Atheism, fuck yeah!

youknowyourebritishwhen: Well played aliens, well played!

mooglets — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:23:03 +0900

Well played aliens, well played!

First Atheist Monument On Public Grounds To Be Unveiled In Florida

mooglets — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:45:07 +0900

First Atheist Monument On Public Grounds To Be Unveiled In Florida:

The American Atheists have responded to a 5 foot Ten Commandment monument in Florida by erecting the first Atheist monument on public grounds in the United States. On June 29th the monument will be unveiled in front of Bradford County Courthouse across from the Ten Commandments monument. The 1,500 pound, granite bench will feature quotes from some of the most influential Americans including, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Madalyn Murray O’ Hair – the founder of the organization American Atheists. The monument will also include a quote from the Treaty of Tripoli, signed in 1796, which reaffirms, “the government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion.” Also the new monument will have several quotes from the Bible which correspond to the Ten Commandments. For example, Deuteronomy 13:10 which states “Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the Lord your God…” The first commandment states that “You shall have no other gods before me.”

Continue to read at the above link :)

Mooglets

goodreasonnews: Next month, the Bradford County Courthouse in...

mooglets — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:44:12 +0900

goodreasonnews:

Next month, the Bradford County Courthouse in Florida will become home to the first atheist monument on government property.

Though public buildings like courthouses have long been home to Ten Commandments monuments, other faiths and non-faith have not received similar representation. The group American Atheists plans to change that on June 29 when it unveils a 1,500-pound granite bench engraved with atheistic quotations.

“We have maintained from the beginning that the Ten Commandments doesn’t belong on government property,” American Atheists President David Silverman explained a news release. “There is no secular purpose for the monument whatsoever and it makes atheists feel like second-class citizens. But if keeping it there means we have the right to install our own monument, then installing our own is exactly what we’ll do.”

The atheist group sued Bradford County, Florida last year after the Christian group Community Men’s Fellowship paid to have a 6-ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments installed at the courthouse.

American Atheists later reached a settlement with Bradford County, according to the news release, which allowed them to install their new monument.

(via Florida courthouse to see country’s first atheist monument | The Raw Story)

File under: Things that are awesome

skepticalavenger: leendrix: skepticalavenger: I can’t see how...

mooglets — Thu, 30 May 2013 01:34:58 +0900

skepticalavenger:

leendrix:

skepticalavenger:

I can’t see how any spin gets a choice different than any of these four.

I don’t know, “works in mysterious ways”, “It was in his plan”, or “he did it to show them how much he loves them” weren’t answers, so I feel this isn’t fair..

All of these answers boil down to D: Deliberately caused it.

But I would agree that causing the death of over 19,000 innocent people and destroying homes and families is a mysterious way to show how much he loves them.

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mooglets — Wed, 29 May 2013 22:39:13 +0900

‘Collision! Free Speech and Religion’

mooglets — Tue, 28 May 2013 22:03:32 +0900

‘Collision! Free Speech and Religion’

Council prayers challenged in the United States

mooglets — Mon, 27 May 2013 20:00:20 +0900

Council prayers challenged in the United States:

The US Supreme Court is to consider whether prayers can be offered as part of government meetings.

It’ll be interesting to see how this goes.

Mooglets

Attempts to protect womenâs rights in Afghanistan have been blocked by clerics in the parliament

mooglets — Mon, 27 May 2013 16:00:24 +0900

Attempts to protect womenâs rights in Afghanistan have been blocked by clerics in the parliament:

Khalil Ahmad Shaheedzada, a conservative lawmaker for the Herat province, said parliament withdrew the legislation because of opposition from religious parties that considered the law un-Islamic.

Sometimes, I hardly know how to respond to reports like these.

Mooglets

Statistics show massive loss of interest in Catholicism in England and Wales

mooglets — Mon, 27 May 2013 15:24:36 +0900

Statistics show massive loss of interest in Catholicism in England and Wales:

Following the bad news for Christian leaders generally from the census figures, new research by the Latin Mass Society illustrates a catastrophic decline in Catholicism in Britain.

