans' blog link.Here they are:Sam Harris - Media on The Huffington PostSam Harris: OnFaith on washingtonpost.com ...