Hardly surprising, really, given the past few years of revelations.

Moolgets

skepticalavenger: Ask “WHY”!

mooglets — Mon, 27 May 2013 04:07:34 +0900

skepticalavenger:

Ask “WHY”!

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mooglets — Mon, 27 May 2013 00:34:32 +0900

friendlyatheist: Lol

mooglets — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:55:07 +0900

friendlyatheist:

Lol

new-ways-to-complain: conservativegirlonpolitics: That was the...

mooglets — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:06:16 +0900

new-ways-to-complain:

conservativegirlonpolitics:

That was the most informative thing I have ever been told by a duck

And I have been told a lot of things by ducks.

"One of the many problems with the concept of protecting religion from defamation is that ideas..."

mooglets — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:03 +0900

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One of the many problems with the concept of protecting religion from defamation is that ideas (including religious ideas) cannot be defamed—only people can be defamed. If governments feel that any idea must be shielded from scrutiny, questioning, or even ridicule and satirical commentary, that idea must be extremely weak, or alternatively the society in question must be repressive.

This is why blasphemy should not be criminalized, but celebrated. Those subversive individuals with the bad manners to remind us that no idea is sacred—that governmental defense of any theology necessarily weakens the legitimacy of both the government and the theology—should be thanked for making us think and for reminding us that we live in a free, open society.

Nonbelievers are valuable contributors to society and deserve no inferiority complex or stigmatization, yet their government encourages it. “Theistic supremacy” is too often the official governmental line, only because politicians find it easy to pander to religious voters by exalting religious belief. It may not be akin to throwing atheists in jail, but it still isn’t right.

”

- Dave Niose - Atheism Shouldn’t Be A Crime

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mooglets — Sat, 04 May 2013 00:02:12 +0900

friendlyatheist: Yes.

mooglets — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:30:13 +0900

friendlyatheist:

Yes.

goodreasonnews: psychedelicdimensions: well this is what i...

mooglets — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:35:39 +0900

goodreasonnews:

psychedelicdimensions:

well this is what i meant to post originally…glad someone knows how to work a computer besides me ha

What Christians actually believe. Great job, whoever did this.

Faith-Healing Parents Arrested for Death of Second Child : DNews

mooglets — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:20:00 +0900

Faith-Healing Parents Arrested for Death of Second Child : DNews:

A Pennsylvania couple who lost a second child after choosing prayer over medical treatment may face criminal charges. Continue reading

Catholic Church 'facilitated' abuse

mooglets — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:48:26 +0900

Catholic Church 'facilitated' abuse:

The Catholic Church in Ballarat ‘effectively facilitated’ child sexual abuse by leaving known paedophiles in ministry and was ‘un-Christlike’, former Ballarat Bishop Peter Connors conceded on Monday.

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mooglets — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:27:06 +0900

Atheism, fuck yeah!

youknowyourebritishwhen: Well played aliens, well played!

Well played aliens, well played!

First Atheist Monument On Public Grounds To Be Unveiled In Florida

goodreasonnews: Next month, the Bradford County Courthouse in...

skepticalavenger: leendrix: skepticalavenger: I can’t see how...

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‘Collision! Free Speech and Religion’

Council prayers challenged in the United States

Attempts to protect womenâs rights in Afghanistan have been blocked by clerics in the parliament

Statistics show massive loss of interest in Catholicism in England and Wales

skepticalavenger: Ask “WHY”!

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friendlyatheist: Lol

new-ways-to-complain: conservativegirlonpolitics: That was the...

"One of the many problems with the concept of protecting religion from defamation is that ideas..."

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friendlyatheist: Yes.

goodreasonnews: psychedelicdimensions: well this is what i...

Faith-Healing Parents Arrested for Death of Second Child : DNews

Catholic Church 'facilitated' abuse

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Attempts to protect womenâs rights in Afghanistan have been blocked by clerics in the parliament